I WANT TO SLEEP

here is a few tips that I came up with for an assignment on insomnia i had to write

Daytime habits



 Set a specific time for getting up each day. Stick to these times, seven days a week, even if you feel you have not had enough sleep. This should help you sleep better at night.
 Do not take a nap during the day.
 Take daily exercise, such as 30 minutes walking or cycling, at least four hours before you are planning to go to bed, to give your body temperature a chance to cool down.

Bedtime habits that will help with you with sleeping



 Stop drinking tea and coffee four hours before bedtime.
 Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking, as these are also stimulants. Alcohol may make you sleepy at first but will wake you up when the effects have worn off.
 Do not eat a big meal or spicy foods just before bedtime. A small snack that may help, such as turkey, banana or fish.
 Only ever go to bed when you are feeling tired.
 Try to create a bedtime routine, such as a bath and warm milky drink every night. These activities will then be associated with sleep and will cause drowsiness.
 If it takes longer than 20 or 30 minutes to get to sleep, do not lie in bed feeling anxious about sleeping. Instead, get up and go to another room for a short period and do something else such as reading or watching television, then try again.
 Do not watch the clock, as this will only make you anxious.
 Write a list of your worries and any ideas you have to solve them; then forget about it until the morning.

Bedroom environment


 Use thick blinds or curtains or wear an eye mask if the early morning sunlight or bright streetlamps affect your sleep.
 Wear ear plugs if noise is a problem.
 Do not use the bedroom for anything other than sleeping or sex. Do not watch television, make phone calls, have your computer, eat, or work while you are in bed.
 Make sure you have a comfortable mattress, a pillow you like, and adequate bed covers for the time of year.


hope some of this helps

wow, has it been that long.

Time seems to shoot by when work picks up.

I have to remind myself that i need to keep up dating here,

its been a very exciting two months. You First Relaxation now provides Holistic Therapies at the Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston. This is an amazing run community building with its own gym, its own food bar, training rooms, activities rooms and information. The Hamara people value their community, you can see and feel that everytime you enter the building.

The staff are really friendly, very knowledgable and enthusiastic, its uplifting to be in that sort of environment. Not many people enjoy their day to day work, with the exception of me of course, but the Hamara staff, you can feel, enjoy doing what they do. Its very refreshing.

As well as being at the Hamara, I now have a Young Lady providing treatments for customers prefering a female for their treatment. Indu is fantastic, she is very relaxed to be around, her treatments are very well received and the feedback I have had from her Clients has been brilliant.

February also saw the start of a tai chi group at the Feel Good Factor, a healthy living centre based in Chapeltown. The environment is very relaxed, a lovely vibe about the place, you can feel, they do good work just by the buildings energy.
So, another journey started, the group picked up the first movements of the form and left with a happy smile on their faces.

all in all, a brilliant two months.

lets see what March brings.

Bless you and stay relaxed

Hi all

as promised. my oaty peach crumble for less than £1.20 serving 3 people

yeah, thats 40p each, very cool


tescos custard is 7p a pack, so for 3 peeps you will need 2 packets

2 tins of peaches - 47p each

open them up and pop in a oven proof dish


then in a mixing bowl, put a table spoon of margarine, 2 table spoons of sugar and 3 generous handfuls of porridge oats.

porridge oats are 54p for a pack, but you wont use it all.

this is the fun part, mix them all up with your hands, until you have no lumps of margarine and the sugar hidden in the oats.

place the whole mix onto of the peaches.

put the crumble in the oven on gas mark 6 and savour the smells for twenty minutes.

the custard is simple enough, just boil the kettle as the custard is hot water only.

and Voila, yummy

and doesnt dent your pocket either

Featherstone Young Mothers and Robert Ogden cancer macmillan

HI all

another great week, i had an amazing opportunity to provide some reflexology and foot massages to the Featherstone Young mothers group on wednesday, 'comfort zone' needed an extra pair of 'healing hands' to give value to these young mums who are doing a smashing job of raising their toddlers in featherstone.

It was great to meet all the mums at the play group, reminded me of my days in playgroups back with my little man in driffield.

so that was wednesday afternoon, and then the usual Robert Ogden sessions on thursday afternoon, so a double whammy for You First Relaxation, providing Charity Holistic treatments.

Anne from the Robert Ogden informed me that 7 therapists, including myself, representing You First Relaxation, raised £158 for cancer macmillan on our day spent valuing nurses at Chapel allerton Hospital. Great work.

I am proud to be a part of that team.

If you are running a charity event and want something different from YOU FIRST, just give me a ring, the worst i can say is no. lol, and i do a lot of charity.......i love it


anyhows, have a great week and keep checking back

Welcome

Yayy!!!

Welldone on coming to the You First Relaxation blog, well, the business has been officially registered now for two months, I am learning fast with the great help from my friends at the Harehills Shine Catalyst.

Its amazing, there is so much to learn. I am holding onto all the ideas and concepts of my original business plan, but having to adapt to a few changes on the way.

The Client database is still growing, and with every client we are one step closer to the You First Relaxation Centre, no idea where it is going to be located but rest assured it will be close enough for you to benefit from all the wonderful therapies, treatments and activities that are planned.

hmmm, i wonder if it will have a japanese hot tub, hahaha, well we will have to see on that one.

well, glad you made it here and i hope you are having as much fun as i am.

stay relaxed.

Rob