Most natural way to sleep?

No they didn’t, but..I am sure they did their best to make a soft spot for sleeping with grasses, leaves and branches and animal skins..depending on how far back we are going here. lol

I imagine they slept just like anyone else althoguh I am sure they were far more tuned into the sounds and signs around them then modern man in his bedroom.

The way I see it, it is like giving birth…women CAN squat in the bushes and give birth but WHY would we now? haha

I say buy the memory foam mattress and be grateful that it falls somewhere between fire and the wheel and demerol on the perks page of modern life. ;-)

I do live on a very private property where I leave my doors and windows open all night long in the summer. I am very in tune with every night sound of the woods. City noise drives me insane, can’t hear myself breathe.

Well, so much for my assumption! But, that’s interesting. I guess there’s always the possibility that modern sleeping arrangements HAVE been a helpful development.

@Coloma Wow, I’ve got to say I envy you for that freedom. Can I ask the general area in which you live? Recently it has become my dream to find somewhere open and free like that to live.

I live on the coast opposite from @Coloma and I have 20 acres of woods, old fields, streams and hemlock forests. I have never locked my car or house unless I have been on holiday.

I have mini blinds only on the bedroom windows, and that is for light rather than peeping toms.
You’ll never get me back to a city, either.

Here is my theory on the topic. I would guess our ancestors used their muscles more and so had more back strength possibly leading to fewer back troubles. Also, I remember being a young girl, I was thin, very thin, and could sleep on the floor with no problem. All of these curves and bumps we now have need to be able to sink into the mattress to keep our spines straight. Interestingly, when I was in Japan the beds in the hotel I stayed in were rather firm, and they are a thin population for the most part.

Also, I believe sleeping on your left side in a slight fetal postition is the way to go, with a pillow under your neck and head, being careful not to have it under your shoulders. You can add a pillow between your legs and under your right arm if you want total support. I once heard that sleeping on your left is good for digestion also, not sure if that is true.

Having the room really dark helps, and quiet. Oh, and don’t drink anything two hours before bed time. And, try not to even have soup or cereal if you eat dinner late. Having to get up to pee is annoying.

And, don’t go to bed way before your bedtime. I think our ancestors probably went to bed when they were sleepy, not trying to go to sleep at a certain time, because they have an alarm the next morning that will torture them into wakefulness.

@BarefootChris

I am in the Northern Calfornia foothills about an hour from Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I am on 10 acres total and only 2 other homes on my little road.

As @gailcalled mentioned, never lock my house, not even sure where the housekeys are. Keys in the car 24–7, garage wide open. haha, .Same here, have ultra sheer curtains throughout the house and not a soul in sight to peep except the deer and donkeys. I have to say I am spoiled rotten with total tranquility and never a thought about crime. It’s a great way to live, I’d be a fish out of water if I had to go back to city life.

Don’t forget, if you really think about it, ( and I have been, lol ) there is lots of evidence that man has always sought the most comfortable sleeping arrangements.

What about feather beds?

Whoever was the first person that decided to pluck about 400 geese and make a mattress? haha

I sleep most comfortable on my stomach, not on my back

@Coloma “Whoever was the first person that decided to pluck about 400 geese and make a mattress?” The feathers were probably from geese slaughtered for a dining banquet for kings, queens and so forth. Hence turning waste into a useful product. :-) But this is just a guess on my part.

@Andreas

Makes sense. :-)

Most natural way to sleep is with your eyes closed. LOL
I assume in the beginning it was probably sleeping on the ground. Many old tribes slept on the ground. Later people started using straws. The Japanese till today still sleep on tatami mats which are woven together by straw. Of course now they throw futons on the tatami mats. I’ve actually have slept on tatami mats. They take a little getting use too but they are comfortable. Really firm but its not like a hard wooden floor or like sleeping on the ground. Which I’ve done when camping. Mostly because they don’t get cold either and have some yield to it. Throw a futon on it and its extra comfy. Sleeping on tatami mats was great for my back for some reason. And I didn’t ever wake up achy. Once I got use to it, I slept like a baby.

cavemen were hunched over…..back not so good, eh???
go for modern comfort sleep number bed.

Naked, in the spoon position with your lover. After making love, the surface below you will be of less significance though memory foam is probably the best currently available.
See ya…...Gary/wtf

when you will be relax you will feel comfort during sleeping hours.

Exhaustion? Didn’t they have to hunt and kill, build their own homes, etc.? I always sleep like a baby if I’ve done some type of physical labor that day.

Sleeping on the right side is said to be more relaxing than the left side because it puts less pressure on the heart.
I’ll sleep on my sides or back but I definitely dream more on one side or the other in something like a fetal position.

Their secret was exhaustion. Hunt, gather, fight enemies, prepare meals, build shelters and fires were an 18 hour a day ordeal. Just go camping with the scouts to prove this out and imagine doing THAT 365 days a year. You will sleep like a baby on a cactus after a few weeks of that. Ask any soldier how they did it and they will reiterate this.