How do you fall asleep in 5 minutes if you don’t want to sleep?

According to statistics, more than 50% of Russians suffer from sleep disorders. Yes, there have probably been occasions when you looked tired, but you didn’t want to sleep at all. Let’s talk about the most effective methods to help you fall asleep.

How to prepare for sleep?

You should not eat a heavy dinner, the best time for the last meal is 2 hours before bedtime. Take a warm shower or relaxing bath with aromatic and relaxing oils (you can buy these at any store). Then you can drink warm milk with honey.

Be sure to ventilate the room and prepare a bed. Do not forget that linens should be made of natural and hypoallergenic fabrics. Change it once a week. Choose a medium firm pillow. For maximum relaxation, turn on calm pleasant music or just sit quietly for 10 minutes. You should not watch TV until the morning, you should not leave your phone in your hand.

Pay attention to posture – in most cases, an uncomfortable position will only prevent you from falling asleep.

How to sleep at night?

The most popular method is breathing exercises practiced in ancient India. There are several options.

First option:

1. Place the tip of the tongue on the palate behind the upper teeth;

2. Take a deep breath slowly counting to four;

3. Hold your breath for 7 seconds;

4. Take a loud, long breath for 8 seconds;

5. Repeat until tired.

This type of breathing practice has a calming effect on the body and slows down the heart rate so that the brain calms down and the body relaxes. The 4-7-8 technique is considered one of the most popular and effective techniques, it only takes a minute to fall asleep.

Second option:

1. Breathe in and out for each count. For example, inhale – one, exhale – two, inhale – three, etc.

2. Concentrate on each number and relax;

3. After that, start over and repeat the exercise three times.

Other way:

1. Take a comfortable position and close your eyes;

2. Open and close your eyes at regular intervals (for example, while breathing in and out).

This practice helps the body relax faster and slow the brain down.

How to fall asleep in 5 minutes?

To do this, you will need to master the Chinese way of activating hotspots. The exposure time for each is 30 seconds and you need to move clockwise.

With heated fingers, massage the earlobe, moving to the top of the auricle;

Press the point between the eyebrows with your index finger and massage with “twisting” movements;

Do the same in the temporal region.

Repeat the exercise set twice.

How to sleep during the day?

The equipment used by the special services will help you fall asleep at any time of the day. They say that Suvorov practiced it. And it’s easy to repeat:

1. Lie on your back, stretch your arms along the body and relax;

2. Imagine yourself in a quiet place, for example on a beach or in a flower garden;

3. Close your eyes and roll your eyes upward.