Nightly Relaxation Ritual
I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety at night (work-related stuff), and it’s impacting my sleep. Simultaneously, we’re working through a round of Purposeful Conception: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy, and it’s reminding me of what a conscious effort I made to relax and de-stress my life when I was pregnant with Henry. Every night I would shut down by a certain time, do yoga, and then relax. Here’s what I said about it:
During my pre-conception phase, I developed a nightly Relaxation Ritual for myself. At 8:15 every night, I would spend 15 minutes picking up the clutter that had accumulated around our house during the day. Then I would do 15 minutes of yoga. Finally, I would read or chat with my husband before going to bed at 9:30 (so I could get eight hours of sleep before my 5:30am alarm).
I’m wondering if I want to try something similar. I’ve been working so hard to shut my computer by 8pm. Then I could set it aside (versus opening it and starting on another computer-centered project), head into my bedroom, put on some soothing music and do yoga. It could be a nice transition into whatever I want to do with the rest of my time: ukulele, Netflix, games with Matt, reading, etc.