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The Power of Mind over Sleeplessness and Drowsiness
by: Laura Silva Quesada
Every one has had a sleepless night at one time or another, and suffered the consequences due to the lack of sleep the following day. For most, one sleepless night is not too bad. It simply leaves you feeling a little tired and drowsy during the day. It also takes away from your productivity and the quality of your day's experience. Things just don't seem to be as nice, fun, happy, or exciting, and forget about feeling motivated. All in all, it's not that bad, but don't let your boss know. Hopefully you're not driving a car, operating machinery, or operating on a person.
Although many of us take sleep for granted, it is as important as food and water. A huge portion of our life, 30 percent, is spent sleeping. It is a fact, like with having no food, or water, that no sleep will eventually lead to death. The lack of sleep or poor quality sleep can only impact your living experience in negative ways, and the effects of sleeplessness worsens by using sleeping pills, drugs, and/or alcohol.
The good news is that although there may be many causes that lead to sleeplessness or insomnia, they are usually stress related. Some form of stress, whether physical, mental, or environmental is behind a sleepless night or insomnia. Stress can be dealt with and managed effectively so as to get the outcome of sleep. In fact, one of the first signs of stress caused by anxiety is sleeplessness. It is as if, through the symptom of sleeplessness, your body, brain, and mind, are screaming out at you to do something about the stress.
When you ignore the signs or symptoms of anxiety, and sleeplessness persists, the body, brain, and mind are given an opportunity to learn a new behavior. The only thing is that this new learned behavior is insomnia. If the insomnia persists so that you are not sleeping night after night, then the body, brain, and mind are allowed to reinforce the behavior over and over. Insomnia becomes a sort of nighttime habit, and all habits can be modified, broken, or eliminated completely.
In addition, stress and anxiety can be either made worse by the power of the mind or made better. The one thing that has the power to influence everything in your life is your Mind. By thinking of all the awful things that can happen to you or your loved ones because of an illness, an emotional state, or the environment you live in, only makes the situation you are in worse. The anxiety level increases, stress increases, and sleeplessness results. On the other hand, by thinking of desired outcomes like that of health, healing, happiness, and solutions to your present problems, the energy that leads to manifestations begins to move in that positive direction. You are now in charge, proactive, and taking steps to improve the situation. Positive things will begin to happen, and that will encourage sleep in and of itself. Where your thoughts flow energy goes, and that is the secret to making things happen, good or bad.
The goal then is to interrupt the pattern that leads to sleeplessness by practicing the Deep Relaxation Exercise and using the Sleep Management Strategy. The Deep Relaxation Exercise together with the Sleep Strategy allows your body, brain, and mind to relearn how to enter normal, natural, healthy sleep, without the use of drugs.
With these exercises the body will relearn how to relax deeply and completely from head to toe. The brain will relearn how to slow down its frequency, naturally, in the direction of sleep, and the mind will learn how to begin solving problems and relearn how to create an inner voice that is conducive for sleeping.
At last, the way to a wonderful, restful, healthy night of sleep is available to you in the Sleep Management Strategy. Sleep is necessary for survival, a strong immune system, healthy nervous system, better memory, better physical performance, and better problem-solving skills. Sleeping restfully also helps manage our emotional states, allows the body to heal, cells to produce more efficiently, energizes us, and allows "good feeling" hormones to be released. The total benefits are still unknown, but those that are known are well worth the sleep.
 Sleep Management Strategy
by Laura Silva Quesada
The Sleep Management Strategy is designed to allow most people who suffer from insomnia or sleeplessness to overcome that problem by learning how to sleep naturally, in a very healthy manner, and without the use of drugs.
Available in your preferred format:
eBook | MP3 audio download | Audio CD
 Relaxation Series
by Laura Silva Quesada
The Relaxation Series is an audio meditation program with three mental exercises. These exercises will help you feeling perfectly healthy, reduce everyday stress and tension, achieve greater problem solving and assist the healing process.
Available in your preferred format:
MP3 audio download | Audio CD
Guidelines for Meditation | article
One of the main objectives in meditation is simply to remain conscious. Falling asleep during a meditation does not result in the same beneficial outcomes. Another objective is to extend your consciousness into the slower Alpha frequencies and Theta frequencies. This will happen with little to moderate practice.
 Stress Management Strategy
by Laura Silva Quesada
The Stress Management Strategy is comprised of valuable information on stress, what causes stress, and how to manage it effectively. It provides information about Deep Relaxation, how to work with your past, how to identify what in you is being triggered and how to work it though effectively.
Available in your preferred format:
eBook | MP3 audio download | Audio CD
Problem Solving Through Dreams | eBook
by Laura Silva Quesada
Problem Solving Through Dreams is a MicroCourse with techniques on how to remember your dreams and offers several styles of dream interpretation. Most importantly, with this MicroCourse you will learn how to utilize your dreams for solving problems.
Achieving Wholeness and Well-Being | eBook
by Laura Silva Quesada
Achieving Wholeness and Well-Being offers a deep understanding of what is necessary in order to achieve overall well-being. This eBook also offers detailed information on how to improve every aspect of your life. It is truly a checklist for healthy living.
Four Areas of Success | eBook
by Laura Silva Quesada
The Four Areas of Success explains the "Big Picture" for achieving Success. It lists the four main areas to focus on in order to create a better life. Following these four steps will also help guarantee your success with all other MindBiz MicroCourses.
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