Woman shares 'best sleeping hack ever' that tricks your brain into falling back asleep in minutes

There are some things in life that your body just can't do without, and up there with water and food, sleep is another key part of keeping us ticking along.

There's plenty of debate about how much sleep we should be getting, and whether you can get by with a quick five hours or you’re one of those who likes to lounge for 10+ hours, everyone needs their 40 winks.

Considering you can now use AI to apply for jobs while you sleep, who wouldn't want to get a few extra Zzzs?

Of course, everyone had their own tips and tricks for getting to sleep.

We know doomscrolling on your phone can lead to insomnia, but on the other end of the spectrum, we're also warned that being able to fall asleep too quickly can also be a sign of an underlying problem.

There's nothing worse than not being able to get to sleep, and by now, we're sure you've all heard of the various Navy SEAL techniques or military methods to send you off to the Land of Nod.

Even then, you still have to stay asleep.

Over on TikTok, one woman has shared her hack for how to get back to sleep in a matter of minutes. Posting to her followers and beyond, Jenna Coak explains how she saw the tip on Instagram, claiming it's the 'best' sleeping hack ever.

In the clip, Coak says: "I was like, 'No way does this actually work,' but I've tried it a couple of nights in a row and it literally works. Like, it's the best trick I've ever tried."

She showed her Oura Ring data, seemingly proving that she'd been waking up frequently but was able to get back to sleep in minutes thanks to the hack.

As for how it works, she says you need to close your eyes, and with them closed, you look to the right and then look to the left. You then look up, you look down, and then you go around in a circle in both directions.

Saying you repeat the method until you fall back asleep, Croak swears by this trick and claims that one night she only had to do the routine twice before she fell back to sleep.

The TikTok creator says she looked into the science behind it, maintaining that the movement of your eyeballs behind your eyelids activates your parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) that is used for digestion and rest.

Your brain is apparently tricked into thinking it's in the REM cycle, although Croak admits: "I don't know, it feels like some kind of voodoo magic."

Others in the comments were suitably impressed, with one woman who apparently suffers from insomnia writing: "For the first time in months, I actually slept through the night. All the stars aligned - my prescription sleeping meds worked, my kids didn’t wake me up, and my dog didn’t need to go out at midnight. I also practiced the moves ALOT before bed so I would remember when I woke up at 2 am."

Another joked: "So all these years of being awake for hours after waking up in the middle of the night and I could’ve just done an Xbox controller cheat code to fall back asleep?"

A third said: "I just tried this method last night and let me tell you!!! This is the deepest sleep I’ve had, I’ve literally dreamt a nightmare 😭😭."

If you're still a skeptic, just try it for yourselves.