High speed deep rest - how to make the most of a power nap

You've heard about power naps. They're almost a cliché nowadays, practically a joke. We all have this image of a top businessman fast asleep with his head down on a desk while chaos swirls about him… But clichés become so because they actually are true.

The benefits of a power nap

Taking a short rest during the day has long been known to have beneficial effects. People who nap for between ten and twenty minutes are more alert, more creative, more productive and generally healthier than those who always push on through the day - perhaps fortified only by caffeine.

Some cultures acknowledge that the rhythm of human life includes a daily 'dip' in energy round about lunchtime, and practices like the 'siesta' are a normal part of daily life for all sections of society. But in most western countries nowadays the 24-hour life-style has driven such healthy patterns to the margins.

Why power naps are becoming more popular - and essential

It has taken a combination of serious scientific research and the efforts of some very high powered business people to bring the 'power nap' back up the agenda. A study by NASA found, for example, that a 26-minute nap increased pilots' performance 34%. 34%! That is a huge increase. Now there are even companies renting out 'pods' to businesses where you can go to take your power nap.

Of course, most of us are not pilots, or even top business people, but that doesn't mean to say that we can't all enjoy the same payback that they do from a power nap, because we are certainly all human. If we can find the time, the space and the knack, we can expect to see some of the same benefits.

Making time to take a nap

Finding the time may be a question of taking a new perspective on your daily routines. Ten minutes is not a huge chunk of time, so it may be a matter of thinking of your lunch 'hour' as being divided up, so you can take twenty or thirty minutes for your lunch, twenty minutes for socialising or exercise, and fifteen minutes for a power nap. Or reassign your afternoon 'tea break' to be an afternoon 'power nap break'.

Where is the best place to nap?

Space too may be a matter of thinking creatively. Putting your head down on the desk (if you work in an office) is one way to do it. Maybe there is a quiet corner somewhere where you can curl up (lucky you if your company offers 'pods'!). Some people head back to their cars and sit there for a nap. If you are at home, you may have the luxury of actually retiring to bed, or resting on a couch.

Mastering the knack of power napping

But what about the knack? Many people find going off to sleep a rather slow business. If you've only got ten minutes, how can you reliably send yourself off within a minute or so? And - possibly more importantly - how can you be sure you will wake up in time?

The Ten Minute Power Nap is an audio hypnosis session which takes all the effort out of putting yourself to sleep. You don't have to worry about whether you are relaxed enough yet - you just listen and respond to the suggestions have been designed to help you relax quickly and easily.

The Ten Minute Power Nap also takes care of the matter of waking up, and teaches you how to reliably ensure that you will be back at work in time. Listening to the Ten Minute Power Nap regularly as you begin to establish your own napping routine will help you institute a healthy pattern of relaxation in your day which will repay your input a thousandfold.

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