Healing Night: The Science and Spirit of Sleeping, Dreaming, and Awakening

This practice is most useful when done about thirty minutes before bed.

sit with your eyes closed and allow whatever emotions you discover to simply wash over you.

Your aim is to get a sampling of your thoughts, which, like a blood sample, is not meant to collect it all. Next, read what you have written, looking for any emotion embedded in these thoughts.

Storytelling may be the most common evening activity across cultures.

Many people enjoy and benefit from evening cleansing rituals, warm baths, whirlpools, or showers.

It is useful to begin by simply listing all the things you would like to let go of from the day.

Yet experienced in the context of a night that is welcomed rather than resisted, our daytime difficulties may actually look better in the shadowy light of dusk.

consider using some type of attachable book light or a low-wattage bulb for illumination.

Notice any judgments you might have about your diminishing energy. Let yourself honestly examine whatever feelings and judgments come. People often appraise their initial uneasiness with slowing down as boredom. Are you tempted to seek some kind of stimulation? Do you notice any unfinished business, entertainment options, or other distractions call