Racing mind
You lie down and your brain turns on. Tomorrow's to-do list. The thing you said three weeks ago. The thing you should have said. Sleep doesn't come.
AFTER YEARS OF TRYING EVERYTHING.
The 5-minute routine I do every single night to fall asleep within minutes.
No prescriptions, devices or cabinet full of supplements.
sleep better tonight
If you're here, one of these is probably true.
Tired all day
You sleep eight hours and still wake up like you didn't. Coffee doesn't help. By 2pm you're done. Sleep isn't the same as rest.
3am wake-ups
You fall asleep fine. Then 2:47am, eyes open, brain on. Heart slightly racing. You stare at the ceiling for an hour before you finally drift back off, just in time for your alarm.
Just want better sleep
You're not in crisis. You just want to actually feel rested. To fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, and wake up feeling like yourself.
YOU HAVE TWO MODES
It's probably not a
sleep problem.
You're stuck in go mode.
Your body has two modes: one for go, one for recovery. Modern life keeps most of us stuck in go. Then you climb into bed and ask your body to flip off in five seconds. It can't. Rest isn't a switch. It's something your body settles into when it gets the right cues.
The routine
5 minutes every night for better sleep.
Most people hear this and think it sounds too simple. That's the point. Calm doesn't need complicated, it needs consistent. The same cues at the same time, every night. Try it for a week and you'll know if it's for you.
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30 minutes before bed
Sit somewhere comfortable, but not in bed. Add 2-3 drops of hinoki oil to your wood block or diffuser. Enjoy the Japanese forest scent while the natural compounds do their job.
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4-7-8 breathing
For at least 5 minutes, do 4-7-8 breathing. Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Smell hinoki during your inhales. After a few breaths you should actually feel a shift.
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Same bed time
This is the anchor that closes the routine. Breathwork, hinoki, the same bed time. Stack the same three things every night and your body starts to recognize what comes next.
hear it from the people (and our founder)
How hinoki oil is helping people sleep
After trying hinoki oil it has become a staple in my bedtime routine. I use it every single night.
Adam
Whoop user
How I discovered hinoki and why it's such a big part of my wellness routine.
Anthony
Founder
I bought it for breathwork, but the unexpected surprise is how it helps me sleep better.
Dan
night owl worker
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my full sleep routine - Anthony | founder
Sleep is a habit stack. Hinoki is one link.
Hinoki is one piece of a bigger routine. This is the full one I built over a decade of experimenting. I fall asleep within minutes every night, and more importantly, wake up feeling refreshed. No single habit carries the whole night. Stacked together, they make falling asleep feel automatic.
Part 1
Pre-sleep boundaries
Rules that protect the runway into sleep. Set them once and you stop renegotiating them with yourself every night.
- No screens one hour before bed
- No eating or drinking two hours before bed
- No caffeine after noon
- 2L of water every day
Part 2
Daytime rhythm
Sleep is built during the day. Morning sunlight, movement, and a clean meal window set the circadian anchors that make tonight easier.
- Sunlight in the eyes within thirty minutes of waking
- Train or move before noon. I do 20 minutes of mobility first thing in the morning
- Eat your last real meal at least three hours before bed
Part 3
Bedroom associations
The brain learns the room. Keep it associated only with sleep and the transition happens without effort.
- No TV, reading, eating, or working in bed
- Keep your room clean and don't let clutter pile up
- Don't lounge in bed in the morning: wake, breathe with hinoki, make bed, drink a smoothie, then gym
Part 4
Winding down
This is the routine that closes it out and the combo that had the biggest impact on my sleep.
- 20 minutes of stretching within an hour of bed
- Thirty minutes before bed, breathe with hinoki oil (4-4-4-4 or 4-7-8)
- Write down what was good about the day and what you're looking forward to tomorrow
