If counting sheep isn’t doing the trick, a viral sleep trick might be just what you need to finally get some shut-eye.
Meditation guru Emily Kessler has taken the internet by storm with her “home tour sleep hack,” a visualization technique designed to quiet your racing thoughts and help you drift off to dreamland.
“If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, I’m going to share with you a really weird and wacky sleep hack that seems like a no-brainer, but has helped me and literally everyone else I’ve told ,” Kessler said. an August TikTok that has since gone viral, racking up over 2 million views.
How it works
Once you’re inside, Kessler recommends starting with a few slow, deep breaths.
Research shows that deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms your body and helps produce melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep.
Once you’ve smoothed it out, it’s time to visualize. Kessler suggests imagining a home you’re familiar with—but not your own. For example, she often uses her grandmother’s house.
“Imagine yourself walking slowly through the house, noticing all the details around the outside, walking up to the door, opening the door and walking in,” Kessler explained.
From there, she recommends moving slowly from room to room, taking in as many details as you can—the furniture, the artwork, the layout.
“There’s something about it that distracts your mind, your mind busy enough to let you fall asleep,” Kessler said. “I literally never got to go upstairs to her house.”
Ratings: Mixed but promising
Kessler’s TikTok has sparked more than 2,100 comments, with users sharing mixed results.
For many people, the hack worked wonders. “I’ve been stressed out and falling asleep has been so hard,” commented one user. “I tried this last night and the last thing I remember is grandma’s kitchen.”
Another user echoed similar success: “I thought I was the only one who did this!!!!! It works every time.”
Other TikTok users put their technique into motion, visualizing different places or activities they know well, such as cooking a favorite recipe, grocery shopping or even remembering a movie scene by scene.
But not everyone had the same fate. “I can’t focus on the house. My thoughts are so loud it hurts,” one person posted.
Others with aphantasia – a condition where people cannot form mental images – expressed frustration with the hack. For them, Kessler suggested trying other relaxation techniques, such as the “alpha bridge” viral breathing exercise.
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