Incline Sleep is a specialty sleep education and solutions company dedicated to helping people understand and explore the practice of sleeping on a gentle, full-body incline.
Incline Sleep represents a different kind of TMU Trusted Member. Rather than offering a broad catalog of mattresses, the company is focused on increasing awareness of a specialized sleep practice with ancient roots and providing consumers with the information, practical guidance, and tools needed to explore its potential benefits responsibly.
Founders Larry and Jeff Wolfe, together with Jon Sampson and the broader Incline Sleep team, bring decades of experience in mattresses, foundations, adjustable bases, sleep-system components, and product sourcing. Jon also contributes more than 35 years of industry knowledge and firsthand experience with inclined sleeping, adding a practical perspective to the team’s focus on sleep optimization. Collectively, they came to recognize that sleeping position can be just as important as the mattress itself.
Unlike a traditional adjustable-bed position that primarily elevates the upper body and bends the sleep surface around the waist, full-body inclined sleep places the entire mattress on a gradual slope from the head toward the feet. This allows sleepers to remain supported by their mattress while resting at a gentle angle to improve their overall sleep comfort or to help manage concerns that may be affected by lying completely flat.
Unlike a traditional adjustable-bed position that primarily elevates the upper body and bends the sleep surface around the waist, full-body inclined sleep places the entire mattress on a gradual slope from the head toward the feet. This allows sleepers to remain supported by their mattress while resting at a gentle angle rather than lying completely flat. Some sleepers find this gentle elevation more comfortable, particularly when lying completely flat tends to worsen certain nighttime concerns.
Incline Sleep’s broader mission is educational. The company is developing InclineSleep.com as a comprehensive knowledge hub where consumers can learn about the history and principles of inclined sleeping, review available research, explore different setup methods, and better understand whether this approach may be appropriate for their individual circumstances.
For those looking for a simple way to experience inclined sleep without replacing their current mattress or purchasing a mechanical adjustable base, Incline Sleep offers its foam incline mattress wedge. Positioned beneath the mattress, the wedge creates a stable, gradual incline while preserving the comfort and support of the mattress already in use.
Incline Foam Mattress Wedge
(4″ & 6″) The Incline Foam Mattress Wedge provides a simple, non-mechanical way to experience full-body inclined sleep without replacing an existing mattress or purchasing a powered adjustable base.
Placed beneath the mattress, the supportive foam wedge creates a gentle, consistent elevation from the head toward the lower body. Because the sleeper continues to rest directly on the mattress, the mattress remains responsible for providing the primary comfort, pressure relief, and support.
Elevation Options
4-inch elevation: Provides a gentler incline for those who prefer a more gradual change in sleeping position.
6-inch elevation: Provides a more pronounced incline for those seeking greater elevation.
Both measurements refer to the height of the wedge at the head of the bed.
Sizes and Dimensions: Wedges are available in widths corresponding to all standard mattress sizes, including Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, and California King. All sizes extend 60 inches from the head of the bed toward the foot, creating a gradual taper beneath the mattress.
Key Features
Creates a gradual, full-width incline
Designed for use beneath an existing mattress
Made with durable, high-density CertiPUR-US® certified foam
Available in 4-inch and 6-inch elevation options
Contains no motors, moving components, or electrical parts
Available for all standard mattress sizes
Full wedge purchase price credited toward a future Incline Foundation upgrade
Setup and Compatibility
The wedge is positioned beneath the mattress, with the elevated end placed at the head of the bed. It should rest on a stable foundation or platform capable of properly supporting both the wedge and the mattress.
It may be a practical option for consumers who:
Want to continue using their existing mattress
Prefer a fixed, full-body incline
Do not need or want a powered adjustable base
Want a solution without motors, controls, hinges, or mechanical components
Compatibility can depend on the mattress’s construction, thickness, flexibility, weight, and condition. Consumers using split mattresses, nonstandard dimensions, or unusually rigid or heavy mattresses should confirm compatibility before purchasing.
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Why Sleep on an Incline?
Full-body inclined sleep places the sleep surface on a gentle slope, with the head positioned higher than the feet. Unlike arrangements that elevate only the head and upper torso, this approach maintains a gradual incline beneath the full length of the mattress and avoids creating a pronounced bend around the waist.
People explore inclined sleep for greater comfort or because certain nighttime concerns become more noticeable when lying completely flat. Individual experiences vary and may depend on a person’s health, sleeping position, mattress, degree of elevation, and other circumstances.
Potential Benefits of Inclined Sleep
Support for nighttime reflux: Sleeping with the head and upper body elevated may help reduce nighttime acid reflux symptoms for some sleepers by making it more difficult for stomach contents to move upward while lying down.
More comfortable breathing for some sleepers: Some people find that an elevated sleeping position allows them to breathe more comfortably or helps reduce snoring. Inclined sleep should not be considered a substitute for professional evaluation or prescribed treatment for sleep apnea or another respiratory condition.
Greater comfort when lying completely flat is difficult: A gentle incline may provide a more comfortable resting position for people who find sleeping on a completely level surface uncomfortable.
A gradual, full-body sleep position: Because the mattress is gradually inclined rather than sharply bent, sleepers can remain supported by the familiar comfort and support system of their mattress.
Practical Advantages
Continue using an existing suitable mattress
Avoid the need for a powered adjustable base
Creates a consistent incline across the full mattress
Explore inclined sleeping with a simple, non-mechanical setup
Results vary, and inclined sleep is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. Individuals with diagnosed sleep or respiratory conditions, significant health concerns, or mobility limitations should consult an appropriate healthcare professional before substantially changing their sleeping position.
Incline Sleep vs. Zero Gravity
Millions Are Discovering the Benefits of Sleeping Inclined
For the last 40 years, the adjustable bed industry has hung its hat on one major selling point: the “zero gravity” feature. Marketed as the ultimate cure-all for snoring, sleep apnea, acid reflux, and poor circulation, this feature has dominated mattress showrooms for decades.
But there is a massive, fundamental flaw in this narrative.
How do side sleepers take advantage of head elevation using “zero gravity”?
The short answer is: they don’t. A staggering 75% of all people sleep on their side. For these millions of sleepers, bending a mattress at the waist and knees to achieve “zero gravity” is entirely useless for actual sleeping. Trying to sleep on your side in a V-shape forces the spine out of alignment and causes immediate discomfort.
For the vast majority of those who purchase a adjustable bed, zero-gravity is merely a lifestyle feature, perfect for reading a book or watching TV in bed, but completely impractical for getting a healthy, restorative night of sleep.
The Missing Link: Full Body Tilt
A true adjustable bed designed for actual sleep should have a full body tilt option built in. Rather than bending the mattress in half, a full body tilt elevates the entire sleeping surface on a flat, gentle gradient.
Everyone who buys an adjustable bed that lacks this function is, quite frankly, coming up short on the true value of their investment.
Fortunately, the mattress industry is beginning to wake up. Currently, there are eight forward-thinking adjustable bed manufacturers that have built this full-body tilt function into their designs as an option. These companies are witnessing firsthand the rapidly increasing demand for products that actually cater to the way the majority of people sleep.
Why Isn’t Inclined Sleeping Mainstream Yet?
If sleeping on a gentle, flat incline is the ultimate solution for side sleepers suffering from nighttime ailments, why isn’t everyone doing it? There are two main reasons:
Lack of Awareness: People simply don’t know that full-body inclined sleeping is an option. They assume traditional adjustable beds are the only way to elevate their head.
Affordable Products: Historically, the bases that offer full-body tilt have been premium, expensive models that price out the average consumer.
The Accessible Path to Better Sleep
You shouldn’t have to live with sleep apnea. You shouldn’t have to spend thousands of dollars on invasive implants, and you shouldn’t have to wrestle with complicated medical devices every night just to breathe clearly.
InclineSleep.com is actively changing the lack of awareness and breaking down the financial barriers to better health. By offering a highly effective and very inexpensive product, they are making it easy to start your journey toward better sleep tonight.
You just need to sleep with gravity working for you, not against you.
The Four Pillars of Inclined Sleeping
Simple: A gentle, full-body incline helps keep your airways open naturally, without forcing your spine into an unnatural bend.
Affordable: It provides a highly effective solution that costs only a fraction of what you would spend on premium adjustable bases, medical devices, and procedures.
Natural: No drugs. No surgery. Just a better, healthier alignment with gravity.
Life-Changing: Users report significantly better breathing, deeper and uninterrupted sleep, more daytime energy, and overall better health.
Carrying the Torch: The 40-Year Crusade
This shift toward better sleep is the culmination of decades of tireless advocacy. For years, the profound health benefits of Inclined Bed Therapy were passionately championed by pioneer Andrew K. Fletcher, who spent 40 years on a crusade to educate the world about the healing power of gravity.
Today, that mission is being propelled forward by Larry Wolfe, a prominent 50-year veteran manufacturer in the mattress industry, alongside his son, Jeff Wolfe. Together, as co-founders of Incline Sleep, they are leveraging Larry’s well-known reputation and decades of expertise to proudly carry on Fletcher’s 40-year crusade. By championing this cause, this father-son team is working to finally bring Inclined Bed Therapy out of the shadows and into the mainstream—ensuring that everyone has access to the simple, natural, and life-changing sleep they deserve.
Manufacturer - Inclined Sleep Foundations
