Find your bedtime from your wake time
Anchor your wake time. Count back the right number of hours. See where your wind-down hour begins. 30 seconds, no signup required to use the calculator.
- 01Sleep is anchored by when you GET UP, not when you go to bed. The calculator works the way clinical sleep medicine does, backwards from wake.
- 02It also gives you your last-caffeine cutoff (5-6 hour half-life means an afternoon cup is still in your system at bedtime) and your wind-down start.
- 03Want the matched plant medicine for your wind-down hour? Dreamweaver Tonic fits exactly in that slot.
From the herbalist
“Most adults pick their bedtime from how tired they feel and let the wake time happen. That's backwards. Anchor the wake, count back the hours your body actually needs, and bedtime falls into place on its own.”
Gaia Devi Stillwagon, Clinical Herbalist · Clinical Yoga Therapist
Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine · Founder, Gaia’s Garden Organics
After the free practice, here's what's matched for you
The next step for the 2 a.m. wide-awake adult
Dreamweaver Tonic
$52.00Skullcap + Passionflower + Lavender tincture. 30 drops at the start of the wind-down hour.
Or the full matched protocol
30-Day Calm Reset Kit
$126.00If sleep and anxiety run together, this covers both layers.
Matched 30-day protocol. Free shipping included at $75. 30-night guarantee on every order.
Read the full refund policy or email Gaia directly.
Questions, answered
What's the math?+
Target sleep duration by age (8 hours under 25, 7.5 hours 26-64, 7 hours over 65). Bed time is wake time minus that duration. Last caffeine is wake time plus 6 hours (caffeine half-life). Wind-down begins 60 minutes before bed. These are general sleep-hygiene principles, not personalized clinical advice.
How accurate is this for shift workers or jet lag?+
The math assumes a stable daily rhythm. If you work overnight shifts or rotate, the same principles apply but the anchor point changes (your wake time when you're sleeping during the day, the dose of light you get in the first hour, etc.). Reply to the email and we can talk through the specific adjustment for your schedule.
Do I have to give my email?+
No. The calculator runs entirely on the page. The email gate is optional, and only sends you a single confirmation email with your schedule. If you want the matched plant medicine recommendations, you can opt in for those separately.
Why does the calculator name Dreamweaver Tonic?+
Because the wind-down hour is exactly where a sleep tincture earns its place. Dreamweaver (Skullcap + Passionflower + Lavender) takes 30-60 minutes to begin working, so the math of the calculator and the dosing of the tincture line up cleanly. We're a clinical-herbalist apothecary first; the recommendation is the same one we'd make in clinic.
What if I have a question about the schedule?+
Reply to the email you receive after submitting the calculator. The reply lands in Gaia's inbox and she reads every one. Especially helpful for non-standard schedules (parents of young children, caregivers, shift workers, jet lag protocols).
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