Sleep 101

You’ve probably experienced revenge bedtime procrastination without knowing it.

There are several different states and stages of sleep (known as your “sleep architecture”), and some leave you feeling more rested than others

It’s the middle of the night and you’re exhausted, but you can’t sleep. You’re in a comfortable, sleep-friendly environment, but nagging thoughts are keeping you awake.

One-third of your life is spent sleeping—hopefully. The 7-9 hours we should spend catching z’s each night help the body heal itself, activate the immune system, and give your heart a break.

Some trips only happen once in a lifetime. When you hop on a plane and travel across the world, you don’t look forward to the jet lag that can stop you from enjoying your trip to the fullest. Or if you’re headed to a critical business meeting as soon as you get off the plane, the last thing you want is to make a bad impression on a company executive or a client.

Sleep is when your brain processes and stores information from the day, repairs, resets, and prepares itself—and you—to be