Hi All,
Here is a great video with techniques for insomnia that really work.
I have tried these techniques and they are effective. I tend to wake up if I get too hot. Afterwards, if I don't take action, I may stay awake for two hours in the middle of the night.
The ideal temperature for sleeping is supposedly 65-70 degrees. But insomnia may occur due to stress or other unknown factors.
So I utilize the tips in the video to go back to sleep. This series of techniques is based on traditional Chinese medicine and helps calm the meridians, or energy pathways in the body. In fact, Donna Eden can see these pathways, which has helped her develop these techniques for relieving insomnia.
My favorite techniques involve calming the triple warmer (the flight-or-fight meridian) which can get overstimulated and can cause the mind to be too active at night.
I also love the advice about putting your hands behind your knees to produce melatonin. This technique also calms the gall bladder meridian and can lead to immediate relaxation.
One thing I have yet to try is to actually hold the sedation points for various meridians in the middle of the night in order to go back to sleep. I really look forward to trying this recommendation, which comes from Donna Eden's book Energy Medicine.
If you are unfamiliar with energy medicine, these processes may seem odd. However, they do work, and I think most people with chronic insomnia are willing to try anything that is easy and free as well.
By the way, I don't personally know the practitioner in the video, but she is using methods that are based on the work of the wonderful Donna Eden. I hope you find these useful.
A Votre Sante (Here's to your health), Alix
