How to Fall Asleep in 2 Minutes (Military Technique) 

This technique is called Progressive Relaxation and it works! I used to use it in college when I had horrible anxiety.

I learned this technique, not for falling asleep, but for pain control. It’s effective.

Me : watching the video in x2 speed so i can sleep in 1 minute

Actually I learned that if you think of a memory instead of imagining something usually helps a lot more. You're using a different part of the brain when you're remembering a core memory rather than spending energy of creating new things. It definitely makes me fall asleep much faster

I’ve been struggling with insomnia the past few weeks. My husband, who can be rather pushy, had me look up military techniques to falling asleep. I tried it last night and wah-lah! I slept through the night, with only one kitty-provoked wake up. But… I fell back to sleep. I got 8 hours total!

I’ve been practicing this technique for well over 30 + years, even to this day, now that I’ve retired from the Military. It has helped tremendously in those times of war, but as I transferred back into civilian life. There are many stresses in life that are not associated with the high stresses, and demands of military life. But there are associations of stress that build up, even in civilian settings. This is a very good technique 😇🙏👍

This is actually what I use when my mind is racing and I can’t sleep. It works wonderfully! Now to figure out how to stay asleep…

I have my own technique: 1) Find a really comortable position. 2) Breath slow and relaxed 3) Start counting your breathing on every exhale BACKWARDS from 250. If you loose your count you have to start over from 250 again. It clears your mind becsuse you can not think of anything distracting. Works every time. I rarely manage to get passed 170-180 before falling asleep.

I remember doing this at yoga class. Ahh.. that 15 min sleep felt like 7hrs of sleep. You feel super energized after this.

I'm using a similar technique, but in the morning to stop me from waking up and going to work. Works every time.

I was taught this technique back in late 1986 or early 87 by a nurse from the hospital where my son was about to be born. It works!❤

I have chronic insomnia. I had brain cancer, and my brain doesn't naturally make sleep hormones, so I physically cannot sleep without use of about 5 (or more some nights) sleep aids. My average bedtime is around 4 am. I tried that, and it has helped on some particularly stubborn nights. It definitely doesn't take just two minutes for me, more like 10 or 15. It was your video I saw that got me to try it, so I appreciate it!

sleep paralysis has entered the chat: Edit: damm 10k likes?? Ya sum differenttt 💙

This sounds like too much work. I just want to go to sleep.

Using this technique for my job. I am a trucker and rest is well needed, this helps a lot

It's 'yoga nidra' i didn't know so many people (10m+) not know this. Its fairly common for any yoga practitioner. If thats the case then i think, other ways of curing hypertension and depression may also be very useful for anyone who hasn't started yoga. Good luck exploring more, hope people in need get there.

*I'm in the military and they told us to do all of this but instead of "dont think" you count from 1 to 10 repeatedly, or whatever numbers you want just making sure it's a natural flow and it really works*

It's important to be persistent with practice. I personally feel stressed when I try to fall asleep, I worry I won't be able to do so. But, with having a clear cut goal like this, I can think that even if I can't fall asleep, I will improve my skill to do so in the future. Which relaxes me, I hope it can for you too!

As a gunner in a tank, I learned this method in the army. It is called *Progressive muscle relaxation according to Edmund Jacobson (PMR)* Every minute that a soldier has nothing to do he should rest, you never know when you will get to sleep next. And the body also gets used to these power naps and is as well rested as possible. My wife always wonders how I can fall asleep so quickly, but anyone who has slept in the turret of a moving tank with the steel helmet banging to all sides will no longer have trouble falling asleep in regular circumstances. This exercise also helps later with PTSD, which unfortunately affects many soldiers. Depression, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, etc. Just give it a try.

This is literally what i do on nights i have bad anxiety and it works like a charm. I had no idea it was an actual technique. I imagine i’m on a beach after relaxing all my muscles

What I learned before was to also tense all your muscles up and then slowly let go and relax as much as you can, focusing on specific areas part by part from head to toe.

I showed this to my grandma and she hasn’t woken up in like 2 days. Maybe it’s the good sleep. 💯 Recommended technique

I learned to do something similar in high school. When I worked do residential care for teens with mental health issues - there was a kid who hadn't had a good night of sleep in years (like barely more than 3 hours) due to extreme anxiety. Walked him through a meditation similar to this technique and he was out in minutes. Did it two nights in a row and slept through both nights. He was doing it on his own in two weeks, with only the occasional sleep issue from there.

Bruh, u literally just taught me how to just actually sleep 😂

For anyone interested, I started trying this about a week ago and already I have a lot more success sleeping faster and better. If I had to guess, it takes me like 5-10 minutes to fall asleep, and some nights I just won't be able to do it because I can't control distractions, but this is still MUCH better than what I had before, where it took me an hour to sleep and constantly wake up through the night,

Great! Now please tell the technique of how to not feel sleepy when you're studying or how to concentrate your mind when you try to study 😢

My therapist recommended this when i had insomnia from my depression. I felt myself drifting off, got so excitednthat it was working and woke myself back up 😅😂

For those who think this is to much work : My tip is to turn on an audio clip with speech only. Be sure the clip is around 30 - 60 mins. You don’t have to do anything, you re just listening to an audioclip. What works best ? Space stuff. Try channels like Event Horizon or Cool Worlds. Make the volume so low you can hear it, but barely. Place the phone or device on which it’s playing next to your bed. On RU-vid, be sure you don’t have commercials. Turn autoplay off . Worked for me. Close your eyes and listen to it. Don’t panic if it doesn’t work within a few minutes. Good luck, hope it helps some people here.

2 a.m. here so the timming is perfect!

It works even better if you flex and hold the muscles for a few seconds and *then* relax them - if you’re already tense from stress it’s not so easy to just relax your body because you can’t feel the tension unless you use each muscle group. Also, this exercise in itself empties the mind and I’d usually be asleep before finishing. You adapt, and pretty soon you’re taking power-naps in trees and on rock, anywhere your body was stationary for more than two minutes - especially if you had a Bergen on to lean against, or back to back with a buddy.

This technique is the best. I couldn't sleep properly for the past 2 days but today I had a very good sleep. Haven't slept this peaceful in a while. Thanks

I'm listening. Sometimes, when lying on bed, I tense my entire body up, holding for 20 seconds, and then release, and breathe in slow, exhale slow, sometimes this helps. Sometimes I visualize a candle, with a flame, and any thoughts that arise flickers the flame, so I focus on the flame being still. And Sometimes, I'm able to entirely control my mind, from any intrusive thoughts, and fall asleep shortly after, but this doesn't work all the time - certain movies, states, life, hardships, internet, life, and life again, makes it difficult.

As a chronic insomniac I was very skeptical about this, but it actually worked! I am 1000% grateful to you for posting this! 👍

Tried this a few weeks ago, relaxing my shoulders and arms was the game changer I needed. Literally fell asleep after 2 minutes. Can’t believe I never knew this all these years,thought I had major anxiety issues

My technique for falling asleep is to close my eyes and imagine either a memory or a made-up scene/situation, and then I just keep going with it. After a few minutes I'm already knocked out and it always works. I say this in case it may be helpful for someone else because this progressive relaxation method doesn't work for me.

My life will change! Since I was a kid I've been such an overthinker and my mind does not shut down before bed. Now it finally will! edit: it worked! The first night was really hard, but it's been easier and easier since then and I'm already seeing results and I won't be sleep deprived any more!

What people fail to realize is that all of this has to do with your mind. If you can control your mind you can achieve whatever you want

Great job! You are 100% correct I learned this after my first combat related tour. Its actually taught over weekly sessions in groups lying on floor mats with calming music. My class took 3 months. You did an amazing job explaining briefly. The breathing is the most important. Awesome video...thank you!

Thanks for this video. Some other things I've tried: 1) Listen to sleep guided meditation/sleep stories/easy audiobooks 2) Focus on breathing slowly: controlling my breath actually helped me control my thoughts 3) If you have a tendency to think of scenarios, use that to your advantage: create some relaxing mental scenes and replay them 4) Cut down sugar and don't consume chocolate/caffeine after 5pm 5) If you have a sedentary lifestyle, tire your body out a bit through exercise 6) Drink chamomile or other calming herbal fusions (not right before bed though as they can be diuretic) 7) A warm shower before sleep and cool room temperature helps.

When I start having thoughts that keep me awake at night I think no not now, not now. I put those thoughts away for the night knowing that they are not more important than my health. Like the songs say what will be will be but I will not let it bother me tonight. Telling those thoughts to go away really works don't let them control your life or make you sick. Just tell them to go away.

I have severe chronic neuropathy from losing my leg and messing up my spinal cord while in the Army. I have to take Ambien to sleep and many times I still can't sleep. I will definitely try this and leave an update. Cheers.

If you wanna know how to fall asleep almsot instantly: stay up until 4 am to where your body is so tired you fall asleep fast, definitely a very healthy way totally

I had this on meditation lessons! It was not to fall asleep but to relax fast and effective, it worked very well! One girl started snoring real fast and no one was able to hold a laugh😅

I learned this technique from a Yoga class many years ago. If u can stop the thinking, it works.

This is actually strikingly similar to what my therapist had me do when I was suffering from insomnia. I wonder if he's former military or has military in his family.

As a guy who doesn't sleep for last 20 years, thanks for the guide.

This is an ancient technique called Shavaasan which is part of Indian Yogic tradition. Very effective not just for sleep but actively relaxing the mind and body.

Fun Fact: This is what I did when I was having panic attacks every 2 or 3 days, I didn't even know this was a known thing. As soon as you recognize that you're having a panic/anxiety attack, do the things described in the video...trust, it works, I would usually imagine that i was just chilling on a beach, listening to the waves.

The best technique Ive ever heard and which mimics the bodys natural falling sleep action that releases the chemical reaction which transfers you from awake to asleep, is this: Very slowly, over 5-6 seconds close your eyes almost entirely, then again very slowly over 5-6 seconds open your eyes a tiny slit, then repeat. Its a subtle amount of slow movement. Typically you cant make it beyond 10 repetitions as it releases a heap of the chemical melatonin and you fall asleep without fail.

I have tried this many times. It hasn't worked even one time for me. It's one thing to have problems just for the occasional stress, but for people with true insomnia, or other sleep issues, it does nothing. I'm happy for the people it does help.

I was taught something similar to this in high-school around 1980..bio feedback. It started at the feet and you told each body part to relax. Today I use it to relax and 8 can even relax the disc herniation I have at L5s1. Unfortunately it only helps while i am focused on it but it is still worth the relief

Agreed it definitely works for me. Nice to see it spread to others I wondered how common this was. Had a buddy in the Army tell me this while we were at JRTC and changed everything for me because I always had trouble falling asleep when I was young😊

A huge part to the breathing thing, is you went to breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6/7. Constantly blowing out for that time. You want it to be just hard enough that you need to focus on your breathe control. But not so hard you’re straining after 10 reps. It’ll get easier after the first few. You can always change the times. For others having a hard time ~ this is super corny / cliche / embarrassing. But actively telling yourself “it’s okay to sleep, everything will be fine.” Can help. Run through what’s stressing you, like if you have kids “I’ll hear them, even if I’m asleep. It’s okay.”

Wow I'm going to try this immediately. Working overnights and day sleep is not working well so far. Maybe this will do the trick. I NEED this

Tried this and I can say I'm currently sleeping as I type. Highly effective

Yes, great, thank you. For me it’s not just thoughts but also music playing in head…so my mantra is: “no thoughts/no music” … breathe in and hold 5 seconds (this often creates a yawn) then breathe out thru nose, hold 5 seconds, repeating mantra. Works (most of the time…)

One thing which is very important especially if your having troubles sleeping is laying on your back. When I changed my habit from sidesleeper to sleeping (or falling asleep) on my back I almost never have troubles falling asleep. I know it sounds a bit weird but i promise this works.

Me: “don't think“ My brain: *THINK OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED AND WILL EVEN HAPPEN*

How to sleep in war, "Be relaxed and stress-free". Umm ok.

i used to have nightmares as a kid and would be too anxious to fall asleep because of it. i was told about this technique and it really helped! 20+ years later and i still do it when im restless or anxious

The military technique to falling asleep in 2 minutes is to wake up at 4am, and stand there all day long doing nothing until dark, get back to your bed at 10pm, and then smash 6 shots of Sailor Jerry’s in 10 minutes because you have to be up at 4am again. Works every time.

This in yoga is called shavasana ....it is used to relax the body and mind . Mainly it's also a technique for keeping the brain active as the brain has to signal each body part to relax right from the little toe to the top of the head...

6 am here, the only guide with actual straight to the point process

Woww this technique is really helpful it helped me to shift me from night owl to normal shift and it also helped my family members too + I also absorbed the surrounding noise while using this technique and it helped me to not get distracted. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

I need to master this. It always takes me forever to fall asleep unless I'm super tired.

I follow a similar technique. I just start at my toes contract stretch release relax... I never make it past my knees, maybe to my hips! I love this technique and can't wait to try it! I carry a lot of stress and tension in my neck and shoulders, so starting at the top and working down makes total sense! Thanks!

POV: You go to bed at 9:00 pm 9:30 pm: realizing u cant fall asleep 9:40 pm: u cant get urself into sleeping mode so u decided to watch some youtube 11:00 pm: you realize that u spent over a hour on ur phone and start to feel tired 11:15 pm: you fall asleep 11:30 pm: a rat accidently drops and smashes your moms favorite plate 11:31 pm: u decided to check the kitchen to see what happened 11:32 pm: you feel scared 11:33 pm: u still went there anyway 11:34 pm: you see ur moms fav plate smashed on the floor 11:36 pm: your mom comes in 11:37 pm: you got in trouble 11:40 pm: u got grounded for 1 week 11:42 pm: you go back to bed in a sad mood 11:45 pm: you cant fall asleep again 11:55 pm: you decide to check the kitchen again for some snacks 11:57 pm: you check ur parents room to see if they asleep but they are 12:00 am: you grab some chips from the kitchen 12:05 am: you ate it 12:06 am: u accidently woke ur dad up 12:07 am: u hide in the cabinet and he didnt saw u when he checked 12:10 am: u safely return to ur bed 12:30 am: you finally fall asleep 1:30 am: you wake up to a suspicous noise 1:31 am: you see a ghost 1:32 am: you screamed 1:33 am: you realize it was a halluciation 1:35 am: you go back to sleep 1:45 am: you had a worst nightmare ever and woke up 1:50 am: a thunderstorm came to ur area and a lightning makes your building dance 2:00 am: the rain is so loud that u cant sleep 2:30 am: the rain is beginning to flood ur window 2:40 am: the rain finally stops but the window has to be repaired tomorrow 2:50 am: you fall asleep again feeling tired 3:30 am: a blast of wind broke ur other window 3:35 am: you fall back asleep without realizing ur other window broke 3:45 am: you have to use the toliet 3:46 am: you are scared again 3:47 am: you quickly turn on all the lights as u go towards the toliet 3:49 am: you finally realease your bladder 4:00 am: you cant fall asleep again 4:05 am: you get a stomachache 4:07 am: u rush to the bathroom because it hurts 4:15 am: you feel so much better 4:20 am: u toss around the bed, cant fall asleep 4:50 am: u accidently fall off ur bed 4:51 am: ouch! 4:52 am: u finally get on ur bed again feeling very very tired 5:00 am: you finally fall asleep again 6:00 am: the sun rises 6:30 am: ur parents wake up 7:00 am: your timer screams and u have to wake up 7:01 am: u realizes its a exam day!!! 7:02 am ur parents see all the broke windows in ur room 7:05 am: u explained everything but they dont believe u 7:10 am: u feel super tired 7:25 am: u finish breakfast 7:30 am: u go to school 8:00 am: oh no! its exam time! 8:30 am: u fall asleep during the exam because u are very tired Later on: *You failed the exam!!!!* Night 2: 9:25pm: after having a very horrible day especially getting in trouble for failing the exam badly, u go to sleep 9:30 pm: you cant fall asleep again 9:35 pm: u cant get it off ur mind of what happened that day 9:40 pm: u are still distracted from thinking of the horrible situations 9:45 pm: u want to watch youtube but dont wanna get caught 9:47 pm: you decide to watch some youtube hoping u will fall asleep soon 9:50 pm: u realized u were grounded from what all happened before 9:51 pm: you sighed and tries ur best to fall asleep 9:52 pm: u decide to think some good moments until u fall asleep 9:55 pm: you start to finally get a bit tired but not enough yet 9:56 pm: u start to get distracted again 10:30 pm: after over half an hour of trying, you finally fall asleep 10:40 pm: a huge cockroach followed by a army of centipdes raids ur room 10:42 pm: they climb on ur face without u knowing 10:43 pm: the bugs get rid of their waste on u 10:45 pm: you feel something itchy on ur face while dreaming 10:46 pm: u scratch it and it feels odd and its moving 10:47 pm: it quickly woke u up 10:48 pm: u screamed at all the bugs and they ran away 10:50 pm: all the bug have $htted on ur face and 10:51 pm: u feel like u want to throw up from all the waste on ur face 10:55 pm: you finally manage to wash it off from ur face 10:56 pm: u knew u woke ur parents up because u hear their footsteps 10:57 pm: u decided to speed back to ur bedroom before they notices u 10:59 pm: the same ghost from last nights halluciation pops up after u open back ur bedroom ghosts (it was a another hallucaiton) 11:00 pm: u realize it wasnt ur parent and was that ghost, you screamed and fainted 11:00 pm: now u actually woke ur parents up 11:02 pm: ur parents checked ur bedroom and see u lying on the floor 11:04 pm: they already are shocked 11:05 pm: u woke up and standed up seeing the lights on and ur parents watching u 11:06 pm: u got in trouble again and got grounded for even longer 11:07 pm: u told them everything but they wont believe u at all 11:10 pm: u finally go back to the bed after a long argument 11:15 pm: u cant fall asleep again 11:45 pm: after another 30 mins of trying hard to sleep again, u finally start to fall asleep 1:00 am: u had a good hour of sleep until ur entire bedroom lights mysteriously came up 1:05 am: u are still confused at why the lights are on, u cant even turn them off 1:06 am: u check ur parents room and u dont see them 1:07 am: u start to get scared and call them 1:08 am: no one responded 1:10 am: u decide to call the police 1:15 am: after mulitple attempts, nobody replied 1:20 am: no replies came from ur friends either 1:25 am: u look outside and dont see a single car or person outside (the cars are supposed to be parked on the side) 1:29 am: u finally realize u are in the backrooms level 94 1:31 am: u start screaming 1:35 am: u go crazy 1:40 am: u wake up still screaming out loud, realizing it was all a nightmare 1:41 am: u look outside and instead see nothing but pitch black void 1:45 am: u actually start freaking out 1:46 am: the fire alarm goes off in ur house and entities begin to fill in ur room 1:47 am: before they got in ur room u blocked the door with the heaviest furnitures 1:49 am: u kept pushing the door back not letting them in 1:50 am: they begin to break in 1:51 am: u decide to hide in a vent (sus) 1:55 am: the entites keep trying to search for u 2:00 am: they found u 2:01 am: u screamed and cried out loud so badly for help 2:02 am: u wake up again, realizing it was another nightmare 2:05 am: u instantly calmed down realizing it wasnt real at all 2:10 am: u decide to go back to sleep again 2:12 am: u wonder if ur still in a nightmare or something 2:13 am: u pinch urself and it dosent hurt, meaning ur trapped in another nightmare 2:15 am: u look outside the window and it was completely normal 2:20 am: u open ur bedroom door and then u start falling into a endless void 2:25 am: u kept screaming nonstop, with the ambient of ur screaming repeating over and over again while falling nonstop 2:27 am: u wake up again 2:28 am: u expect ur in another dream 2:30 am: u pinch urself and it dosent hurt anymore 3:00 am: u sit on ur bed covering urself in blanket fearing another bad thing would happen 3:10 am: u are scared to go back to sleep 3:15 am: u want to watch some youtube instead to calm ur mood down 3:20 am: under ur bed, u start to watch youtube 3:50 am: u start yawning and feel tired again 4:00 am: u want to go back to sleep while tired 4:05 am: u want to go to ur parents room but is scared if any hallucation nightmares will happen again 4:10 am: u decide to go sleep in hope that u wont get in another nightmare 4:30 am: u fall back asleep 4:45 am: u dreamed of urself failing the exam 4:50 am: wake up realizing it wont work because u keep getting bad dreams 5:00 am: the sun's light finally begins to fill up the dawn 5:10 am: u decide to sit in ur bed until the morning 5:30 am: u feel tired and u fall down into ur bed and slept 5:45 am: u once again dreamed of ur worst moment of ur life 5:50 am: u just want a good night but more like a bad night 6:00 am: the sun finally begins to rise up 6:40 am: u just sat there on ur bed feeling tired 6:45 am: ur parents wake up 6:50 am: u pretended to sleep as they check ur room 7:00 am: ur timer beeped liked a explosion 7:01 am: u finally get off ur bed, feeling tired 7:02 am: but u are also glad that u went through this painful night 3:00 am: u suddenly wake up 3:01 am: u realize all these times was just a complete hallucation all together, and it is actually still midnight (Achievement unlocked: Bad ending) You realize you are trapped in this Night of Pain forever *The end*

Quick, short, straight to the point. Love it.

This is great, but what I need is something to get myself awake and out of bed in 2 minutes.

9 hours ago I couldn't sleep cause I thought about a person that I really liked (she likes me too). And finally I watched this video, right now I've slept 8 hours.

Watching a video who is 2 minutes long who explains how to fall asleep in 2 minutes... It worked, I did fall asleep even before the video was over. Thx man. 👍

I have trouble with sleep, and one thing that I find crazy is that sometimes when I fall asleep fast my mind isn't clear at all. I'll be thinking about something, then I realize that my eyes are closed and I'm mostly asleep, then I wake up. It's as though the thought "distracts" my mind from being awake, and the realization of that reminds my mind to be awake. Also, sometimes when this happens my thoughts morph into dreams before I realize that I'm falling asleep.

I was taught something very similar 30 years ago when I was pregnant only difference is it was the opposite way round, starting from toes working upwards. It works every time don't think I've ever made it past my thighs. Great way to relax and shut your mind off not just for getting to sleep 😴

I’ve been doing this for years. Each night I imagine a different colour of warm light flowing through my body. I suffer from anxiety and ptsd and the technique is amazing 🥰 Edit: Please don’t ask me to share what happened. It’s personal and not something I wish to share on social media. I think it’s too invasive that people are asking questions about it 💝

Saying "Empty my mind." 6x does the trick also with instantly relieving anxiety, fear, and to fall asleep.

This is a very ancient technique from India called the “SHAVASAN” Napoleon used this everyday to reduce his sleep duration also. Absolutely time tested asana performed after a session of daily yoga asana practice👍🏻

WOW...just woke up after falling asleep watching this video! No "relaxing position" needed...just straight sitting on the couch! THX 🙏🏻😁

It works so well because it’s harder to relax muscles and let go so even when you try you’ll easily be some tired. Most humans are in fight or flight mode 24/7 so when doing this technique you’re actually calming yourself and your body becomes more relaxed

I may not had sleep within 2 minutes last night but I was having one of the deepest sleep using this technique

This is basically an old yoga technique. Years ago I had an accidental out of body (OBE) experience with this. I didn’t know what I was going through when it happened. Both eyes closed, in complete darkness I suddenly found myself floating in mid air towards the ceiling! And I could see very well even though I could feel my eyelids closed! I kept going up, moving ahead of the bed and once near the ceiling I was afraid I would hurt myself if the phenomenon stopped because I would have fallen on a hard wood floor! I quickly figured out how I got up there: curiosity. Some reversed the process. I told myself: I want to go back in bed, repeatedly. And it worked. A few days later, after talking with friends I realized I had experienced an OBE.

Only two techniques have ever worked for me and I have severe problems getting to sleep. 1) Breath in, count, breath out, count. Can usually clear my mind and put me out. Breath in, 1, breath out, 2, breath in, 3, out 4. You get the idea. 2) This one works amazing for me once I did it a few times. I relax and close my eyes, in my mind I walk around a place I know, a place I love or have fond memories of, I try to remember all of the little details about everything I see. For me it's my old Jiu-Jitsu academy, I walk through the courtyard, I try to remember all of the details, they I walk inside and try to remember all of it. It usually doesn't take long and I'm out.

I have been doing this for a long time, not to go to sleep but ready my mind and body. Before every gig or anything a relaxed state will help. I have always started at my feet and worked my way up to my head. It is self-hypnosis and a state of mind that controls your body as well as your mind. The more you use it the better you become at getting into that state of mind.

The fact that this video has gotten more than 4M of views, by the time I'm writing this, proves that I'm not alone at nights. It is so hard to fall asleep ( specially when I'm very happy ). My eyes just don't want to be closed 😥 Thanks for the video, I'll give it a try.

Best way 2 fall a sleep: Have a hard days work(something in construction),have a nice meal when u come home after 12 hours shift,sit ur ass in armchair,get a sixpack of cold beer and turn on the TV

though i did not fall asleep in 2 minutes, i find that doing this routinely helps me to ease the tensions in my body (which naturally aid in getting the body to relax prior to sleep). some white noise definitely help

Muchas gracias! Ahora voy a poder dormirme a las 5:46 en lugar de las 5:48! Me cambiaste la vida

Back in the '80s my music teacher from elementary school taught her students a very similar technique. Her technique revolved around stretching and started with stretching those toes, feet & ankles slowly working your way up to the calves and thighs up and into the hip then stomach area up the chest so on and so on. Ever so slowly all while breathing and relaxing. Taking your time on each part of your body. It absolutely works.

I spent 4 years in the infantry, and the way they got us to fall asleep fast involved running us until we basically died. If that didn't work, we drank until we passed out. Hope this is helpful.

Similar technique is described in the book “ The power of subconscious mind” by Murphy. The author suggests to start relaxing from toes towards the brain. Then it follows the mantra: “I fall asleep in peace and wake up in joy”. It works magic. ❤ 😊

this is actually quite accurate. i use a similar technique that my mother told me when i was a child and struggled to sleep. she used to tell me to pretend that i was sleeping on a lilo in a pool, just free of any care in the world and enjoying the relaxation in that moment. i use this every time i struggle to sleep and it WORKS. as someone who suffers from very bad anxiety, my heart can be racing when i want to sleep, but using this technique helps me so so much

I had to go to a very specialized sleep specialist for a sleep disorder that I have. I was told to think of looking at a black chalkboard, and to focus on my breathing. Four count slow inhale and four count slow exhale. Works every time. I suggested this to a friend who was a translator in Afghanistan and came back to the states with insomnia. They tried it and said it worked for them too.

Not tired and don't want to sleep yet so decided it was the perfect time to see if it actually works. When he said 6 weeks I knew I wasted my time

I've tried to do it a lot of times. And all I feel is total relaxation. I don't feel my feet, arms. Absolute relaxation. But I don't fall asleep😂

My mother helped me with this. She took a class in hypnosis, and actually became pretty good at the technique. The only post-hypnotic suggestion she left me with was to help me go to sleep by repeating “relax” while tensing and relaxing each set of muscles from the feet up. I still use it to this day, more than fifty years later!

I have terrible insomnia, due to the meds my dr prescribed me. They are one's I have to take, so I'll try anything, which has a chance at working. Thank you for posting this 💯

I hope the creator will read my comment. This technique works well for me. I have had insomnia off and on for 23 years. Using this technique has blessed me with sweet sleep for over a week now. In the past I couldn’t have imagined sleeping well for days straight without sleep aid. Now I can sleep at will even for a nap in the middle of the day, if I like.

Hi Justin, Thanks for explaining the military sleep technique clearly! I also like how you demonstrated the technique so I can see what it's like visually. Another thing I like to point out is that exercise throughout the day can also help us sleep faster. Thanks, Jason

Love that the video is 2 min as well - i could have fallen asleep by now Edit: Thank you for this great info🙌🏽

Tensing and then releasing each muscle as you go down your body also is a powerful relaxation tool during this exercise.

This is basically a Body Scan and a part of a meditation technique. I meditate every day, and a body scan is included in my 7 Phase meditation, but the first thing I do is 11 deep breaths, inhaling through the nose, holding it and making sure my stomach is blown out fully, then exhaling through the mouth until my tummy is flattened like a pancake. After 11 of these, I am much more relaxed. I'd recommend that first, then go for the body scan, afterwards. Cheers.