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Sleep and the Blue Zone: What Centenarians Do Differently at Bedtime

By The Blue Zone Ritual 1 min read

In Sardinia, Okinawa, and Ikaria, the evening is not a countdown to sleep — it’s a ritual. The wind-down is deliberate, unhurried, and deeply physical. Researchers studying Blue Zone communities consistently find that sleep isn’t treated as a necessity to be optimised; it’s treated as a pleasure to be earned.

The Wind-Down Window

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Botanical Allies for Better Sleep

The Okinawan practice of bathing with warm, botanically infused water before bed isn’t just tradition — it’s thermodynamics. A warm bath raises core body temperature, and the subsequent drop triggers the onset of sleep.

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Building Your Evening Ritual

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