Juna Bobby MD, EdMFounder, MindBodySpace LLC · RELAX TO SOAR™️ Method Workshops • Mindbodyspace Podcast • NYU SOM M.D. • Harvard Ed.M. • Juilliard Resilience Faculty

Do this to fall asleep quickly. #sleep #braintalk #resilience

9 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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Dr. Juna Bobby explains how to fall asleep faster by lowering your core body temperature. Keep your bedroom below 67°F, or take a hot shower about an hour before bed to push warm blood to your skin and cool your core.

So first, your body temperature naturally drops as you prepare for sleep. And one way to help that process along is to keep your room cool, like under 67 degrees. Another way to do it is to take a hot shower or bath about an hour before bedtime. And what happens is that hot water dilates all your blood vessels and decreases your core blood temperature because all of your blood is flowing away into your peripheral blood vessels. That decrease in core temperature helps the sleep onset.