Why lockdown is impacting on our sleep and what we can do to improve it.

How hypnotherapy can help with insominia

Why everyone needs a good amount of REM each night. Until I started studying hypnotherapy, I had little idea of why REM, or rapid eye movement, was so important for us. It accounts for around 20% of our total sleep each night and is when our brain literally problem solves the events from the day before. During REM your body is in paralysis but your mind is 4 times as active as during the day processing all your thoughts. Think of it like a filing cabinet sorting through your