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Learn2 Cope With Insomnia (Continued)
Try some other
relaxation techniques
- Temple massage: Using both thumbs, press on each eyebrow starting
at the nose. Exert light and steady pressure, moving outward slowly to the ear.
Stop every 1/4 inch, and stay on that point for about 15 seconds. Then use four
fingers on each hand to continue the process, running back from the ear to
nostrils.
- Riverbed visualization: In bed with your eyes closed, imagine that you
are lying in the warm sand next to a quickly flowing river. Fragrant flowers bend
in the breeze nearby. Lean over and pick one, and wrap one of your worries in the
petals, and place the flower out into the current. Watch and listen as it floats
away.
- Eye Pillows: These are soft, weighted bags which place even and
gentle pressure on your forehead and eyes. They help the facial muscles release
tension, and they have another interesting effect as well: See Tips for direction
on how to make one of your own.
Keep your eyes still. Next time you're thinking hard instead of
sleeping, notice what your eyes are doing. According to some experts, there's a
relationship between restless eye movements and restless thinking. As your eye
movements quiet down, so does your mind. And as your mind quiets down, your
chances for restful sleep improve.
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