I Had Trouble Sleeping Until I Tried the Headpace Guide to Sleep Wind-Downs
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In the Before Times™, I had very little trouble falling asleep. I had my set wind-down routine that included a warm bath, chamomile tea, and reading a book before conking out by 10:30. But since the coronavirus pandemic hit, my sleep and wake schedules have been thrown all out of whack. More than a year later, my routine hasn't recovered, and, coupled with the overall stress of life, my sleep has suffered. Luckily, I found some relief in the
Headspace, the mindfulness app, provides guided meditations to help you wind down, focus, diffuse anger, and help you sleep. For this series, produced by Vox Media Studios, Headspace teamed up with Netflix to release seven episodes that break down different sleep facts, myths, and tips to help you sleep. Each animated episode, soothingly narrated by mindfulness and meditation teacher Eve Lewis Prieto, spends the first few minutes diving into evidence-based information about sleep. The last 10-12 minutes include guided wind-downs designed to help you relax into a restful slumber.