A Good Night's Sleep (eBook): A Drug-Free Solution

Synopsis

In A Good Night's Sleep, Jan Sadler reveals natural methods to break the patterns of insomnia, including meditation, breathwork and visualization to prepare for sleep. Using these tools can reduce dependence on sleeping pills, determine the amount of sleep really needed and retrain people to sleep soundly. The book includes a sleep diary and shows how to identify and analyze daytime and pre-bedtime habits that can disturb sleep.

HEALTH / SELF-HELP "A Good Night's Sleep has relaxation and visualization techniques and other bedtime advice to help you counteract stress and sleep better. The more you practice, the more it will help."—(Shirley Linde, author of No More Sleepless Nights and No More Snoring) In A Good Night's Sleep, Jan Sadler teaches the skills needed to break the patterns and frustration of insomnia. She explains how to overcome stress and restlessness through meditation and deep diaphragmatic breathing, how to prepare for sleep through positive visualization, and how to quiet mental chatter with awareness and physical techniques such as the Stop/Cancel/Change! and Shakeout exercises. Sadler addresses how to reduce dependence on sleeping pills, determine the amount of sleep you truly need, and, most important, how to retrain yourself to sleep soundly. She provides a two-week sleep diary and shows step-by-step how to identify and analyze any underlying daytime and pre-bedtime habits that can disturb sleep.By revealing the keys to quality, drug-free sleep, A Good Night's Sleep enables you to reclaim control of your sleep cycle and your life. JAN SADLER is author and coordinator of the highly successful PainSupport website (www.painsupport.co.uk) and the author of Pain Relief without Drugs and The Five Feel-Good Factors. Her pain, sleep, and stress-reduction programs have been adopted by hospitals and support groups throughout the world. She lives in England.