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Like many people, I struggle with fallingasleepand getting enough rest each night.
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There’s my inbox, nagging me to finally attend to my 38,113 and counting unread emails.
Then, thosedid I pack lunch/call the dentist/renew my library books?moments join in on the fun.
And shoot, did I double-book coffee dates Thursday?
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I decided to test out technological and “alternative” tactics for getting better sleep.
Wheres a gal to start?
Here’s what I learned during my experiment.
The author’s bedtime yoga setup. Courtesy of Perri O. Blumberg
The idea of Downward Dogging my way into dreamland stressed me out.
My week of bedtimeyogaintimidated me more than my other two bedtime M.O.s.
I worried that yoga before bed might rev me up somehow, but it was the exact opposite.
I didn’t need to buy any fancy programs, either.
Instead, I opted for the free and fabulous YouTube channel,Yoga with Adriene.
I tried everything in her wind-down offerings ranging from seven to 20 minutes.
Sleep, is, after all, pretty much an extended Savasana pose.
On my fourth day of this routine, I stumbled uponthis 5-minute sequencewith Yoga by Candace.
Ah, it had finally arrived!
My last week of formal bedtime experimentation, and time to kick off mymeditationunit.
The streaming service’s sleep-themed offerings are robust (sleep is even its own genre on the platform).
Increasingly, listeners are leaning on SpotifysPeaceful Pianoplaylist as a sleep aid.
The body scan was soothingso soothing, in fact, that Ifell asleepin the middle of my first one.
On day five, the internet was down in my apartment.
At first, I was annoyed and frustrated since I hadnt saved the track to my offline playlists.
Many hotels are now catching on to the importance of sleep and offering guests methods to get quality rest.
Although I didn’t have these kinds of tools at my disposal, I discovered something even better.
After a long night out (Guild Houses honey cake and nightcaps, anyone?
), Ill admit my first night of meditating on-the-go was a complete flop.
In fact, I still incorporate all three methods I tried into my routine.
Sometimes that means doing a two-minute stretch by my bed with moves I learned from theyogavideos.
Now, if youll excuse me, Alexa, play Thunderstorms 3!
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