Life Hacks – Insomnia Solved!

Insomnia Solved

Are you tossing and turning all night? Exhausted everyday? Longing for just one full night sleep?

I know exactly what you are talking about. Insomnia had become a normal part of my life with fatigue and frustration upon me everyday.

The breakthrough came during this past year when I decided that health had to become one of my top priorities.

Insomnia began

after I had a brain aneurysm 20 years ago and continued until this year. I’m talking about a body that wants to go to bed at 5 a.m. and wake up at 1 p.m.

That isn’t very conducive to the lifestyle I want. In an ideal world, I would go to bed at a reasonable time and get up around 6 a.m.

So I have spent years trying anything and everything to help me sleep.

Dietary change
4 different types of bedding: bamboo, linen, Egyptian cotton, cheap ikea
11 different beds of all qualities
Hot or cold room
Multiple kinds of pajamas
Essential oils for aromatherapy
Natural remedies like melatonin
Alcohol
Sleeping pills

And the list goes on! It has been a crazy journey, and yet most nights I hardly sleep at all.

This year, I put “Sleep Better!” on the old vision board and added it to my “hack list” again. To kick off my new goal, I turned to Google to find something I haven’t tried yet…

And then, I found it!

It is called a Spoonk Mat and it is Fucking Outstanding!

A Spoonk Mat is an acupressure mat, which is basically a sleeping/camping mat that is covered in over 6200 tiny plastic spikes.

I picked up a Spoonk Mat – Spoonk at a local store, with claims to – “Improve circulation, Boost energy, Relieve back, neck, hip and joint pain, Induce deeper sleep, Relieve muscle tension.”

A crazy mat that stabs you in the back to help you sleep?! To say I was skeptical is an understatement. I laughed to myself and thought, “Of course! Spikes to help me sleep!”

The next day I was thinking the same thing–minus the sarcasm–because it WORKED!

That first night, I lied on the Spoonk for about 20 minutes and all of a sudden I was SO tired. I slept like a baby… but woke up in disbelief. After everything I’d tried over the past 20 years, a spiky mat finally did the trick?

I was skeptical as hell

But I tried it again the next night and had the same thing happen! After 20 minutes I was crazy tired, and then I slept like the dead.

I still didn’t believe in the mat. Maybe I was more tired than I thought and I tried to sleep on my own for a couple nights to double check.

Then, on Day 9, after falling asleep 3 to 5 hours earlier than ever and not waking up all night, I finally decided it may work.

Who knew someone could be so insanely slow?!

After trying, testing, doubting, and testing some more I now freakishly love this thing.

It’s not 100% every single night, but over the last month, I slept well for all except two nights. That is an exciting average!

So if you struggle with sleep like me, go out and buy this thing! You will thank me.

A few tips for using the Spoonk

For waking up: Stand on it for at least 10 minutes (without socks, if you can).
For sleeping: Lie so that it pokes your neck. I know this sounds odd and uncomfortable, but it feels fine after a few minutes.It takes around 15-20 minutes of lying there for me to fall asleep. I quickly sit up, throw it on the floor and crash asleep. It is amazing!
When throwing it on the floor, take a moment to make sure that it is spike side down. Just trust me on this.
Buy on Amazon – Spoonk if possible as it is substantially cheaper. I paid $89 at planet organic market but have seen it as cheap as $35 online since!!

Read the Spoonk FAQ for how to use the mat and how it works.