Good Night

Introduction: Let's Go to Bed

Why is a good night s rest so elusive for so many?
     Problems with sleep often arise from some form of stress. Most of us experience stress on a daily basis in some area of our lives: work, family, relationships, health, bills, and more. But our evolving lifestyles have increased our daily dose of stress to sometimes unmanageable levels. Many of us are working more than ever and spending more time indoors, where we stare at screens and scroll through various news and social media platforms for hours on end. It s no wonder so many of us struggle with sleep!
     Sleeplessness is rarely an isolated issue, though. If you re having a hard time going to bed and staying asleep, your body and mind are likely experiencing other issues, including indigestion, anxiety, and aches and pains. This is your body s way of saying, Help! I m overstressed and need a break! But the only way to fully recharge and rebuild energy is to sleep. If you re incapable of achieving deep, restful sleep, the sleep-stress cycle continues until you either burn out or check out.
     The good news is that there are plenty of things you can do to get more rest, especially if you adopt a holistic approach to solving your sleep issues. This book provides plenty of tips and tricks to achieve deep and restful sleep, which will give you more energy to face the day, focus, process information, and manage your stress. We know that combing through the massive amounts of sleep research available today is already enough to make you tired, so we ve done that hard work for you. You don t need to be a practitioner of Ayurveda to follow our tips we think you ll find that much of our advice is intuitive, logical, and easy to apply. However, it helps to understand that we see sleep as a time to connect to a universal power source, which allows you to mentally process all the experiences of your day and live with a fresh and open mind.

Julia Blohberger and Roos Neeter are full-time yoga teachers and Ayurvedic health and lifestyle advisors trained at the Delight Yoga Academy in Amsterdam. They are the authors of Good Sh*t: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Poop of Your Life

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