This is how I sleep now

Someone recently suggested to me that I consider running an entire Video Masterclass on the topic of sleep.

My initial reaction was that I couldn’t fill a whole 90 minutes on the topic, because I just don’t know enough about it – there are a bazillion physiological reasons why we might not get to sleep, or stay asleep, and frankly, I’m not qualified to talk about them!

And yet…

My sleep used to be really poor, and now it’s really good.

I used to lie awake for hours, fretting about not being able to sleep and what it was going to mean for tomorrow, and trying all sorts of techniques to get back to sleep and getting increasingly hacked off when they didn’t work, and now…

…none of that happens.

Sure, I’ll wake up—I think that’s pretty normal—but nine times out of ten I’ll get back to sleep again pretty quickly, and if I don’t, well that’s not a problem either.

So I’ve got two treats for you today, both of which should help you get a better night’s sleep.

💝

First Treat

The first is a little clip from Richard Carlson’s amazing audio programme “Creating Miracles Every Day”. It’s a short audio clip, and in the first half of it, he points to what I’m always pointing you to - that the totality of our experience of life is a thought-created perceptual reality (a bit like a “waking dream”) and the only time we suffer, is when we take that too seriously, believing it to be true, when it’s not.

So that’s pretty important, and he has a great way of describing it.

Once he’s got you up to speed on that, he then goes on to tell you how to get a good night’s sleep. It’s really obvious, when you see it. Have a listen here:

Richard Carlson: Tips for sleeping

0:00

/218.46204081632652

1×

Seeing that for myself is what totally changed my relationship with sleep, and it means the difference between walking around like a zombie, unable to cope with the most trivial of annoyances, and being rested and good to go.

Second treat

Now… does this mean I never have trouble sleeping?

No, of course not. I’m human. And there are times when life events appear so important to my (irksome little) conditioned mind, that it will repeatedly try and ruminate on them.

That’s when I guide myself through this little meditation – that I recorded several years ago, but still use to this day. Make sure you listen to the Richard Carlson audio clip first, because the meditation will make more sense then.

It works for me and it’s worked for lots of other people… YMMV!

I wish you a good night's sleep.

💟

Giles