Who Needs A Bedroom? Not Me!

My Sleeping-On-The-Floor Lifestyle

Alina Pitt
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Woman Sleeping on the Floor
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As you might know already, I don’t like to sleep in a bed anymore.

I had a long journey figuring out what is best for my body, and after having more and more trouble with my lower back, I looked for solutions.

Travis and I love the digital nomad lifestyle and moved a lot in the last few years, about 10 times in 8 years. We learned so much from this lifestyle, decluttered every time we moved, reduced our belongings down to a minimum, and encouraged ourselves to look at all our habits critically.

What do we really need for a fulfilled, happy, and healthy life?

During our last move, we decided to sleep on the floor. We wanted to sell all our items before leaving our house and thought it might be fun to camp in our own living room.

First, we still held on to our mattresses and put them on the floor on some yoga mats, but the mattresses wouldn’t fit in the car, so they had to go sooner or later. About 4 days before our moving date, we decided we were ready for an experiment. We gave our mattress away and prepared a sleeping arrangement directly on the floor. We used sleeping bags…

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Alina Pitt
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Alina is a writer, yoga teacher, digital nomad, ex-marketing and sales manager. She escaped the 9-5 rat race and became a microdosing and biohacking advocate.