Helping the World
Sleep Better

The Sleep-First-Aid (SFA) project is specifically dedicated to 7 of the most common sleep problems. Its mission is to eliminate the widespread lack of knowledge and resulting helplessness surrounding sleep and sleep problems on a global scale.

The SFA provides simple, effective and proven tools to help people find their own way back to a restful night’s sleep where possible without medical help – all in one place, free of charge and accessible to all.

Most Common Sleep Problems
– And What You Can Do About It

Select from seven of the most common sleep problems to find out about the recommended and proven techniques for resolving them. Click on each of the techniques to learn more and go deeper:

Sleep First Aid Practices

Empower yourself with these eight proven sleep tools when sleep seems out of reach.

Yoga Nidra

Lingering & Relaxing In A Twilight State While Staying Fully Aware

Circle Of Protectors

An Ancient Visualisation Practice Enhancing Restful Sleep

Nocturnal Journal

Tracking Down Sleep

4-7-8 Breath

A Natural Tranquilliser
For The Nervous System

5 Breaths Per Minute

A Breathing Technique
For Self-Regulation

4-4-8 Breath

Alternate Nostril Breathing
For Rapid Calming

Lucid Dreaming

Becoming Conscious
While Dreaming

Dissolving Sleep Paralysis

When You Can’t Move
After Waking Up

“Interrupted sleep and insomnia are amongst the most distressing of all mental health difficulties and yet sleep is a phenomenon that will always occur naturally in the absence of stress.

Sleep First Aid is a simple and easy-to-follow reference guide for a range of different nocturnal scenarios, offering simple and effective practices that help to bring the mind and body back into a state of deep relaxation. Once that takes place, a good night’s sleep won’t be far away.”

James Scurry, Psychotherapist & Co-founder of Safely Held Spaces

“A great resource that is simple, easily understandable and highly beneficial for anyone struggling with stress affected sleep!”

Charlie Morley, Author of Wake Up to Sleep
Leah Larwood
“The Sleep First Aid is an excellent companion for those experiencing sleep disturbances and Florian is an insightful, generous and sensitive sleep and dream facilitator. I highly recommend it, and him, wholeheartedly.”
Leah Larwood, Gestalt Psychotherapist in the Advanced Stages of Training

Download Your SFA Poster In Your Own Native Tongue

Print out your very own Sleep-First-Aid poster in your first language, once you are familiar with all Sleep-First-Aid practices. Keep the poster handy by your bedside, ready for whenever you might need it – especially for the middle of the night.

Thanks to the SFA poster you will immediately know which techniques will help you best when your sleep is disturbed and you feel stressed, without being distracted by any messages, notifications, commercials or reels that may increase stress level – so that restful sleep can occur naturally.

  • Free Download as PDF-File – No Registration Required

  • No Sleep Disturbing Blue Light Emissions – Print it out!

  • DistractionFree: No Notifications, Ads, Messages, Reels Or The Like

  • Available In 60+ Languages

SFA English PDF

168 KB

SFA Welsh | Cymraeg PDF

194 KB

SFA Afrikaans PDF

195 KB

SFA Dutch | Nederlands PDF

174 KB

SFA German | Deutsch PDF

178 KB

SFA Low German | Plattdüütsch PDF

193 KB

SFA Bavarian | Bairisch PDF

188 KB

SFA Hebrew | עברית PDF

135 KB

SFA Arabic | العربية PDF

224 KB

SFA Swahili | Kiswahili PDF

188 KB

SFA French | Français PDF

182 KB

SFA Portoguese | Português PDF

179 KB

SFA Spanish | Español PDF

175 KB

SFA Catalan | Català PDF

169 KB

SFA Latin | Lingua Latina PDF

178 KB

SFA Sardinian | Sardu PDF

184 KB

SFA Romanian | Română PDF

176 KB

SFA Bulgarian | Български PDF

140 KB

SFA Kurdish | Kurdî PDF

205 KB

SFA Armenian | Հայերեն PDF

225 KB

SFA Georgian | ქართული ენა PDF

178 KB

SFA Icelandic | Íslenska PDF

193 KB

SFA Danish | Dansk PDF

184 KB

SFA Norwegian | Norsk PDF

178 KB

SFA Swedish | Svenska PDF

183 KB

SFA Finnish | Suomi PDF

161 KB

SFA Hungarian | Magyar PDF

176 KB

SFA Estonian | Eesti PDF

189 KB

SFA Latvian | Latviešu PDF

184 KB

SFA Lithuanian | Lietuvių PDF

169 KB

SFA Polish | Polski PDF

169 KB

SFA Czech | Čeština PDF

172 KB

SFA Slovak | Slovenský PDF

179KB

SFA Slovenian | Slovenščina PDF

181 KB

SFA Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | Srpskohrvatski – Naški PDF

174 KB

SFA Russian | Русский PDF

139 KB

SFA Ukrainian | Українська PDF

131 KB

SFA Belarusian | беларуская мова PDF

153 KB

SFA Chinese Simplified | 中文・简体字 PDF

460 KB

SFA Chinese Traditional | 中文・繁体字 PDF

135 KB

SFA Korean | 한국어 PDF

197 KB

SFA Japanese | 日本語 PDF

140 KB

SFA Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia PDF

202 KB

SFA Thai | ภาษาไทย PDF

191 KB

SFA Farsi/Persian | فارسی PDF

298 KB

SFA Pashto | پشتو PDF

191 KB

SFA Urdu | اردو PDF

169 KB

SFA Hindi | हिन्दी PDF

282 KB

SFA Malayalam | മലയാളം PDF

189 KB

SFA Marathi | मराठी PDF

276 KB

SFA Tamil | தமிழ் PDF

217 KB

SFA Esperanto PDF

177 KB

This project is made possible by supporters of SLEEP FIRST AID.

If you’re benefiting from the information provided and your sleep quality has improved, please consider supporting. Through your support you contribute to a better rested and more peaceful world – you make all the difference. Thank you. 🙏