- Time of past OR future Camino
- 1998 Chartres - SdC; 2005 Orleans Camino del Norte
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You can also find combination Bluetooth eye mask/headphones.
Don't worry! It wouldn't be my solution of choice!Careful with these! They all have 5 star reviews on amazon. The ones i bought flashed a blue and red light that would keep the rest of the room awake. Also, when the battery died (as it didn't last long enough for a night's sleep) it loudly said "power off". Maybe there are better ones but ignore the reviews
That possibility is the reason why I have stuck with the wired earbuds that plug into my phone.Also, when the battery died (as it didn't last long enough for a night's sleep) it loudly said "power off".
At home it usually takes me up to an hour to fall asleep. When I anticipated my first Camino I thought, "Great, I'll be so pooped after walking all day that I will drift off immediately", but it never happened. I always wore ear plugs so the snorers and bag rustlers didn't bother me, but when the lights went on in the morning, I usually hated getting up as those early hours when I got my deepest sleep.
Yes, I've resorted (without much arm-twisting) to orujo on more than one occasion!I have found something that helps............
A couple of "licor de hierbas" as a night cap in the local bar!
(sweet herbal liquor. great on ice)
I'm usually asleep fairly quick!
without snoring I might add.
´Chupito´, if you ask for una gota, they might take you literally.Actually, there was one thing which I found helped me when I was going through one of my worst spells with insomnia, while working out in the Empty Quarter, in the UAE. That was a hot chocolate with a dash of brandy. So, Cola Cao y 'una gota de coñac' might do the trick! Thank you, folks for all your kind suggestions, some (if not all) of which I am definitely going to try out.
A chupito's too much - that might kick off the snoring!´Chupito´, if you ask for una gota, they might take you literally.
Walking a Camino in Spain may be one of the better ways to nudge your body back into a normal routine.totally put my body-clock out of synch
Irregularity/ Sarcadian rythm out of sync? Know it all…been there several times…a camino is excellent remedy under certain premises….send me a pm and we can discuss it in between usHi,
I've done a search about this, but haven't really found anything useful, so I'd like to ask if there's anybody on the forum who's walked a camino while suffering from regular, it-doesn't-matter-how-exhausted-you-are, insomnia. What do you do in the wee, small hours, in a refugio, when everybody else is asleep and you're wide awake? It's something I live with - working shifts in the Navy totally put my body-clock out of synch. When I first walked a camino, it was winter back in 1998, and I barely met anybody, so it wasn't a problem. The people I did meet were almost universally strange, so I was happy to keep one eye open. Just about to embark on another long camino, and as times have changed and more people walk 'out of season', I'm a little worried about how I'm going to cope.
Quickly asleep and WITHOUT SNORING? wowI have found something that helps............
A couple of "licor de hierbas" as a night cap in the local bar!
(sweet herbal liquor. great on ice)
I'm usually asleep fairly quick!
without snoring I might add.
Mandatory orujo before bedtime for all roncadores perhaps? Might be worth cultivating the habit.Quickly asleep and WITHOUT SNORING? wow
Excelent approach, I go the same. Taking 1/2 of sleeping pill will get to to that first part of trying to fall sleepWe have excellent sleep hygiene at home. We do not have a television in our bedroom, we have black out curtains, the room is cool and we have a fan on for air circulation and white noise, our cell phones are downstairs, we go to bed at the same time every night. It still takes me 2 hours to fall asleep.
On Camino, the few nights I spent in an albergue I went to bed at 10 and fell asleep at midnight or sometimes 3 am. Or was woken up by water buffaloes snoring. I usually stayed in private accommodations and I could at least get into my usual 2 hours waiting to fall asleep routine lol.
Keep your eyes closed. Try not to toss. Try to stop thinking. If you can't quieten your brain give it something boring and repetitious to do like a four count breath (inhale 1 2 3 4, exhale 1 2 3 4) or mentally repeat a chant like vowels a e i o u or whatever.
Some people bring melatonin or sleeping pills, some drink. Ear plugs and an eye mask will help make things quieter and darker. Figure out what works for you at home and try to replicate that on Camino.
Good luck! Buen Camino!
I go for a podcast which I have to really concentrate on. Pretty much any of the ‘In our time’ series from the BBC do it for me.
An alternate option - and again, this is personal choice, would be a Yoga Nidra or ‘body scan’ meditation.
This is me.Hi,
I've done a search about this, but haven't really found anything useful, so I'd like to ask if there's anybody on the forum who's walked a camino while suffering from regular, it-doesn't-matter-how-exhausted-you-are, insomnia. What do you do in the wee, small hours, in a refugio, when everybody else is asleep and you're wide awake? It's something I live with - working shifts in the Navy totally put my body-clock out of synch. When I first walked a camino, it was winter back in 1998, and I barely met anybody, so it wasn't a problem. The people I did meet were almost universally strange, so I was happy to keep one eye open. Just about to embark on another long camino, and as times have changed and more people walk 'out of season', I'm a little worried about how I'm going to cope.
I've not been able to open an Amazon account, alas, as I live in Myanmar, which is under heavy sanctions from many, many countries and companies, including the aforementioned Amazon. I'll see what I can find in an electronics shop when I stop over for a few days in London, on my way to Spain.On my first CF in 2002, I, too, could not sleep. Not. Sleep. And I tossed. And I turned. Those bunk bed springs rattled like tin plates when I turned, so i was exhausted, sleepless and embarassed. I think I went three days at one point on 10 hours of sleep. Oh, and I was just a barrel of laughs, too!
Solution for this 78 year old female as I prepare for fourth CF this April from Roncesvalles? Magnesium! I had been taking "Calms Forte" but it is a product only available in USA and now live in Portugal. Found a well-stocked health food store in Coimbra and a knowledgable owner, who recommended Be-Life "Magnesium Quatro 900", 2 tablets at bedtime. I have been falling asleep five minutes into my BBC "Sounds" podcasts. (Also means it can take me a week to listen to one podcast, which is fine!)
Researching and grateful for input on the Forum for soft sleep earphones. A brand is available for €20-ish on www.amazon.es.
Keep up your magnesium B vitamin and hydration levels - they will at least take care of muscles inflammation and joints whilst you rest even though you’re not asleep. All the pharmacia carry good magnesium plus supplements for pilgrims. Magnesium might help you sleep and CBD cream ( no THC) is also available which might help with insomnia?Hi,
I've done a search about this, but haven't really found anything useful, so I'd like to ask if there's anybody on the forum who's walked a camino while suffering from regular, it-doesn't-matter-how-exhausted-you-are, insomnia. What do you do in the wee, small hours, in a refugio, when everybody else is asleep and you're wide awake? It's something I live with - working shifts in the Navy totally put my body-clock out of synch. When I first walked a camino, it was winter back in 1998, and I barely met anybody, so it wasn't a problem. The people I did meet were almost universally strange, so I was happy to keep one eye open. Just about to embark on another long camino, and as times have changed and more people walk 'out of season', I'm a little worried about how I'm going to cope.
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