Natural Tips for Better Sleep / Issue #124 - April 9, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 124 - April 9, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
mailto:marilee777@aol.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
Home Spa Lady (TM)

Circulation: 2800


==============================================
Home Spa Lady ~ Simple Solutions for Self-Care At Home
==============================================

In This Issue
================================

1. Natural Tips for Better Sleep

2. Essential Oil Tip: Rutavala
(video - 31 sec.)

3. Success Tip: Fran Lebowitz

4. Recipe of the Week: Milk and Honey Drink

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

6. Special Tonight: The Last Lecture


=================================
1. Natural Tips for Better Sleep
=================================

Is it hormonal? emotional? ill-health?
foods? medications? mental stress and worry?
breathing difficulties? tense muscles or pain?
the person next to you?

There are so many possible factors
that can be attributed to sleep disorders.

And there are just as many or more
medication-based "answers" to this problem
that work for some people some of the time.

If this is a problem for you then one of the best
things to do is begin by taking your own inventory.

Make a list of what in your life is making you feel
out of balance and track that daily for a few days.
Notice if its an ongoing situation that could be
disturbing your sleep.

This process helps you to focus in on yourself and
start paying attention to things in your life and body
that you might not have noticed before. Some imbalances
can be contributing to your problem.

Here are some natural sleep aids and tips that can help you
snooze the night through:

--Keep your bedtime routine consistent

--Make your bedroom as comfortable as possible
-eliminate clutter
-remove televisions, computers, phones, and
unnecessary lighting

--Wear pure cotton (organic is best) sleepwear

--Have comfortable pillows

--Take a Lavender Bath
-a few drops of St. Marie's Lavender
(my fav from Young Living) in your tub!

--Eliminate Caffeine and Sugar after 12 noon

--Put essential oils on your feet before you
get into bed (see essential oils tips)

--Use a Sleep Affirmation:
"I will sleep deeply and peacefully, to awake in the morning
fresh and full of energy"


========================================
2. Essential Oil Tip: Rutavala
========================================

This new blend from Young Living was formulated to relax the
mind and body. Ruta graveolens is a very special essential oil
from Ecuador and it is combined with valerian and lavender
essential oils.

There are several testimonials from people who had sleep
disorders and used this oil blend with great success - like
sleeping through the night for the first time in years!

Quick video (31 seconds) http://snipurl.com/rutavala_4_sleep

For more info or to order Rutavala, contact your Young
Living distributor or go to: http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


===============================
3. Success Tip: Fran Lebowitz
===============================

"I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use."

~ Fran Lebowitz


==========================================================
4. Recipe of the Week: Warm Milk and Honey Drink for Sleep
=========================================================

Maybe its just the cozy warmth of this drink, but it works for
many. . . .

1 glass warm milk
1 drop vanilla extract
1 teaspoon honey

Drink before going to bed.


=========================================
5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
=========================================

Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk

--"They told me at the blood bank this might happen."

--"This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in
the last time management course you sent me to."

--"Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper."

--"I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement
and envisioning a new paradigm!"

--"This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"

--"I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance."

--"Actually I'm doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan"
(SLEEP). I learned it at the last mandatory seminar you made me
attend.

--"I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work
related stress."

--"Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a
solution to our biggest problem."

--"The coffee machine is broken...."

--"Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."

--"Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear
off!"

--"Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the
workaholic!"

--"I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens
without hands."

AND THE #1 BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR
DESK:

"Amen"


===================================
Special Tonight: The Last Lecture
===================================

I rarely, if ever, recommend anything on television -
but this is a must-see Wednesday evening.

Diane Sawyer is interviewing Professor Randy Paugh who has
pancreatic cancer, was expected to live 3 - 6 months, and gave
his Last Lecture.

He is living the rest of his life to the fullest.

This is a true love story.

http://abcnews.go.com/gma/lastlecture


----------------------------------------------------------------

Where to Meet, Hear, or Learn with Home Spa Lady:

----------------------------------------------------------------


June 11 - 14, 2008

Rise to Excellence
Young Living Essential Oils Convention
Salt Lake City, UT


-----------------------------------------

Want to know about my new ebook?

Great for holistically oriented health care
professionals with a practice!

Look at the 99 testimonials on this page -
you are all so beautiful!

http://snipurl.com/8_steps_ebook

-----------------------------------------------

PERMISSION TO REPRINT: You may reprint any items from "Home Spa
Lady's Tips of the Week" in your own print or electronic
newsletter, but please include the following paragraph:

Reprinted from "Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week," a free
on how to Make Every Day A Spa Day. Subscribe at
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com.


=======================================================
Marilee Tolen RN
a.k.a. Home Spa Lady
marilee777@aol.com
Phone: 856-857-1799 (East Coast)