Entries tagged with “Insomnia”
10 Nighttime Routines for Peaceful Sleep
“How can you possibly start your day off bright-eyed and bushy-tailed if you don’t get a proper night’s sleep?”
11 Affirmations for Sweet Slumber
If 2 am is when your mind wants to unpack an irrelevant convo from ages ago or wander to worry, these 11 sleep affirmations will help rein in your thoughts for restful slumber.
4 Animal-Inspired Tips for Better Sleep
If you're looking for ways to naturally sleep better at night, where better to look than in nature?
6 Mindfulness-Based Techniques to Help You Fall Asleep
Mindfulness techniques are being incorporated more and more for sleep health. Here are six expert-recommended mindfulness practices to help you fall—and stay—asleep.
6 Ways to Fight Holiday Insomnia
An expert in cognitive behavioral therapies targeting better sleep, Dr. Nicole Moshfegh, author of The Book of Sleep, provides six strategies to help you ward off sleeplessness during the holidays.
An Insomniac Learns to Let Go
“Because it’s the universal symbol for sleep,” I tell the tattooist, explaining the moon design he’s about to put into my skin. The needles shine like the moment after an eclipse. …
Conscious Rest: Yoga for Insomnia
It’s 3 a.m. You look at your blinking clock and think, “I have to get up in four hours. I need to get to sleep.” You toss and turn, worrying about the fact that you are not sleepin…
Cooling Sleep Meditation for Hot Summer Nights
Use this guided meditation to cool off the body and mind and prepare for rest.
Cure Ruminative Thoughts With Sleep
Getting less than eight hours a night can lead to repetitive, intrusive thoughts.
Curing Insomnia Without Drugs
Can’t sleep? The bad news is that, according to new studies, insomnia increases our mortality risk threefold. The good news is that other new studies suggest enticing non-drug cure…
Everything You Need to Know about Sleep…and How to Get it
Calling all insomniacs! Check out these 7 stories for creative ideas and testimonials on how to improve your sleep.
How to Sleep Better in 15 Minutes
Try this 15-minute Norse-inspired ritual before bed for blissful sleep.
SLEEP: What You Need to Know
For most of my life I was an unrepentant sleep snob. When I lay my head upon the pillow, sleep and I were one. I used to test my talent for flowing fluidly in and precisely out of …
Tips for Insomniacs with Busy Minds
I’ve struggled with insomnia my whole life. It’s partly because I think a little too much, and sometimes when I lie down and get quiet in my body, my mind thinks it’s a great oppor…
Toolbox: Beautiful Dreamer
Deepen your rest with these tools for better sleep, selected by the editors of S&H.