one of the things i talk about in my book is having what’s called a powered down hour. and in the power down hour you have 3 twenty minute segments. so the first segment is forgetting stuff done that you just have to get done or it will drive you crazy. so in our house it’s getting backpacks ready for school finding shoes you know things that you do when you have kids. the second twenty minutes is reserved for hygiene so brush your teeth wash your face maybe even take a hot shower or bath. the final twenty minutes is reserved for meditation relaxation stretching things of that nature that i’d want you to do in bed and i’d want you to do it in the dark okay. because what that does is again it sets that mood and allows you to start to fall asleep. now many people don’t have an hour before they get into bed so you can do the power down half hour if you want like 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes.
why is a “power down hour” important to good sleep?