What Was Sleeping on the Saatva Classic Like?
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve increasingly depended on a good mattress to really align and support my body to not only ease from a day of tensed shoulders and tech neck, but also to recover from physical exhaustion from taxing workouts. No matter what minor aches or pains come my way, I know if I can just ease down into bed, my spine aligned thanks to my favorite pillow, it’s only a matter of time until I sleep it off.
The Saatva Classic was a happy surprise since it has the perfect combo platter of comfortable and body-supporting elements. Previously, I’ve enjoyed the feel of memory-foam mattresses, but found them hot. The Saatva Classic has a top layer made of breathable organic cotton and three-inch pillow-top cushiness, so I’ve never overheated. And the entire layer-cake of its construction is engineered to provide support where your back needs it most—the top is extra-quilted in the lumbar region, and there are additional lumbar supports made of wire and high-density memory foam. The mattress has two additional layers totaling 1,300 coils in two different steel densities to keep you supported and floating on the mattress, not slurped down into it. And finally, I appreciate that it is crafted with a nice firm bumper of high-density rails around the bed so that they don’t droop, as is the case with too many memory foam mattresses.
Since my first night on my Saatva, I’ve noticed I regularly dream more, which leads me to believe I’m sinking faster and longer into what neuroscience says is the recuperative REM dream state. (Previously, this only happened when I forgot to take my anti-anxiety medication for a couple of nights.) I wake up feeling more refreshed, and frankly, I drift off to sleep faster, since I’m not tossing and turning to feel comfortable.
Oh, and the Saatva special touch, to me, was that after I ordered the mattress online, it didn’t come rolled up in a box. It was delivered by a *two-person* team that not only set it right atop my frame, but they also removed and discarded my old mattress free of charge. And there was no chemical smell that needed off-gassing, so I felt safe to make the bed right away, no 12 hours of open bedroom windows necessary. And especially, no need to use that year-long guarantee offer—I’m holding on to my Saatva for good.
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