3 Evening Habits That Lower Cortisol & Trigger Parasympathetic Sleep

Most sleep advice ignores the one thing keeping us awake: cortisol.
It's our alertness hormone. High in the morning, low at night, that's the design.

But light, stress, and a racing mind keep it elevated past bedtime, so our brain never drops into deep sleep. We sleep all night and still wake up tired. The fix isn't more hours in bed. It's lowering cortisol before you sleep.

3 evening habits that do it:
🌙 Cut evening light, it keeps cortisol up & melatonin down
🧩 Empty our head space, unfinished thoughts keep the brain switched on
🫁 Slow our breathing, it shifts our body into recovery mode

Lower cortisol, deeper sleep.