Insom-o-nonyms

Hypnotherapist Maureen Quinn here with a Get to Sleep Quick Tip. This is a simple one. I used this on my kids when they were small, maybe it’s a universal thing that all parents do that's why it works. Just take the inside of your arm the inside of your arm, the forearm, the elbow, the upper arm and just gently stroke or slightly rake with the tip of your nails, just to gently stroke the inside of your forearm so gently, so softly. You might notice your breath slowing in rhythm to the gentleness of the stroke.
I learned from the wonderful Andrea Kennedy at Mainstream Reiki that this has term, this is called tefening. It has the effect of relaxing and soothing the body and to supposedly helping to create coolness, you might get goose bumps, or goose pimples, cooling the body. So tefening. If you can't sleep, try being nicve to yourself. Get to sleep!

Best,
M~

Andrea Kennedy Mainstream Reiki Her YouTube video for insomnia and sleep issues :Distance Reiki for Insomnia and Sleep Issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZPErWLigo&t=84s&pp=ygUZbWFpbnN0cmVhbSByZWlraSBpbnNvbW5pYQ%3D%3D

Hey Hypnotherapist Maureen Quinn here with a quick tip for when you're rolling around and can't get to sleep. I'm going to suggest facial massage, I know it sounds strange and the only thing you really have to have is clean hands, so wash 'em if you didn't. You don't need any lotion, if you like it that's fine, that's nice but we're not here to sell products, we're here to get you to sleep. So the two directions are out, away from the center, and up. If you're an esthetician or massage therapist please chime in, help us...
what you'll discover pretty quickly is how good it feels and why we don't do it more often.
Relax the eyes- when we can create physical relaxation in the body, relaxing the muscles around the eyes, and the muscles around the jaw and throat specifically, we can then trigger the emotional/ intellectual relaxation that is required to slip into that deep deep slumber that you need.
So by (inhaling through the nose) creating physical relaxation by mentally relaxing the muscles around the eyes and the jaw and the neck and the shoulders we can actually trick our bodies into falling into rich rewarding sleep that you so meaningfully deserve.

Best,
M~

This is the most researched and proven breathing pattern 'strategy' for creating relaxation and inviting the body to cross that bridge into refreshing, rewarding sleep. This demonstrates how to count the inhale-hold-exhale 3 times. With hope that this helps somone along the way.... Best ~ Maureen