Overcome Insomnia & Sleeping Problems - with Hypnosis Relaxation Music

By Craig Townsend
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Founder of NeuroFrequency Programming™ A groundbreaking multi-layered method that blends advanced mind techniques with various brainwave frequencies to unlock deeper potential, dissolve limiting patterns, and rewire your subconscious for lasting transformation. Learn more about NeuroFrequency Programming™ and the Multi-Track Transformation System™ →

The most natural methods are always the best when it comes to breaking bad sleep patterns and waking up in the morning feeling great, once more.

 

You're not alone - hundreds of people contact us each year about these very issues.

The good news is that sleeping is a natural 'program' that runs from our own inner computer - which means it can be restored very easily with natural means.

Insomnia is a type of sleep disorder which can be either difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, or waking up too early and not being able to fall back asleep - or all of the above.

For most, it is a temporary mental 'program' that runs while we are feeling overly stressed or fatigued - but for some people can go on for many years.

With some minor changes, natural deep and satisfying sleep can become your natural every-night experience once again - very, very easily.

Sleeping is one of our most basic, natural and instinctive functions we possess, yet due to stress and problems in our lives, this natural 'program' can become interrupted.

This can prevent us from reaching a deep level of sleep, or quite often for many people, they do not manage to drift off at all.

Normally, our bodies have been naturally programmed to begin going to drift off as soon as we lie down and close our eyes.

But when our sleep pattern has been badly interrupted by insomnia, it can be difficult to quiet the mind, and stop the constant barrage of thought from running incessantly, in order to drift off to a comfortable, relaxing and deep slumber.

The longer our sleep pattern is interrupted, the more difficult it is to get back to a normal restful routine.

The longer it goes on, the stronger the insomnia actually becomes, much like a rut that gets deeper and harder to break out of.

However, the body has its own devious ways of getting its rest when we aren't sleeping, often without us even knowing.

It does this through the tiniest micro-seconds of rest, coming from actions such as blinking a lot, or un-focusing the eyes while you are stopped at the set of traffic lights, etc.

Your body will always do its very best to get whatever it needs, in any way possible.

That's not to say that there aren't several things you can try yourself, to prepare for bed and a restful night.

It needs to be a book that is light, relaxing and easy to read - definitely not study notes, schoolwork etc! 

Find your favorite sleeping position, close your eyes and just allow yourself to drift off - never force it.

Be OK with the fact that it might take 30 minutes, or even several hours - and that either way, this is just fine.

There must be no time limits or pressure upon when you fall asleep, as the stress of time limits will keep you awake.

 

3. Complete darkness in the room is also important, without the glow of clocks radios etc - so covering these or using an eye mask can help here.

However, you have probably already tried this many times already - just as most of the readers of this page have!

So this takes us to the next stage - being in bed with the light out, and trying to drift off... but nothing is happening.

Countless numbers of people experience sleeping problems, especially the night before a particularly big event the next day.

This occurs purely due to stress, and the very fact that they find they cant fall asleep often creates even more stress, making relaxing even more difficult and their mind even more stressed.

Again - dont worry if you aren't falling asleep immediately.

The odds are that you will function absolutely fine the next day - maybe not 100%, but maybe at 60-70%.

So number one is dont stress yourself out if you find yourself still awake some hours after going to bed.

Now for a few more tips - if you have tried all these above approaches, but no success - then try these approaches.

 

4. Imagine yourself being in your sanctuary.

This is a "beautiful, safe place" that you imagine yourself in, where you are calm, relaxed and have all the time in the world. It might be a beach, a rainforest, on a mountain, etc - wherever you want to be.

This relaxing sanctuary can help produce the emotional feelings of safety and security, which helps to shut down the nervous adrenalin which can prevent you from drifting off (which the body produces whenever you are stressed).

Last but not least - 2 more methods, and if these do not work, then I have an answer that will definitely work for you.

 

5. If you are still awake, then try this - a silent mantra, which can work very well.

Here's how - when you are in bed, each time you breathe in, you say to yourself the word "deeper...." (no, not aloud, just in your mind).

Then, as you breathe out, say to yourself "....and deeper" (or you can take out the "and" if you wish).

So the mantra you are repeating to yourself is "deeper.........and deeper, ......deeper .......... and deeper.....".

This is a very powerful but relaxing mental command for your mind to shut down and drift into the alpha, theta and delta states which produce various levels of slumber.

However, be ready for a battle initially - your conscious mind will try and fight this and try its best to continue to think about all kinds of things - so be ready for this.

Each and every time you discover your mind thinking again, gently but firmly send it back into reciting your mantra - again, again and again - until your mind finally surrenders and drifts off.