1) Relax & Sleep Well Hypnosis App

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2 1) Relax & Sleep Well Hypnosis App Engage in 29 minutes of relaxing and sleep inducing hypnotherapy with best-selling self-help audio author, Glenn Harrold. Not only will this app help you create healthy sleeping patterns, but it can also lower your anxiety levels and minimize your stress in the process. (Note: Because this app uses background affirmations that span across the stereo range, it is best to use headphones to get the full effect.) (with paid upgrade options) Relax & Sleep Well is available for Android and iphone devices.

3 2) SleepStream 2 App Whether you prefer to have a calming voice take you through guided relaxations and meditations to help you sleep or you d rather listen to sounds of nature as you drift off to peaceful dreams, SleepStream 2 offers both with five full hours of audio and more than 200 background noises to choose from. You can even set an alarm on the app if you choose to use it to take a power nap versus an all-night sleep aid. Price: $2.99 The SleepStream 2 app is available for iphone devices only.

4 3) Guided Sleep Meditation Talkdown Video If you like YouTube, you are going to love this guided 30-minute visualization meditation offered by The Honest Guys that will allow you to drift off to sleep faster and more effectively. With a soothing voice and starry animations, this is one you re going to want to watch and listen to over and over again. This video is available on YouTube. Bonus Tip: Try using a YouTube client app such as McTube (iphone) or ProVideo (Android) on your phone so that you don t have to keep the YouTube app open and have it drain your battery while you sleep.

5 4) Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock App What sets the Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock apart from other sleep enhancing apps is that, instead of helping you fall asleep, it actually helps you wake up more effectively. It does this by assessing your specific sleep patterns by monitoring your movements, thereby waking you up when you are in the lightest stage of sleep. It even offers a graph so you can see how you slept the night before and when you slept the deepest. Price: $1.69 for Androids, $0.99 for iphones The Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock app is available for Android and iphone devices.

6 5) Sleep Genius App Developed by experts in neuroscience and sleep, the Sleep Genius app was created based on NASA research around what helps astronauts get some much needed sleep while up in orbit. This particular app has one program that puts you in a restful sleep and another that wakes you using a gentle 5 minute Revive Cycle. Price: $4.99 The Sleep Genius app is available for Android and iphone devices.

7 6) Sleep IQ Quiz This tool is offered by the National Sleep Foundation and is designed to test your knowledge about sleep and how to best get it. With all true and false questions, you re sure to emerge from this test smarter and a better sleeper. The Sleep IQ quiz is available online at the National Sleep Foundation s website.

8 7) Two Week Sleep Diary Use this Two Week Sleep Diary to learn your sleep habits based on the day of the week, type of day (such as if you had school or work, or were off on vacation), and the activities you engage in throughout your day. This may help you identify patterns that affect your sleep, making it easier to change them in order to have more restful nights. The Two Week Sleep Diary is available online.

9 8) mynoise App Whether you like to fall asleep to the sound of the rain, music, or even white noise, the mynoise app has them all. Simply pick the one you want, adjust the frequencies until it sounds exactly the way you d like, and let it play until your eyes close, your mind is shut off, and you re lost in peaceful dreams. The mynoise app is available for iphone devices only. A great Android alternative is Relax & Sleep.

10 9) Bubble Burst Game Normally games keep you alert and awake, but this one actually relaxes you and makes you more tired. Simply drag your arrow across the screen and slowly pop the bubbles while avoiding the bubble clusters. It s simple, it s almost mindless, and it makes you tired just playing it. Bubble Burst is available online at Sound Sleeping s website.

11 10) NapSounds One way to catch up on lost sleep is to take a nap and this is where NapSounds comes in. Simply play or download its electronic, classic, or nature tracks and listen to the 20-minute guided meditations with background noises of your choice while you enjoy short periods of rest to rejuvenate your body and soul. NapSounds is available on their website.

12 11) Binaural Beats Sleep Aid This video by Zen Melodies is a mediation program designed to lull your body and mind into a deep and peaceful REM sleep by using music that is embedded with binaural beats, which are special tones that change your brainwave patterns so they are more in line with the ones you have while resting comfortably. (Note: For the best effect, Zen Melodies requests that you wear headphones while watching the video.) This Binaural Beats video is available on YouTube.

13 12) Sounds To Sleep To If it s the sounds of nature that bring about the most peace within your body, then Sounds To Sleep To is the website for you. You can choose between rain, birdsong, crickets, waves, campfire, and wind, even combining some or all of the noises to make the outdoor orchestra that is most pleasing to your ears. These relaxing sounds are available at the Sounds To Sleep To website.

14 13) Sleep Tracker WebMD s Sleep Tracker is a great way to discover what you may or may not be doing that is affecting your ability to sleep. After you create a free account, enter how many hours you slept last night and any lifestyle factors that might have played a role in your sleep patterns (like alcohol, exercise, and illness) and you can keep track of your patterns over weeks or months, quickly seeing how many nights you re in the ideal sleep range and which factors make the most impact. (Requires registration) The Sleep Tracker is available on WebMD s website.

15 14) Sleepyti.me Bedtime Calculator While the amount of sleep you get is certainly important, falling asleep at just the right time so that you wake up when your body is at a specific point in the sleep cycle is equally as important when it comes to feeling rested. Therefore, sleepyti.me bedtime calculator tells you roughly what time to go to sleep based on the time you need to get up, or if you go to bed right now, what time you should wake up to feel most refreshed. The sleepyti.me bedtime calculator is available on their website.

16 15. Count Sheep App It all comes back to counting sheep doesn t it? You know what they say, if you can t sleep, then you should count sleep. Well, this app literally helps you do that. You can even adjust the speed with which the sleep jump across the screen, helping you to count them at the rate that makes you the most tired the quickest. Price: $0.99 The Count Sheep app is available for iphone and ipad devices only.

17 Next Steps With these 15 different apps, tools, and videos, you re sure to get a good night s rest, making your new morning routine even easier! Simply pick one that seems the most appealing to you and give it a try Good night!