A method to induce sleep, including two steps in its first preferred embodiment: 1. Emptying the mind to prepare for a sleep cycle by calmly concentrating on one thought (which can be any thought). 2. Splitting the mind to activate the master clock to induce a sleep cycle by calmly concentrating on two or more thoughts (which can be any thoughts) . The present invention in its second preferred embodiment is a method of teaching the first embodiment.