There is an inner dialogue going on inside you all the time. When it’s about preoccupations of the day, this can keep you awake at night. This is a mind trap. Applying mental mastery tools can help you let go of the thinking pattern and fall asleep.

Your inner dialogue keeps you from going to be when you intend to. It keeps you up fretting about what happened the day before. It wakes you up too early as you worry about what might happen tomorrow. The inner dialogue is a mind trap – but it can be avoided.

Much of what we do is mindless. We don’t know why we do what we do. Many compulsions function that way and can turn into “everyday addictions”. There is a secret to avoiding this and putting yourself into a state of choice.

When you think of a person overcoming insomnia, do you picture some ideal person with the perfect routine? Does it seem unattainable? Let me introduce you to who you are as a great sleeper, without unreachable ideals.

There is a high correlation between perfectionism and chronic insomnia. That’s because of the thinking style of perfectionism; these are high personal standards and concern over making mistakes. What lies under this thinking style points to the secret for perfectionists to get better sleep.

Stress and worry are harmful habits that can affect your sleep. But worry can be addicting. Find out what you can do to break free of the worry-mind and enjoy a relaxing night’s rest.

Do you ever wonder where the expression “sleep on it” came from?

When you dream, your brain sorts through the day’s problems. If you’re looking for a solution for a specific problem, find out how to let your dreams find the solution you need.

When you wake up in the night, do you experience those moments of confusion, where you can’t remember who or where you are? Find out why that happens and what you can do about it.

Are you one of those people who believes you can’t meditate? You don’t need to start with a calm and peaceful mind. You just need to start. Here is how you can start meditating, even when you think you can’t.

We are programmed to distract ourselves from frustration and discomfort. We train our minds to reject stress and push away negativity. What if I told you that this habit is bad for you? That meditation and acceptance can help you deprogram and live a more balanced life? Take some time for yourself.

Meditation is about more than peaceful serenity. The calm, relaxing breaths bring more than stillness.

The true power of meditation allows for mindful self-awareness that can benefit your life. Find out how.

We’ve all experienced fear to one extent or another: the anxiety of worry, the terror of a nightmare, the fight-or-flight response of conflict. Find out how you can manage your reactions to get out of fear mode quickly.

Feeling calm and peaceful can seem like a magical ability that some people have and not others. I once felt that way. It took me years to learn, but it was worth it and it has changed my life.

Here are three simple ways to ground yourself which involve connecting with your body.

We identify with our habits. Often we don't even notice our habits, they are a part of who we think ourselves to be. We might not even notice how these habits are interfering with our dreams and goals.

How can you reinvent yourself into the person you wish you were and know you could be?

Are you one of those people who "can't meditate"? Meditation is a simple practice available to any of us. Once you have the basics of how to meditate, you can easily practice it to calm down the mind and get to sleep.

It is refusing to "know what we know" that keeps us stuck in fear. We may try to avoid this part of us, but it is in touch with a reality greater than our own selves and our pedestrian preferences. Fear lives in the darkness where we refuse to go.

These fears can follow us into the night and keep us awake.