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The mindful way to a good night's sleep : discover how to use dreamwork, meditation, and journaling to sleep deeply and wake up well / by Tzivia Gover.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017]Description: xi, 171 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781612128825
  • 1612128823
Subject(s):
Contents:
A good night's sleep. Bed -- Lullaby -- Getting sleepy -- It's good for you, and it feels good, too -- Cycles or stages: the geometry of sleep -- Your laptop is not a teddy bear -- Pillow -- Oms for z's: lessons from yoga and meditation -- When sleep won't come -- Darkness, silence, and stillness, oh my! -- Sweet dreams. A dream defined -- Your brain on dreams: what science can and can't tell us -- Try to remember: improving dream recall -- Slow wave: taking time to understand your dream language -- Zen and the art of keeping a dream journal -- The yoga of dreams -- Navigating nightmares: when bad dreams happen to good people -- The places you'll go: taking dreaming to the outer limits -- Good morning. The silver ball -- Bed head: waking the brain -- On the right side of the bed -- Epilogue: Sound sleep for all.
Summary: "Rediscover the pleasure of sleep. Through friendly guidance and dozens of easy exercises and doable practices, mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover shows how lifestyle changes and dreaming can enhance a good night's sleep. This holistic program - including meditation, relaxation, yoga, journaling, and dreamwork - not only helps you improve your sleep habits but extends into the walking hours, too, with tips for morning routines to foster more joyful, mindful living all day."--book cover
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 616.8498 G721 Available 33111008862563
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Good sleep, including positive dreaming, is essential to good health. In this friendly guide to cultivating deep, restful sleep -- naturally -- mindfulness and dreamwork expert Tzivia Gover offers practical lifestyle advice, easy yoga poses, 10-minute meditations, simple breathing exercises, visualization and journaling activities, and lots of encouragement and inspiration. You'll learn how to set the stage for safe, productive dreaming, cultivate your dream recall, and learn to gain insight from your dreams. Gover also helps you create healthy bedtime and morning routines to ensure a restful night and refreshed, joyful living the next day.

Includes index.

"Rediscover the pleasure of sleep. Through friendly guidance and dozens of easy exercises and doable practices, mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover shows how lifestyle changes and dreaming can enhance a good night's sleep. This holistic program - including meditation, relaxation, yoga, journaling, and dreamwork - not only helps you improve your sleep habits but extends into the walking hours, too, with tips for morning routines to foster more joyful, mindful living all day."--book cover

A good night's sleep. Bed -- Lullaby -- Getting sleepy -- It's good for you, and it feels good, too -- Cycles or stages: the geometry of sleep -- Your laptop is not a teddy bear -- Pillow -- Oms for z's: lessons from yoga and meditation -- When sleep won't come -- Darkness, silence, and stillness, oh my! -- Sweet dreams. A dream defined -- Your brain on dreams: what science can and can't tell us -- Try to remember: improving dream recall -- Slow wave: taking time to understand your dream language -- Zen and the art of keeping a dream journal -- The yoga of dreams -- Navigating nightmares: when bad dreams happen to good people -- The places you'll go: taking dreaming to the outer limits -- Good morning. The silver ball -- Bed head: waking the brain -- On the right side of the bed -- Epilogue: Sound sleep for all.

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