Sleep: Ssshhh… "Power Napping"
By award-winning author and stress-relief expert Susie Mantell
The Real Secret to Success: Power Naps
More and more businesses are recognizing the tremendous benefits to their employees when time is allowed for a phenomenon known as "Power-Napping."
I recall as a little girl, having terrible difficulty grasping the concept that if I no longer wanted to have my bangs, I would have to let them grow! (So, being four, I tried to cut them off!) Power Napping is actually a similar phenomenon. If you want to be able to go and go to get the job done, maybe you really need to stop and rest.
Isn't life funny?
Busy people often find that by taking twenty minutes to a half-hour rest the body-mind during a busy day will actually provide them with 3-4 more productive, focused hours to achieve their goals and objectives.
Try This During a Break:
- Sneak off for a 20 minute nap. - Set a timer so you can relax without worrying that you'll oversleep.
- You'll be amazed!
-Note: Napping for too long can leave you groggy so just a quick nap is the goal here.
Check out the "Sleep Tips" section on my website at www.relaxintuit.com for some more specific strategies for getting a good night's sleep.
Sweet dreams!
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Award-winning stress-relief expert Susie Mantell ...is the author of the deeply soothing relaxation CD, "Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace,” clinically approved for symptoms associated with stress and sleeplessness, depression and grief, anxiety, P.T.S.D., Fibromyalgia, caregiver stress, cancer, pain, divorce and addiction recovery. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, NBC, ABC, CBS-TV, Town & Country, The American Pain Society, Hazelden and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, listeners include The Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, The Betty Ford Center, V.A. Hospitals,and Canyon Ranch (#1 Spa.) Customizing stress-reduction for Fortune 500 companies, distinguished hospitals and spas, Mantell has facilitated thousands in relieving health-related, work-related, chronic or traumatic stress. Her multi-sensory, mind-body techniques appear in national media, medical and corporate publications. Susie Mantell's Stress-Relief & Wellness Tips are intended as an adjunct to, not a substitute for, professional health care. Order “Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace” and find more of Mantell’s stress-relief tips at www.relaxintuit.com