The technique reportedly has a 96% success rate after six weeks of practice.
A sleep technique used by the US military could help you nod off in under two minutes.
The technique is said to have a 96% success rate after six weeks of practice and was reportedly first developed to eliminate mistakes made by pilots because of tiredness.
A recent study undertaken by Laya Healthcare found that almost 80% of adults in Ireland are sleep deprived.
Lack of sleep has been linked to health problems including diabetes, heart disease and strokes.
Research suggests adults should be getting between seven and nine hours sleep a night.
But with the stress of deadlines, bills, crying babies and mortgages, getting to sleep isn't always a walk in the park.
If you're fed up with being unable to get some shut eye, the US Army technique could be for you, and it's very easy to learn:
Here's how it works!
To begin, relax the muscles in your face, including your tongue, jaw and the muscles around your eyes.
Drop your shoulders as low as they’ll go before relaxing your upper and lower arm on one side, and then the other.
Breathe out, relax your chest and then, finally, relax your legs, starting with your thighs and moving to your lower legs.
Once you’ve relaxed your body for ten seconds, you must attempt to clear your mind of all thoughts.
According to 1981 book Relax and Win: Championship Performance, there are three proven ways you can do this.
1. Picture yourself lying in a canoe on a calm lake with nothing but blue sky above you
2. Picture yourself snuggled in a black velvet hammock in a pitch-black room
3. Repeat the words ‘don’t think, don’t think, don’t think’ in your mind for ten seconds
And if you've done it properly you should hopefully be beginning to drift away at this point.
The sleep method was first written about in the 1981 book but some of the techniques are still being used today to help with sleep deprivation, which has been linked to PTSD in soldiers.
But the US army have since published a disclaimer on the method, saying: ''The bottom line when it comes to getting restful sleep is doing what works for you.''
