What's the best way to get to sleep?

my pleasure. and if you need any assistance, feel free to ask

This was a really helpful reply, because iv always fancied trying Meditation, and even bought books on it, but always found the techniques too advanced and diffficult to do for a beginner (and a major stress-head) like me :) The steps you've given me seem so much easier to follow, and im definitely going to give it a try. Thanks so much for your advice ~ the simple beginners meditation instructions you gave here are so much easier to understand than anything iv read, and could really help a newcomer get into meditation. Thanks again, luv Pookz. xxxxx

Very true. Since i started training for my amateur bodybuilding i havent read a book at night like i used to, because i do my workouts late evening, and then come online after for a while. I've got a book i started to read ages ago, so i'll put it by my bed, and have a little read before i shut my eyes ~ i think its definitely worth a try. Thanks sweetie. xxx

lol its ok FMS stands for fybermyalgia or also labeled as chronic pain. And as for finding good yoga movies for you to try just look up online beginner yoga moves and find one that is right for you. Good luck!

ya FMS isn't fun I had been diagnosed with it in last October. I am a rare case because I am 18 years of age. But I have found that yoga has helped and I hope it can help for you too. and even if your not very good at it, you will learn and get better. I have also heard that swimming is good to relive tension and pain but I have not yet tried it. Good luck with your yoga!!!

Hi Sassy.. real nice to meet you, and thanks for your reply babes. Can i ask please sweetie, what's FMS?.. i feel silly that i dont k now, but i cant think what that would stand for. I hope you dont mind me asking. Stretching or relaxing yoga is a very good idea actually... does it really work? I'm a very tense person naturally, so i'd never thought about trying yoga because i presumed it wouldnt work, but perhaps i wrote it off too soon. I get a lot of muscle aches and tight muscles from my weight training, so it sounds like Yoga would be good for those too. Hmm.. are there any basic moves or anything that a beginner could do to help relax before bed? .. anything quite easy for a learner? lol.. :) xxxxxxx

Ooohhh, i've never heard of Dream Machine. what is that Laura sweetie? Yes, i am like you babes.. i find it reeeally hard to 'switch off' and im a born-worrier too, lol, not the best recipe for sleep i guess! So what's this dream machine thingy?.. thanks for your reply hunni.. xxxx

theres a few different versions of the dream machine. Try the link below to get an idea. its the one i have. Its basically an alarm clock that has a funtion where it will play the radio/music for the amount of time you set it for, then it switches itself off. As i said, there are a few different ones, most are an alarm clock, with the feature built in. You want to look for one with an 'adjustable sleep timer'. There are a few around, with quite a large price range, so you may want to have a look around to get value for money. www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5132935/Trail/C$cip%3D1500011826.Jewellery%2Band%2Bwatches%3EC$Brands%3DSony.Sony.htm (hope the link work, i had to write it out as i cant copy and paste lol) hope that helps. xx

thankyou very much ~ i'd never heard of a dream machine before, but as im still having problems with my sleep (either constantly awake and cant sleep.. or the total opposite extreme), im very eager to get my sleep under control by using any natural method possible. Thankyou for your advice, i'm going to have a good look, and see if there's a Dream Machine that is suitable for my home, and price range. cxxxxx

actually, i ahvent had a clock radio by my bed for a long time . When i was a child i used to always leave the radio on, very low, on 'Late Night Love' (lol) to fall asleep to at night, and it used to work wonders. Im going to try that i think, thanks for the tip.. lets see if it helps! xx

It's unfortunate, but i get the total opposite effect from my exercise. I'm an amateur bodybuilder, just 6 months into my training, and i always have to exercise in the evening. I do Cardio some days, and other days i do heavy weight training, but whichever i do its very intense. When i've finished my workout, i feel physically tired in one respect, but gradually i feel more and more energy creeping into my body and mind as its approachiong bedtime, and i become more and more awake and unable to relax, so that i can get some sleep. I think that its all the adrenaline in my body from my workouts. So unfortunately that doesnt help me sleep.. but it has made my figure look a lot better! xxx