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Adult practitioners who learned the method 'Counting Breaths' from the on-line booklet ‘Relax whenever you want – Any time anywhere’ and practiced on their own.

Parents’ comments after their kids had done 'Follow-up Classes' with me

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• "A simple, no expense, meditation-oriented approach to stress reduction, which we recommend for all our patients (and ourselves!) is nicely presented at the following website: www.countingbreaths.com. Try it; you'll be glad you did!" 

  Peter Horvath, MD, FACOG in the 'Exercise and Stress' page of his practice web site www.albanyivf.com

• Impressive Work You Do!!                                                      

• I LOVE your site! You have a lot of helpful information and many helpful tips and suggestions that I know my clients could greatly benefit from. Having clients in over 50 countries around the world has helped me to understand that no matter where someone lives, stress is a common problem for many people. Your information is explained in a way that is easy to understand, even for people for whom English is not their primary language.

                                                                                                           Reverend Pamela M. Joy 

• You have a very spiritual website that I enjoyed.                            

• I found the site quite informative. You seem to have done an enormous amount of research and practice.                                                                                        

Adult practitioners who learned the method 'Counting Breaths' from the on-line 'Booklet' and practiced on their own. (Their names are deleted to protect their privacy)

• It is great to use this technique to really take your mind off the things and unwind at the end of a long day. I often do it right before bed and it ensures a great night's sleep. Thank you C S for a wonderful solution to all the stress that we build up everyday!

• I have meditated for over 30 years, but your teachings have made it possible for me to work the meditation and awareness into my every-day activities. I also do the "attentive" breathing during the day as I feel necessary.
  As our work has been extremely demanding, my need to recover from stress is constant. I am grateful for the techniques you have taught us, which can be practiced in the midst of daily life. I wish that more people would take the time to learn these simple techniques which would make their lives more conscious and rewarding.

• I had been taking 2 kinds of medicines for the last 10 years for chronic insomnia, severe anxiety etc. After practicing this and related methods for the last 2 years, I could gradually stop both medicines. It's a wonderful feeling. I thank you sooooooooooo much for helping me get out of that pit I was in. I used to look really tired and unhappy before I
  started this method but recently I had comments from people that I look so much better. I am not picking at my nails as much as I used to do under stressful situations.

• I practice almost every night before bed. I used to wake up at least twice a night but now I sleep straight through. It makes me feel more energetic during the day. I practice any time I wait for something - in the kitchen, waiting for food to cook, at stoplights, in line at stores. Recently when I was changing my name at the social security office, there was a long line and many were complaining. I started feeling my breath and my 25 minute wait was relaxed.

• I usually practice while traveling to and from work. It has helped me improve concentration and do a better job. As a result I have the feeling of accomplishment, confidence, etc.

• I have seen improvement in myself since using this technique for the last 5 months. Whenever I feel angry or have fear of something in my mind, I use it for about 5 minutes. This has helped me avoid unwanted thoughts. I am confident that this inexpensive tool is the key to my happiness.

• I practice often with open eyes - watching TV and listening to music. It has helped me concentrate while reading and doing all other work.

•  I definitely do it when I am in some kind of pressure situation and I immediately get relieved. Also, if I suddenly wake up in the night and some thoughts wander in my mind, I practice it and again I get sound sleep.   

• I am doing breath practice regularly in morning times. But I am not counting the breaths. I am concentrating on breath intake and after some breaths, without knowing, I go into deep "Dhyanam" (Meditation). My mother had undergone bypass surgery end of 2006. After that I taught her this meditation process. She got so much impressed, that she is practicing daily morning and evening. I see that her face is much healthier now and she is also active. After the surgery, she is undergoing medical check-up once in 6 months and the reports are very good. Her medication dose was also reduced by the doctors.   



• I consult your Book- "Relax, whenever You want- Any Place, Any Time" you presented to me. It is very useful. I have learnt many things from it. I did a crash course (1 year) on YOGA. I do many Pranayamas and some very simple pranic healing breathing exercises. But still, the techniques in this book are wonderful. It is like to training myself to regulate the air in and out.  Your advices are most simple, useful and beneficial. My sincere gratitude to you, for showing us a path for good living. I hope one day your teaching will be more popular and you may become a "Guru" like Ramdev Baba and Sri Ravishankar.                                                                                                                                                                                         Aloka Kanungo   
  

Parents’ comments after their kids had done 'Follow-up Classes' with me

• We are very happy with the changes we see in our son. He has been sleeping better and he smiles more often. We notice a lot of improvement in his attitude. Earlier he used to avoid talking to people even when they greet him. Now he talks with people when we meet them. We are very happy with the changes he has made to himself. Thanks a lot for working with him. We really appreciate it.
  

• Our son does seem to practice it and shows some benefit. My concerns about him have decreased. I am proud of him and he is very dedicated to do meditation. 

• Our son seems more happy and enjoying the meditation classes. He does it often. He is also teaching me some techniques at home. I want to thank you sincerely for your patient teaching of meditation to him. This skill will help him for the rest of his life.

• I think that our son has benefited from your techniques. He practices it before going to sleep every night. He told me that he has practiced it several times between classes. I've encouraged him to use it to gather his thoughts when doing any task.

• I feel he is paying more attention in class than before. Even though he may or may not use these techniques at the moment, I believe that you have equipped him with a tool to fall back upon later in life.

• Recently I have seen some very positive changes in our son. For example, yesterday he started his winter recess and was home all day, baby sitting his younger brother without complaining. The sessions have helped him a lot to improve his outlook.                                                 

Original Post:

“Can anyone recommend a way to get a good night's sleep? I haven't had a decent sleep for a week or so. I normally have about five and a half to six hours, but am only managing about four. It's taking ages 'dropping off' at the moment. Any suggestions?
P.S. I've tried the brandy method”.

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Comments from other members:

Boots the Chemist do an over the counter "sleepezee" tablet. I have found that the pack where you are supposed to take two a night, works really well for me to break the cycle when I take one tablet a night for 3 nights. That does it for me............................................
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One major benefit is very comfy pillows, not feather, but normal pillows from somewhere like John Lewis should be nice and comfortable and help as well. And thanks, ………, for your tip too.  I don't use pillows, but I'll try that as well.
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Well, I think the tablets and pillow did the trick. I normally wake between six and seven, but today opened my eyes at 10.38! Some of the cautions on the tablets are a bit alarming, but if they can establish a routine then that'll do for me. Thanks
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If you decide to give up on the tablets, I've recently learnt a breathing technique that can help:  breathe in and concentrate on the feeling of the indrawn breath in your nostrils;  then breathe out slowly counting 'one, one, one' etc to the end of the breath.  Repeat the in-breath, then breathe out counting 'two, two, two...'  and so on.  If other thoughts break in, go back to the beginning and count 'one' again.  It's just a means of pushing out all those thoughts that crowd in the middle of the night, and it helps your mind and body to relax.  It's also a good technique to use if you are feeling nervous about something.
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Thanks for the tip. I used to really enjoy reading at bedtime, but have struggled in recent years. I find myself getting to the end of a page and realizing I have no idea what I've just read- but I will have reminded myself to write and post a letter or remembered a walk from years ago! I'll go back to the top of the page, and usually it'll register the second time. It's so frustrating!  It's the same with the television- I just can't concentrate on anything longer than news items. So, I'm going to use the breathing/counting technique before I next read.
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Thanks. Your breathing technique worked for me last night for getting off to sleep and to drop off again in the early hours.  How right you are about “thoughts that crowd in”.  Like so many of the best ideas, this one is simple.  Where did you find it?
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Glad it was useful.  I found out about it from a leaflet I picked up at my kids' school.  There's a website with more info if you are interested:  www.countingbreaths.com.  I gather the technique comes from India originally.                                                                                               

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