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Sleep & Stress Management Coach https://linktr.ee/vitalrestandrecoveryclinic

Have you ever wondered why you have such a hard time sleeping at night and yet the second you go to meditate or do breathwork it becomes almost impossible to stay awake?

Anyone who regularly practices a sedentary (non-moving) form of mindfulness (meditation, breathwork, yoga nidra, etc.) knows how challenging it can be to stay awake. Personally, the second my yoga nidra instructor says “try not to sleep” I’m out regardless of how hard I try to stay conscious.

The whole reason most mindfulness practices are done sitting instead of lying down is because instructors know that if their students are lying down, they are likely to drift off instead of remaining in conscious awareness.

So why is it that so many of us struggle to stay awake during a 20-minute breathwork session, only to toss and turn for hours when we try to go to bed?

The key word here is try.

As much as society would love to convince us we all need 7-9 hrs sleep, this is really a moot point as sleep is an automatic process (like digesting food and growing (up not out!) which we can not control.

We can set optimal conditions (such as leaving enough time in our schedules to accommodate sleep) but we do not get to just push a button and choose the exact moment it occurs.

Interestingly enough, we have much more control over staying awake. Putting focus here gives people a sense of control. It also reduces the stress of not sleeping (because you are choosing to be awake!) This lowers stress hormones and (paradoxically) can help clients sleep.

That is why I, and many other sleep experts, encourage clients NOT to try.
#vitalrest #insomniasupport #sleepbetter #donttrytosleep #iwanttosleep #sleepcoach #insomnia #sleep #sleepbehavior
Have you ever wondered why you have such a hard time sleeping at night and yet the second you go to meditate or do breathwork it becomes almost impossible to stay awake?

Anyone who regularly practices a sedentary (non-moving) form of mindfulness (meditation, breathwork, yoga nidra, etc.) knows how challenging it can be to stay awake. Personally, the second my yoga nidra instructor says “try not to sleep” I’m out regardless of how hard I try to stay conscious.

The whole reason most mindfulness practices are done sitting instead of lying down is because instructors know that if their students are lying down, they are likely to drift off instead of remaining in conscious awareness.

So why is it that so many of us struggle to stay awake during a 20-minute breathwork session, only to toss and turn for hours when we try to go to bed?

The key word here is try.

As much as society would love to convince us we all need 7-9 hrs sleep, this is really a moot point as sleep is an automatic process (like digesting food and growing (up not out!) which we can not control.

We can set optimal conditions (such as leaving enough time in our schedules to accommodate sleep) but we do not get to just push a button and choose the exact moment it occurs.

Interestingly enough, we have much more control over staying awake. Putting focus here gives people a sense of control. It also reduces the stress of not sleeping (because you are choosing to be awake!) This lowers stress hormones and (paradoxically) can help clients sleep.

That is why I, and many other sleep experts, encourage clients NOT to try.

#sleep #insomnia #sleepcoach #paradoxicalintention #iwanttosleep #donttrytosleep #sleepbetter #insomniasupport #vitalrest
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