What Celebrity Insomniacs Teach us About Sleep

Just by bringing your attention to your breath, you will change everything

What have Madonna, George Clooney, Martha Stewart and Tom Ford all got in common? They are all famous insomniacs.

Ayurvedic Sleep Consultant Anandi said, “I believe insomnia is caused by an imbalanced lifestyle and cured by a balanced lifestyle”. It was only after discovering the truly holistic approach of Ayurveda and using the breath as a healing tool that she overcame her insomnia nightmare.

Lack of sleep affects the whole of your life. Researchers have shown that poor sleep patterns can impair memory and shrink the brain. Many scientists believe that irregular sleeping patterns lead to an array of illnesses from heart disease to cancer. Being an ex-insomniac of 15 years herself, Anandi knows what not being able to sleep feels like. “I felt foggy-headed and ill all the time, but I just did not want to take sleeping pills”, says Anandi.

In Anandi’s new book, Breathe Better, Sleep Better , she outlines a brand new approach to insomnia which is Breath Therapy. “You can’t control your heart or your hormones with your mind, but you can with your breath. No amount of herbs will do the same thing as connecting to the breath”, says Anandi.

Breathe Better, Sleep Better offers a step by step guide to calm and nourish the nervous system using various breathing exercises. A calm nervous system increases serotonin levels, the magic sleep inducing hormone.

Anandi shows in her book how to dramatically improve daily life through better breathing techniques to improve sleeping patterns with her simple to follow step by step system. Breathe Better, Sleep Better offers a systematic approach using breath as tool to help balance yourself and get a good night’s sleep. The book is dedicated exclusively to help people with their sleeping issues using a number of practical exercises. Anandi also has free sleep advice available on her website.

Your breath tells the story. A stressed out insomniac will have a short, shallow breathing pattern. “Just by bringing your attention to your breath, you will change everything!” said Anandi.

Links
Breathe Better, Sleep Better on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breathe-Better-Sleep-Guru-Anandi/dp...

Anandi’s Website: http://www.thesleepguru.co.uk/


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About the Author

Anandi’s journey started in the fitness industry in 1986. A born leader and teacher, she found herself teaching others throughout her career in fitness, beauty and wellness. She now lives between Salisbury, England, and Macerata, Italy, and runs workshop and retreats in Italy and London. “Anandi” is Alison Francis’ spiritual name given to her by her guru in India in 2007. Her professional credentials are:-
• Ayurveda Practitioner, approved by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine
• Ayurvedic consultant (American Institute of Vedic Studies, David Frawley)
• Qualified NLP instructor and hypnotherapist (David Shephard, Performance Partnership)
• Chopra-certified Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor (Deepak Chopra)
• Registered Senior Yoga Teacher (Approved by The Yoga Alliance)
• Continued study of Pranayama with Yogi Vishvketu
• Mentee of the late Georg Feuerstein, and graduate of 800hrs of yoga history and philosophy (Georg Feuerstein, Traditional Yoga Studies)
• ‘Teaching the teacher’ internship in India at Anand Prakresh Ashram (Yogi Vishvketu)

Anandi’s first book is available for purchase and offers many practical tools to help detox different parts of the human body. For example detoxing the digestive system, calming the nervous system and stimulating the circulatory system. ‘Breathe Better, Sleep Better’ is available online or direct from her website.

Anandi has a blog where she explains different methods and techniques to cure insomnia. The blog includes a number of video demonstrations, written guides and advice to help with your development. Some blog posts include features on meditation, healthy eating and stress.