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Expert Shares Tips for Better Sleep Quality

10/12/2025

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Sleep expert Yoshi Kurihara says mindset and environment determine sleep quality.
He recommends a calming atmosphere with dim lighting and cool temperatures.
To ease bedtime anxiety, he advises relaxation techniques like deep breathing and meditation instead of forcing sleep and warns against clock-watching.
Kurihara introduces the '15-minute rule' by advising that if sleep doesn't come, people should leave the bedroom to re-associate the bed with rest.

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Sleep expert Yoshi Kurihara says mindset and environment determine sleep quality.
He recommends a calming atmosphere with dim lighting and cool temperatures.
To ease bedtime anxiety, he advises relaxation techniques like deep breathing and meditation instead of forcing sleep and warns against clock-watching.
Kurihara introduces the '15-minute rule' by advising that if sleep doesn't come, people should leave the bedroom to re-associate the bed with rest.