It always helps to have some new sleep tips under your belt. Sleep is key and this book is a good resource.

In my never-ending quest for a solution to my insomnia, I thought this would be an excellent book for me. I have been learning more about mindfulness and meditation so wanted to implement this in my sleep habits. I was disappointed, though, that while mindfulness and meditation are touched on, most of the book centers on dreamwork and journaling, which is not something I really want to do. The meditation, breathing exercises, before bed routines and yoga poses were all known to me. As for what was mentioned about mindfulness and meditation, there was nothing new that I could use. So unfortunately this book wasn’t a good fit for me.

All that being said, it’s really a lovely book, beautifully designed and written in a very gentle way. I’m sure it would be of most benefit to someone looking to work out their dreams by writing in a journal or new to mindfulness and meditation. Personally, if I were to write in a journal to record a dream upon waking in the night, I would never fall asleep again. But I’m sure there are some people who would benefit from that practice. Of course, if you can remember the dream in the morning, the journal could be used then. According to the book, it’s the understanding of dreams that can help us accept our situation in life and will lead to more peaceful sleep patterns. I strongly recommend that if you’re interested in purchasing this book, buy the paperback and not the e-book. Some of the pages were slow to load due to the design and there are pages included at the end of the book for your adding of personal comments. I would like to see a copy of this paperback as I’m sure it would be quite lovely. There are beautiful quotes about sleep throughout the book.

I’m no stranger to sleep struggles as I have suffered from insomnia for over a decade. I have a carefully selected set of things I must do each night to attempt to get enough sleep. I’ve done a lot of reading in this area, so it’s hard to find new information, but I appreciate this book is about utilising non medicinal methods of combating insomnia.

Gover begins this book by asking us to mindfully take stock of our bed, room and the thoughts we bring to it.

She outlines a calming practice for going to sleep, a good breathing practice and how meditation is a good antidote to worrying about not being asleep in the middle of the night. Deep meditation is said to mimic deep sleep on brain scans leaving us more refreshed for the day than lying their worrying about not sleeping (p. 42).

In the second part of the book Gover discusses dreams – why we dream and what good it does us, encouraging us to write up our dreams in a journal, with a chapter on trying to remember them. There are exercises to encourage recall.

In the chapter On the Right Side of the Bed, Gover covers good morning rituals to set up the day including sun salutations for exercise, a breathing exercise, a DIY massage and replacing the cup of coffee with a cool shower (so not happening here!).

It is clear that she knows what she is talking about, folding in fact to support suggestions. Her writing style is also enjoyable, initiating a feeling like taking a calming breath. While the dreamwork wasn’t for me, the meditation wholeheartedly is a big part of my way of combating insomnia.

This book is not just a book about sleep problems, but rather a book that educates us about what is required for a good night sleep. Gover, not only teaches the reader about the science of sleep and dreams, but also addresses the issues of modern times like our connectivity to our gadgets that are also taking prominent spots in our bedrooms and causing sleep problems for many of us.
She refocuses the reader back to the purpose of the bedroom and gives ideas how we can create a physical environment conducive to better sleep and the mental adjustments and preparation for a good night sleep, such as banning electronics from the bedroom, having a before bedtime routine that may include thinking positive thoughts or listening to Lullabies. Personally I like to listen to New Age music from composers such as Corciolli or the Liquid Mind CD. I also enjoy guided sleep meditations.
To get you settled down to sleep, she offers practices from yoga and meditation, which are easy to follow and try out. For those of us that are wondering about their dreams: not remembering, meaning of dreams, nightmares, she enlightens them with explanations and helps to ease their minds.
She also addresses wake up routines that help set up your day just right, such as breathing exercises and stretching and massage and the importance of a good and proper serving size breakfast to fuel our mind and body. She cleverly intertwines mindfulness and gratitude for having a new day and a new beginning upon rising.
We have all read articles about sleep and quality of good sleep, but she approaches it from a mindfulness perspective, which makes this book very relevant given the upsurge of mindfulness nowadays. Great idea to bring it to our bedroom and sleep habits.
This book is a book that you should read over time as it contains a lot of information. I will reread again many times over.

Thank you to Storey Publishing LLC and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange of an honest review.

This book had some really great tips, and I will definitely be trying some of them out! Thank you for the ARC.

review on YouTube Channel

I read this book over the span of a week, right before going to bed and I have noticed a slight improvement in my sleeping already.
To fully get the benefits of this book, I think you need to constantly work at all the advice given even though some of the advice can be hard to do for some people like me ie. not using any electronics before going to bed.
This book is split up into sections going through why getting a good night's sleep is beneficial, understanding your dreams and why we dream and how that affects our sleep to steps on how to actually get a good night's sleep.
I really enjoyed the journaling prompts given as well as the step by step guide to meditating.
I marked a lot of pages to look back on such as the breathing exercises which I found very helpful to help me in the future.
I also thought the sleep/dream quotes scattered throughout this book was a nice touch.

I'm not sure this book has a lot of new information to offer about mindfulness or dreams, but what it does offer, in a self-help format, is drawing more connections between the two. This will be a good read for someone who is exploring mindfulness and is curious about how it can be applied to sleep and dreams.

I've read a number of books on sleep over the years and am familiar with the research. This book is an incredible resource and approachable for everyone. The holistic approach to sleep offers a multitude of ideas of things to try. The meditations and focus on gratefulness made for such a positive and empowering focus. I can't say enough great things about this wonderful book. I think everyone should have a copy and share with friends, too. Thanks for the opportunity to read this book. I plan to put several of the strategies to practice.

The Mindful way to a Good Nights Sleep is a look at how to use mindfulness to sleep better.

Its a nice read with good tips if you are new to the "no-sleep" club.

Sadly i am not, so the "tips" this book has to offer? Are neither new or actually helpful to me personally. So if you are someone like i am that already read a good amount of this type of self-help books or articles because you have had the problems for a while this book might not be helpful for you at all.

I also didn't really love that this type of book has a good amount of religious aspects in it -with a good amount of mentioning of praying- which while i didn't mind it i think should be mentioned in the description OR genre of the book so that people know that they will be getting a book mentioning religious aspects since i do know a few people that would hate this book simply for that.

Other than that, the book is actually pretty good.
It has a nice mixture of tips and tricks,
I LOVED that it mentioned that trying to get better sleep is not just going to bed, but a whole experience of it starting throughout the day. So if you want to change your sleeping pattern you might have to change your pattern while being awake.

I do think that its a great book for people that recently started to have problems with going to sleep or getting a good sleep. So if you are one of those people OR if you know someone that is? this book is defiantly worth a try!

For most of my life, I was on bff terms with sleep. I fell asleep easily, stayed asleep, and remembered at least one dream per night. But my daughter, now a toddler, changed that. She has trouble sleeping through the night, even now, which means that I have trouble sleeping through the night. What sleep we do get needs to be restorative. So I was excited to read The Mindful Way to a Good Night's Sleep.

I really liked the tips Gover has for quieting your mind, and making your bedroom a safe place for rest and dreams. I am bad at self-meditation as well as yoga, but there were many interesting suggestions for incorporating these aspects into your sleep routine.

There is a lot in this book about dreaming, lucid dreaming, journaling about your dreams, and making sense of nightmares. There is also reassurances for those of us who don't remember our dreams, and exercises to recall them.

Another lovely aspect of this book is the way gratefulness is incorporated into this book. Spending a bit of time to give thanks for what is truly important in our lives, is something I often forget to do. I'm glad for the reminder to slow down, reflect, and express gratitude.

*Thank you to Storey Publishing and Netgalley for an ARC*

This book was going to send me to sleep. The normal cliche advice was filling the pages and I didn't seem to see a lot of originality.

I thought the book was enjoyable to read but was hoping for a bit more insight on the topic. I have read my fair share of similar titles but just didn't learn anything new. It might better serve a reader unacquainted with the subject matter. It was a good book but I just wasn't blown away.

A bunch of great tips and exercises to establish a good night's sleep. While it was good enough to read on kindle, this is one that's better done in print so you can truly get into the exercises given. Still, I enjoyed the reading and look forward to putting the tips into practice.

Excellent . Review scheduled for publication date .

A lovely book full of more thoughtful and holistic ways to ensure a good nights sleep. Although it is not just aimed at those having trouble sleeping, there are extensive sections on dream work and just improving the quality of sleep. It is a kind of homage and prayer to sleep ! The background artwork is beautiful and the book itself is almost meditative. It is a book for taking your time over, and just picking up and dipping into. A great holistic way to think about and improve your sleep quality.

Practical and useful book! I love all the ideas the author has in the book - I am going to employ as many as I can. This may be one of the best books I've read on getting better sleep.

If you are, as most of us, living a busy and a productive live but have difficulties with turning off your mind--then, this book is for you. The author provides with recommendations of how to redirect mind, in order to be able to relax and to fall asleep. I highly recommend this book to those, who have difficulties to fall asleep.