Simple Ways to Create a Relaxing Nighttime Routine
By Sophie, Nutrition Specialist
Some nights, the day ends long before the mind catches up. The lights are off and your body is tired, yet your thoughts are still working overtime through tomorrow’s to-do list.
When we ultimately wake up feeling groggy and not well rested, it is easy to put this down to simply a bad night’s sleep. In reality, the way we spend the last hour of the day shapes how ready our body feels to rest, which many of us are never told.
Creating a wind-down routine gives the body a small set of cues to inform us that the day is finished. When our body receives these signals, we’re able to not only fall asleep faster but also wake up feeling revitalised and rested.
The runway to rest
Our bodies follow a daily rhythm, and they take their cues from light, food, movement and routine. A bright screen, a late coffee or a work email at 9pm sends a very different signal from dimmed lights, a warm shower and a hot drink enjoyed peacefully in bed.
Thinking of the evening as a runway, instead of a switch that’s flicked on and off. This helps explain why turning your brain off at the exact moment the lights go out feels virtually impossible.
Why most routines fall flat
Most wind-down routines fail for the same reason: they ask too much. No eating or drinking for 3 hours before, a face mask, a journal, a stretching sequence and a meditation app is a lot at the end of a full day. One missed activity can feel like failure, so the whole routine gets dropped.
The routines that last are small, flexible and built around your real evenings.
Three routines to fit your capacity
The 15-minute version: Cleansing shower, dim the lights, make a warm drink and take three slow breaths.
The 30-minute version: add some gentle stretching and a few pages of a book.
The 60-minute version: add a screen cut-off, a written to-do list and 5 minutes of cleaning breaths
A warm drink, made to help with winding down.
It doesn’t get much better than a hot chocolate in bed. Unless it has a lot more going on inside. Sleep Well is a chocolate collagen blend designed to slot perfectly into your nighttime routine.
Inside is a thoughtful blend of bovine collagen peptides and magnesium glycinate, with botanicals including chamomile, lemon balm, passionflower, hops and ashwagandha, plus myo-inositol and GABA.
Botanicals are traditionally used for calm and restfulness, with ashwagandha being one of the most strongly researched ingredients for supporting stress and sleep quality. Magnesium glycinate, GABA and myo-inositol are known for their support in relaxation, muscle and nerve function, making for a more seamless transition into stillness.
When Sleep Well is introduced, there’s no extra step to add to your night. It’s one simple, comforting ritual to come back to each evening, especially when the day has felt anything but slow.
How to enjoy it: Mix a serve into warm milk of your choice or water and sip it slowly, away from screens.
Speak with your doctor or pharmacist before use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any medication.
When to ask for support
A wind-down routine is a helpful foundation, although it is not a substitute for professional advice. If trouble sleeping continues, it is worth speaking with your GP or another health professional.
The general educational content in this article is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Scientific references support the general educational content and should not be interpreted as evidence for therapeutic claims about Sleep Well. Speak with your doctor, pharmacist or dietitian about your individual needs.
