An ode to bedtime!

The change of seasons always brings a new enthusiasm for bedtime.

Just like that, the first frost arrives, and with it, a sudden urge to get back into bed as early as possible.

With this priority shift, ‘sleep prep’ becomes all the more relevant… and important.

By ‘sleep prep’, I mean of course the slow, strategic readying of body and mind for rest - something which modern lifestyles sadly often seem to work against, rather than in favour of.

Winter, however, does provide a welcome and ample opportunity to get this process back on track. Mainly, by gifting us dark nights and cold weather with which to tap into our natural hunker-down-and-hibernate instincts. A perfect foundation for sleep, if ever there was one.

It’s probably for this reason, that a lot more of my decisions at this time of year are made with bedtime in mind.

It’s the coffee that doesn’t get drunk after 5pm.

The run that never gets skipped, because it makes falling asleep easier.

The bed that’s always made first thing… a small gift to my later-the-same-day self.

The ‘book time’, piano practice, study… all the things that use up mental energy, making it easier to ‘power down’ come 10pm.

There’s also the saunas, the fresh air, the milky drinks, candles and baths… all of which feed into the headspace on which regular, sound sleep depends.

So logical is this process, especially at this time of year, that I’m always on the look-out for new and innovative ways of making ‘sleep prep’ even more incremental…and effective.

Just lately, this has looked like the ‘Sleep Spiral’ package by Devon Duvets - a complete bedtime solution which includes 100% natural, soft filled bedding products (a duvet, topper and two pillows) along with an air parfum, ritual card and bookmark. There’s also a short story and how-to guide, written by Devon Duvets’ Founder Pauline Beijen, which is designed to relax and inspire, thereby supporting the realisation of myriad of wellness goals, via the all-powerful medium of regenerative, peaceful sleep.

The premise of this product revolves around this important idea of sleep being the sum of small decisions, repeated daily, and surrendering to the power of nature, especially, as a way of better leaning into this process.

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