Sleep is a beautiful thing. It’s the body’s way of recharging itself after a long day. It’s advised that you get seven to nine hours of sleep a night to be at your best during the day. For some, this is an easy task. Crawling into bed at the end of the day and immediately falling asleep is easy. For others, not so much. It’s a matter of getting your mind to settle down and your body to completely relax.

Set a bedtime and stick to it.

Let's take it back to elementary school for a second. When you set a bedtime for yourself, you're more likely to naturally fall asleep at the time. Same thing goes for waking up in the morning. Set an alarm to wake up in the morning and you'll see the same results. Side not: Avoid hitting the snooze button because you'll end up feeling groggier when you fully wake up.

Keep your bedroom dark.

This is kind of a given. The darker the room, the easier it is to settle into sleep.

Yoga.

There are many different yoga poses and routines that help the body relax itself and work against insomnia to help you sleep better.

Avoid sleeping in.

As tempting as it is, sleeping in will ultimately end up working against the sleep/wake schedule you set for yourself in tip one.

Clear your head.

Restlessness and having too much on your mind is a common reason for not being able to fall asleep quickly. It helps to write out whatever is on your mind before you go to sleep so that way your thoughts won't keep you up while you're trying to wind down.

Power down.

As tempting as it is to just mindlessly scroll through your phone until you fall asleep, it’s much better for your eyes and your brain if you put away all your smart devices about 60 minutes before you go to bed. The bright lights emitted from the screens trick your brain, in a way, to think that it’s time to be awake and in turn keep you awake.