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Healing the body and the mind begins with a good night's sleep. Receiving a good night's rest starts with your body staying asleep through all three phases of the rapid eye movement cycle. This means discovering your proper sleeping cycle using an R.E.M sleeping calculator to help you determine what yours is.
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Once you have discovered your proper sleeping cycle, it is time to incorporate it into your routine so your body and mind can begin to heal. The perfect time to begin this cycle is on World Sleep Day, which is March 13 2015. This day is to help educate people on the importance of staying asleep throughout the night. It is also a day that helps people determine the causes of why sleeping cycles are interrupted.
Why are sleeping cycles interrupted?
Some of the causes of the sleeping cycle being interrupted for an individual are:
Poor mattress
Poor bedding
Uncomfortable pillows
Constantly being woken up by loud noises or a person
Chronic Insomnia
Illness
Pregnancy
Blindness
Hunger
Mental conditions
Bad dreams
Thirst
Urges to use the bathroom
Respiratory conditions
Feeling cold
Feeling too hot
Pets sleeping with you
Bright lights being turned on
Body aches and pains
Restless leg syndrome
What are the ways you can ensure a good night's sleep is received?
The ways you can ensure a good night's worth of rest is received is by making sure you have a quiet comfortable place to fall asleep and rest after a long day. This means, bedrooms should be well organized and designed to create a peaceful atmosphere. You can create a peaceful atmosphere by painting the room calming colors of blue and lavender, making sure your bed is properly made with soft, warm and comfortable bedding, and by playing quiet music in the background. Even using essential oil room sprays in lavender, German chamomile, jasmine or rose absolute can help provide an aroma that promotes proper calmness and peace in an individual so falling asleep is easier.
Bottom Line for World Sleep Day
This year, when World Sleep Day rolls around on March 13 2015, celebrate it by making sure you have the necessities and tools required to help you get the rest required for staying happy and healthy throughout your entire life. Without proper rest, illness and unhappiness could occur making life more difficult to get through on a day to day bases.
