Rosie Osmun, a Certified Sleep Coach at AmeriSleep, has outlined eight ways to help people go to sleep quickly, in under ten minutes.
Osmun suggests that you should “breathe with your mind”. This is because breathing patterns play a role in our autonomic nervous system, which regulates heart rate, muscle tension, motivation, and other aspects of relaxation or excitement.
“While rapid, shallow breaths can create a sense of anxiety – deep, slow breaths can be calming,” she says.
She notes that researchers have found that cooler temperatures do also appear to help us get deeper sleep, and fall asleep faster. As our bodies approach the sleep phase, our body temperature naturally drops slightly and stays lower until a couple of hours before you normally wake up.
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