If you’re a regular I Dream of Sleep reader, you know how much I believe in the sleep promoting power of essential oils. Though I was a doubter in the beginning, they’ve become a regular go-to for me when I’m needing sleep support. If stress keeps you up just as much as your insomnia does,Read More
How to Make an Essential Oil Sleep Inhaler in Less than 5 minutes
Essential oils can be so beneficial to your health, and especially for your sleep. I have to admit, though, I came late to the aromatherapy party. It never dawned on me that sniffing some oils could possibly help my insomnia. But once I found out how well they worked for me, though, I was allRead More
7 Totally Doable Ways to Reduce Stress and Sleep Better
Everything, including sleep, seemed so much easier and better when you were younger. Remember when you were a kid? For the most part you probably didn’t have a care in the world. Your typical routine was to get up, go to school, come home and play until dinner, eat, watch a little TV or playRead More
How to Use Lavender Oil to Get your Best Sleep Ever
So you’ve got insomnia and heard lavender essential oil might help, but you have no clue as to how to use lavender oil for sleep. Plus, you’re probably thinking, can lavender really work for insomnia? Back when I was looking for natural ways to beat my insomnia, essential oils weren’t even on my radar. Seriously, howRead More
How can I Relax and go to Sleep? Try These Easy Relaxation Techniques to do Before Bed
Have you ever laid in bed and said to yourself, “OMG, I’m so tired, how can I relax and go to sleep?” Lately I’ve been struggling with falling asleep. I may be tired as heck, but sleep’s just not happening. My brain is all wound up and my muscles just don’t seem to want toRead More
How to Cope with Sleep Anxiety Using EFT
Help Cope with Sleep Anxiety by Tapping Our mind races thinking about all that didn’t get done today and all that needs to be done tomorrow. The feelings can be overwhelming! With so much anxiety, how can anyone sleep well at night? Learning ways to let go of this anxiety and overwhelming feelings that keepRead More
How to Keep a Sleep Journal to Quiet your Mind for Sleep
Mind Racing? Write your Insomnia Away It’s 1 a.m. and your brain is on autopilot organizing your pantry in order of food group. You’d love to be sleeping but instead you’re going all Martha Stewart with your beanie weenies. It’s times like these that knowing how to keep a sleep journal come in handy. Writing inRead More
Easy Relaxation Exercises for Sleep: A Beginner’s Guide
Chronic Insomnia? Relaxation Exercises for Sleep Might be the Answer Laying in bed tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling while your brain goes 90 miles a minute is a no fun way to spend night after night. It gets to the point where you dread going to bed a night because you know it’sRead More