Sleep Yogi

I explore my experience with Coach.me coaching. I talk about how I decided to get coaching in two areas (creative practice and journaling) and end by discussing how coaching for better sleep habits could be beneficial for you. For more go to sleepyogi.com https://archive.org/download/IsCoachingRightForYou/IsCoachingRightForYou.mp3 Advertisements

A description of what a body scan meditation is like and how it can help sleep. http://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1922&context=honr_theses https://archive.org/download/BodyscanDescription_201509/Bodyscan%20description.mp3

13 minute guided body scan mindfulness meditation. Focus your attention from the head down to the toes. Look at the next podcast episode for more information about what a body scan meditation is, and the benefits that it can have for better sleep. https://archive.org/download/BodyScan13/BodyScan13.mp3

In this podcast I explain what stimulus control therapy is to Christina. For a more detailed description, read the blog post from my website. http://www.sleepyogi.com/the-most-effective-behavioral-therapy-for-insomnia/ https://archive.org/download/BehavioralTherapyForInsomnia/Behavioral%20Therapy%20for%20Insomnia.mp3  

I interview Kathy Castrigno who practices acupuncture in Frisco Colorado. She discusses two different types of insomnia from a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) perspective, and what she tells her clients who have difficulty sleeping. Some tips include herbal remedies, acupuncture, creating a transition period from awake to asleep, and EFT. Kathy’s website is FriscoAcupuncture.com. https://archive.org/download/AcupunctureTraditionalChineseMedicineAndInsomniaHD/Acupuncture%20Traditional%20Chinese%20Medicine%20and%20Insomnia-HD.mp3

Learn how to give yourself a foot bath, walking meditation, and brush your teeth to help you transition to sleep. http://archive.org/download/ThreeEveningRoutines/Three_Evening_Routines.mp3

Description of a healing meditation that uses color, breath, and gratitude to heal all aspects of our health. http://archive.org/download/InnerSmileTaoistMeditationTechnique/Inner_Smile_Podcast.mp3

My experience with lucid dreaming, and simple techniques to learn how to become aware while you’re dreaming. Stephen Laberge – Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming   http://archive.org/download/SleepYogiLucidDreaming/SleepYogi_Lucid_Dreaming.mp3

What is the ideal time to wake up and go to sleep? How can we test out different times and figure out what sleep schedule works best for our life? http://archive.org/download/IdealSleepSchedule/IdealSleepSchedule.mp3

Can we sleep too much? Many times we will cycle between excessive sleep, and deficient sleep. Learn how to get out of the habit of sleeping too much. http://archive.org/download/SleepingTooMuch_201308/Sleeping%20Too%20Much.mp3  

What are the types of meditation? How do I know which one to choose? How do I sleep when listening to a guided meditation? I’ll answer these questions and more in this episode on how to use guided meditation for sleep. http://archive.org/download/HowtoGuidedMeditate/HowtoGuidedMeditate.mp3

The “Golden Rule” of sleep hygeine is to restrict the activities in your bed for sleep and sex. In this episode we will look at other tips for creating a positive association with the bedroom. http://archive.org/download/SacredBedroom/Sacred%20Bedroom.mp3

What does it mean to be grounded? Learn some techniques to relax and release the “Fight or Flight” response and more easily fall asleep. http://ia601605.us.archive.org/32/items/GroundingrelaxationResponse/GroundingPodcast.mp3

Guided meditation to help you fall asleep when you have too many thoughts and mind activity by using a technique from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong to lower energy from the head, to the chest, to the lower back, and down to the feet. http://www.sleepyogi.com/index.php/audio/release-thoughts-from-head-to-feet/ http://archive.org/download/LowerThoughtsFromTheHeadToTheFeet/SleepYogi_HeadtoKidneys.mp3

There are six healing sounds in Traditional Chinese Medicine. We will focus on one that dispels emotional stress, and brings energy down out of the head. “Heeeee” http://www.sleepyogi.com/index.php/audio/audiohealingsound/ http://archive.org/download/HealingSoundForRestfulSleep/HealingSound.mp3