Tag: sleep

The 12 Doctors of Przekrój
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The 12 Doctors of Przekrój

How can we live better, fuller, and more peacefully? Recommendations from the world's top specialists can guide us.
Przekrój
Sleep Well
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Sleep Well

Falling asleep at regular times and for regular periods is essential for mental and physical wellbeing. There are a number of ways to encourage it.
Paulina Wilk
Dream Travellers
Soul + Body, World + People
Wellbeing, Science

Dream Travellers

Lucid dreaming describes the act of becoming aware that we are dreaming while asleep. How can we practice it and what are its benefits?
Tomasz Wiśniewski
A Grown-Up Lullaby
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Grown-Up Lullaby

Contrary to intuition, music can actually help us get to sleep. In fact, composers such as Max Richter and Robert Rich have organized sleeping concerts.
Iza Smelczyńska
How to Fall Asleep
Soul + Body, World + People
Science, Wellbeing

How to Fall Asleep

Adam Wichniak, a psychiatrist from the Sleep Disorders Centre in Warsaw, talks about insomnia, smartphones and blue light, and how we can get better sleep.
Aleksandra Pezda
The Rhythm of the Night
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Rhythm of the Night

Everyday stress and anxiety increasingly pervade our waking lives; at night-time, too, they can lead to sleeplessness. Can music help us tune out from insomnia?
Enis Yucekoralp
The Dream Time
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Dream Time

We present you with an alternative history of the world, in which humans join hibernating animals with a deep sleep through the winter months.
Adam Węgłowski
To Sleep Like a Dragon
World + People
Nature

To Sleep Like a Dragon

So-called “winter sleep” is an essential survival technique for animals living through cold months. Research into the phenomenon suggests that it may also have benefits for humans.
Wojciech Mikołuszko
Pyjama People
Art + Stories
Experiences

Pyjama People

These days, we very much take the cosy comfort of our pyjamas for granted. But it wasn’t always like this – sleepwear has come a long way from its 17th-century origins in Europe.
Agata Zborowska
A Good Night’s Rest
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Good Night’s Rest

The length of time that we sleep for, as well as where and with whom, has changed and adapted over the past few hundred years.
Milena Rachid Chehab