Recently I’ve noticed an increase in the number of clients who claim they can’t get enough sleep. We are meant to spend around a third of our lives sleeping. So when we can’t it upsets and stresses us out.

However the trick is to get back into your pattern of sleep as quickly and with as little fuss as possible. If you start fretting and worrying it’s much harder for your natural sleep homeostat to kick in and put things right.

Easier said than done I know. But the easiest way I know to get your conscious internal processing to shut up and let you sleep, is to give it something to do that helps your mind relax.

A technique that my clients like is this: Focus on letting three waves of deep relaxation spread over your scalp and face. Think about letting go of all the tension in your scalp and face. Think about the deep relaxation spreading over your scalp and face and pay close attention, you want to notice when each of the three waves of deep relaxation spread over your scalp and face.

If your mind wanders onto other things, come back to paying attention to when each of the three waves of deep relaxation happens to you. You might notice yourself thinking “I can’t relax more than this” but you will! Relax into blissful sleep.

After a little practice, this process has provided clients with the ability to sleep anytime and anywhere they want to.