Do you have troubles with falling asleep at night? Is your mind occupied with problems which keep you away from relaxing? You are not sleepy when is time for bed?
You must know that you need approximately 15 minutes to fall asleep every night and that is more than 91 hours every year that you are wasting. That is more than two 40-hour workweeks spent for lying in bed waiting to fall asleep.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke about 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia and what is even worse, 40 million Americans are diagnosed with long-term sleep disorders.
A licensed wellness practitioner who studies meditation, breathing technique and stress recommends a breathing technique which will change your life. Through your nose breathe in for four seconds then hold your breath for seven seconds and exhale throughout the mouth for 8 seconds. She says that the above mentioned numbers have chemical-like effect on our brains and it will slow down the heart rate. In this way you will quickly fall asleep. Although it may seem crazy it really works. The video below may help you to better understand this method.