I received a free YogaBed for review. I have been using my new YogaBed for the past 2 weeks and I found to be a big improvement over what I have bought through mattress stores in terms of price, quality and comfort. I received a queen size YogaBed this past Tuesday which costs $799. The ordering process is seamless, similar to the Tut & Needle or Leesa ordering process. Just pick a size, enter your address, credit card and a few days later a mattress in a box arrives at your door. You get tracking information on your order so will know what day it will arrive. This is especially helpful if you are coordinating removing your old mattress. This mattress arrives in a box about 4 feet high by 1 foot wide so it’s easy to get in your door, up and down stairs and in your ideal location before unboxing. If you live in an apartment or house with small corridors, this might be the solution to you being able to get a king size mattress in your room that previously wasn’t possible.
Unboxing the YogaBed is also similar to the Tuft & Needle process. Below is an excerpt of a video of me unboxing the YogaBed. You should note that it also comes with a handy cutter to cut through the plastic so that you don’t damage the bed. I was so excited I overlooked this tool and just used scissors. The bed decompresses quickly and is ready to sleep on in about 1 hour or less. There is some odor at first but that dissipates after 2 nights. I didn’t mind it so much, in fact, I get excited over the “new mattress smell” kind of like a “new car smell”. It triggers a feeling that I just made a major upgrade in my life. There is the typical memory foam smell that comes with a freshly opened YogaBed but that’s no different than any memory foam mattress or pillow I have ever tried. The bed inflates very rapidly and I was able to use it the first night I unboxed it. The memory foam smell went away after a few days. The composition of the YogaBed is listed below:
I put my 14 lb. bowling ball on the YogaBed to give you an idea of how much give you can expect. Of all the mattresses I reviewed, the YogaBed cover was the easiest to remove. Note that the YogaBed contains a layer of gel or YogaGel. I noticed that this bed sleeps significantly cooler than the Tuft & Needle mattress and I can only attribute it to having this gel which the Tuft & Needle mattress lacks. This bed seems to be a bit softer than the Tuft & Needle mattress so something to consider if you prefer a mattress with a little more give. It also comes with 2 memory foam pillows that are on the thinner side. However, I think they work perfect for this bed. I tried using it on my old bed and they were too thin but that’s just because my old bed doesn’t conform to my body as well as the YogaBed. YogaBed has an excellent 10 year warranty and a 101 day trial period. If you aren’t satisfied you can return it within the trial period and not have to pay shipping costs for the return.
The YogaBed is a great mattress that is definitely worth considering. In addition to the mattress, YogaBed also has sheets, pillows and a foundation for purchase. Questions about this mattress? Contact me and I’ll respond within a few hours Disclosure: We aim to highlight products and services you might find interesting, and if you buy them, we may get a small share of the revenue. I do not have an affiliate relationship with YogaBed. Pros Well made Affordable SoftIt’s been nearly eight years since you bought your fluffy pillow top and the stuffing has compressed down to nothing. You wake up hot in the middle of the night. When you get up in the morning you feel like you’ve gone toe-to-toe with a Predator… and he won; your spine is but a memory. Try Some Augmented Reality With Your Kids Leesa is an online retailer of foam mattresses (like Casper and Tuft & Needle). The Leesa is made in the USA and comes in at roughly half the price of retail store memory foam offerings like Tempurpedic.
Instead of awkwardly poking around a mattress store while a high-pressure salesperson tries to upsell you; shopping for a mattress from Leesa is easy and hassle-free. You go to their site, select what size you want, and check out. It’s almost disconcertingly simple. Once Leesa receives your order, they assemble and compress your new mattress, shove it into a box that’s about a quarter of a size of a refrigerator box (no, seriously), and ship it to your door. When Leesa provided me with my sample mattress, it took about seven days from when I ordered to when it arrived. Setting up your mattress is a simple matter of sliding it out of the box onto its final resting place (they recommend a platform bed; but I was able to make do with a box spring covered with a 4×8 piece of plywood). And a note here, the mattress is heavy and a bit unwieldy – there are no seams or handles to grab. So your best bet for moving it around the house is when it’s still boxed, trust me. Once the Leesa is on the bed, you unroll it, take off the plastic, and listen in awe as it sucks air back into itself.
After about an hour, the Leesa is ready to go. You’ll notice it’s a little lower than you’re used to (if you’re used to a big pillowtop mattress and box spring like I was); but still at acceptable nightstand height. You’ve then got 100 days to try out your new mattress. If you don’t like it, you contact their amazingly helpful customer service and Leesa will give you a full refund and arrange for a local charity to come and collect your mattress (incidentally they also donate a new mattress to charity for every 10 sold, pretty awesome). So are you going to like it? Mattresses are a very subjective thing. One person’s fluffy pillowtop is another’s Gelatinous Cube. One’s ultra-firm slab is another’s Iron Maiden. Hence, the 100-day test drive. I’m of the mind that a lot of people are going to like the Leesa, a lot. But let’s talk a bit about what’s inside that distinctive 4-bar cover first, eh? Leesa starts with six inches of CertiPUR-USA certified foam (means that it’s certified to be low-VOC, not contain formaldehyde or phthalates, and is manufactured without using ozone-depleting chemicals, flame retardants, or heavy metals).
That solid base is followed by two inches of contouring memory foam (also certified). This is the layer that’s going to mold to your shape as you sleep. The top two inches are a cooling layer of certified Avena foam – in cross-section it looks similar to an inverted version of one of those egg crate mattress toppers you used to try to make your ancient innerspring comfortable again. Here, it ensures that there’s airflow around your body as you sleep, very important as memory foam has a tendency to retain heat. Without that Avena layer, you’ll end up baking by 3 AM. What you end up with is a supportive mattress that doesn’t leave you overheated. I’ve been trying out my Leesa for the past two weeks and the aches and pains that I thought were simply due to working out or encroaching middle age have vanished. It’s astounding, really, how poorly I’d been sleeping on my old innerspring and never realized. One of my biggest worries had been heat transfer – I’d wake up in the middle of the night completely drenched and figured that I was just “sleeping hot” and memory foam would amplify that.
That’s not the case at all. The Avena layer does exactly what it’s supposed to; maintaining a comfortable temperature is no longer a problem. The Leesa is firm, much firmer than a standard innerspring mattress. Especially since I sleep on my stomach, I was concerned that was going to be an issue; but after a night or two of adjustment, I don’t even notice it. It’s also really nice in that there’s very little motion transfer in the mattress. When I get up in the middle of the night, I’m not rocking the whole bed and disturbing my wife–something she appreciates greatly. I imagine the firmness might be the deal-breaker for some (see the caveats above); but that’s why you get 100 nights to try the Leesa out! I love the Leesa mattress and curse myself for taking so long to try it out. If I think about it, I needed to ditch my old mattress years ago. I could have been sleeping so much better! So how can you get a Leesa to try out for yourself? You can find the Leesa on Amazon, but while you’ll save a bit of cash, you also forfeit 70 days of your trial.