Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains
'Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains'
OK so I'm taking this quote from Napoleon Bonaparte a little out of context (Bonaparte was talking about China)..
But I so strongly believe that we've so much potential in all of us - that can get lost in a world of insomnia and sleeplessness.
For SLEEP is such an important part of our 24 hour routine - it's critical to our energies, cellular repair, immune system, our mood, focus, how we experience and manage our menopausal journey - and so much more. That's all great - until you stop sleeping, and for so many women it can all go horribly wrong in the peri/menopause.
You may find you're tossing and turning waking up in the early hours and just unable to get back to sleep.
You might feel like you've ALL the energies in the middle of the night - you could clean the house top to bottom, run a marathon or crack through hours of work.
But you know that in a few hours, when the day ACTUALLY starts you're going to be feeling exhausted before you've even begun.
There's so much at play here - there just isn't one reason that sheep can become so elusive.
So here are 3 top tips for actions to take to help you sleep:
When you DO wake up don't panic... reset your body's stress response using breathwork. Slow your breathing right down and concentrate on breathing in, holding, breathing out and holding your breath for a count of 4 each time. Repeat this (and come back to it when your mind inevitably wanders off to some niggle or worry) at least 5 times.
Buy yourself some blue light blocking glasses - we're all on technology so much (and even more so in these COVID times) and the quality of the light from our screens is giving our bodies all the wrong signals as it's the same light as a bright summer's sky. Use the glasses for all screen activity.
Try eliminating caffeine and alcohol - the 'half life' of caffeine is about 6 hours (it will vary by individual) - so that pick-me-up cup of tea at 5pm is still lingering in the system at bedtime. Why not try 2-3 weeks without alcohol and caffeine?
2021 is definitely starting with some major challenges - but also with so much opportunity.
Are you moving mountains or is exhaustion holding you back??
Wishing you all the very best for the year ahead,
