Sleep Therapy

I use aromatherapy and light management to create a suitable space for my body and mind to calm down in. Things like candles (try the new range of candles now available as part of our Qnola offering), incense, low lighting and dimmed computor and phone screens if I can’t get away from them completely, to prevent over-stimulating my mind. I also create a suitable space for sleep, which seems obvious, but is something I could have been doing a lot better for a long time. It doesn’t stop at just a bed. A variety of textures and the colours of your bedding can also affect how you sleep, as well as the clothes you wear and the other things you see in the room. Muted colours, soft and smooth textures and temperature management to suit your personal needs can all improve the quality of your sleep.

I also eat for good sleep. I don’t eat big meals too close to bedtime, and I enjoy cleansing, liquid concoctions that are easy on the digestion, containing adaptogenic superfood powders such as chaga, he shou wu, mucuna puriens and herbs like rosemary and chamomile, which have relaxing and balancing properties. From time to time, I journal, writing or just thinking about positive aspects from the day and things I am grateful for, finding these things even in the worst kind of days. This helps to shut down my mind and encourages a more positive mood, avoiding focussing on negative things I will inevitably try to solve as my mind goes in circles. If I’m physically exhausted or still energetic, I stretch or practice restorative or yin yoga – even for just a few minutes – to release tension, ease pain, slow my breathing and vibrations and subsequently calm my mind, taking my focus onto my body and its movements and away from anything that’s troubling me.

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