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Try listening to some soothing music. Empty your mind of everything and visualize a blank wall.

I always used to listen to music as a kid, because otherwise I'd scare myself and be unable to get to sleep. I would turn on a tape, and then I'd focus on the music rather than letting my mind bounce all over the place.

Another good mind-quieting thing to do is to slowly count down, in your head, from 20 to 0, consciously relaxing parts of your body with each number. Also, if you can visualize the number *without* thinking that number with your mental voice - see a "20" in your mind's eye without saying to yourself, "twenty", that helps. It's not exactly meditation, but it tends to focus the mind on something concrete, which is a great antidote to the too-active brain that makes it hard to sleep!

my way of doing it is just make the music flow slowely and listen to music and close your eyes so that you will increase your concentration... leave your concentration go ahead to wherever it wanted to go... but you keep on concntrating to the music that will help you in so many things

I would say that reading the Bible and listening to some soft music always helps put me to sleep. If I may suggest maybe some quiet slow bag pipe music .. it helps me relax and the saxaphone helps as well . These are just my suggestions hopefully something will help you .