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Hey everyone, this is episode number six of the Absolute Mind Podcasts, and today I'll be talking

about insomnia and how we can overcome it to have restful, peaceful nights. As always, at the end of

this podcast, there will be a relaxation section. We're going to be looking more on the mindfulness and relaxing your

body at the end of the day. It'll be a tip that you can use and you can use it every single night.

So for now, let's get started talking about insomnia. That horrible, horrible moment when you're

looking forward to bed and you get yourself nice in your

pyjamas, you sink down into your bed and you think, yes, this is it, this is the night

I'm going to have the best sleep. And all of a sudden, nothing. You'll lay awake in bed,

looking at the ceiling, looking at the clock, counting down the hours to get yourself off to sleep. You've suddenly got that song in your head that's been

playing on the radio earlier in the morning, all you're thinking about what you've got to do tomorrow,

and the monkey mind chatter just carries on and carries on. But not to worry, all is not lost. There's simple

things that you can do. It can help you have a nice, easy, relaxed sleep on a night. It's just

about turning off your brain, switching off that

overrunning, tic-tok, tick-tok brain and getting yourself calm, relaxed, ready for a night's

sleep. So insomnia, what is insomnia? A lot of people think that insomnia is just not being able to sleep. But actually,

there's a lot of other things that can mean insomnia. And what it truly means, the true meaning

of insomnia is poor sleep and not getting enough sleep throughout the night. But know this.

If you are currently struggling with insomnia, you're not alone.

There's a lot of people struggling from it. There's a lot of people suffering. So maybe,

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