THE GIFT OF THE NIGHT by Philip Carr-Gomm

We know Philip best as the former head of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, but he is also a very experienced psychotherapist. There are a lot of books out there now about sleep, because it’s an area of such stress and anxiety, but he is able to combine his knowledge of sleep science and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with rich techniques drawn from spiritual traditions and even insights from the emerging field of psychedelic therapy. More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder, and here he presents a fast and easy six-step approach for addressing these problems. He recommends 13 natural ways we can drift into a deep sleep, including hypnotherapy, Yoga Nidra, sophrology and progressive muscle relaxation, and provides scripts for 5 of these techniques.

192pp, 228 x 152 mm, Paperback, 2023, RRP £14.99