Improve Your Sleep, Improve Your Life
The summer fire season is cooking throughout much of the United States and northern hemisphere. A forest fire can be miles away, but if the wind blows right, and the fire gets big enough, the smoke can make it hard to sleep at night. Same with an air-polluting factory that starts up operation. Or the…
People learn in their dreams and they’re not aware of it. It’s hard to understand how much learning goes on because most people don’t remember their dreams. The conclusions get buried somewhere in their subconscious. It’s easier to quantify the learning you do while awake. When you study for something, take a test, and pass…
Going to Spain and Portugal two years ago was relaxing. The environment was peaceful. That’s not to say those two countries are peaceful all the time. Going back in their history, the Spanish Civil War was anything but. Neither was the Reconquista! That’s not to say they don’t have their own problems; every place does.…
You don’t have to sit cross-legged on a cushion in the middle of a room with a candle burning in front of you to meditate. Meditation doesn’t have to be this complicated/inconvenient. If you do all that, you’re wasting time. Dream Focus provides a way to get the benefits of meditation without the inconvenience. What…
Socks or no socks in bed? That’s the question. Why not do both? You might want to wear socks in the winter and keep them off in the summer. Socks can keep your feet warm during the winter or any time of the year if you’ve got poor circulation. Even if you’ve got great blood…
People have had warning dreams for centuries, probably ever since there’s been people. That you’ve had one is nothing new. It’s part of being human. We’ve got a terrible track record with dream warnings and other kinds of warnings as well. That’s not to say that we always do it wrong. When is the warning…
We’ve all had busy mornings. For whatever reason we wake up late, or we have to be somewhere early, and it doesn’t seem like there’s time to write anything in the dream journal. But if you’re going to use your dreams to gain insight into your life and the people around you, you’re going to…
When a notebook sits conveniently on your nightstand, for many people it becomes a target for all kinds of writing. To-do lists Phone numbers from ads Usernames and passwords to websites Measurements for different projects Notes about some kind of computer code or process that you’ve got to do over and over. Whatever comes…
One-third of the population says they’re on a diet at any given time. About 19 out of 20 of those individuals fail to reach their goals. What gives? Often, dieters fail to take into account the importance of sleep and exercise. Exercise can help you lose weight by increasing your metabolic rate and burning calories.…
Making sure you’re getting enough Vitamin C can improve your sleep. Too little “C” has been shown to result in poor mood and sleep. Pay close attention if you don’t like fruits and vegetables and have trouble sleeping! Vitamin C has several benefits for sleep that aren’t commonly known or often forgotten: Stress and anxiety…