The Power of Nap
NOTE: So many of you have written lately asking for help with dog behavior issues, so I’ve made a recommendation about a wonderful site I recently discovered - check the PS at the end of this email.
Aloha Dog Lover!
Best-selling author Eckhart Tolle teaches people that the path to inner peace lies in surrendering to The Power of Now. After just having woken from a refreshing little snooze with Maui, my natural meditation guru, I’ve realized that she’s also right … the path to inner peace lies in surrendering to The Power of Nap.
Ever watch a dog after they wake up from a nap? They get up, stretch all their limbs up to the ceiling, shake themselves off and perform a Down Dog Yoga move.
Then they shake themselves vigorously, wag their tails and smile.
My friend Sarah swears that her Golden Retriever, Sam, taught her The Power of Nap as a way to heal herself when she was experiencing a headache.
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“Jim, it was so strange! I was laying on the couch, restless because I didn’t want to be couped up and I was in pain. Sam was staring straight at me from across the room on his bed. The next thing I knew his eyes started to get droopy and so did mine and all of a sudden I fell into a deep sleep that lasted about 20 minutes.
When I woke up the pain was gone and I felt so refreshed and present. Sam was awake, too, nose on his paws, watching me like he knew what I was feeling. Since then, I try to take a 20 minute power nap each day. Sam taught me to deeply relax, and it really helps.”
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Maybe naps are a secret key to inner health in the dog world.
(((Do you remember when you were a little kid? Naps were a requirement, otherwise we would be cranky. Somehow as we grew up we trained ourselves to need less naps and do more work, even when we were exhausted and could really use a 20 minute breather.)))
Naps just plain make sense. They help keep our mind and body balanced and refreshed. Even if we don’t fall asleep, just allowing our brain to unwind for 20 minutes during the day is a great way to lower our stress levels.
Test out The Power of Nap for yourself and let me and Maui know how it goes.
PS: Here’s the site I mentioned:
There are amazingly helpful discussion forums here, plus really solid professional advice. I love this site!
Check them out: http://www.DogProblems.net
