The key is to fall asleep right away so you can get that "deep sleep" phase behind you.
I find that taking a long walk on a regular basis (any time during the day) helps. Also, no snacking after dinner. I also don't have a TV on. Maybe some music.
“I’m a believer in this. I used to have lousy sleep habits. Since getting a solid 8 hours a night, I feel so much better. You don’t even have to sleep the full eight hours, just stay in bed. Often I’ll wake up after about five hours of solid sleep and then drift in and out of sleep over the next three hours, having some very vivid dreams. This has become my favorite part of the night. I wake up very rested too.”
I’m one of the zillion people: Who often wake up at 3 am and may not go back to sleep.
A good friend’s fp told her to just stay in bed and try not
to think of anything. That works well with my wife and I.
This woman is a widow with no living relatives in this area.
Her surviving family lives about a 120 miles south of Portland. So during one of her awake at 3 am sessions, she decided to sell her current home and buy one near her relatives in Oregon.
Her home sold without going on the market, and a niece has helped her to buy a nice 2 bedroom home.
She and her dog will be moving north this week.
Also, she has been sleeping through the night since making her decision to relocate near her family in Oregon.