If you are one of those people who can sleep whenever you want, you probably don’t know how lucky you are. People who complain they haven’t been able to sleep all night may even seem mature and sophisticated to you, dealing with complex and important problems that keep them awake at night. Only those who are tossing and turning all night with the person next to them sleeping like a baby, know how precious sleep is.

But being deprived of sleep is not simply unpleasant, it is also harmful for your health. Research shows that sleep deprivation drains you of your energy, makes you clumsy and irritable, makes it hard for you to concentrate, remember or even differentiate between right and wrong, weakens your immune system, causes aches and pain, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even obesity.
But the good news is there is no need to be sleep deprived.  These simple steps can help you sleep better.

• Don’t turn your bedroom into an entertainment centre with televisions, computers and stereos. Watching television, being on the computer or listening to anything but soothing music just before you sleep will only excite your nerves and make it harder for you to sleep.
• Do not eat a heavy meal too close to your bedtime. Eating spicy or fatty food may cause heart burn and discomfort.  Do not drink coffee, soft drinks (which, if you part of the Quantum family, you probably don’t drink anyway) or other drinks containing caffeine.
• Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even if its a holiday. Then your body clock will get used to those times. Even if you feel like you haven’t gotten enough sleep, wake up at your normal time.  

And if nothing else works, try relaxation. The underlying principle of all the above points is to help your body relax. And nothing helps your body and mind relax than relaxation. This is why people who haven’t been able to sleep for years and years, even with the help of sleeping pills, fall asleep peacefully on the very first day of the Quantum Method Course. Relaxation will not only bring sleep back into your life, it will enrich every aspect of your life.