The Insomnia Breakthrough – by Katherine Coleman

The author, a massage therapist, knows plenty about relaxation. But how to put that to use when it comes to getting good quality sleep?

She takes a holistic approach, and yes, does start by covering all the things you’d expect to find in any guide to better sleep (aim for regular schedule, have darkness when you sleep, cool room, clean sheets, no alcohol or caffeine before bed, etc).

What she offers in particular beyond that, is the integration of calming routines, building in mindfulness for sleep (when very often people will go for the opposite!), and small cumulative lifestyle adjustments that are conducive to getting a better night’s rest every night.

The style is very light pop-science (as one might expect from someone who is not, in fact, a scientist), and while we do get a bibliography at the back, it’s a meagre 4 pages. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of interdisciplinary knowledge here, explained well.

Bottom line: if improving your sleep is something you’d like to do, this book can almost certainly get you on the right track.

Click here to check out The Insomnia Breakthrough, and don’t stay up too late reading it!