Downing extra highballs before bed can certainly make you sleepy, but the effects of alcohol on your sleeping patterns is not so beneficial. Drinking too much of anything before you sign out for the night is going to make it more likely you'll have to wake up to relieve yourself before your alarm goes off, but alcohol is the biggest offender.

Alcohol supresses the release of ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone), whose job is to tell our kidneys to keep more fluid in than out - keeping us properly hydrated and taking more regular bathroom breaks. When we consume alcohol, it prevents the ADH from storing the extra fluid and - here's where 'break the seal' comes into play - we start a cycle of drinking and peeing for the rest of the night. Until that alcohol is out of your system and you are sufficiently rehydrated, expect to get up a few more times throughout the night!

Big surprise! Turns out not getting enough sleep leads to...sleepiness and fatigue! We all know what it's like to lurch out of bed after a night of tossing and turning, or just after staying up into the wee hours to finish that page turner. Once in awhile, it's not likely to do much damage if you turn off the lights an hour earlier the next night, you're feeling back to normal by mid week, right?

Keep an eye on this habit if you start to notice more long term effects like headaches or general fatigue. We're talking fatigue like you can't even bear to walk up the stairs when the elevator's out because your energy's so low. You might be advancing into real sleep deprivation and that's much harder to bounce back from.

Do you know which chakra activates will power? In the center of your body is your solar plexus chakra that is linked to our determination and courage. Linked to the vibration of the color yellow, it can make us feel energetic and bold like the sun when it's in balance. 

Simple ways to balance this chakra are situps, plank pose, breath of fire and bringing more yellow clothing or decorations into your life. 

The muscles in your solar plexus are exercised when you laugh so getting a good dose of humor regularly can increase your optimism and brighten your outlook. 

Do you know how to open your heart to love? There are many people that have found love by opening their heart chakra which is the largest energy center out of all of our chakras. Sometimes we have an energy blockage that can be cleared through a daily movement practice such as yoga, jogging and swimming or we can look at improving and cleaning up our diet to aid in the health of the lungs, heart, chest and glands in that area. 

Repeating an affirmation like, "I am open to love and very loving," can help energy flow to this area and heal it. Doing things that are self loving like getting a massage, taking a bubble bath and choosing to relax instead of overwork can help you heal your heart so people can vibrate with your own self loving juju.

Do you know what color your throat chakra is? It's blue just like the flowing color of water. You can accentuate this chakra by wearing blue, eating blue and visualizing a calm vibrant blue spiraling around your throat. 

This will help you speak your truth, communicate openly and even enhance your communication with your soul and spirit. If you've found you're always drawn to blue it's an indicator that you're intuitively wanting to speak from your heart more. 

Do you feel disconnected from the world or depressed? You may have a blocked crown chakra but luckily there are some easy ways to open it and feel a sense of purpose and support from the spiritual realms.

You can eat foods that stimulate your crown chakra such as maca root, coconut, garlic and mushrooms or even wear white crystals like skolecite, quartz crystal and phenacite.

Finally, placing your head on the ground in a headstand or doing breathing exercises like deep breathing or breath of fire can help raise your energy up to the crown chakra located at the top of your head. Even wearing white and gold clothing can get you into the higher frequency of this chakra or listening to music in a higher octave can as well.