Create Article - "How to Have Better Sleep" - wikiHow

Create Article - "How to Have Better Sleep" - wikiHow

Too Little Sleep: Sex-Drive Killer

If your sexual get-up-and-go is gone, maybe you're getting up too early or getting to bed too late. (Or maybe you have insomnia or sleep apnea.) Whatever it is that's interfering with your sleep, it's also interfering with your sex drive. Too little sleep creates fatigue. Fatigue saps sex drive. We of course have a remedy for that. Hook up your iPod/ iPhone to (quality) computer speakers into your bedroom and have our babbling brook lull you to a longer better sleep.

Abort Headaches = Relaxing and soothing sounds

We just replied to a question on "how to" help w/ Migrane headaches. How can you not just take some time and relax with som soothing nature sounds. Time back there has always been a promotion to relax and digest your lunch/dinner... do that with our sounds, if your time is limited you can always use our timed Napping sessions, check 'em out!!

Sleep like a child...

Have you ever thought about how much easier kids fall asleep than you?

A recent Survey reveals secret to child sleep. Experts from Monash University in Melbourne and the University of Auckland looked at 519 seven-year-olds in an attempt to confirm what many parents have always believed to be true - that running around during the day means that the child will fall asleep faster. But the study also found that for every hour a child spends sitting still, it takes them three more minutes to fall asleep at night. What they did during this time didn’t matter, they could be watching television or reading and it wouldn’t affect the results.

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We also explain and refer easy steps that can be taken to better sleep habits or what professionally is called "Sleep hygiene" on our SleepAid Records website and here in this blog...

Sleep 101 - Sleep is Essential

Sleep is as important to your health and well-being as diet and exercise. Even a few bad nights a week can affect your mood and your physical health. So if you've been experiencing difficulty sleeping, it's important that you talk to your doctor.
The longer your sleep trouble lasts, the less likely it is to go away on its own. In fact, it may even get worse.
Take your first step towards a better night's sleep. Learn more.
The more you know about your sleeplessness, the easier it is to treat. So talk to your doctor and check out Sleep 101 for lots of helpful information.

What is Insomnia? - The real definition.

Insomnia involves more than just trouble sleeping. In fact, the true definition, according to a nationally recognized medical publication, has 2 parts.

1. You must have at least one of the following symptoms:
• difficulty falling sleep
• difficulty staying asleep
• waking up too early in the morning
• waking up feeling unrefreshed

AND

2. Your sleeplessness has a negative impact on your daytime functioning, such as difficulty concentrating or irritability.
If you're experiencing these symptoms, you may have insomnia, and it's important that you talk to your doctor. Together you can determine the best treatment option for you.

How to Treat Insomnia - Tips to ease yourself to sleep.

If counting sheep's not getting you a peaceful night's sleep, check out these 3 simple lifestyle changes that may help:

1. Create a routine
• Go to bed at the same time each night during the week and on weekends
• Try to wake up at the same time during the week and on weekends
• Set your bedtime and wake-up time at least 8 hours apart

2. Turn your bedroom into a sleep sanctuary
• Make it quiet, dark, cool and comfortable
• Never use your bed for anything but sleep and intimacy

3. Live healthy days. Enjoy happy nights.
• Eat a balanced diet
• Don't eat too close to bedtime
• Try not to smoke or drink alcohol at night
• Don't drink too much of anything before bed
• No caffeine within 6 hours of bedtime
• Try exercising in the morning or afternoon hours (at least 4 hours before bedtime)
• Keep a Sleep Diary to help uncover the cause of your sleep problem and possible solutions.

Mental Relaxations Techniques - 1. Thought-Stopping

In thought-stopping, you willfully force your mind to think thoughts that keep you awake. For example, you may think about your boss chewing you out tomorrow. You mull it over, every detail.

Now, try, suddenly, ordering yourself to “Stop!” If the thought creeps back, yell to yourself again, “Stop!” Keep interrupting your unpleasant thought with unpleasant commands to yourself.

There are two explanations why the thought-stopping relaxation technique works:
1. The word Stop! forces an immediate shifting of our attention, which will lead us away from preoccupying thoughts.
2. Thought-stopping proves you have control. That awareness can lead to self-assuring, self-accepting thoughts — thoughts that are more conducive to sleep.

How are you sleeping

Unfortunately, sleep is sometimes given a low priority in modern life, taking a back seat to our busy schedules and lifestyles. Yet, as scientists in the field of sleep medicine continue to discover, sleep is a dynamic activity in its own right that is as essential to good health as diet and exercise, and as necessary for survival as food and water. Sleep research continues to expand and attract more notice from scientists and clinicians alike. However, more research and public education are needed to make sleep a top health priority. As one of the most crucial, yet most overlooked, indicators of overall health, it is important that doctors begin an ongoing dialogue with their patients about sleep.

Mental Relaxation Techniques
Do ideas and thoughts seem to flood your mind at bedtime? Mental relaxation techniques will help you reduce them so you can relax and fall asleep.
The following relaxation techniques represent tips that may help:
1. Thought-Stopping

2. Reverse Psychology

3. Breathing

4. Counting

5. Creating Pictures

5. Floating

In the next couple of weeks we will guide your through simple sessions of become a better sleeper.

Cherries as sleep aid records

Did you know that by eating a handful of tart cherries, (a good food source of melatonin) before bedtime, may help increase melatonin levels in the blood, which will promote restful sleep. Imagine cherries together with relaxing sounds, win-win!!

Russel J. Reiter, Ph.D. of the University of Texas has been researching the effects of melatonin for 30 years and is co-author with Jo Robinson of the book, Melatonin published in 1996 by Bantam. Dr. Reiter in it they propose the statement above and below.

Melatonin production is stimulated by darkness to induce sleepiness and low melatonin levels at night will contribute to insomnia or jagged sleep. So, even increasing your melatonin levels slightly at night can improve the quality of your sleep.

Diagnose and understand your tinnitus

First DO NOT panic. Tinnitus is usually not a sign of a serious, ongoing medical condition.
CHECK things out. The sounds you hear may actually be normal sounds created by the human body at work.
SEE an audiologist or ear, nose and throat specialist (ENT) interested and experienced in tinnitus treatment.
REVIEW your current medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins and other supplements) with your medical professional to find possible causes of your tinnitus.
BE WARY of a hopeless diagnosis or physician advice like, “There’s nothing you can do about your tinnitus. Go home and live with it.”
BE a detective. Keep track of what triggers your tinnitus.
KEEP UP TO DATE about tinnitus. More and more research by the best and the brightest is bringing us closer to successful treatments and cures for tinnitus. Water sounds tend to mask the annoying tone you have and release you to relax easier, Try water sounds presented by SleepAid Records like Babbling Brook, Mountain Stream or River bend
There are more tips available so check out the blog or visit ATA's web site

Lack of Sleep affects women more than men

It is amazing how important sleep is for us all however a recent research done by University College London and the University of Warwick has found that the levels of inflammatory markers, which indicate heart disease, change significantly with the amount of sleep that women have, but doesn’t vary all that much in men. The study appears in the journal Sleep. Researcher Dr. Michelle Miller said that these findings added to the increasing evidence that the length that one sleeps affects overall health. These results “also are consistent with the idea that sleeping seven or eight hours per night appears to be optimal for health,” Dr. Miller said, and added that more work would be needed to find exactly why a lack of sleep could potentially have a greater effect on women. However, she said that different hormone levels in women could be the key.

The study was conducted with more than 4,600 London-based civil servants who were aged 35 to 55, 73% of which were men.

Is your pillow Tired? Just hang on and testdrive yours...!!

Did you know that a feather pillow lasts for about eight years?? A regular down pillow holds a life san of 5 years and a man-made filling pillow about six months to two years.

A simple test* can determine if "your pillow is tired"!
Lay the Feather or Down pillow on a hard surface and fold it in half or thirds and squeeze out the air. Release the pillow. If it unfolds and return to its original position, it is enough support. A tired (or overused) pillow will stay folded.

Polyester pillows you fold the same way as above but add a shoe on top. If it "pings" off the show the pillow is in good shape.
So either you need to go out and buy a new pillow right now before that it is always goof to consult a physiotherapist before shopping. We love out tempura pillows that do state that your alignment is maintained...

*these is just a guidelines and all out of shape pillows will need replacing if not supporting...

Snooze during the day - Napping session with wake up alarms -fanbrilliant!

Have you ever not liked soft rain when inside or under the veranda covers in the summer...? It is absolutely fantastic. Soft, warm outside and the music from the drops and change in rhythm is so soothing... Try it, even if your not at your favorite place. SleepAid Records have created a soft recording with wake up clock Summer Napping, perfect for napping under some kind of control...

Could your pillow make you tired?

According to Dailymail in UK, Yes!

Do you wake up feeling exhausted? Are those double espressos the only thing keeping you going through the day?

According to a leading sleep researcher you could be one of the millions of Britons suffering from low-grade exhaustion. And the cause is disrupted sleep.

You might not realise it, but the fact is your nights are being disturbed - and your bedtime, your pillow, or even your night clothes could be to blame.

What is your Sleep Personality?

What's Your Sleep Personality?

There is a pattern between the way you sleep and your behaviour.

A study done with 1000 men and woman showed patterns of personal behavior i correlation with sleep positions. The most common positions are:

Fetal - 41% - Described as: Tough on the outside, sensitive at heart... shy, and quick to relax
Log - 15% - Described as: Easy going and sociable, trusting of strangers, sometimes gullible
Yearner - 13% (sleeps with arms open forward) Described as: Open nature, suspicious and cynical, slow to reach decisions, reluctant to change their mind
Soldier - 8% - Described as: Quiet and reserved, don't like a fuss, high standards
Free faller - 7% (on stomach arms extended over head) - Described as: Brash, gregarious on the exterior, thin skinned, outward confidence, responded badly to criticism
Starfish - 5% (on the back arms over head) - Described as: Make good friends, ready to listen and offer help, un assuming, happiest out in the spotlight

Whatever your sleeping position is inproper sleeping patterns can lead to serious health issues.

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Study shows that Cognitive Therapy* Provides Insomnia Relief

According to a study conducted in the U.S., cognitive behavioral therapy* can benefit people with chronic insomnia. The researchers who conducted the study studied data gathered from 115 patients between the ages of 14 and 81 who had chronic onset insomnia, sleep maintenence insomnia or both. These patients went through cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which makes the person learn to identify thoughts and patterns that interfere with sleep. After this, around 50% and 60% of patients said that they experienced remission of the primary sleep difficulty they suffered from. Read more about this exciting study

* Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as described by The Beck Institute states that this method is one of the few forms of psychotherapy that has been scientifically tested and found to be effective in over four hundred clinical trials for many different disorders. In contrast to other forms of psychotherapy, cognitive therapy is usually more focused on the present, more time-limited, and more problem-solving oriented. Indeed, much of what the patient does is solve current problems. In addition, patients learn specific skills that they can use for the rest of their lives. These skills involve identifying distorted thinking, modifying beliefs, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors.

F.e SleepAid Records know that you can use their sounds for sleep and relaxation, with the understanding that you change your thoughts about sleeping read more about that on How it Works

Can't Sleep !?

Use our nature sounds to relax and falling asleep. Easy tips on how to use and understand natural thought redirection for best results when using our sounds.

Try a little of all - 3 sounds pay 2 and SAVE $9.99!!

We suggest your to try our sounds to fall asleep to. Insomniac or not we urge you to try true change therapy - remove your unwanted thoughts with new sounds and fresh sleep approach. Since all our sounds are great we want you to try 3 and get one Free! Easy sounds sampler is available on Myspace.com/sleepaidrecord or direct at SleepAid Records web site

To little Sleeping can increase mortality

In a study done sampling 1,741 men and women from central Pennsylvania, it was found that men who suffer from insomnia and who sleep for only six or less hours a night have an increased chance of mortality, according to the article Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in men is associated with increased mortality for both sexes.

Read more about Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with increased mortality,

SleepAid Records are scanning news and studies to benefit better Sleeping and Living habits for everyone. Often change in current behaviour has to come from a chocking message, perhaps from a doctor. Current world status are keeping millions of people awake during time for sleep. Understanding your own body should make you want to change certain patters, overweight, inactivity, poor eating habits, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs are all issues under your control to change to the better. Take small steps of change. Start small with a goal to be achieved in a set time. If you wake up in the middle of the night the change is only yours to make. Listening to sounds and using thought redirection is one great start. Read more about Why it Works and how to change your thoughts.

How to enjoy controlled afternoon Nap's with Nature Sounds | eHow.com

How to enjoy controlled afternoon Nap's with Nature Sounds | eHow.com

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Afternoon Nap is underestimated

Take Five - whenever you need. Napping is important for good health but it is an art form and can be a very difficult one to master. The most difficulty can be found when trying to relax enough to fall asleep, which is enhanced by a worry that you won't wake up in time. With our Napping Sessions we have designed soundtracks based on our most popular sounds, in timed increments. You can choose from four lengths of time, and be woken up by a gradual and smooth alarm. A personal time zone of relaxation in balance with a pleasant awakening - all in time for that meeting.

To fall asleep you have to set yourself up for a relaxed state of mind. This is required in order to fall asleep, and the better you do this the better your chances are for a good nights rest and a pleasant tomorrow. You are prewired to take advantage of sounds for sleep and relaxation because of the soothing and calm it invokes. You may also fall asleep more readily when given a rhythm to focus on which will help you to redirect your thoughts from those things that could keep you awake.

Visit the Product page for different Napping sounds!

Insomniac's know it or not - cognitive behavioural therapy techniques teaches you how to relax without drugs

30% of American adults suffer from some form of insomnia, usually occasional insomnia.
In 2008, 50 million prescriptions for over-the- counter sleep medications were filled, amounting to almost $600 million. In the article Study: Web Therapy Can Help Cure Insomnia, the rise of the Internet is discussed. Online therapies have been gaining momentum, helping with smoking or drinking problems. According to a new Sleep study, 81% of participants who finished a five-week-long online program for insomnia said that they found an improvement in their ability to sleep.

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What is Insomnia - what makes me an Insomniac?

Insomnia is a common sleep complaint that occurs when you have one or more of these
problems:
• You have a hard time initiating sleep.
• You struggle to maintain sleep, waking up frequently during the night.
• You tend to wake up too early and are unable to go back to sleep.
• You sleep is nonrestorative or of poor quality.

These symptoms of insomnia can be caused by a variety of biological, psychological and social factors. They most often result in an inadequate amount of sleep, even though the sufferer has the opportunity to get a full night of sleep. Insomnia is different from sleep deprivation, which occurs when an individual does not have the opportunity to get a full night of sleep. A small percentage of people who have trouble sleeping are actually short sleepers who can function normally on only five hours of sleep or less.

There are two types of insomnia – primary and secondary. Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that cannot be attributed to an existing medial, psychiatric or environmental cause (such as drug abuse or medications). Secondary insomnia is when symptoms of insomnia arise from a primary medical illness, mental disorders or other sleep disorders. It may also arise from the use, abuse or exposure to certain substances.

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Natural Sounds for Sleep and Relaxation

To fall asleep you have to set yourself up for a relaxed state of mind. This is required in order to fall asleep, and the better you do this the better your chances are for a good nights rest and a pleasant tomorrow. People are different, and we all have individual behavior patterns for how to fall asleep, but they all share the same goal in how to get you to enter a relaxed pre-sleep state of mind. Sounds plays a very important part in priming your brain for this, and it is very likely that you are more receptive to one sound over another. So in order to guide you to the sound that is right for you, you should read below about the 3 basic concepts of Genes, Rhythm and Thought Redirection, but remember that they occasionally blend in to each other creating a combination that is very hard to resist...

Read more about how it works - click here: http://sleepaidrecords.com/whyitworks

Understanding your sleeping patterns - Sleep Diary

Depending on your personal awareness of your sleeping patterns and reason to investigate it more, it might be helpful to
start keeping records of your sleep for a week.

It's easy. Just answer a few set questions in the morning and before bed for 7 consecutive days and nights. Lets call it "Sleep Diary". This might give you an opportunity to get a picture of your sleep patterns over the week span.

Answer the first 6 questions each Morning
1. What time did you first go to bed last night?
2. About how long did it take you to fall asleep?
3. About how many times, if any, did you awaken during the night?
4. Overall, about how many hours did you sleep?
5. At what time did you wake up (for the last time) this morning?
6. In general, how did you feel when you woke up?*

Answer these last 4 questions each Night
7. How much time, if any, did you spend napping during the day?
8. Did you consume any of these substances during the day?*
9. When did you exercise during the day?*
10. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate your overall functioning during the day?*

* Key to questions:

6. __Very refreshed __Somewhat refreshed __Fatigued
8. __Caffeine (within 6 hours of bedtime)
9. __Morning __ Afternoon __ Evening __ Did Not Exercise __Alcohol (within 1 hour of bedtime)
10. __5 Energetic ___4 ___3 ___2 ___1 Lethargic

This 7-day Sleep Diary will give you a clear "snapshot" of your sleep pattern.
Looking at your Diary, you may see patterns that will give you insight into your sleep habits. The Diary may also help you specially and perhaps your doctor to determine the best changes for your better night rest. The more information you have about your sleeping patterns and habits, the easier it will be to "diagnose" and treat your problem.

Tinnitus relief - Cover the constant sound in your head

Around 25% of the world's population suffers from tinnitus, while approximately 2% have cases so severe it interferes with daily life. There are no clinically proven cures as of today, but there have been studies done showing that sounds of water, for many patients, totally eliminates or drowns the Tinnitus to a high degree for fast relief. Sounds of rain or streaming water have been proven to be helpful for many.
Understand how and why it works by testing the sounds in our online store on what makes your tinnitus disappear.

Are you sleep deprived?

Really who aren't?
No matter how much sleep you need, if you don't get enough, you will suffer the effects of sleep deprivation. Research has shown that in tests of driving ability and hand-eye coordination, people deprived of sleep perform as badly as, or even worse than, people who are intoxicated. It's no wonder that drowsiness is a major cause of traffic accidents and deaths.

Individuals vary in their need for sleep. Some people require nine or more hours of sleep per night, while others may not feel deprived after just five hours of sleep. But the average adult requires seven to eight hours of sleep per night.

Are you getting enough sleep? Ask yourself the following questions:

Do you often feel drowsy during the day?
Do you usually fall asleep within the first five minutes after lying down in bed?
If you answered yes to either of these, you're likely to be sleep deprived or have a sleep disorder. Other than daytime drowsiness and rapidly falling asleep at night, short episodes called microsleeps are another hallmark of sleep deprivation. Microsleeps are short bursts of sleep that occur during the waking hours. These may be so transient that you may not even be aware that they are occurring.

Read more:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=57547

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Sounds vs Sleeping Pill

There are people who have legitimate reasons for using pills to get to sleep, but these days many people use them just because they cannot get to sleep and don’t really consider the health concerns that pills can pose. Using sounds is a side effect-free alternative to pills, using a naturally occurring phenomenon to gently move you into the realm of dreams. Also, on an a positive note, sounds can also lead to a conditional reflex, meaning that when you hear that kind of sound it allows you to fall asleep more readily... read more on our website

Ocean sounds are around the next surf...

Exciting times - finally in the studio mixing and stirring the next Sound member to be released as planned. Ocean - sounds from the surf, cliffs and shoreline sounds. Art department is using every awake minute to create fantastic cover art again.

I am sitting outside on the patio enjoying the fantastic weather, lap-top and a glass of iced water... ohh life is tough - Marketing rocks!

Sleep Hygiene - what a funky word choice for preparing yourself to sleep

There are tons of lists of "rules" that should be followed to make your bedroom a better place to sleep is outlined in this article. The article brings up such things as don't use your bedroom as a place to watch TV or work as well as other, non activity-based things to make your bedroom a better place to sleep. These things include not going to sleep until you feel tired and if you are unable to get to sleep within 25 minutes of lying down to do so, you should leave the room and try again when you are feeling tired.

1. Never use the bedroom for anything but sleep or sex. (Read, watch TV, exercise, eat or argue someplace else.)

2. Lie down intending to go to sleep only when you are sleepy. (Listen to our nature sounds and allow yourself to be swept away...)

3. If you are unable to fall asleep within twenty five minutes, get up and go to another room. Stay up until you feel sleepy then return to bed. If you still are unable to fall asleep get up again.

4. Set your alarm to get up at the same time each day regardless of how much sleep you got during the night.

5. Turn on the lights or walk outside in the sunlight when you wake up in the morning.

6. Do not nap during the day.

7. Exercising in the morning or late afternoon will help you sleep, but exercising in the late evening will stimulate your body and make sleeping more difficult.

8. Eat your evening meals at least two hours prior to going to bed. Large meals or hunger can inhibit sleep.

9. Avoid caffeine and refined sugars in the evening. Foods like chocolate, coffee, tea and soda will inhibit sleep. Also tobacco and alcohol should be avoided since these disrupt sleep.

10. Avoid the use of over the counter sleep medicines.

11. Relax in the evening before going to bed. Try not to rehash the day's problems.

Source and to read more: http://nerve.neurology.unc.edu/sleep/sleep_hygene.htm

New sound release - River Bend, amazing sounds if you can't sleep

LIVE Today - "River Bend", is released on the website only. Listen and download immediately $9.99.

Now also found on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and more...

It is Amazing - we have our products available on our site for immediate listening and on over 250 other Music and e-download locations. There is no reason not to take advantages of our online stores "get Free" products as long as they last, The bundles are amazing. 6 sounds for less than 40 bucks!! Or try 3 sounds and pay for 2. Go to www.sleepaidrecords.com/products

What is REM sleep

REM has been shown to have links to memory consolidation and to learning. People who are deprived of REM sleep through sleep deprivation might have problems remembering. They also might have trouble learning new things.
During REM sleep, the large voluntary muscles of the body are paralyzed. Conversely, brain activity is quite intense at this stage. REM sleep is the stage of sleep when people dream. It is thought by sleep researchers that the paralysis of the large muscles occurs to keep people from acting out their dreams. REM sleep is sometimes called paradoxical sleep, due to the contrast between the high brain activity and the physical immobility of the sleeper.

When in REM sleep, breathing and heart rate are faster than normal. The sleeper's legs, face, and fingers twitch. And of course, there is rapid movement of the eyes. This is the stage of sleep when people have intense dreams, although they might not remember the dreams upon waking.

The stages of sleep proceed in cycles throughout the night. The cycles might repeat as many as five times per night. The length and intensity of REM sleep increases with each succeeding cycle. During the first cycle, REM sleep might be only 10 minutes long, while during the last cycle it might stretch to 90 minutes.

Read More: http://www.happynews.com/living/sleep/rem-sleep.htm

Thought redirection - this is soo cool, see how it works

Thought blocking through thought redirection is a description of what helps you concentrate on something other than your everyday problems and struggles, blocking thoughts that will hinder you from entering a relaxed state of mind so crucial in making you fall asleep. This is something that kids use frequently and without any training, the adventure of going to bed, the feeling of security under that magical blanket that maybe makes them invisible, ready for a journey to places far, faraway. The mind drifts and sleep enters. Many adults have lost the ability to flex their imagination as vividly as kids do, and have difficulty redirecting those pesky issues that always seems to float to top of their mind when trying to fall asleep. Sounds can help in getting your mind occupied with pleasant thoughts, making you relax and maybe put a little color back into your dreams.

Introducing 'Babbling Brook' for immediate download!

Babbling Brook - One out of three sounds in Sleep Aid records Water series. A classic sound for sleep and relaxation. Clear water running effortlessly over stones worn smooth from the constant stream of cold water coming from a pure mountainside spring. Lay down and let your
mind drift away to this symphony of timeless rhythm.

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Downloads and CD albums
In using the speed and convenience of the internet we currently only deliver the sounds as direct downloads from our internet store to your computer for use with an iPod, Mp3 player or for you to simply create a CD to listen to on your favorite audio equipment.

Sleep aid records sounds - Why They Work

To fall asleep you have to set yourself up for a relaxed state of mind. This is required in order to fall asleep, and the better you do this the better your chances are for a good nights rest and a pleasant tomorrow. People are different, and we all have individual behavior patterns for how to fall asleep, but they all share the same goal in how to get you to enter a relaxed pre-sleep state of mind. Sounds plays a very important part in priming your brain for this, and it is very likely that you are more receptive to one sound over another. So in order to guide you to the sound that is right for you, you should read below about the 3 basic concepts of Genes, Rhythm and Thought Redirection, but remember that they occasionally blend in to each other creating a combination that is very hard to resist...

It's in your Genes - genius...

You are already prewired to take advantage of sounds for sleep and relaxation. Living in the modern world we tend to forget or ignore what the generations before us have done to shape our behavior. Certain reactions to certain events that we may not be fully aware of or have difficulties explaining make us react. Rain, as an example, has always prompted a kind of a timeout for people, causing a natural pause in work and everyday activities, giving us a reason to relax. When rain starts to fall, the sound of it falling on a window or a rooftop; indoors, warm and secure, the people around you and you yourself become subdued in various degrees, a yawn not far away. You are on the verge to enter pre-sleep mode. It just works that way, take advantage of it - it's in your genes.

Rhythm
Ever since you where a kid, rhythm has been a factor for you to be able to calm down and fall asleep - the gentle rocking in the arms of a parent, a soft patting on your head, the soothing melody in a lullaby - it's still in you, just waiting to be triggered again. All of our sounds emphasize rhythm but in somewhat different shapes; rain finds its rhythm in its natural irregularity, oceans and streams in their peaceful steadiness, train rides and our other mechanical sounds provides it with a mesmerizing, but gentle beat. The quality of our recordings contain the rhythm of the object, be it a falling water drop or a train wheel against the rail, it almost seems like a physical presence.

Thought redirection

Thought blocking through thought redirection is a description of what helps you concentrate on something other than your everyday problems and struggles, blocking thoughts that will hinder you from entering a relaxed state of mind so crucial in making you fall asleep. This is something that kids use frequently and without any training, the adventure of going to bed, the feeling of security under that magical blanket that maybe makes them invisible, ready for a journey to places far, faraway. The mind drifts and sleep enters. Many adults have lost the ability to flex their imagination as vividly as kids do, and have difficulty redirecting those pesky issues that always seems to float to top of their mind when trying to fall asleep. Sounds can help in getting your mind occupied with pleasant thoughts, making you relax and maybe put a little color back into your dreams.

With the economy down, sleeplessness is up

Are we even aware of how economically troubling times keeps people from sleeping the amount of time that they probably should have been resting? However, in this article it says that because of the loss of sleep you become less productive at your job which could lead you to losing your job. The article notes that the number of Americans who have reported sleep problems has increased by 13% since 2001. In the article, the author comes to the conclusion that you should be sleeping more and exercising so you can remain healthy through this tough time.

Read more:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=98157#

Sound reactions

SleepAid records productions Main Focus is to capture the harmonic beauty in natural sounds aimed for relaxation and sleep.

To fall asleep you have to set yourself up for a relaxed state of mind. This is required in order to fall asleep, and the better you do this the better your chances are for a good nights rest and a pleasant tomorrow. People are different, and we all have individual behavior patterns for how to fall asleep, but they all share the same goal in how to get you to enter a relaxed pre-sleep state of mind.

Sound sample, my current favorite: http://www.sleepaidrecords.com/products/3

It is a steal at $9.99 for one download!

Social Networking for Sleepaid Records

Today is the day when SleepAid Records go public in Social networking. We are delighted to have the skills and opportunity to blog, tweet and Facebook:ing (??)
We are here to fix your sleeping challenges, drug free and no stress.