Wellness writer Katie Stone shares the Therabody SmartGoggles she uses to fall back asleep when she’s up in the middle of the night.
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For more, head to ourabout her new obsession with eye health. Because she spends her time either scrolling on her phone or intently concentrating on her clients’ faces, she was experiencing intense eye pain that she was desperate to solve. I remembered our conversation when it came time to buy her a baby-shower gift, and bought her a pair of Therabody’s SmartGoggles as a gesture to encourage postnatal self-care in a non–basic-sheet-mask way. While the goggles are not necessarily meant to improve eye health, they are designed to reduce stress, ease headaches, and improve sleep quality through their various massage-adjacent features. She was, of course, thrilled with them — and has since told me they’ve changed her life — so a few months later, I got a pair myself. The best way to think of the goggles is as a blackout eye mask with massaging, temperature-changing, and vibration capabilities. Given the tech component, they’re a lot heavier than the average sleep mask — but this actually works in their favor, instantly alleviating anxiety like a mini weighted blanket for your eyes. While some people might choose to wear the goggles for a quick hit of midday relaxation or headache relief, I find myself exclusively wearing them at bedtime as a manual solution for insomnia. A small switch on the upper corner of the mask allows you to easily rotate between the three modalities: SmartRelax, Focus, and Sleep. Each setting entails various levels of vibration, creating a quiet hum that I’d say is almost imperceptible to a potential bedfellow.There’s also a built-in biometric sensor that monitors your heart rate and adapts the vibration frequency in order to create a personalized calming experience. My favorite setting is the eyelid compression: a gentle yet firm massage that moves across your eyelids almost as if someone is pressing their thumbs along your brow bone, down around your eye sockets. While it’s meant to relieve a variety of different symptoms — headaches, anxiety, facial pains — the way I use it most frequently is to help support my sleep. Specifically, the two scenarios in which the SmartGoggles shine the most are winding me down when I’m still feeling wired at bedtime and if I wake up in the middle of the night, usually to go to the bathroom, and find myself lying in bed, eyes wide open, panicking that I’ll never be able to fall back asleep again. In both situations, I get myself into bed, strap these babies on my face, and release all pressure to sleep, just letting myself enjoy the swirling compression on my eyelids. Without fail, before the 15 minutes are done, I’ll be fast asleep, waking hours later to the lovably clunky piece of headgear wrapped around my face.The 108 Best Deals From Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, According to a Deals Editoris designed to surface useful, expert recommendations for things to buy across the vast e-commerce landscape. Every product is independently selected by our team of editors, whom you can read aboutThe 108 Best Deals From Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, According to a Deals Editor4:44 p.m.Yesterday at 3:15 p.m.*Sorry, there was a problem signing you up.You'll receive the next newsletter in your inbox.New YorkNew York*Sorry, there was a problem signing you up.
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