Posted by Loulou on Apr 3, 2014 | 0 comments

Well, maybe not so innocent for some.  Present company excluded, of course.  But I’ve been reading so many articles lately about sleep deprivation and about how we should consider adding sleep as one of the health benefits like eating properly, not smoking and getting enough exercise.

Hey, for me sleep IS exercise!  Mama had a friend whose boyfriend used to snooze off quite often and when the friend asked her amour just what he thought he was doing, he’d say, “I’m doing sleep yoga, of course!”

Papa used to get his best thoughts when on the couch in his office taking a little semi-nap—you know that place between sleeping and waking where you get so many things worked out?  Well, the cleaning lady would say to papa’s then-wife, “Should I clean Mr. D’s office?” And papa’s wife would say, “NO, NO, don’t bother him—he’s working!”

So we all use sleep for different reasons.  The fact is that we do not get enough sleep nowadays because of cellular phones, iPads, and so much input during the day that too much has to be processed and sleep is more disturbed than it used to be.  Hotels are putting in more comfortable mattresses for all tastes, airlines are streamlining their chairs to be more sleep-friendly, even infusing the comforters they offer with sleep-inducing fragrances and spritzing the cabins with relaxing mists of essential oils.

Anthros just have too much trouble going ninna nanna in this crazy, technology- troubled and complex century.

Well, except for me.

I’m starting a School for Sleepers and anyone is welcome to come and take classes.  Here’s are the tenets:

Clear your mind (if you have one, that is; sometimes I wonder about mine…).

Stretch out full length on a comfortable surface of your choice—this includes couches, beds, or people you really like a lot.

Get someone to build you a nice crackling fire next to you and then stare into space until the film over your eyes closes completely. This make take a few seconds.

Do not open your eyes even when someone triesto rub your tummy or talk to you with soothing compliments.  Just ignore it all.

You’ll be asleep in seconds and you won’t wake up for about 13 hours.

That’s it—free of charge!

Maybe I’ll have some more tips later on, because I am certainly a master at this thing. Just follow the rules…

Stretching Out On Favorite Bedding Kitty

Staring Into Space Kitty

Eyes Filming Over Kitty