"It’s no secret that sleep is incredibly important to our overall health and wellbeing. It’s also no secret that when you’re not getting good sleep, waking up in the morning to take on the day can feel daunting (at best). As someone who suffers from multiple autoimmune conditions that make sleep even more crucial to my health, I especially feel the impact of a sleepless night. Dry eyes, stomachaches, indigestion, headaches, brain fog… they’re all symptoms that take over my da

The genesis of weighted sleep therapy and compressive products can be traced to Temple Grandin’s ‘hug machine’. Temple Grandin is an American Professor and Autism Spokesperson. She watched stressed-out cattle on a ranch queue up for inoculations; then witnessed a sense of calm come over the cattle when they stepped into a deeply compressive chute. From this experience, Temple developed a human hug machine. The device proved to be incredibly helpful for many with autism and th