Accu-pressure mat seems to (for me) induce the body temperature spike and dip that accompanies the start of the sleep cycle in the same way that taking a warm shower before bed is supposed to. I've also found that it adds to the intensity of deep breathing exercises.
The most surprising thing is that despite the initial discomfort, I often find myself waking up on the thing an hour or more after laying down on it. I always set a stopwatch timer on my phone when I use it since 20 full minutes on it is the baseline recommendation, but very often I'll blow right past that.
Quick tip for someone if you wake in the night. A walk on tiles or cool flooring to get your feet nice and cold then a hot water bottle on said feet - if you have poor circulation, I run hot so under the blankets the temp spikes fast.
It should get you snoozy. Some nature sounds in the background etc should get you back to sleep.
I've always been a really good sleeper. The cold feet trick worked for me because I grew up in a house without central heating in Ireland. So if I woke I'd toddle to the toilet and back, by the time I did that I was properly cold. And I run quite hot so I heat up under the covers quickly. boom back to sleep.
Weird falling asleep happens to me too. The $5 acupressure mat is so deeply relaxing. And also helps me heal faster from bouts of lower back prolapse. Would definitely recommend, best $5 ever spent.
It takes some conditioning, you most likely won't last 5+ minutes the first time.
Norway - Biltema. And pretty sure they are dirt cheap in Poland too. They actually differ in how sharp they are, so maybe a slightly more expensive one will be marginally better.
Forgot to add: BUY THE PILLOW TOO. The whole set is worth it.
Finding a lay down on an accu-pressure mat very helpful these days (tho a bit steeper adoption curve tbqh)