After an exhausting day yesterday, I just knew that I was going to have one fantastic night of sleep...little did I know, FAIL! Once I was in bed, first I couldn't get comfortable, then my pillows felt too flat, then the thoughts started.
*You were wrong to complain to the coordinator about the work event today; you should apologize.
*You should really go take a cake decorating class.
*You get paid tomorrow, what bills do you have to pay?
*You should finish cleaning out your closet to find items for the yard sale in 2 weeks.
*You should start off making & decorating mini cakes to practice & then move onto full-size cakes.
*You should get up & make a list of items you're gonna bake for the yard sale.
And on, and on, and on...needless to say, I got maybe 30 minutes of sleep the entire night. So, after biting the head off one of our accounting controllers (and then apologizing), I told her how little sleep I had gotten & then (graciously) she offered some great advice. She said "The next time you can't sleep, do what I do - it's called the Korean Toe Tap." She gave me a brief description & I decided to do a little research to see what else I could find. Amazingly, it's an actual thing...who'da thunk? She suggested singing something rhythmic while tapping like the ABC's; hopefully, I won't have to employ this interesting sleep induction method tonight...we shall see. Here's a little detail about the Korean Toe Tap:
Tap Those Toes
There is another Brain Wave Vibration exercise that can help many physical problems, including headaches, insomnia, and circulation problems. Toe-Tap Vibration helps return the body’s energy balance to a healthy state by bringing energy down to the lower body. It is also a very good mind-body coordination exercise. Because the feet are so far away from the brain, you may find at first that they do not want to cooperate with you! But keep working at it and keep trying to increase your speed and the evenness of rhythm.
The feet contain a wide variety of acupressure points that are stimulated through this exercise. Because all the energy lines in the body end in the feet, you can energize your whole body when you stimulate your feet.
Toe-Tap Vibration
1. Lie down on the floor comfortably. Place your arms and legs on the floor and close your eyes. Breathe in and out several times to release excess tension.
2. As you are lying there, gently shake your head from side to side, allowing your shoulders, arms, legs and your whole body to relax. Imagine that all your stress is melting into the ground.
3. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth, making a whooshing sound.
4. Repeat this 3 times.
5. Touch your heels together, tap your toes together; then part the toes again, trying to touch the sides of the feet on the ground. Repeat several times in quick succession. Adjust the speed on this motion depending on your comfort level, but repeat at least 50 times without stopping.
6. When you begin to feel fatigued, slowly stop tapping and rest. Feel the subtle vibration going through the end of the toes to the knees, thighs, hips and waist and to the top of your head. Challenge yourself to do a greater number of repetitions each time you practice.
While I'm no dancer, I think this toe tapping is one I can definitely handle!
Hap Tappy!!!
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