Getting a great night’s sleep isn’t as simple as just going to bed early. You need to give your body some time to wind down and understand that it’s time to relax. That means you need a pre-bed Sleep Ritual.

A Sleep Ritual calms you, tells your body that it’s switching gears, and boosts levels of soothing chemicals in your brain.

Here are some of our recommendations for Making It Routine.

A routine tells your body what to expect. Many of our hormones are habit driven – they get used to a regular schedule.

Wake Up and Go To Bed At The Same Times Every Day

Sure, we all love to stay up late and sleep in on our days off. But this can make it hard to get back into a regular workday routine.

As much as possible, stick to a regular schedule of getting up and going to bed at the same time every day.

If you must stay up late and sleep in, try to keep it to only 1-2 hours difference. Then get right back in to your regular schedule immediately.