Sleep Deprivation: The Greatest Ill
Trapper Sherwood is the “Wisdom of Sleep Guy,” and he was a guest on “Moon, Moo & You: The Collective Wisdom,” 4/7/09.
We asked what attracted Trapper to the Niche of Sleep disorders and deprivation. Sleep disorders are a major problem in the world today, and the fact that he has a passion for this topic was evident and quite contagious as the show progressed.
Trapper said that he discovered he could not sleep around the time of his divorce several years ago. He found the book by Dr. David F. Tracy called: “The Sleep Secret: How To Sleep Without Pills,” and began using the exercises to get to sleep. It’s a great read, and fun to see exactly what can be done with a public domain work, (a book, for example, that was published before 1923), because Trapper and C.D. Jensen did inspiring work with that book.
The book is a free download at Trapper’s blog: http://thesleepsecretebook.com/blog/
Claus Jensen’s music is incorporated into the exercises that are found at the end of Dr. David F. Tracy’s book.
Trapper explained that there are 5 musical tracks that accompany the spoken instructions which are in Trapper’s very soothing voice.
First, an introductory tract, with “how to get to sleep” instructions with Claus’ music playing in the background for people to get a feel for what the program is about.
A track with subliminal suggestions for deep sleep was added to further bring a person into the mindset for relaxation.
We discussed children and whether or not this music is appropriate to help children get to sleep for the purposes of napping or