A good night’s sleep

Posted by noemi in Lifestyle | 0 comments

Who doesn’t want a good night’s sleep? Sleep is the key for renewing and rebalancing the body and mind. Sleeping never seemed a problem to me. Even when my son died, I always slept well as soon as my head hit my pillow. Pretty soon the fifties came and I discovered it got harder to fall asleep.This wakeful moment in my life arrived at about the time I moved in to my new home, the year I turned 50 years old. Adjustment in my routine needed to be made through the years.

My bedroom is pretty much a sleep haven. I love my canopy bed There is something soothing with a canopy on the bed. It feels like being protected in a cocoon. My canopy bed is a peaceful retreat from the outside world. I chose to have a canopy on my old antique bed to add a touch of beauty to the four poster bed. I was able to get an artistic bed designer who charged reasonable rates for everything including the pillows. The canopy bed certainly added softness , drama and beauty in my bedroom.

Using the scent of lavender helps. Just before I sleep, I use the “Giga” Lavender linen spray and mist my pillows and blanket. I moisturize my arms and legs with Lavender body butter. I take in the scent of lavender and feel joyful. Lavender is believed to possess a sedative that calms the psyche. It soothes and relaxes my body and mind.

A new routine I recently discovered is the sleep comfort of Tempur pillows. My husband and I were looking for maximum comfort to our neck area and allowing our neck and shoulders to relax completely. I finally found it in the therapeutic Original Tempur pillows. Testing it at the showroom , I found out that the pillow fills the hollow created at my neck as if cradling my head. The neck and spine are in perfect alignment. We have had these ultimate pillow for more than a week now. I have never felt so comfortable in my sleep. The moment my head lies on the pillow, I am lost in lala land . The good news is my husband snores less or I did not notice it because I am fast asleep.

I am also motivated to sleep earlier than usual because I look forward to my new bedtime routine. As Benjamin Franklin says ” Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”