Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep

Ordinary or common? Perhaps not, but it works for me!

Steps

 * 1) Get comfortable where ever you intend to sleep, preferably on your back with soft, down pillow. However, do what makes YOU as comfy as possible.
 * 2) Begin to be conscious of your breathing, it should be even, slow, deep breaths. stay relaxed and comfortable....
 * 3) Visualize a GOLDEN light surrounding and filling your feet, with the same golden light.
 * 4) *As you visualize this, your feet begin to relax. A lot. Every muscle lets go..... pretty soon they are like warm jell-o.
 * 5) *Once they are totally relaxed the golden light grows and extends to your ankles and calves... and stays there until each and every muscle in your feet AND your ankle/calf area is jell-o.
 * 6) Then visualize it enveloping your knees....til all is relaxed.
 * 7) Continue upward a 'section' at at a time, taking whatever amount of time is necessary to relax even the tiniest muscles. Do not move upward til each area has relaxed completely.

Tips

 * The goal, of course to be completely enveloped, head to toe, in the golden colored light.
 * Also, try supplementing with active stress relief activities daily. Also, 15-30 minutes a day of undisturbed quiet time. Followed by a few moments of thoughtful gratitude. Silent, thought-less, focused breath, for 10-20 min. Still the internal dialog. Then, pause, and BE GRATEFUL and THANKFUL to whomever you should be, for ALL you DO HAVE.