Fall Asleep In A Snap

You climb under the covers, and suddenly your brain decides to break out the buzzy thoughts. Sleep doctor and Good Life columnist Michael Breus, Ph.D., to the rescue!

It’s the number one complaint I hear from patients: “I can’t turn down the noise in my brain long enough to fall asleep.” But sleep doesn’t work like an on-off switch; you have to ease your foot off the gas pedal and slowly press on the brake. There are tools you can use— starting with your own breath—that make the transition to quiet mode easier. Many of my patients keep these three methods in rotation and pull them out whenever they need to calm a racing mind. Try them all, or stick to the hack that works best for you.

JUST BREATHE.