The Effortless Sleep Method

beliefs are enough to override the falling asleep response. The truth is that falling asleep is not about doing something, like taking a pill. It’s about not doing something. Take away those

These behaviours are the most harmful and make the negative beliefs very difficult to change independently. This programme

Your safety thought could simply be: I have stuck to the programme, I am getting better! Unlike the affirmations previously mentioned, your safety thought must be a fact. You can lie down at night knowing that it is a fact that you

problem. This is compounded by the fact that a natural early response to a bout of insomnia is either to go to bed earlier, before you are even sleepy, or to try to ‘catch up’ by lying in bed for as long as possible. A very common mistake is to lounge around in bed in the morning even when you aren’t sleeping, creating a mental association of being

Not when you consider this: the unconscious belief in the ability to sleep effortlessly is the safety net that every normal sleeper relies upon and relaxes into every night. A safety net is just something that you trust

will show that while good sleep hygiene is not always enough to cure an established problem, without it it can be near-impossible to overcome insomnia. The mechanism by

For once your intelligence is not going to be an asset. Close down that intelligent, questioning mind and trust like an ignorant, innocent child. Remember: ignorant, innocent children sleep effortlessly without questioning how or why. Just