I've heard a couple of times of this technique by the US Army in which you relax...

hiccuphippo on Oct 11, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: I tried to hack my insomnia

I've heard a couple of times of this technique by the US Army in which you relax your body starting by the face, then arms, torso, legs. Finally you picture yourself in a canoe in the middle of a lake or something similar to avoid thinking of anything. Anyone knows how effective is this?

https://medium.com/s/story/combat-tested-training-unwind-and...

goostavos on Oct 11, 2019 [–]

I find its not that effective if not paired with the 8 hours of marching in heavy gear :|