How to fall asleep in 5 minutes: methods that have already been tested by millions of people
'28.06.2021'
Source: People talk
What to do when insomnia suffers, which keeps you awake, even if a person feels a strong need for rest, says People talk.
According to statistics, more than 50% of the world's inhabitants suffer from sleep disorders. Yes, and you probably have situations where you seem to be tired, but you don’t want to sleep at all. We talk about the most effective methods that will help you fall asleep.
How to prepare for bed?
Do not have a tight dinner, the optimal time for the last meal is 2 hours before bedtime. Take a warm shower or a soothing bath with aromatic and relaxing oils (you can buy them at any store). After you can drink warm milk with honey.
Be sure to ventilate the room and prepare a bed. Remember that bedding should be made from natural and hypoallergenic fabrics. Change it once a week. Choose a pillow of medium hardness.
For maximum relaxation, turn on calm, pleasant music or just sit for 10 minutes in silence. You should not watch TV, and put off the phone until the morning.
Pay attention to the pose - in most cases, an uncomfortable position just prevents you from falling asleep.
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How to fall asleep at night?
The most popular method is breathing exercises, which were practiced in ancient India. There are several options.
First option:
- place the tip of the tongue in the sky behind the upper teeth;
- take a deep breath, slowly counting to 4;
- hold your breath for 7 seconds;
- make a noisy long exhalation for 8 seconds;
- repeat until you get tired.
Such breathing practices have a sedative effect on the body and slow down the heart rate, so that the brain calms down and the body relaxes. The technique of "4-7-8" is considered one of the most popular and effective, in order to fall asleep you only need 1 minute.
The second option:
- In each account, inhale and exhale. For example, inhale - once, exhale - two., Inhale - three and so on until ten;
- focus on each digit and relax;
- after 10 start over and repeat the exercise three times.
Another way:
- take a comfortable pose and close your eyes;
- at regular intervals, open and close your eyes (for example, while inhaling and exhaling).
This practice helps the body relax faster and slow down the brain.
How to fall asleep in 5 minutes?
To do this, you will have to master the Chinese method of activating active points. The exposure time for each is 30 seconds, and you need to move clockwise.
- with warm fingers, massage the earlobe, moving to the top of the auricle;
- with your index finger, click on the point between the eyebrows and massage with “twisting” movements;
- do the same in the temporal zone.
Repeat the set of exercises twice.
How to fall asleep during the day?
To fall asleep at any time of the day you will be helped by the equipment used by special services. They say it was practiced by Suvorov. And it’s easy to repeat it:
- lie on your back, stretch your arms along the body and relax;
- Imagine yourself in a quiet place, for example, on the beach or in a flowering garden;
- close your eyes and roll your eyes up.
