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Interesting experiment. I slept on the floor for a summer in college. My mom thought I was crazy, but I felt fine. I will say that my wife had no interest in it, so it was back to the bed for me!

About to watch the video. I slept for about a week on the floor as a challenge. Would definitely do it again. Let's see if you can convince me to sleep on the floor tonight

Been sleeping on a Shiki/Tatami mat bed for over half a year now, and it has been great! Definitely took some adjusting, especially once I got buckwheat pillows.

Another thought: Is this better for "grounding" or "earthing?" That also seems to be all the rage, but based on anecdotal evidence, it does seem to work.

Coincidentally, have been sleeping on the floor (carpeted floor & on a yoga mat, mind you) for a week now and it has been a surprisingly pleasant experience tbh. I literally only had 1 night where I woke up more than once, but also a small caveat, I was jetlagged when I first started this so that probably made the transition easier for me. Anyways, overall I haven't felt huge differences to my physical well-being (although I feel like it might be helping me recover from workouts quicker - but this might be a placebo effect) and my overall need for sleep has been declining for a while now anyways, so I also can't really comment on the validity of that point that much. But since I have no bed nor a mattress ATM and for now, haven't experienced any downsides to sleeping on the floor, I'll continue doing so for the foreseeable future.

I'll try anything. Last night was night 1 of my no more soft bed experiment. I feel far less sore than expected. View quoted note →

Interesting, but I think without a pillow it would be hard.

I tried Tatami in Japan... did NOT worked for me. Back destroyed ... idk how Japanese stand it 😐

I didn't watch the video but I have a personal story to relate. Sometimes my lower back hurts because of sitting in a poor posture. Sleeping on a bed no matter how firm just makes it worse. But sleeping on the carpeted floor fixes it and in the morning I'm magic again. Yes, it hurts to sleep on a hard floor. But my back somehow needs that. I wouldn't do it if it didn't work, and I only do it when my back is hurting.

I can't believe it is good for you.

So glad that someone re-noted this video. First things first: your home is gorgeous. Wonderful video. Educational and vulnerable of you to film it. A dear friend of mine, her daughter has scoliosis and she sleeps on the floor every night.

I'm a simple man. I see a new Max DeMarco video, and I watch it immediately. View quoted note →

Great video! We're all floor sleepers in our family now. It's been three years since making the switch to a futon, never going back.

Wood floor saved my back. Plenty of other variables also, but flat on the floor makes all the difference.

First night on the floor here I come. Curios. GN.

Try using a thinner pillow. I have been sleeping on the floor for the last 2 years and I use a soft travel pillow to sleep on it. Also try to use a carpet or something to separate you better from the floor, if the floor is cold that is not going to be good long term anyway. Your body is exchanging heat with the floor while you are sleeping.

Tried this myself and can approve it! My back feels a lot better after a week on the floor. The crazy thing about it is that everyone I told about my experiment said to me: „yeah I already heard of it, tried it and it helped“ 😅 Even my mother is doing this from time to time. Anyway, I will do this for some more days, but I‘m pretty sure that I will get rid of my mattress in near future.

@Duchess dont forget to selling beds for sats... 👇 View quoted note →

done that for years