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If you take less than five minutes to go to sleep at night, then you are almost certainly not getting enough sleep. A ‘normal’ sleep pattern would see you taking between ten and fifteen minutes and being over tired as a result of poor sleep has been associated with anything from increased road accidents to the Challenger space shuttle disaster. All sorts of factors can lead to poor sleep from what you eat in the last hour or two before bed to the noise and temperature levels around you. Even if you don’t actually wake up, research has shown that noise, particularly just after you’ve fallen asleep and in the hour or two before you wake can affect you. And research has also found that the temperature range within which we can sleep comfortably gets narrower as we get older. When we’re younger it can be anywhere between 18 and 30 degrees, but as we age it can reduce to as little as 23-25 degrees. And the symptoms of not getting enough sleep are all too familiar to many people – you feel low on energy, less alert, sometimes moody and your physical and mental abilities are reduced. Indeed, some studies have made direct comparisons between the loss of ability caused by sleep deprivation, and the loss caused by drinking alcohol.

But Yoga Nidra can help. Yoga Nidra is used by many of the author's patients as a means to not only relax, but quite literally to 'send them to sleep'. One of them said recently; "Sheena, you have changed my life. For the first time since my second child was born I have found a way to sleep when I want to. And having slept, I am dealing so much better with the childrens' asthma, schools...everything! Thank you so much. You're a life saver!" Making the author’s yoga nidra available on cd or as an mp3 download has made it possible for all her patients to enjoy the benefits at home as well as when they are in her class. Wrapping it all up as a personalized gift with your name in the audio, on the disc and cover, has made it even more precious still. It's a personalized gift just for you. We hope you love it and would love to hear from you when you’ve tried it for yourself. Thank you for reading!