Somnium Social We recently found this question on Quora where reader Michael Rasmussen contemplated the question and added: “The only references I find are tied to mattress manufactures and sellers. Their interests and mine are not aligned.” We wanted to help him out: We understand your reservations, but how is this for an independent opinion: The University … Read more
ASID-designer Rebecca Ward is our featured Design Voice this week on Pillow Talk. She’s a Sacramento-based designer who joins us today to answer the question “Why let your designer choose your mattress?”
The bedroom — a place to relax, regroup, rest, love, and laugh. From a lovers’ retreat to family time of kids jumping in to their parent’s bed on Saturday morning, the bedroom needs to be designed with skill.
You might not realize how important your bed is in your daily routine. This is where each day begins. A good night’s sleep will make all the difference in the world for tackling the day ahead.
The popular movie franchise ‘A Night at the Museum’ is getting a whole lot more personal.
Iconic museums and aquariums across the country are offering sleepover programs for kids and adults. The late-night adventures let curious participants experience the wonder of science and history in the silence of an empty museum.
We’ve decided to compile a list of five awesome museum sleepovers:
The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is ready to scare the tar out of kids this Halloween with an overnight family program Oct. 24-25. The Camp Boo and Goo adventure includes a nighttime flashlight tour of the tar pits and a Trick-or-Treat scavenger hunt. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. All participants will receive a special Natural History Museum badge for their participation in the program. For more info, call (213) 763-3499. Reservations can only be made by phone.
Oh, January. Where did you go?
Even though our New Year’s resolutions are barely visible in the rearview mirror anymore, there are still three months left to turn ourselves into the lean, mean workout machines we set out to become in 2014.
The key to a strong finish could be hidden between the proverbial sheets where LeBron James, Roger Federer and other world-class athletes sleep like the dead and recover like champions.
With the long and balmy days of summer coming to a close, we say ‘So long’ to our trove of Instagram vacation photos and bid ‘Hello’ to a fall full of work. The kiddos face an equally unceremonious return to the most infamous of six-letter words, S-C-H-O-O-L.
Diving back into the non-vacation world of our jobs and studies also means it is time to ditch our summer habits of rising late and hitting the hay way past our bed time. Take heart, fellow slumber lover, we’ve got a few suggestions to make your transition from summer fun to fall’s ho-hum a little easier.
Did you know that 89% of adults and 75% of kids have at least one electronic device in their bedroom? Even more sobering is that 68% of adults and 51% of children have two or more.
We’ve never been shy to admit that a little bit of good xylophone goes a long way. That’s why we wholeheartedly enjoyed immersing ourselves in a unique sleep song this week: Rockabye Baby’s lullaby cover version of the Maroon 5 hit Moves Like Jagger.
Who knew this song was so well suited to put little babies to sleep? And tired adults. And exhausted athletes. And on top of that, the YouTube video of this song includes a little bear in diapers living out his rock star fantasy. What’s not to love?
We’ve discovered through the wonders of Twitter that Monday – the mother of all bad days – is officially known as #BenchDay, the 24-hour period in which fitness fanatics and bodybuilders heft insane amounts of weight repeated times through the power of their rippling upper bodies.
Sleep is more than just snoring, science and a little pillow drool. We’ve decided to dive into the world of sleep songs like a kid diving under the covers after discovering the boogie monster.
Today’s masterpiece is “Sleeping In” by The Postal Service.
Seems like there are qiuzzes for everything today. What famous movie star would you be? If you were television show, which one would you be? What’s your personality type?
We woefully admit that Somnium isn’t immune to the quiz craze. This week we went through our top-secret list of sleep facts and turned up a pair of zoological nuggets that will determine your sleep style.
“Glymphatic clearance”.
Yep, we thought the same thing: What the heck is glymphatic clearance? You might be surprised to know that this cryptic phrase points to the ever-important principle that amazing things happen to you when you afford your body a good night’s rest.
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