Wake up to sleep : 5 Powerful Practices to Transform Stress and Trauma for Peaceful Sleep and Mindf ul Dreams

From work-related stress to the serious effects of trauma, this book teaches practical techniques to achieve the best possible sleep. Struggling with restless nights? Achieve better sleep with this scientifically verified, holistic approach to healing stress and trauma-affected slumber. Inspired by his work with military veterans, sleep expert Charlie Morley explores how to combat the harmful effects of stress and trauma in order to achieve restful sleep and healing dreams. This guide shares more than 20 body, breath, sleep and dreaming techniques, all proven to help reduce anxiety, improve sleep quality, integrate nightmares, increase your energy and transform your relationship with sleep. You'll discover: • a five-step plan that improves sleep quality in 87 per cent of participants • the science of how stress and trauma affect sleep • yoga nidra and mindfulness practices for deep relaxation • breathwork practices to regulate the nervous system • lucid dreaming methods to transform nightmares Whether you're experiencing stressed-out sleep or not, these powerful practices will help you optimize the time you spend dreaming so that you can sleep better and wake up healthier. "From work-related stress to the serious effects of trauma, this book teaches practical techniques to achieve the best possible sleep.Struggling with restless nights? Achieve better sleep with this scientifically verified, holistic approach to healing stress and trauma-affected slumber.Inspired by his work with military veterans, sleep expert Charlie Morley explores how to combat the harmful effects of stress and trauma in order to achieve restful sleep and healing dreams. This guide shares more than 20 body, breath, sleep and dreaming techniques, all proven to help reduce anxiety, improve sleep quality, integrate nightmares, increase your energy and transform your relationship with sleep.You'll discover:̈ a five-step plan that improves sleep quality in 87 per cent of participants̈ the science of how stress and trauma affect sleep̈ yoga nidra and mindfulness practices for deep relaxation̈ breathwork practices to regulate the nervous system̈ lucid dreaming methods to transform nightmaresWhether you're experiencing stressed-out sleep or not, these powerful practices will help you optimize the time you spend dreaming so that you can sleep better and wake up healthier."-- Provided by publisher List of Exercises The Nocturnal Journal Yoga Nidra Hypnagogic Mindfulness Hypnagogic Affirmations for Quality Sleep Progressive Muscular Relaxation Napping Coherent Breathing Warm-Up Coherent Breathing Breath-Body-Mind Circle of Protectors The 4,7,8 Breath Nightmare Rescripting Step by Step 4-4-8 Alternate Nostril Breathing for Rapid Calming Hypnopompic Mindfulness (Snooze Button Meditation) Lucid Dream Planning Dream Recall and Documenting Your Dreams Dream Signs Reality Checks The Weird Technique Hypnagogic Affirmation Falling Asleep Consciously (FAC) Struggling with restless nights? Achieve better sleep with this scientifically verified, holistic five-step approach to healing stress and trauma-affected slumber. You'll discover yoga nidra and mindfulness practices for deep relaxation; breathwork practices to regulate the nervous system; and lucid dreaming methods to transform nightmares.