BABY SLEEP  HUB

Struggling to switch off at night? It’s a common story.

If you find it hard to switch off at night, your nervous system may be struggling to shift gears into “sleep mode.” In today’s fast-paced world, many of us live in a constant state of sympathetic overdrive — the “fight or flight” response — as if there’s always a bear lurking in the background. This system, designed to keep us safe from real threats, often mistakes everyday stress for danger. And when your body thinks it’s under threat, sleep becomes a low priority.

To truly rest, we need to guide the nervous system into its calmer counterpart — the parasympathetic state, or “rest and digest.” This is the mode where the body heals, recharges, and where sleep comes naturally.

That’s where a bedtime ritual can make all the difference. It’s something we instinctively use with children, yet often forget as adults. Reintroducing this kind of rhythm signals to your body that it’s time to slow down.

Start with a warm bath or shower, enhanced with your SeaSoak Citrus Bath and Shower Salts by Sea Skin Life for a luxurious, multi-sensory experience. As you step out, your core body temperature begins to drop — a natural signal that it’s time to sleep. Mist your pillow with the BeBloom Seathermal Lavender Sleep Spray, allowing lavender’s calming properties and the scent-memory connection to gently cue your brain for rest. Slip on your organic silk eye mask and settle in with a soothing Body Scan meditation from our digital library.

Repeat this sequence nightly, and over time your body will begin to associate it with deep, restorative sleep — a ritual your nervous system will learn to welcome.

👉 Watch the video in The Science of Sleep section to learn “Why a Bedtime Routine can be a Gamechanger for Sleep”

👇 Explore our Bedtime Sleep Ritual Menu and curate your perfect wind-down

Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind

If your mind feels busy at night, gentle exercise during the day can make all the difference. Movement helps process stress hormones, ease muscle tension, and quiet mental chatter — and it’s also been shown to increase deep, restorative sleep. It doesn’t have to be intense: a walk, swim, or light stretching is enough to support your nervous system and help you unwind more easily at night.

And if movement feels challenging, don’t worry — a sauna or steam room can offer similar benefits by relaxing your body and mimicking the calming effects of post-exercise recovery.

Mind Games for Sleep: Keep the Brain Busy, Quiet the Worries

When sleep feels out of reach, the problem is often too much thinking – not too little tiredness. One simple, proven trick to beat this is to keep your mind just busy enough so it doesn’t get stuck in worry.

These easy "mind games" are designed to gently occupy your brain with something neutral and repetitive, leaving no space for negative sleep thoughts to creep in. It’s a smarter version of "counting sheep" – but far more effective.

You’ll find a few different options to try, depending on whether you’re more visual, numerical, or creative. With practice, these techniques can quiet a restless mind and make it easier to drift into natural sleep.