Power napping Power napping is a quick way to regain energy. When you power nap, your muscles and brain relax. The stress level is lowered. People with a hearing loss would benefit from power napping a couple of times per day – it helps them to relax from the tiring listening work.

Suggestions for power napping. Do as follows:

Sit or lie down as comfortably as possible.

When you are really comfortable, breathe deeply a couple of times.

Focus your attention on your right foot and its toes. Feel the foot, both the upper and lower side as well as the toes.

Move your attention upwards so that you feel your right calf and your right shin. Feel your right knee.

Shift your attention to your right thigh and feel both the front and the back of the thigh.

Now, focus on your left foot and its toes. Feel the foot, both the upper and lower side as well as the toes.

Move your attention upwards so that you feel your left calf and your left shin. Feel your left knee.

Shift your attention to your left thigh and feel both the front and the back of the thigh.

Move your attention further up your body – feel the pelvic region, buttocks, abdomen and hip joints.

Move your attention further up the body. Sense how your body has a front and a back as well as a right and a left side.

Feel how your body expands all the way round when you breathe in and feel how your body contracts every time you breathe out.

Let your attention move slowly upward.

Feel your shoulders, upper arms, elbow joints, lower arms, hands and fingers.

Let your attention move further upwards. Feel the back of your neck, neck, head and face.

Try to feel your entire body at one time – from the feet to the top of your head. Feel your body from one fingertip to another.

Take a deep breath and see if you can yawn. You may feel like stretching. Yawn and stretch as much as you like, and open your eyes if they are not already open.

Move and stretch all your body parts until you again feel awake, alert and energetic.