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My alarm is set for 6AM three days a week in the ambitious hope that I\u2019ll make it to a 6:30AM yoga class. In the winter, it is midnight-dark at that hour and the only reason I occasionally find myself doing an early morning vinyasa is the sunrise alarm clock feature in the Hatch Restore 3. I schedule mine to start filling the room with a gradually brightening glow about 20 minutes before the sounds of singing bowls start playing. The light helps my brain wake up before I do and the subtle bongs of the bowl sort of seep into my subconscious \u2014 I often find myself awake almost without knowing why.<\/p>\n
True, there are lots of sunrise alarm clocks out there. Many are cheaper and don\u2019t have an optional subscription tie-in. But I like the Hatch app, which lets you adjust the duration, colors, brightness, volume, tones and so on of your morning alarm.<\/p>\n
You can also set morning meditations, movements or inspirational pep talks to play after your alarm. These are a couple minutes long and are meant to help you get from horizontal to ambulatory. Of course, if you share a bed and the other person is still asleep, playing motivational dispatches is rude. So I get more mileage out of the sleep aids. Sound baths, ambient soundscapes, stories and guided meditations that help with the transition between the overload that is waking life and sleep.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s $5 per month for the full library of alarm and sleep sounds and access to all the stories and music. Without it, you only get a selection. I\u2019ve been subscribing for over a year now because anything that gets me up and out to a hellishly early workout in the dark is worth the cash. \u2014 Amy Skorheim, Senior Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n