I found Lumenate +headphones to be very helpful for a period of time to get me mentally ready to end the day and try going to sleep.

Finding a lay down on an accu-pressure mat very helpful these days (tho a bit steeper adoption curve tbqh)

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gentooflux 6 days ago | parent [-]

Accu-pressure mat seems to (for me) induce the body temperature spike and dip that accompanies the start of the sleep cycle in the same way that taking a warm shower before bed is supposed to. I've also found that it adds to the intensity of deep breathing exercises.

The most surprising thing is that despite the initial discomfort, I often find myself waking up on the thing an hour or more after laying down on it. I always set a stopwatch timer on my phone when I use it since 20 full minutes on it is the baseline recommendation, but very often I'll blow right past that.

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Skyclad 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

30-40 mins on the Shakti mat is my go-to. If I need to kick it up a notch, wim hof, then cold shower then Skakti mat. Heavenly.

	▲	SSLy 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		what wim hof means here?

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VagabundoP 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Quick tip for someone if you wake in the night. A walk on tiles or cool flooring to get your feet nice and cold then a hot water bottle on said feet - if you have poor circulation, I run hot so under the blankets the temp spikes fast.

It should get you snoozy. Some nature sounds in the background etc should get you back to sleep.

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lazyeye 5 days ago | parent [-]

I'm curious to try a bedjet (no affiliation).

https://bedjet.com

	▲	VagabundoP 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		hmmm seems interesting. I've always been a really good sleeper. The cold feet trick worked for me because I grew up in a house without central heating in Ireland. So if I woke I'd toddle to the toilet and back, by the time I did that I was properly cold. And I run quite hot so I heat up under the covers quickly. boom back to sleep.

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wafflemaker 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Weird falling asleep happens to me too. The $5 acupressure mat is so deeply relaxing. And also helps me heal faster from bouts of lower back prolapse. Would definitely recommend, best $5 ever spent.

It takes some conditioning, you most likely won't last 5+ minutes the first time.

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greedylizard 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Where did you find an acupressure mat for $5? The cheapest I’m seeing on online is $20.

	▲	wafflemaker 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Norway - Biltema. And pretty sure they are dirt cheap in Poland too. They actually differ in how sharp they are, so maybe a slightly more expensive one will be marginally better. Forgot to add: BUY THE PILLOW TOO. The whole set is worth it.

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