The Path To Sleep, Exercises for an Ancient Skill - To Sleep, To Dream, #1

If you have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up rested, this book will teach you what sleep is all about. We do not intuitively know how to sleep, and no one tells us.

Do not approach sleep issues as dysfunctions; do not mistake symptoms for causes. Sleep problems are literally a wake-up call, an opportunity to repair your life. You'll never a get the story straight unless you understand what your sleep issues are telling you.

Sleep is not just chemical, neurological, mechanical, or psychological, it is all of these combined. Sleep is a whole-body, psycho-somatic experience. Everything that's blocking sleep, or causing distress around sleep, is an opportunity to deeply encounter and repair the body's function. Sleep is a process of whole-body-mind repair and invigoration.

The Path To Sleep consists of written and spoken words. It contains twenty-four guided visualizations--MP3 audio files on the internet—that carry you in thought, image, rhythm, and frequency into other states of mind.

These are not simply different ideas or perspectives, they are different realities. We are different people in these different states. Many people--especially those who have trouble sleeping--do not, are rarely, or cannot even imagine being someone other than who they are. This inflexibility is why you're stuck; you'll find the training in this book essential.

The Path To Sleep, and the workshops built around it, focus on five aspects of sleep, most of which are overlooked, misunderstood, or simply ignored. They are:

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"This book is not just a book, it's a hands-on guide to the root cause of all those sleepless nights. It offers a complete paradigm shift to transform the very context of insomnia from something to survive to something to celebrate for its unique ability to act as a catalyst for growth."
— Mollie McGlocklin, author and host of www.sleepasaskill.com
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"The Path To Sleep is the first systematic application of hypnosis to sleep dysfunction despite ample evidence of hypnosis's remarkable positive effect. The book's hypnotic audio files address problems of rumination, emotional and physical stress, brain rhythms, sleep hygiene, and dreams. This is much needed nonpharmaceutical guidance for those with all forms of insomnia."
— Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg, author of The Doctor's Guide to Sleep Solutions for Stress & Anxiety
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"If you're that person who just can't sleep, no matter what—even drugs aren't doing such a great job—read this book! Yeah, sure, there are many sleep experts and science-based facts on the internet, and herbs and potions and chanting. How's all that working for you so far? Lincoln nails it by staying steadfast with the bottom line. Sleep is not the problem. You are.
— Sandy Ames, CHt, author of Sleep Now!: Self Hypnosis Meditation

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"I've been using some of what you said, and I drop right off to sleep and get 7 1/2 hrs to 8 + and really good to excellent sleep scores from my Fitbit. Before I was getting about 41/2 - 5 hrs sleep a night and only fair Fitbit scores. Thank you. It has really helped."
— Ann, workshop participant