The World is Not Getting Enough Sleep!

Sleeping isn’t just a habit, sometimes it's a choice too

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Enough has been spoken about the advantages of having a good night's sleep, from various research to ted talks, people are relentlessly finding ways to have a good 8 hours of sleep. While everyone just talks about why it is so essential to have a peaceful sleep, we somehow forget to focus on the most important aspect which is ‘How’ to up our game and give sufficient rest to our bodies and mind.

Sleep plays an integral role in health as we all know it. But, knowing this alone doesn’t help us empower our bodies. To get ourselves recharged and attain a positive outlook, we must know what is required to add quality to our sleep. While sleep is way too complex to be understood through any theory alone, let’s look at some numbers.

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‘No wonder Sleeping Beauty looked so good…she took long naps, never got old, and didn’t have to do anything but snore to get her Prince Charming.’- by Olive Green, the author.

5 ways to good night’s sleep.

• Invest in your dreams. A mind full of victorious thoughts will always lead to a peaceful night.
• Don’t underplay the quality of mattresses and the choice of linen you choose to sleep on. Theories say the right color and touch of the fabric can help you recoup into your zone and help calm your mind.
• Soothing music to make you sleep like a baby. Research says just like lullabies work great for kids, a slow module of constant music can help induce sleep effortlessly.
• Meditate. Experience and learn how in just 20 min time off you can create magic. Nature too compels you to go into silence unconsciously, which is also called having a peaceful sleep.
• Dimming the lights and having a downtime has been proven to carve its way through the restless times. A sleep-regulatory hormone released in dark is a good source of a cue.

Once a good night's sleep becomes a habit, it also becomes a mindful choice. Right from having our ambiance, and light in place to having a healthy mindset; everything contributes to having a beautiful tomorrow.

After reading the tips on effective ways to a satisfactory sleep cycle, I really hope there would be less hitting on the snoozes, and more early happy morning cuddles with your loved ones!