I sleep on the floor & I'm NEVER going back to a traditional bed | Japanese futon

In this video I explain why I spontaneously gave my bed away and now sleep on the floor using a Japanese futon mattress. I had invested in a name-brand mattress which I used for the past 7 years but I wasn't super impressed by it, so I jumped at the opportunity to give this mattress away to someone who could use it in the meantime and allow me to get into floor sleeping and to see if I benefit. I'll go over the story and my first impressions of floor sleeping in this video!

Chapters:
00:20 our expensive mattress
02:19 why we readily gave it away
06:33 initial thoughts on floor sleeping & mattress
08:18 WTH Larry
08:54 skip past the patreon part lol
10:06 opening the floor to discussion

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[carlmaglanque]

As a physical therapist, I advocate for full range of motion for all joints as part of daily life! 👏👏👏

[amberstacy]

I bought the exact same mattress from Amazon 3 months ago. I gave away my new bed and mattress because I was waking up in more pain then I went to bed with. I love it! I'm 50 and doing so much better on the floor. My back and joints are so much happier. It was really hard to get up at first, now I jump right up no problem. For those older folks who think you could never sleep on the floor, it might be the thing you need.

[juliedrakeArtist]

I’ve slept on a futon for the last 5 years and I’m sixty two. I tried it because I was aching all over and my back was bad and I wasn’t about to accept the fact that I was getting older. Oh no. It was hard the first week or two but it soon was brilliant. I don’t have aches and pains anymore and I love it. I just make sure I roll it up everyday and air it outside about once a week.

[CarlYota]

You absolutely need to commit when you're trying floor sleeping. It's not something to try for a week. You need time to adjust. It's also super important to make sure your pillows are the right height if you're a side sleeper. Just remember that our species literally slept on the hard dirt outside for hundreds of thousands of years. We're built for it, but modernity has made us soft. So expect it to take time.

[crocketgsxr]

I would get tatami too becasue traditionally futon(means bedding in general) doesn't go directly on the floor. It's more prone to mold and dirty that way and speaking for experience the cold floor will transfer straight through it into you making you stiff and without that insulating buffer. They make thinner folding or roll up tatami/goza if you don't want the traditional rigid tatami ones. The tatmi also smell like hay which is nice. Plus it is common to double or even triple up shikibuton becasue of how thin they are. Also I wouldn't worry about trying to put it back in the bag, it's good to roll or fold them to fluff them daily and leaving it out or in a closet lets it breathe(depending on what the bag is made of it might prevent air flow) . OOH Remember to put it out in the sun as often as you can....or remember to.

[Jazzatic]

Just noting to people. If you have a bed set up say in a basement space or somewhere with moisture, and you don’t move that floor bed enough there is risk of mold.

[shmataboro]

Use it or lose it is truth! Im 67. My friends are getting mechanical beds a lot like hospital beds to make it easier to get in and out as they figure they're never gonna be any younger. I gor rid of my bed and plonked my futon mattress on the floor to Force Myself to be More active. Now im starting to look at all these chairs around do I need all these chairs for when I've got five rooms worth of floors I can sit on?

[emri]

This is my first time running across one of Natasha’s videos and I am digging her content! Her personality is really fun and her editing is stellar! I love this kind of trying new things/interior design content. Subscribed!

[RavenCro-gt]

I sleep on the floor regularly... I use a 3" latex foam topper and a sleeping bag, right on the floor. My big motivator for this is the "use it or lose it" concept... I love camping, which requires sleeping on the ground, right? I also have back problems- degenerative disk disease, and other wonderful spinal maladies. I found that when I slept on a regular bed, my back pain was worse, and I couldn't sleep on the ground (ie, camping). Now I do Dr. Stuart McGill's "big three" exercises for spinal stability, and I sleep on the floor. I love it! My back feels better than it did 10 years ago, and I'm 50. I will probably never sleep on a traditional bed again.

[strawberryyogurt]

TLDR; Japanese futon =/= sleeping on floor. I don’t understand why so many YouTubers have videos of ‘sleeping on the floor’ when technically, they’re not — they’re still sleeping on "something" (low profile mattress, Japanese futon, etc). Anything between the self and floor still offers padding and warmth. Years ago, I went cold turkey, threw out the mattress, and slept directly on cold hardwood floor — felt incredible. Didn’t even use a pillow. Currently, I sleep on an IKEA’s Dragor flat woven rug with a pillow just because I like the design. It matches my decor.

[dianajones]

OMG you're doing furniture free living! That would make for a great video series! There are many cultures that use hammocks or bean bags as replacements for beds and couches. I know Thoughtworthy Co Youtube channel has inspired many to get rid of the clunky furniture to create a multifunction space around the home.

[KatherineKuehn-Bao]

Woah - Entertaining!
I sleep on the floor with a 4" cotton filled mattress ( not evenly dispersed anymore)
My wife bought a j life full mat and started sleeping on it because the memory foam mattress was too hot.

Yesterday I tried cutting our old (king) mattress to make some furniture /take up less space and ended up with a room full of fiberglass.
SO that bed is gone and we're both on the floor full time now.

Crazy how Sunk Cost Fallacy works. 7 years on a mediocre bed, because it's "good enough" - happy you were able to make the change =)

[barbkandel]

Tasha, you flipping out of bed in the morning is the bomb! 🤣 It makes a lot of sense that we should be doing low squats to stay mobile. I never thought about it before. We are 60 now and boy has our mobility slowed down in the last few years! I think you may be on to something here. Loved this video! ❤

[FutonsJapan]

We have so many customers that share similar stories --- most move from regular beds to our Shikibutons [Futons] and have their best sleep ever. Often there is a transition period from 1-3 weeks, though some people just sleep perfect from day 1

[nommh]

I live on the floor too. I love rooms without bulky soft furniture. My futon is all certified organic cotton. Because it was made to order and I sold my bed as soon as had decided to get rid of it. So I slept on some yoga mats and it was quite hard at first. By the time my futon arrived I thought it was the softest thing and have loved it ever since.

[amidahime]

I got to thank you for this video, it's what convinced me to commit to get a futon. I got mine straight from Japan in a queen size and with sheets and comforter as well. So far it's been two weeks and - oh my god! I'm thirty years old, I've had mattresses my whole life and with my last one I had the tendency to wake up over and over at night to get comfortable again, and it was a twin so it was little space and even more little as my room was so small.

Now with my futon, I've slept the entire night! My alarm wakes me up mostly - unless nature calls at night, but even then I fall back asleep so fast! My random aches and pains are gone, and putting my futon away wakes me up in the morning as I move around. I've recently aired it out and sunned it, and it was pretty easy. I've actually starting taking a nap on my floor at times when I'm too lazy to roll out my futon. Speaking of my room, so much more space now! I can move so well! It's great!
Thank you for the video again!

[gypsybelle]

I am intrigued. I have so much back pain and we cannot find why. I have been praying for guidance and your video popped up in my feed. I cannot believe you are 40!! I thought you were some 20 year old telling me how to fix my back pain and I thought “but you’re 20…” then…🤯🤯🤯. Thank you for giving me something to look into!

[.Tapestry]

in college, all i had the whole time was a small fold up sleeping mat that my grandma made out of three old couch cushions. eventually, i took a section of an old slatted ikea convertible futon and added some hairpin iron legs to it. it was some of the best sleep i ever had. it was easy to move and had a very small footprint

[turttlesriot]

I love sleeping on the floor. And working on the floor. And being grounded. Love!!!

[Kristopher-gezc]

Been sleeping on the floor for years. It's my preferred way to sleep.