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Wind down faster.
Most people use it right before bed. By minute twenty, getting into bed feels like the obvious next step.
Avero Unwind · Lotus inspired acupressure mat
Tomorrow starts the night before.
Twenty minutes on the mat. Then sleep.
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Free shippingArrives in 6–8 days
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HandmadeLotus spikes, coconut core
Organic cottonSoft where your skin meets it
Why people lie on spikes
Shop the setTwenty minutes. Three things change.
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Let go of the day.
Shoulders, upper back, the base of the neck. The places the day sits after you've clocked out.
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Switch off.
The first minute takes all your attention. After that, there's no room left for the inbox.
Where it comes from
From a bed of nails to your bedroom.
Lie on one nail and it hurts. Lie on thousands and your weight spreads across all of them, so no single point presses hard enough to matter. That's the whole trick, and people have known it for a very long time.
Here's how an old idea ended up next to your bed.
- IndiaAscetics lie on beds of nails as a discipline: proof that the mind can stay calm while the body is under pressure.
- 1980sIn the Soviet Union, Ivan Kuznetsov hammers around 1,500 pins into a mat by hand. His applicator ends up on pharmacy shelves.
- 2000sPlastic spikes on foam. Cheaper, lighter, everywhere, and flat by spring.
- NowAvero Unwind: lotus-shaped spikes, a coconut-fibre core and an organic cotton cover, made by hand.
The Unwind Set
Everything you need for the first night.
$124Mat, pillow and carry bag
- Lotus spikes on a coconut-fibre core
- Organic cotton cover
- Neck pillow + carry bag included
- Free shipping · 60-night trial
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Arrives in 6–8 days
Most nights end on a screen.End one on the mat.
Before you buy any spike mat
3 things to look for.
Every spike mat looks the same in a photo. It isn't the same on your back.
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The spike shape.
A cone is one point. A lotus is a ring of them. More points per flower means the pressure spreads out instead of stabbing in.
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What's underneath.
Most mats are foam, and foam goes flat. Coconut fibre is dense and springy, so every spike keeps pushing back, night after night.
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What you pay for it.
Lotus spikes on a coconut core usually cost $300 or more. The materials aren't what makes it expensive. The markup is.
Side by side.
| Unwind | Typical $20 mat | Premium mat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike shape | Lotus | Plastic cone | Generic Spikes |
| Core | Coconut fibre | Cheap Foam | Coconut fibre |
| Cover | Organic cotton | Polyester | Linen / cotton |
| Pillow + bag included | Yes | — | Pillow |
| Trial | 60 nights | — | 30 days |
| Price | $124 | ~$20 | $340 |
Shop the set · $124
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Three ways to use it
Bed, floor or chair.
Same mat, three intensities. Start on the bed, work your way down.
Gentlest
On the bed.
The mattress gives a little, so the pressure does too. Best right before sleep.
Strongest
On the floor.
Nothing gives, so every spike counts. Twenty minutes, full back.
Anytime
In a chair.
Lean back against it. Upper back and shoulders, while you read or watch.
Stay in the loop
Slower evenings, occasionally.
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