Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
For generations, dream analysis teachers have suggested asking for a clarifying dream when you don’t understand the meaning of a dream. How do you do this? Now and then, a dream journaler will encounter a symbol or two in their dream he or she doesn’t quite understand even after they’ve employed the 3-step dream interpretation…
When they’re out in the field, soldiers don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the “vibe” of the area where they sleep. Male or female, they have a cot and maybe a footlocker. Maybe they live out of a rucksack. It’s a simple, spartan existence. Of greater concern than the vibe projected by where they sleep are the…
Sometimes doing an action can take the place of taking a certain medication. Positive morning affirmations can work like an antidepressant. Grounding can decrease inflammation. Chiropractors routinely prescribe exercise routines to relieve pain. Some doctors have said, “If exercise were a drug, I’d give everyone a prescription.” Sometimes what you’re doing is making a drug…
The Dream Recovery System calls for wearing a wrist bracelet opposite of where you’d usually wear a watch when you go to sleep. It’s a totem to help you distinguish between sleep and wakefulness. Wearing the bracelet leads to a greater number of dreams recalled. More dreams recalled means more success at dream journaling. It’s…
Fifty-one years ago the nightly news was full of gory, gut-wrenching images from Vietnam. Nevertheless, the prospect of fighting that war or fleeing didn’t keep people up at night the way smartphones do today. The smartphone is apparently worse for sleep than a war. The effect of screens on sleep Adults often read and tell…
Having an out-of-the-body experience (an OBE) doesn’t make you special. An OBE can make you feel unmoored. An OBE can change your perspective on how you once thought the world worked. An OBE can make you realign your priorities. Once you accept these changes, you’ll feel less anxious. They might feel weird, but they’re so…
Meet the glymphatic system. It might be the most obscure system in the human body. By way of introduction, let’s remember that the three pillars of good health are diet, exercise, and sleep. Everyone knows that if you don’t exercise or move around, you affect your cardiovascular system. They also know exercise is also good…
In your dream, your boyfriend behaved awfully. He yelled at you about nothing. You noted how veins were popping out on his forehead, spittle flying out of his mouth. Then, in the dream, he threw a shoe at you. You ducked… …Then you woke up. Now you’re sitting up in bed, breathing heavily, heart racing. …
Remember back to the last time you had a great night of sleep. What did you do then? That would make a great starting point in finding a regular course of bedtime rituals. When you find the most successful bedtime rituals for yourself you’ll have a starting point to find the best rules for you to live by.
When someone thinks of the health effects of missing sleep, they don’t always think of hormone problems. Perhaps they should. I once knew a man who was stronger, tougher, and smarter than me. Considering the two of us and commonly compared talents and aptitudes, he was the better person in every objective way. We’ll call…