Meditations for Recuperative Sleep

By Tami Brady

Meditation and guided imagery are excellent tools to break the cycle of sleeplessness and regain a pattern of healthy recuperative sleep. In Meditations for Recuperative Sleep, I have brought together twenty meditations and guided imagery exercises. In the first half of the work, these techniques focus on reducing physical discomfort and quieting mental chatter Then to deepen this relaxed state, the second half of the compilation explores a variety of different mind and body relaxation methodologies. Ultimately, it is this deep relaxed state that will promote the recuperative sleep that the mind and body need to stay healthy and productive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781105877094

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Introduction

I have suffered from bouts of insomnia for as long as I can remember. I even have memories of wondering how my sister managed to sleep so soundly in the same room while I tossed and turned the entire night. At the time, I must have been about kindergarten age.

By the time I reached adolescence, I had concluded that I needed a lot less sleep than the average person. I could go to bed and get a few good hours. The rest of the night was spent planning out my next day, dreaming about the future, or mulling things over in my mind. Then, I could take advantage of the early morning to get a jump on my day.

To this day, my best working hours are between three and six o’clock in the morning. The house is completely quiet. There are no distractions. No emails, no phone ringing, no one needing my attention. I can just focus on the task at hand.

I’m convinced that person can survive on a lot less sleep than we are led to believe. Is it optimum? No. Is it doable? Absolutely!

I believe that the key to living well with chronic or periodic insomnia is ensuring that the sleep is recuperative. You can get two hours or fourteen hours of sleep each night but if you aren’t refreshed afterwards, you’ll be reaching for the coffee. That action in and of itself will perpetuate the cycle of sleeplessness and fatigue.

This is a lesson I learnt best from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Unrecuperative sleep often increases the likelihood, duration, and intensity of symptom flare ups including fatigue, pain, and depression. Moreover, once these issues intensify to a certain level (for me 5 out of 10) any sort of sleep becomes extremely difficult. After that point, catching