The document outlines the stages of waking up from sleep, including initial resistance to waking followed by acceptance of the need to get up. It then describes the stages of awakening activities like having coffee or a shower, followed by subsequent awakening activities and post-awakening activities like eating or planning the day. The purpose is to increase wakefulness while decreasing attachment to sleep and increasing engagement with conscious activities and people. It suggests controlling the sleep environment and discusses stages of waking from alert to engaged to active.

1. Resistance to Awaking
Acceptance of Need to Get
Up
Getting Up
Initial ‘Awakening’ Activities
(could be coffee, shower or
music)
Subsequent Awakening
Activities (could be any of
previous step)
Post-Awakening Activities
(eat, meet friends, book
taxi, plan day etc.)
WHY

2. Increasing State of
Wakefulness
Decreasing
attachment to ‘sleep’
objects (bed, pillow
etc.)
Increasing
engagement with
‘conscious’ objects,
activities, people
WHAT

3. HOW
Sleep
Environment
Control
Stages of Waking –
alert, engaged,
active