Why SLEEP is the Key to Your Health
Why SLEEP is the Key to Your Health (And why I didn’t sleep even after 9+ hours in bed!)
Here are the tips I regularly share with my massage clients — because your wellbeing starts long before you get on the massage table! Getting deep, quality sleep every night is one of the most important foundations for good health. If you want to live a full, energised life — don’t underestimate your sleep.
Let me tell you what happened just the other night...
I spent more than 9 hours in bed, under the covers, trying to rest. But I still woke up feeling tired, sluggish, and out of sorts. Why?
Because it wasn’t real, restorative sleep.
I was away from home, without my favourite mattress.The bed was hard, uncomfortable, and I felt anxious. As a result:
I woke up every hour.Each time, I looked at the clock, fell asleep again — but never deeply.And that’s the point. Quantity ≠ quality.
Let’s talk sleep science for a second:
There are 4 main sleep stages in every cycle:Light drowsiness – around 10 minutesLight, sensitive sleep – approx. 20 minutesDeep sleep prep phase – about 45 minutesVery deep sleep – another 45 minutes(This is when your dreams happen – yes, everyone dreams! )Together, these stages make up one complete sleep cycle, lasting about 2 hours.
If you keep waking up before finishing a full cycle, your body doesn’t get the chance to fully recover — even if you’ve been in bed for hours.
Most of us need 3–5 full cycles per night for proper rest. Even just one full cycle is better than nothing (though more is definitely better!).
Fun fact: In the first half of the night, your body works on physical recovery. In the second half, your brain processes mental and emotional information.So broken sleep = no full body or brain recovery.
We’ll chat more about this at your next massage session — and help your body relax the way it truly needs to.
11 / 08 / 2025