You go to bed at night and after a little while you are sound asleep. Until, in the middle of the night or early morning hours, you wake up.
What woke you up?
The urge to go to the bathroom, a dream, feeling too hot or cold? And suddenly your mind becomes active. It starts to worry.
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- It makes lists of things to do.
- It frets about the next day, work, events that cause you anxiety, stress, overwhelm.
- It worries about the global pandemic and all its impacts. Anxiety creeps in about the health, safety and wellbeing of your loved ones, yourself, the hospital workers.
- Sadness fills your heart when you think about all the people for whom this virus was fatal, for those that struggle to survive, for those who lost their loved ones, jobs, housing,…
- You mind may take you into the future, trying to figure things out. Thoughts may arise that tell you that you should have done things differently, better, or should already have a solution.
- It thinks about things in the past, reminiscing. It ponders how your life could be different if you had made other choices.
Or maybe you watch TV at night and fall asleep on the couch. You feel tired, yet the moment your head hits the pillow you are wide awake and your mind becomes active. Of course this can happen even without watching TV and falling asleep prior to heading to bed.
Please remember that you are not your thoughts and are in control of calming your mind. Your mind impacts your emotions and how you feel influences how well your rest at night.
Sleep is an important factor for overall health and wellbeing. There is a correlation between not getting enough sleep and weight issues, headaches, brain fog, impatience, anxiety, irritability and of course, fatigue.
Are you ready to improve your wellbeing and learn more about ways to get a good-night’s sleep?
I offer virtual sessions worldwide to provide you with tools to calm your mind, body and emotions. Contact me today to invest in your health and wellbeing!
Sending you many blessings from my heart to yours,
Tanja
