Travel, over-thinking, decisions, financial stress, work pressure, your love life in tatters.... they're all major contributors to sleep issues. It happen to most of us, occasionally. Some people struggle with it often, and it has a huge impact on their health, mood, energy and their ability to think, function and create.
I am a great believer in the easiest, effective natural treatments needing to be explored first. If you have struggle to fall asleep and someone tells you that an obscure herb from the upper mountainous slopes of Bulgaria is IT for getting to sleep, while it may be fascinating, the chances of you obtaining and trying it are not terribly good. Especially if you live in Thailand.
Today someone here in Chiang Mai asked me about sleep issues and I found myself thinking about all sorts of out-of-the-box suggestions. And then I checked myself and was reminded of the Spirit Gate. And smiled.
This has to be the EASIEST natural medicine therapy EVER to help people sleep. You don't need to get out of bed, boil anything, drink anything or buy anything.
Acupressure is an ancient healing Chinese art, where points along the meridian lines are compressed firmly or massaged strongly for 2-3-5 minutes. For insomnia, it's as simple as locating the.Spirit Gate point on each hand.
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Apply firm pressure and massage for 2-3-5 minutes on each hand. Breathe into the sensation. It is likely to feel tender when you are having difficulty sleeping. Breathe with awareness into the tenderness and keep massaging.
Acupressure unblocks energy and rebalances our bodies. I have found a little gratitude & self-talk helps too.
- Lay comfortably on your back in the dark and breathe.
- Slowly start by locating the point on one hand, and holding pressure on it with your thumb for the count of 10 long, slow deeps breaths with an extended exhale. Breathe in Om 1, Om 2, Om 3, Om 4 and Breathe OUT Om 1, Om 2, Om 3, Om 4, Om 5, Om 6, Om 7, Om 8.
- Then start taking to yourself (in your mind), while you firmly massage the point in little circles with your thumb:
Thank you that my body knows how to let go, sleep and rest.
Thank you that this ancient wisdom is available to me.
Everything in nature has its turn to rest. Thank you that it's my turn now.
I'm grateful to be so tired because I'm ready to sleep.
It feels so good to relax and sink into sleep.
LISTEN to your breath and follow it with your awareness. If you find your thoughts wandering or the worries returning, go back to simply counting and following your breath, with awareness.
Breathe in Om 1, Om 2, Om 3, Om 4 and Breathe OUT Om 1, Om 2, Om 3, Om 4, Om 5, Om 6, Om 7, Om 8.
Still awake? Change sides and repeat.
If your lover is having trouble sleeping, one of the loveliest things to do is put on some soft meditation music in the dark, and gently & firmly massage their Spirit Gate point on each hand while very softly counting them through the breathing. As their breathing slows and relaxes and they begin to drift off, you can very gently snuggle in close.
There are many other points and techniques for insomnia, but this is really the simplest. You don't even have to get up.
Why complicate things? Start with the healing wisdom of ages and allow yourself to believe that it works. Cos it really does!!
Do you use acupressure? Tell us about your experiences with acupressure and falling asleep in the comments below.
Originally published on my own blog, My Natural Thai Life: connecting you with all things natural and Thai.
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Very useful info! I didnt know that spot! Ill be sure to try it.. i woke up at 2am this morning... gave ip trying to sleep ar 4am..
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I love this, thank you for sharing such a wonderful self help skill. I have really struggled with my sleep this last year and this really suits me. I will be trying it out tonight xx
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I am definitely going to try this next time my thoughts won't calm when I'm trying to sleep :-)
That's really cool! I'm going to bookmark this page for future reference. I do get insomnia from time to time.
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Best way to fall asleep.
All after a soothing warm shower.
LOL... such a western comment. Here in Asia I'd be up all night worrying about the extortionate price of imported walnuts. LOL. Soy is toxic nasty for your body and I don't support the environmental disaster behind almond milk. On the up side, imported oatmeal is still affordable.
Actually the post was about energy lines rather than diet. And breath and self talk. Which follows in the next post. :)
haha, depending on the source of the soy (95% of it's produce for cattle feed). Didn't know anything about almond milk, I would appreciate if you can share with me your sources of information about it.
p.s just a comment, you seemed like a holistic person that would understand the role of the diet when it comes to insomnia. didn't mean to sound offensive
thank you for the tips, it might be a help some day. But let me state my way also if there were nights I couldn't sleep. I just walked outside while breathing. I made myself relax while walking.
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