From the course: Sleep Is Your Superpower
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Preparing for sleep
- You likely prepare for meetings, for travel, exercise, and cooking, but do you prepare for sleep? Allocating time to transition from a busy day to bedtime is essential to set the stage for peaceful sleep. Creating a bedtime routine is an important step. Sticking to it may be challenging, but if you have a plan to prepare for sleep and commit to trying it out you can identify what works best for you, that way you'll be more likely to adhere to it. Here are a few relaxation strategies to prepare for sleep. The goal is to engage in a routine of calming activities, calming is the key word here, that allow your mind and body to ease into sleep naturally. How about a bedtime snack? If you're hungry choose a sleep friendly snack, a light snack that's easy to digest, a cup of herbal tea such as chamomile is also an option. Taking a bath or a shower before bedtime has multiple benefits. Going to bed clean is one of them.…
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