The Gift of Sleep Blog #15

We all know how important sleep is to heal and restore the body and mind and set the spirit free to create the energy for a new day, especially when we don’t get much sleep. To be able to dream and travel on the astral and do our astral healing work is such a gift!

“To sleep perchance to dream” William Shakespeare

My kitties and puppies are a great example of how to totally relax and sleep. All we need to do is match them a little bit more.

Seems most of my life; on and off, I have had trouble sleeping, either my pets waking me up or me worrying about someone or something. Sound familiar?
I have learned through the years some helpful tools.

Create a bedtime ritual which begins during the day

Exercising early in the day
Only take short power naps if needed
Eating a lighter dinner and stop drinking water, coffee or tea after 3pm
Taking a warm bath or shower with peaceful music
Reading a little before bed
Have a cozy mattress and pillows, wear ear plugs and eye shades
As you wind down, turn OFF all electronics: phone, TV, computer, and tablet…
I can actually feel the buzz of energy turn off in my bedroom and in my body.  
Amazing!

An hour before bed;

Go outside

When possible go outside for a few minutes and look up at the stars and take a deep breath and say hello to God and the Oneness of All; feel that we are truly all limitless and One. Experience the feeling that everything is in divine flow and order!

Meditate

Being in the silence of meditation for a few minutes to take time to relax and clear the day. Because as we go about our day, we pick up a lot of other people’s energies in our space and after a while, it feels like it’s all our own energy, but it’s not and we can clear it out.

Sitting in meditation in a cozy chair have your feet flat on the floor and let go of your old grounding cord. Create a new grounding cord for yourself from your first chakra (tailbone) all the way to the center of the Earth. Create it out of anything you would like. Visualize a hollow redwood tree or a rose quartz crystal hollow tube and see it connected to your first chakra and going all the way down to the center of the Earth and just lock in.

Clear and release the day

Begin to let go of all the energies that are not yours and see it going down the grounding cord like sand and as it hits the center of the Earth, poof it’s just neutralizes. Forgive them for what they did or did not do, and have them forgive you and then forgive yourself as well. Thank all the people from that day that helped you on your path. Bless them and release them. Then ground off any of your worries, fears, doubts, invalidations and concerns. Just let it all go. Breathe and feel the calm ease in your body.

Give Thanks

Bless and thank all your family and friends and all your angels, guides and teachers for all the help for that day and every day. Thank your body for all it does as your amazing body temple.

Call back your energy

Begin to call back all your energy from the day into a big gold Sun above your head and see it getting bigger and brighter with your beautiful powerful energy. Add love, peace, joy, validation, acceptance and compassion and whatever else you would like to create. Then open the gold Sun like a big egg and let it shower down and fill you up from the top of your head to the tips of your toes and out into your aura. Feel the freedom in your space. Notice each cell and all your spaces are renewed with your incredible life force energy. Own your own space for yourself. Enjoy, breathe and just BE!

Create your intention

Notice how much more relaxed and centered you feel. As you get ready to go to sleep create an intention to get a restful night sleep, to remember your dreams and where you traveled to on the astral. That you will wake up renewed refreshed and revitalized and have a joyous miraculous day.

Breathe

Breathe in to the count of 4, hold it to the count of 4 and exhale to the count of 4. Do that a few times. Relax your body, starting from the tips of your toes all the way up to the top of your head.  Feel all your muscles totally relaxed.

Relax your hands

Open your hands up wide and then relax them completely. Let this be another easy way to just let go and release everything to God.

Keep a Journal

Awesome to keep a journal or post note pad next to your bed in case you wake up in the night or in the morning and can write down any dreams or something you remembered on your astral travels. The more you do this and set your intention at night, the more you will start to remember.

Validate, Validate, Validate!

Validate yourself for anything you remember. Bless your body; validate your spirit for doing all the incredible astral work you are doing, even if you don’t remember. Continue to communicate with your God Self (inner self) daily, asking questions to get your answers. The more you validate yourself, the more you will remember!

Sweet Dreams Sweet Spirit! See you on the astral!

“O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse” William Shakespeare