Sleep Better

By Betsy Stephens for Shape.com Whatever your personal trigger, you can put your snoozing back on track fast with our 12-step program. For m...

By Mary Kate Frank Wish you were still bounding out of bed like you did when you were 22? Who doesn't! But it can be hard to summon all your old ...

The alarm goes off and all you want to do is stay under the covers. In desperate times, you might think hitting the snooze button is your saving grace...

By Hanna Brooks Olsen for Blisstree.com You don't have to be one of the 70 million Americans who suffer from a sleep disorder to wish for ways to s...

About 35 percent of British adults sleep with teddy bears. Many more share a bed with a partner or spouse. Others still co-sleep, alongside children ...

As part of National Sleep Awareness Week, the National Sleep Foundation's annual campaign to remind people about the importance and value of sleep, Th...

He snores! She hogs the covers! He keeps the TV on all night! She hits snooze all morning long! Sound familiar? No matter how much you love snuggli...

Having difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep? Here are some tips to help you get a good night's rest.

Learning about sleep in the abstract is not enough. If we're going to invest the time and effort it takes to improve our sleep, then we need to know what's at stake: We need to make sleep personal.

There's something magical about the rocking motion that puts a baby to sleep. So why couldn't the same or a similar technique help an adult insomniac?

There is nothing more frustrating than tossing and turning all night. Here are some things you can do around the bedroom to make sure you have a haven...

Here is my existential question for you, dear readers: Would you cut short a fun night to avoid paying the groggy-headed price the next day, or do you embrace the moment knowing that perfection isn't always worth it?

We have a greater chance to achieve our highest potential -- including getting a fantastic night's sleep -- when our "chi," or human life force energy, is in balance and harmony with the energies of the earth.

This is Day Four of our sleep challenge and I'm already seeing the benefits of getting more shuteye. The biggest hurdle: sticking to my new vow not to have a drop of coffee after noon.

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As a couples therapist I've observed that when a couple is angry at each other, one partner often deals with it by avoidance and falls asleep while the other glares, sometimes feeling the urge to smack 'em.

I may not suffer from nightmares, but I can scare the hell out of myself in the five or 10 minutes before unconsciousness. Most nights, I don't want to be alone with my mind in complete silence and darkness.