Pay for sleep?
Instead of eating your lunch during your lunch hour, how about taking a nap at a "corporate wellness center" (aka, a sleep salon)?
We all know we don't get as much sleep as we should (there are days it's lucky we get sleep at all). According to the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research of the National Institutes of Health, almost 1 in 3 adults have some kind of sleep problem. Haven't we all tried something to help us sleep better—whether it's the "memory foam" pillows, luxurious blankets, or sleeping pills? In fact, according to The New York Times article, "Hey, Sleepy, Want to Buy a Good Nap?," about $3 billion was spent in the US during the first 9 months of last year on sleeping medications and more than $20 billion was spent on "nocturnal accouterments like pillowtop mattresses, adjustable beds, hypoallergenic pillows, white-noise machines and monogrammed cashmere pajamas."
Now, spas are including sleep as one of their services. According to "Spa Finder, a company that compiles spa directories and publishes Luxury Spa Finder magazine", sleep is being forecast as "a top spa trend for 2007." (who would've thought?) In one new "corporate wellness center"(aka, sleep spa) in New York City, you can take a 20 minute nap for approx $12. If you want reflexology treatments for your hands or feet, that's another $65.
Many may say this is unnecessary. Why pay for sleep? (Hey, many previously said --and some still say-- why pay for bottled water if water is free.) You are paying for the sleeping experience. You are paying for the convenience of being able to take a quick nap during the middle of your busy day – without having to travel back home.
This may not be such a bad idea.
Special note to all our readers:
The founder of CareTALK, Renata McGriff, will begin a weekly blog to be posted Saturdays. It will be a frank discourse of her 7 years worth of experiences pioneering a real media information resource for modern caregivers -- replete with histories, stories, observations and a focus on the challenges Americans face in the years to come.
We all know we don't get as much sleep as we should (there are days it's lucky we get sleep at all). According to the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research of the National Institutes of Health, almost 1 in 3 adults have some kind of sleep problem. Haven't we all tried something to help us sleep better—whether it's the "memory foam" pillows, luxurious blankets, or sleeping pills? In fact, according to The New York Times article, "Hey, Sleepy, Want to Buy a Good Nap?," about $3 billion was spent in the US during the first 9 months of last year on sleeping medications and more than $20 billion was spent on "nocturnal accouterments like pillowtop mattresses, adjustable beds, hypoallergenic pillows, white-noise machines and monogrammed cashmere pajamas."
Now, spas are including sleep as one of their services. According to "Spa Finder, a company that compiles spa directories and publishes Luxury Spa Finder magazine", sleep is being forecast as "a top spa trend for 2007." (who would've thought?) In one new "corporate wellness center"(aka, sleep spa) in New York City, you can take a 20 minute nap for approx $12. If you want reflexology treatments for your hands or feet, that's another $65.
Many may say this is unnecessary. Why pay for sleep? (Hey, many previously said --and some still say-- why pay for bottled water if water is free.) You are paying for the sleeping experience. You are paying for the convenience of being able to take a quick nap during the middle of your busy day – without having to travel back home.
This may not be such a bad idea.
Special note to all our readers:
The founder of CareTALK, Renata McGriff, will begin a weekly blog to be posted Saturdays. It will be a frank discourse of her 7 years worth of experiences pioneering a real media information resource for modern caregivers -- replete with histories, stories, observations and a focus on the challenges Americans face in the years to come.
posted by CareTALKGals(tm) at 2/02/2007 05:35:00 AM
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