Deeply rooted in the human body and brain systems we have several time-related functions that help us stay healthy, such as our sleep-drive, breathing, digestion, hormonal cycles. Changes in life situations and habits can disturb the biological clock, also called the circadian rhythm. If this happens, like when you travel or you have to adjust to a different day rhythm, it is good to know what steps to take to optimize your sleep quality.

The best sleep happens when you fall asleep easily and sleep well. Then, during the 8-9 hour's time in bed you will normally go through 5-6 sleep cycles, each having a different structure of several sleep types. The function of each cycle is different, providing you several types of rejuvenation every time you move into the next cycle. Therefore, to get the best possible sleep, it is critical both to be able to fall asleep with ease, and promote the body's ability to move smoothly from one cycle to the next.

If your circadian related sleep-drive system is not working well, you might experience serious problems in falling asleep, or wake up in-between a sleep cycle. To fix the situation, I'd recommend to use a three-step method that has been tried and tested to fine-tune your brain's sleep-drive and to reset your sleep schedule.

3 Tips to Reset Your Sleep Schedule in 3-5 days.

1. Go to sleep at same (local) time every night and aim to get 8-9 hours of sleep. Get out of bed at same time every morning as well.

2. During the day, eat at regular times, to help your body's biological clock with getting used to a regular 24-hour rhythm.

3. Learn how to fall asleep with ease by doing gentle ‘Sleep-inducing movements, the way I show in the Moving into Sleep Method. Based on advanced somatic understanding and principles of modern neuroscience, the movements are designed to help your body and brain to relax and calm down, literally moving you into sleep.

Thanks for reading,

Oliver

“Good sleep is achievable, and it’s just a gentle movement away”