You Can Sleep Well by Idzikowski, Chris -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Dedication Contents Introduction Sleep in Perspective

A Brief History of Sleep What is Sleep? Why Do We Sleep? When Nature Sleeps The Time for Sleep Sleep at All Ages The Sleep Record Exercise One: Logging Your Sleep Response

Patterns of Sleep

Sleep for All Seasons The Body’s Clock Understanding Sleep Controls The Rhythms of Sleep A Journey in Time Exercise Two: Finding Your Ninety-Minute Cycle Crossing the Threshold Into the Depths Flutters in the Night Sleep Bounces Back Assessing Your Sleep Quality

The Sleep Environment

Blowing Hot and Cold Peace and Quiet Blissful Beds Sleeping Partners Exercise Three: The Gift of Touch Co-sleeping with Children Light and the Spectrum Exercise Four: Finding Your Palette Feng Shui in the Bedroom Exercise Five: Clapping Out Trapped Qi The Pa Kua Chart

The Sleeping Body

Sustenance for Sleep Catching Sleep Thieves Fitness for Sleep Exercise Six: The Pre-sleep Stretch The Indian Path Exercise Seven: Breathing Away Stress The Chinese Traditions Exercise Eight: Acupressure for Sleep Baths for Sleep Exercise Nine: Inhaling Calm Soothing Touch Exercise Ten: Stroking Away Tension Herbalism and Aromatherapy

A Mind for Sleep

Banishing Worries Exercise Eleven: The Birds of Peace Casting Off Anger Exercise Twelve: Letting Go The Power of Meditation Exercise Thirteen: A Candle-flame Meditation Patterns of the Cosmos Exercise Fourteen: Creating Your Own Sleep Mandala Visions of Sleep The Power of Suggestion Exercise Fifteen: Enticing Yourself into Sleep Sounds Asleep Routines and Rituals The Nature of Dreams Exercise Sixteen: How to Recall Your Dreams

Overcoming Sleep Problems

Defining and Tackling Insomnia The Night-time Marathon The Terrors of Deep Sleep The Terrors of Dreaming Sleep Exercise Seventeen: Spinning Out Nightmares Sleep Paralysis and Narcolepsy Stepping Out of Time Exercise Eighteen: Synchronizing Clocks Crossing the World’s Time Zones Exercise Nineteen: Dealing with Jetlag Working in Shifts Coping with Snoring and Apnea Exercise Twenty: A Swansong for Snores When Your Partner is the Problem

Conclusion Bibliography Author’s Acknowledgements Copyright