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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep, Self Care

“When did you last put yourself first?” This question screamed at me from an email subject line a few days ago. It came from Calm.com, the company we all know with the meditation and helping you sleep app. Since I had been struggling mightily to get anywhere near enough sleep for several nights before I saw that email, the thought came to me suddenly…”Sleep is self care. And I need some of both!” Of course, I already know that. I know it intellectually, and I truly believe it. But in the hustle-bustle of everyday life, and especially during particularly busy …

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By Posted on Posted in Sleep Obstacles

I’ve been thinking a lot about sleeping in hot weather lately. Actually, I’ve been thinking about hot weather in general lately. You see, it’s the last day of May here in Arizona. I feel like that might be all I need to say about that, but just in case you’re not familiar with our desert temperatures, spring can be hot, leading to summer, which is HOT. Today – as I type this – I have three very nice HVAC technicians replacing my 25-year-old air conditioner with a brand new, high efficiency system. You know what I’m most excited about? Being …

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By Posted on Posted in Sleep Science

VR Sleep Rooms? If you’re still trying to absorb the sudden arrival of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, don’t look now but here comes the next big, brave-new-world disrupter, the metaverse. The metaverse is envisioned as a vast network of online virtual worlds – a sort of ultimate World Wide Web that you experience through virtual reality. Facebook is so high on the concept that they recently changed their name to Meta in order to poise themselves for its coming. The technology is still in its infancy but there’s already a growing subculture of young, early adopters who spend a lot …

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By Posted on Posted in Dreams

Have you ever wondered why your dreams are so darn irrational, outlandish, bizarre? I sure have. In just the last week or so, I have woken up remembering several real doozies. From the mundane to the nonsensical One of my dreams featured huge rats scampering around the back yard. When I hurled a rock at the hole in the ground I thought they were coming from, an unending fluffle of bunnies began leaping out, one after another. And yes, a group of wild bunnies is, indeed, called a fluffle. You’re welcome. Another dream had me in a living room that …

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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep, Seasons

If you find it as helpful as we do to fall asleep with a soothing nature or white noise soundtrack in the background, we think you’ll love this track of winter sleeping sounds. Snuggle into your warm bed and let the cozy crackling of the fireplace and the watery sounds of snow falling on a late-winter lake lull you into a beautiful sleep. Nighty-night!

By Posted on Posted in Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Obstacles

You probably already suspect it. Maybe you know it without a doubt. Technology could be keeping you from sleeping well. We hear this all the time in the media. We know it’s not in our best interest to stream shows, surf the internet, check email, or scroll through social media before bed. Or worse yet, while lying in bed, expecting to roll over and fall right asleep. To put it like a sleep scientist would, it is not good sleep hygiene. It’s true. If you do those things, you may be hindering your ability to easily fall asleep and get …

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By Posted on Posted in Holidays, Sleep

How well do you sleep on Thanksgiving? What about the days leading up to and right after the holiday? It’s a Thanksgiving mystery. Do we sleep better or worse during the time we in North America celebrate coming together, abundance and gratitude. We found conflicting science. There are a lot of theories and myths about feeling sleepy on the day. Is it because you’ve eaten your weight in tryptophan-laced turkey? Is it simply because you’ve eaten your weight, and your body is so busy digesting it can’t spare even a calorie to keep your eyes open? Or is it because …

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By Posted on Posted in Holidays, Seasons, Uncategorized

It’s that spooky time of year once again, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay up all night listening for ghouls and scary creatures. In fact, autumn is often a time when we sleep particularly well. It’s all about the cooler weather, cozy jammies, cocoa before bed and a relaxing bedtime audio like this one. Enjoy! Nighty-night and spooky dreams!

By Posted on Posted in Bedroom

  In the name of better sleep, you may have considered sleeping apart from your beloved. If you haven’t ever contemplated such a thing, you’ve certainly heard of others doing it. But what does sleeping separately really mean? Is it separate beds in the same room? Is it (gasp) completely separate bedrooms? Perhaps, but have you ever thought about sleeping together, in the same bed, but with separate covers – aka the Scandinavian sleep method? This was a new concept to me not so very long ago. I couldn’t quite get my head around how that would work. I mean, …

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