Good sleep hygiene also demands a space that’s conducive to sleep.  Make sure your bedroom is inviting.  Try to make certain it is as comfortable as it can be.  Keep the lighting you use in the night as warm and low as necessary.  No bright overhead lights now.  

Use the bed for sleeping, and yes sex, but not as the home office!  No balancing the check book, or paying bills, or writing “to do lists”!  Watching television in bed is really not a good idea either, and the bedroom shouldn’t be the snack bar.  Don’t allow the bed to become the extra closet or the laundry room.  You know what I mean.  It’s hard to want to sleep in a space that serves so many functions, and it’s hard to be relaxed in a space that you have to dig your way into.

Make your space nice and inviting.  Keep it as a sacred space so once you enter the room your mind and body naturally feel relaxed and ready for sleep.

It’s easy to get the sleep you need if you set that intention by developing habits that promote a good night’s sleep.

Exercise regularly. Avoid excessive caffeine.  Allow yourself to physically and mentally relax in the hour or two before you go to bed.  Plan to go to bed.  Make the space you sleep in relaxing. 

Turn off the lights and sleep tight.