Dreams are a normal phenomenon but due to the year of Covid, people have had a new strain of dreams filled with fear and anxiety associated with the disease. A psychology professor at Northumbria University and director of the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, Jason Ellis, said there is the ... [ Read More ]
Breathing focus equals sound sleep
Learning about relaxing our bodies and minds is a skill which benefits more and more people as they become aware of such a fantastic tool. There are man apps which will guide you through mediations and some are as short as two minutes! It can be likened to cooking a dish for the first time: for the ... [ Read More ]
Don’t Google Sleep
If you Google sleep, because you can’t sleep, you will be inundated with too much to keep you awake so I think it should probably be avoided. If you Google anything, you will probably be inundated so I think if you are trying to sleep, stay away from technology. Probably an alarm is okay (a real one ... [ Read More ]
Principal is on the right track
Three days ago, an Australian newspaper, namely the Financial Review, reported positively about a Western Australian school taking a positive stance regarding students and sleep and it has demonstrated that radical movements (towards teens) are always possible:Joanna Mather reported:A Perth ... [ Read More ]
Meditate before and after sleep
If you can do 5, 7, 15 or 30 that is great and before and after sleep is preferred and not going to sleep whilst doing it is preferred too – what am I talking about? Yes - meditation!It probably sounds annoying to do, but the benefits far outweigh the annoyance. I did it the other night and I was ... [ Read More ]
I am 3 and I will sleep where I want
In a Facebook community page, a desperate Mum asked members what she could do about her 3-year-old refusing to sleep in her own bed, but after many comments and three helpful ones, her thoughts hardly changed! Hi Mummas, Any tips on getting a 3 year old to sleep in her own room? I've tried ... [ Read More ]
A teen sleeping with Tourette Syndrome has nearly one hundred thousand You Tube views
Tick Twitch teen, 17 year-old, Adam Ladell, has posted information on Tourette's Syndrome and sleep and has nearly had 100,000 views. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition, which is marked by repetitive involuntary movements and vocalisations known as tics. The condition usually ... [ Read More ]
Taking an author to bed is better than tossing and turning
Give or take an hour of sleep is better is better than tossing and turning, so just lie back and enjoy it, says Paul Wilson, the bestselling author of The Little Book of Calm. Quality of things in life often outweighs quantity and sleep is not any different. Paul said people feel cheated when ... [ Read More ]
Stop counting sheep
With the overload of sleep information out there it is any wonder, we get confused when it comes to sleep facts. Here are 10 things that are just not true about sleep. 1. You should count sheep! Lying in bed for too long and trying to sleep isn’t healthy. If it’s been 20 minutes, get up and walk ... [ Read More ]
Books that really help children be calm and sleep
Books that help children fall asleep and also build their self-esteem and help with relaxation and stress sound amazing and I have found three, by the same author, that do just that: These books are by Lori Lite and are aimed at kids between the ages 4-9: A Boy and a turtle – this book is about ... [ Read More ]
Nice things are measured by sleep
The word sleep is an affectionate word used to express future excitement or joy: five sleeps until Daddy comes home; three sleeps until my holiday. Sleepy is a gentle word, whereas tired is a bit more serious. Depending on the situation, think about the mood you want to create with the words you ... [ Read More ]
Another helpful sleep article
Whether it’s a blog on sleep, a radio news item, a newspaper article, the topic sleep is of interest to many writers because readers and listeners find the information very valuable. Sometimes the information is repetitive, but I think with a topic like sleep we need to be reminded of good habits so ... [ Read More ]
8 things night time sleep is not
1. Costly – we can pretty much sleep anywhere, however, if we want the best living arrangements, then that is a choice! 2. Contagious – yawning is contagious, however, sleeping is not. Scientists do not fully understand why yawning is contagious so there is no way they would know why sleeping is ... [ Read More ]
Movie review: Inside Out
**** (out of a possible 5) released in Australia on June 18, 2015 This movie is PG and is safe for any age (a tiny bit of dark lighting in one section), however, for understanding I think the viewer needs to be at least 10-years-old. The story is about 11-year-old Riley , who moves her Midwest life ... [ Read More ]
What is your response to popular sleep questions?
After interviewing 25 people, and asking them the following questions: 1. What rhymes with sleep? 2. What do children sleep with? 3. What do people do before bed? 4. What clothes do people wear to bed? 5. What is the first thing people do when the wake up? 6. What helps people sleep? ... [ Read More ]
Real dog food to help your pet sleep well
Just like I choose to eat healthy, I am conscious of what my King Charles Cavalier eats too and like many people, I don't mind paying for quality. The confusion out there is mind-blowing. I just looked at the ingredients of a dry food, that veterinarian Dr Chris Brown allegedly recommends ... [ Read More ]
Which colour do you sleep best with?
Well, you might think of white fluffy clouds and think white is the perfect sleeping colour and then because it is dark when you sleep, maybe black is the correct colour. However, pink is the perfect colour and not because of the actual colour, but because of the even distribution of noise that it ... [ Read More ]
Deleting all texts from him
All that he needed to do was send a nice good night text and both partners would have had a blissful sleep. However, some people choose the most inconvenient times to send a rude, angry or hurtful text and it sets off emotions and the nice day ahead or sleep is ruined! Well, do you want people ... [ Read More ]
How the rich and famous sleep
Well, unless they have a nanny, which they probably do, I think they sleep just like us! I know we look up to these rich and famous people, however, they really are just human! Money can buy every sleep aid available and every appointment at the sleep specialist, the highest thread count of ... [ Read More ]
Samantha Armytage has all-round advice
Samantha Armytage, the 37-year-old Chanel 7 Sunrise host, has been in the media spot light more than ever since she took over from Melissa Doyle nearly 18 months ago. Melissa Doyle’s book, Alphabet Soup: My Life On and Off the Screen (Allen & Unwin, $29.95), has been on the shelves since April ... [ Read More ]
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