Trouble Sleeping Options

Lately I have had trouble sleeping. I can relax, but from there all my mind seems to want to do is try and astral travel or focus it's energy on things like surrounding my body with light or rejuvinating it's chakra points. (I don't know much on the subject, just basic information so I don't actually WANT to try any of the stuff my mind is doing at the moment!) I'm sure if I WANTED to be doing that at that time it would be a good thing, however it leaves me energised which is what I really don't need at 1am!

So I am asking for help. Spells, recipes, herbs, teas (at the moment I'm on regular ol' tea, honey and milk!), sachets, dream pillow mixtures, talismans... ANYTHING really.

I am limited as to not burning inscence/candles though as my room mate has "asthma" and sometimes I share a bed with my partner so I don't want to do anything to disturb their sleep either.

Any suggestions?

(PS: I thought there would be a topic on sleep spells/help already but the search seemed to find zilch! Feel free to direct me to a thread if one already exists.)


I've been thinking maybe lavender oil or a lavender sachet next to my bed or under my pillow.

Try the recommended teas that can have a sedative effect. Alcohol or cannibis can help you fall a sleep but it *may* cause disrupted sleep (you'll wake up later a lot and may not feel so great) because of chemical processes that occur as the night goes on.

Do not perform heavy exercise with the intention of exhausting yourself; it often has the opposite effect. Certain forms of meditation can also make you more alert than sleepy.

Breathing practices such as taking a few deep full breaths and also inhaling through the left nostril (only) and exhaling through the right a few times also has a very calming effect that helps you get to sleep.

After years of restless sleep and peculiar dream and thought processions at night, I found that a 250 mg dose of magnesium (magnesium supplements generally come in in 250-mg pills) right before going to bed will help you sleep through the night and have much less intense REM sleep, lucid dreams, etc. When you stop taking the supplement, you may slowly revert back to dreaming more again. This has been may experience at least.