Old wisdom
Turn to the other side
After a bad dream: seek refuge, turn onto your other side, do not dwell on it.
Hadith collected in Sahih al-Bukhari advise that after a bad dream a person should seek refuge from its harm, turn onto the other side, and not dwell on it or spread it. Sleep science would recognise each step: interrupting the pattern, changing body position, and avoiding rumination in the night. Nightlight's grounding steps follow the same rhythm.
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