Samantha's central claim: sleep is the ultimate surrender. You can only fall asleep if your body feels safe, so trouble falling asleep reflects a hyperactive, fearful nervous system and a lack of trust in yourself and in life.
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- Falling asleep in 30 seconds
Samantha can fall asleep in any position or place within 30 seconds, her 'superpower', which she credits to genuinely trusting life and not experiencing the world as hostile. She notes she…
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People who have a bad relationship to sleep often have a really strong relationship to control and fear, because sleep is the ultimate surrender.
You are so vulnerable in sleep. Look at a person sleeping: even a Hitler is innocent in sleep. To release yourself into sleep is to trust.
- Falling asleep easily signals safety
The body can only fall asleep when it feels safe, so taking more than 5 to 15 minutes to drop off points to a nervous system on guard. Insomnia often reflects not trusting yourself or life…