Friday, 17 April 2015

Can't Sleep?  Talk To The Onion! 


Sleep and Anxiety; little things we can try to ease us into a good nights sleep.

The first step is to quieten the mind from the days clutter. Embrace some silence, and let your thoughts be as passing clouds moving over you.

Start gently perhaps a chamomile teabag in the bath. Dried hops under pillow, lavender oil in a warm bath before bed, blackout curtains, don't eat in the 2-3 hours before you go to bed, sit upright and meditate in bed in the dark (might just relax you to send you to sleep).  Eat lots of lettuce and incorporate herbs like basil and sage into your diet. For those with a sweet tooth licorice is also good.

One of my Grandmas insomnia tricks was to cut an onion and put it in a jar, as you are going to bed, open the jar, sniff the onion and then close it! Saying these words “But to my nose a gentle sting but tis' worth the sleep that I shalt win”. It does work try it!
 
If your insomnia is quite severe try a nightly tincture of Valerian root, lavender flowers and hops. Valerian is also a natural painkiller so good for folk who struggle with sleep because of muscular aches and pains.

Happy Dreaming. Tierney x





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