8 Bedtime Routines That Will Help You Turn Sleep Into a Spiritual Practice

When we say we're turning something into a "spiritual practice," it simply means turning our attention away from the physical and toward the mental and emotional. When it comes to sleep, there's much more than meets the eye than just a recurring lapse of consciousness that takes up half of your life. Sleep is not only for the body, it is also for the mind -- after all, our bodies are far more intelligent than we are consciously aware of. Oftentimes, it's only a matter of letting them do their job without interfering. 1. Give yourself room so that your body can reposition itself while you're unconscious. While a neutral, straight position is the best for bone alignment, there are other factors at play when it comes to ensuring you reap all the regenerative, restorative benefits sleep offers. Your body will position and adjust itself to release muscle tension or injury, as long as you give it the necessary space. (I've fallen asleep with a stiff neck only to wake up and find it craned over in a specific way, and when I straightened out, it was released.) 2. Listen to ambient sounds with specific frequencies. I have found this to be the most significant and measurable difference in whether or not I get a good night's sleep and how I feel the next morning. Listen to binaural beats (auditory processing artifacts) or my favorite ambient frequency sounds. 3. Get a real alarm clock. Keep most electronics out of the bedroom, and your phone out of your bed. We know that the blue ...
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