A Powerful Visualization For Beating Insomnia & Sleeplessness

Years ago, I quit my corporate job to become a hypnotherapist because I realized how powerful the medium was for people who struggle with addictions and setbacks of all sorts. Despite my initial skepticism, I've found that hypnosis, or "meditation with a goal," as I like to call it, is an effective way to reprogram the limiting beliefs that are holding us back.

And as a hypnotherapist, I’ve listened to many clients ask for the same thing again and again: better sleep. Research continues to prove that sleep is an integral part of any wellness routine, yet too many people out there struggle to get enough of it, and some even try to sacrifice it altogether.

I love working on insomnia because it’s a rising tide that lifts all ships. When sleep improves, so does just about everything else: digestion, food choices, creativity, communication, productivity, you name it.

So if you struggle with insomnia or occasional sleeplessness and have already tried the usual fixes—turning off your phone a few hours before bed, eating dinner earlier, waking up at the same time every day—it might be time to go deeper and address the root of the problem. By conducting visualizations that get to the cause of your sleeplessness on a subconscious level, you can get closer to the rest you really desire.

Picture a big, beautiful tree. The limbs are reaching out and up toward the sky, swaying in the wind. These limbs represent the issues we can see—the physical manifestation of what is happening beneath the surface. Insomnia itself is a limb.

The trunk connects the limbs in the air to the roots beneath the ground. Issues like stress and anxiety are "trunk issues"; when stress increases, insomnia typically gets worse. Root issues are the true cause of what's going on above the surface.

I have found that nearly everyone has a similar root cause of their insomnia. At some point in time, an alarm started blaring, and it hasn’t been turned off yet. That alarm screaming "Danger! Warning!" continues to keep them awake, even if their conscious mind has absolutely no recollection of what set if off. It could have been college exams, the birth of a child, a traumatic experience, the divorce of your parents when you were a child, your own divorce, or something else entirely.

Today, think back to when your sleep began to diminish and allow yourself to wonder, "What could it have been that set off my alarm?"

Keep in mind that hypnosis is a process of conditioning, and the more you practice, the deeper, more long-lasting the results. Imagine how much your life is going to blossom once you’ve nurtured and healed the root of your past sleep issues. All you have to do is sit back, relax, close your eyes, and get free.