What's Your Sleep Position? Better Yet... What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Written by Lynnette on May 21, 2006 | Comments (0)

Have you ever wondered what your sleeping position says about you?

I have.

In fact, I've always heard that your sleep position reveals some interesting things about your personality, and I've always wanted to see how "true" that was. I mean, maybe I'm just not sleeping in the right position!

Anyway, here's what I've learned...

Sleep Positions Say A Lot

There are 39 different sleep positions and they each serve a valuable purpose.

For example, there are very specific positions that you should sleep in if you are a snorer, a person with intestinal issues, or if you'll be sleeping in a tent!

And while stomach sleepers, back sleepers and side sleepers share some unique characteristics in and of themselves, the fact of the mater is... there's much more to your sleep position than whether you sleep on your stomach, your back, or your side.

What Are The 39 Sleep Positions?

Thanks to Sarah from Anon Y. Mass, I've discovered a cool new book called The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couple's Guide to the Thirty-Nine Positions by Evany Thomas.

From the book:

Each pose (there are 39 in all) is deciphered using an easy-to-identify illustration, an overview of the sleepers' traits and tendencies, along with tips about which stretches and diets to try to enhance the effectiveness of the pose.

See what your sleep position is and what it says about you here.

A few of the sleep positions explained in the book:

Bird in Hand	Bread and Spread
Bubble Blower	Classic Spoons
Cliffhanger	Colon
Dormimos	Excalibur
Fireman's Carry	Paper Dolls
Pinching Koala & Tree	Running Man
Seatbelt	Springloader
Tandem Cycle	Tetherball
Tobaggan

The 'Springloader' sleep position, from the book The Secret Language of Sleep.'

What Do Other People Think Of this Book?

The Secret Language of Sleep has gotten excellent reviews from actual consumers, as well as the press, and it has received a good deal of national media attention as well! (I especially enjoyed this New York Post article about the book.)

And I just have to share this witty review of the book The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couple's Guide to the Thirty-Nine Positions that I found on Amazon, posted by S. Anacker:

"Every possible couple sleep position is covered in wonderfully designed detail (except for the taboo and sometimes painful Tongue-in-Cheek position, which is illegal in 45 states, anyway)... Well-written and beautifully illustrated, this handy guide should be on every couple''s bed side table (note: one for each side table for Cliffhanger couples)... I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend it to any of my friends who sleep or are considering sleeping in the future."

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