Sleeping one’s way to wellness with Mr. Big sleeping essentials

MR. BIG, a brand of physical therapist-designed pillows, mattresses and other sleeping essentials, understands that sleep is as much about quality as it is about quantity. It was recently launched in SM Makati, and is now available exclusively in SM Home stores. The company’s founder Chawakit Kaoien is a physical therapist who spent years working in the ICU of a hospital’s respiratory unit, where he had to see to it that bedridden critical care patients could breathe properly and were kept comfortable. Mr. Chawakit mastered this art over the years with clever positioning of pillows. But because of the limitations of pillows both in their dimensions and the kinds of materials they are stuffed with, he concluded that the ultimate night of sleep could not be achieved with the available options. It was then that he created the “9,” (pictured above) a pillow that would revolutionize sleep forever. “I applied the same technique I used with my patients in the ICU to healthy people who may not be getting healthy, quality sleep.” Mr. Chawakit explained. Called the “9” because of its shape, the “9” is a very effective, and totally “out of the box” ergonomic solution for those who prefer to sleep on their sides.