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What is Guided Hypnosis?
Hypnosis, sometimes referred to as hypnotherapy, is a type of therapy where you are guided through different visualizations. The goal is to reduce stress, relax your body and mind, and help with any struggles you are facing. It is not like the hypnosis you hear about where you no longer have control of your mind or actions; it is simply to help you get into a state where you are able to achieve ultimate relaxation. Benefits of Using Guided Hypnosis Let’s start with the basics – the benefits of using guided hypnosis or hypnotherapy. This type of therapy is great for your mental health in general, but especially if you…
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Why You Need to List Your Most Important Tasks
If you are someone who likes to read self-improvement or personal development books, then you have probably heard the term MIT. These are your most important tasks, the ones you want to get done in the beginning of your day before focusing on anything else. Here are some things to know about choosing your most important tasks, and why you need to get them done first. Choose Your Most Significant Tasks as Your MITs To start with, your most important tasks should be the ones that are most significant. These are the ones that will make the biggest difference in your success, reaching your goals, or completing your work for…
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What Does Your Biological Clock Have to do With Your Sleep?
Sleep Awareness Week 2021, March 14-20, 2021 We all have a biological clock. This biological clock is sometimes referred to as your circadian rhythm or your sleep-wake cycle. In fact, there is a small “part” in your brain that controls all of this. It controls when your brain and other organs secrete chemical messengers, known as hormones, to other parts of your body to cause things to happen in your body. Even when this part is removed from the brain, it continues to function all on its own! The reason that it is important to have a general understanding of how this biological clock works, is so that you can…
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Medical Conditions that Interfere with Normal Sleep
If you are always exhausted, despite making real attempts at improving your sleep, or you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (insomnia), then you should always discuss this with your medical doctor. There are two reasons for this. First, some medications contain compounds that make it harder to sleep. For example, some pain medications have caffeine in them. In addition, some asthma medications, and even nasal decongestants can also disrupt your sleep. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Second, a number of health conditions, both physical or mental, can interfere with your sleep, and some of them can actually be dangerous. Here are a few physical medical…
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Understanding the Different Stages of Sleep
National Sleep Awareness Week 14-20, 2021 Sleep is a necessity. It allows your brain and body to recover after periods of wakefulness. Specifically, sleep restores your body’s ability to function, to repair body tissues, create hormones, consolidate memories and learning, and regulate mood. Sleep makes up such an important part of our lives, that there are people who spend the majority of their careers dedicated to the topic. Whether you experience an occasional day of sleepiness, or you feel like you spend most of your days in a sleep-deprived state, it is important to understand the different stages of sleep. This can then help you improve the quality of your…
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Why Is Sleep So Important For Your Health?
You already know that sleep is important. And because this week is Sleep Awareness Week 2021, there will be posts about sleep all week! Without adequate amounts, you feel sleepy. You may also experience other obvious signs and symptoms such as crankiness, headaches, and/or trouble concentrating. However, there are even more serious consequences of not getting enough shut-eye. Your Physical Health 1) Increased Risk of Obesity due to the following factors a.) No energy: If you don’t get adequate sleep at night, you may delay getting out of bed in the morning, because you are too sleepy. As a result, now you don’t have enough time to make a healthy…
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How Much Sleep Do You Need?
National Sleep Awareness Week, March 14-20, 2021 Considering that we spend one-third of our lives asleep, knowing how much sleep is required is a good question. However, it often comes with an over-generalization. For example, in March 2015, the National Sleep Foundation came up with some guidelines on how much sleep that people, of different ages, should be getting. General Sleep Recommendations The recommendations were for healthy people with normal sleep patterns. The appropriate duration of sleep for a newborn, for example, is 14 – 17 hours. Whereas, teenagers are fine with 8 – 10 hours. Young adults and middle-aged adults should be aiming for 7 – 9 hours per…
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Christmas Gift Guide 2020: Apple Watch Series 5
Whether you’re focused on fitness or just enjoy using technology frequently, the Apple Watch Series 5 offers tons of amazing features and a quality build that helps you really get the most out of your iPhone. It has plenty of apps, both built-in and downloadable, which can help you improve your health and lifestyle and make things just a bit easier at all times. Product Details This watch features Apple’s signature Retina display, which has such a high resolution that you can’t really distinguish individual pixels, making it all look seamless and clean. The display is bright and colorful and has a touch screen. Display The Series 5 has an…
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Life Reset: Work on Better Sleep
Sleep is one of the best things you can do for yourself but is often overlooked. Too many people lose out on sleep or at least have a poor quality of sleep, assuming it is just something you do, and not at all important. But your sleep quality can affect nearly every facet of your life, including your physical health, mental health, and so much more. How Much Sleep Are You Getting? Before you can adjust your sleep routine, you need to have a starting point. Keep a sleep diary for a few days or week with what time you went to sleep and woke up. Note what are doing…
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3 Ways to Have More Energy in the Morning
We’ve all experienced it – we set our alarm for 7 AM with the best of intentions, but when the time comes, we hit the “snooze” button repeatedly and start our day much slower than we hoped. The days seem to blend together — who wants to get out of bed? Starting the day sluggishly sets a disappointing tone for the rest of the day. It’s hard to feel motivated and upbeat when you start your day behind schedule. Everyone wants to wake up with energy, but most of us start our mornings on a slow note. Fortunately, it is possible to wake up early and have high energy to…
