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      Multi-Tasking and Sleep
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




In western culture, the aphorism “More is better” is applied to just about everything. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a healthy something or an addictive something.




If exercise is good, more exercise is better.


If yoga is good, more yoga is better.


If eating nuts is good for you, eating more nuts must be better.


If you love fishing or golf, more fishing or golf would feel better.



    

            

                    
Part of the reason we have trouble sleeping is because we are always trying to do more.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, October 16, 2009 - 3:03pm


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      Mattresses for Children
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




Choosing the best configuration


When customers begin to find out what is in conventional mattresses, they think of themselves and their family. Sometimes folks think of their children first, sometimes themselves first. It often depends on whether or not someone in the family is having a physical reaction.


In any case we are often asked what the best configuration for children is.


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There are some simple facts about young children and natural latex mattresses that we think apply universally.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, January 23, 2009 - 12:38pm


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      Listening To Your Body
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




...as you descend into sleep and ascend to awakening


Do you remember when you were 5 or 10 years old and every single night was a perfect night’s sleep? If your sleep is still like that, then count yourself very fortunate. If you’ve lost that boneless feeling of peace and deep rest, however, you can invite it to return.





    

            

                    
Ask yourself if you are getting the maximum benefit out of your time at rest, and whether you’d like to consider some new ways to improve it.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, December 10, 2008 - 5:37pm


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      Simple Chemistry
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




Are there chemicals in your mattress?


Co-Authored with Brad Luther, Ph.D.

At Savvy Rest we are often asked, “Are there chemicals in your mattress?” Usually we respond, “Our mattress contains only natural latex, we do not use synthetic latex blends,” because we think that’s what the questioner is trying to understand. But there is more to it than that.





    

            

                    
For the scientifically minded, a detailed discussion of chemicals in mattresses and the composition of natural latex.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, December 8, 2008 - 11:18am


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      Gratitude for my mattress
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




Most of us know how fortunate we are to have a home, a family, friends, food on the table, people who love us. There are so many things to be thankful for.





    

            

                    
There are so many things to be thankful for. What about your mattress?

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, November 28, 2008 - 5:27pm


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      Sleep is Universal--Ruminations
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




We think we are so smart. We divide people into groups by age, gender, race, religion, nationality, political party, voting patterns, and on and on. People get advanced degrees in these sorts of divisions. We can learn about how to market to each group, how each demographic changes over time, how to forecast those changes, and so forth.




But when it comes to one thing…everybody does it. Everybody sleeps.



    

            

                    
Thoughts on the breadth and universality of sleep.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, November 25, 2008 - 1:47pm


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      Yoga and Natural Sleep
    

  
  
  

    

    

            

                            

        




There is an interaction between yoga and sleep that is not often talked about. We know about the wonderful benefits of yoga—relaxation, better circulation, increased energy, and so on. We have heard of people getting up early to practice yoga; hopefully, they are also going to bed early so they’re not cutting their sleep short.


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There is an interaction between yoga and sleep that is not often talked about.

        

        



  

  
      

     Written by Michael, November 24, 2008 - 12:58pm


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