Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for sleeplessness. When I used to try this, I would insert a dapper black sheep with a red bow tie now ...

You don’t do this in your sleep. No, this kind of sheep counting will be done upright and awake, by wide-eyed, intrepid volunteers scattered about the sweeping San Gabriel Mountains, equipped with pen ...

When I say "counting sheep," I mean conjuring little sheep in my mind and watching them jump over a fence with a serene pastoral backdrop. Allow me to be super specific here. When I say that I’m ...

The High Holy Day liturgy offers images of God as the counter, writer and source of all inspiration. When I had trouble falling asleep as a child, my parents would tell me to count sheep. It didn’t ...

SAN DIEGO — Don White knew the desert: hot, dry, dangerous. He wanted to be ready. The 68-year-old nature enthusiast from Culver City had volunteered again for the annual bighorn sheep count in San ...

Health Team Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip, and does it work? (CNN) — Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs ...