Eight hours of sleep is the longest stretch of any treatment day.
The pillow under your neck is the surface that holds the work, or the one that undoes it. We make six natural-fill pillows in New Jersey, one for each reason people wake up sore.
“Your body knows how to heal. Let's help it remember.”Dr. Ladd Carlston, DC · Integrative Chiropractic · Overland Park, KS
Three pillows cover the bulk of what shows up in clinic.
Buckwheat for cervical alignment. Wool for night sweats and dust-mite allergy. Wild-Harvested Kapok for chemical sensitivity. If Dr. Carlston recommended a specific fill, start there. Otherwise the quiz at the top of this page matches you in under two minutes.
USA-Grown Buckwheat
Hulls flex under head weight, then interlock and hold cervical alignment until morning. Foam compresses progressively, so the neck rotates as the night goes on. Hulls reach a position and stop there.
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Organic Wool
Wool wicks up to 30 percent of its weight in moisture, holding the surface microclimate below the 50 percent humidity threshold dust mites need to survive. Lanolin coats dead skin flakes the moment they shed.
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Wild-Harvested Kapok
The fiber grows inside seed pods on Ceiba pentandra trees in Indonesian rainforests. Pod to pillow runs without a chemical step. Each fiber is 80 to 90 percent air by volume, which is why the feel sits closer to down than to a typical natural fill.
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Every pillow shares the same organic cotton cover and the same GOTS-certified New Jersey workshop operating since 1981.
Why we built a partnership with Dr. Carlston's clinic.
Dr. Carlston uses applied kinesiology to find which muscles have stopped firing, neuromuscular re-education to reset the connection, and patient education to keep the pattern from coming back. Most of his patients leave the office moving better. Whether they wake up moving better the next morning depends partly on what they slept on.
We sell six natural fills under one brand so the recommendation from clinic can match the patient. Buckwheat for cervical alignment, organic wool for night sweats and dust-mite allergy, wild-harvested kapok for chemical sensitivity, tree-tapped latex as a memory-foam upgrade, organic cotton for everything in between, and a Buckwool Hybrid for nights that change. The 60-night trial covers the calibration. If it doesn't fit, returns are free and we cover shipping both directions.
— Jacob KatzFounder, Circadian
One pillow, dialed in over a few nights.
Every Circadian pillow ships overstuffed by about 30 percent. The side zipper opens to the fill so you can remove material a handful at a time and reach the loft your spine wants. If you take out too much, the fill goes back in.
What patients ask first
How is this different from pillows at a regular retailer?
Every Circadian pillow is handmade in a single New Jersey facility that has been producing certified natural bedding since 1981. The organic cotton and organic wool pillows carry Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification end-to-end (fill, cover, thread, and dye process) under license number GOTS-10229. The full lineup ships free of flame retardants, dyes, perfumes, pesticides, and VOC-emitting materials.
How does the 60-night trial work?
Sleep on the pillow for up to 60 nights. If it doesn't fit, return for a full refund. We cover shipping both ways. Most fill calibration happens in the first two weeks, so 60 nights leaves room to dial in loft and decide whether the fill type is right for you.
Can I verify the GOTS certification?
Yes. Search license number GOTS-10229 at global-standard.org, or look up our workshop's GOTS license in the public GOTS database. Our partner workshop in New Jersey handcrafts every Circadian pillow.
Which fill should I start with?
If Dr. Carlston recommended a specific fill in your visit, start there. If not, the 90-second quiz at the top of this page matches you on sleep position, primary concern, firmness preference, and material sensitivities.
How long until the pillow arrives?
Most orders ship from New Jersey within one business day and arrive in 4 to 7 days via free ground shipping.
Start with the fill that fits.
Take the quiz, find your match, sleep on it for 60 nights. Returns are free and we cover shipping both directions.
A partnership between Integrative Chiropractic (Overland Park, KS) and Circadian.