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Get Ready For Bed And We'll Give You A Relaxing Activity To Try Tonight

Don't forget to put on some nourishing night cream.

Which journal are you writing in before hitting the lights?

Finally, what soothing sound is lulling you to sleep?

This gentle lotion can help relieve anxiety, which will lead to a much better night's sleep. Once you gather up your ingredients, it's super simple to make. Check out the recipe [here](https://www.facebook.com/officialgoodful/videos/2224072860996501/).

Lather on some magnesium lotion.

Put a few drops of this soothing oil on a tissue and tuck it inside your pillow before bed. Lavender is known for its relaxing qualities, so the calming scent will help you drift off to dreamland.

Dab on a little lavender oil.

With [this calming technique,](https://www.drweil.com/videos-features/videos/the-4-7-8-breath-health-benefits-demonstration/) you sit up straight against a wall, and then inhale through the nose for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and then exhale over eight seconds. Continue once you get into bed, and you'll start to feel sleepy.

Try the 4-7-8 breathing technique.

Massage your scalp in gentle circles with your fingertips, starting at your forehead and going down to the back of your head. Then, do it from the crown of your head to your ears. Apply light pressure on the forehead, around the eyes, and between the eyebrows. Finish up with a few circles around your cheeks. Buh-bye, tension!

Give yourself a relaxing head massage.

When you download the Calm app (for free!), you'll have access to their [library of fictional audio sleep stories](https://www.calm.com/sleep) that are written to, well, bore you to sleep. The narrator's sedative voice and the soothingly detailed writing about scenes in Muir Woods or lavender fields in Provence will have you drifting off in no time.

Listen to Calm's sleep stories.

Studies [show](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/minding-the-body/201111/how-gratitude-helps-you-sleep-night) that writing in a gratitude journal for 15 minutes every night can help you worry less at bedtime and sleep longer and better. So! Before you hit the hay, jot down some things you're thankful for — big, small, from today, from 10 years ago. Whatever you write, it'll help you feel at peace before you snooze.

Write in a gratitude journal.

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