Relaxation and Sleep
Baloo Weighted Comforter
Best Weighted Blanket
Finally, a weighted blanket that hides exactly where it should: inside your duvet. The Baloo Weighted Comforter ($279-$329) holds weight via glass micro beads, which are positioned more toward the center of the bedspread to help quash insomnia and anxiety without pulling your covers off the bed. Offered in 15-, 20-, and 25-lb weights, this is the only quilted weighted comforter made with a 100-percent cotton exterior and interior.
Consider the Bearaby Hugget Pillow ($29 and up) the aesthetic adult apartment's antidote to a worn-out stuffed animal, designed to offer stress relief and sensory comfort. The smallest, palm-size pillow works like a stress ball; the medium is gently weighted to provide a grounding sensation and keep anxious hands busy; the large can be used as a lap pad, back massager, or little spoon. Even therapists approve: one reviewer says they use it regularly with their patients.
Bearaby Hugget Pillow
Best Pillow
We loved the original for making mornings more pleasant, but the Hatch Restore 2 Alarm Clock ($200), paired with the accompanying app, has some added nighttime benefits. Wind down with a simulated sunset, drift off to sleep stories or dreamscapes, and then drown out traffic or noisy neighbors with soft sounds designed to help you dream sweeter. When it's time to wake, allow a slow faux sunrise and birdsong to lift you out of your slumber, followed by some inspiration to motivate you to
seize the day.
Hatch Restore 2
Best Alarm Clock
Created with the help of three therapists, Therapy Notebooks
The Anti-Insomnia Notebook ($28) guides you through six weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to help you build lifelong healthy bedtime habits and feel in control of your sleep.
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Anti-Insomnia Notebook
Best Sleep Tool
A resident "bad sleeper" and migraine sufferer swears by the Lunya Washable Silk Sleep Mask ($48) for both easing headaches and blocking out every blip of light for a better night's sleep. What's more, the actually washable silk (colored with Bluesign-approved dyes) is kind to hair and skin, ensuring every minute truly counts as beauty sleep.
Lunya Washable Silk Sleep Mask
Best Sleep Mask
Therabody SmartGoggles
Best Relaxation Tool
So much more than "just" an eye mask, the Therabody SmartGoggles ($199) use biometric sensors to lower your heart rate so you can reach a more relaxed state. They're equipped with vibration, massage, heat, and multisensory sound, so slip on these goggles and allow eye strain, stress, anxiety, or headaches to melt away.