If you are told, ‘sleep solves everything’ what would it take you to actually believe that? The fact that we spend 1/3rd of our life sleeping, has to account for something far more important after all.
Extensive research tells us that our body repairs its wear and tear on a daily basis while we are asleep and that an average adult needs 8-9 hours of undisturbed, sound sleep to function at an optimum level.
That includes all the vital organs of the body including our very own skin. Need your skin to stop breaking out? Sleep at least 7-8 hours and see the results for yourselves. Want to rid yourselves of progressive acid refluxes and regular indigestion? Go to bed at a designated, reasonable hour every night and mark the difference in a week! Working out proving not as effective for weight-loss? Get that good night’s sleep every day of the week and expect great results coupled with balanced mental and physical health.
The Sleep Foundation right states that ‘sleep duration is important, but it’s not the end-all, be-all. Sleep quality is another critical factor to consider, and it is closely connected with sleep continuity and avoiding sleep disruptions. Fragmented sleep marked by numerous awakenings can interfere with the ability to properly move through the sleep cycle6, decreasing time spent in the most restorative stages of sleep’
Our brain merely does not ‘shut down’ during sleep as per popular myths, but shifts in brain activity during sleep are believed to be part of why sleep is critical to effective thinking, memory, and even emotional processing.
Waking up – the most important part of your sleep cycle!
The optimal duration of a sleep cycle is divided into 3 stages – light sleep, deep sleep, and rapid eye movement. The body tends to pass between these stages a number of times during the tenure of our sleep cycle. Did you know waking up in the lightest stage of your sleep is the BEST time to wake up? If this does not occur, we tend to wake up on the ‘wrong side of the bed’ Irritability, lack of focus, fatigue is usually associated with waking up suddenly from a deep sleep. The solution to this is NOT setting an alarm on your smartphone, but rather relying on a sleep device like the iBand+ The problem with waking up to your phone’s alarm is that the device is not aware of the sleep stage you might just be in.
That’s where the Smart Alarm feature of the iBand+ comes into play. This feature is one of the most advanced alarm features available in the market right now. This alarm wakes you up at a gradual speed with simulated sunlight and sounds at the most optimal hour of your sleep cycle, so you wake up as fresh as a daisy, devoid of any sort of groggy, sluggish feeling.
Find the best way to go to sleep!
Did you know – sleeping to soothing music is one of the oldest sleep-inducing techniques known to mankind? Soothing, celestial music is also used for relaxation and achieving a meditative state of mind. The iBand+ comes with high fidelity compact and slim pillow speakers that go underneath your pillow. The purpose of these speakers is to play soothing music that calms your mind and eventually puts you to sleep on a gradual note. Thanks to the iBand+’s smart auto-learning algorithm, it tracks your brainwaves, head movement, and intelligently adjusts the volume of the music. All this is happening, while you fall asleep! Brilliant, isn’t it? The iBand+ plays upon your sleep stages. As you enter from the light to the deep stage of your sleep, it then gently introduces white noise that cancels out any distractions ensuring a sound, able sleep that actually helps. Bid adieu to want ‘more sleep’ and make way for better sleep, which is exactly what we need to lead a healthy, wealthy life.
Knowing your sleep hygiene with the iBand+
Brainwaves
Electroencephalography (EEG) is an electrophysiological monitoring method to record the electrical activity of the brain. The iBand+ uses this very technology non-invasively of course, that senses your brainwaves and then adjusts the audio-visual cues to suit those very needs, simply put! It is also possible to view this data in real-time during sleep meditation.
Brainwave entrainment is the ability of the brain to naturally synchronize brain waves with steady rhythmic external stimuli like light and sound. iBand+ sleep meditation with brainwave entrainment conditions your brain to associate these rhythmic audio-visual stimuli with your dreams.
iBand+’s Sleep Meditation feature with the brainwave entrainment technique is an excellent way to train your brain for lucid dreaming. This self-awareness in dreams is the key to lucid dreaming, and iBand+ is your perfect guide to achieve it!
Sleep insights
Sleep information related to self is of utmost importance in order to identify problems with sleeping and eventually finding a way to act on them. The iBand+ presents this information on a daily basis and makes it extremely easy to interpret and act upon.
Customizations
When it comes to sleep optimization with the iBand+, customization of audio-visual cues is key. LED light patterns, colors can all be set according to the way you prefer!
