Component Three A: Sleeping Environment
| Pathway | Sub-Pathway | Expert Rating | User Rating | User Cost | User Access |
| Temperature Transition: From Cold (Bedroom) to Warm (Bed with Sufficient Blankets/Quilt) | 1.75 | 2.75 | 1.50 | 1 | |
| Dark Room (Minimal Light of Any Kind) | 3 | 2.75 | 1 | 1 | |
| Light in Room | Colored (e.g. Salt Lamp) | 1 | 1.75 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Light in Room
| Night Light | 1 | 1.25v | 1.25 | 1 |
| Light in Room
| Rhythmic Light | 1 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Sleeping Companion | Feeling intimate/ safe/trusting beside another person | 2v | 2.75 | 1 | 1 |
| Sleeping Companion | Beside a favorite pet | 2v | 2.75v | 1 | 1 |
| Quiet Room (No Sounds) | 2.75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gentle Music | Lullabies | 1 | 1.50v | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Relaxing Music | Easy listening/meditative | 1 | 1.50v | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Interesting Music (Distraction from Failure to Fall asleep: we are not worried about not sleeping) | 1 | 1.25v | 1.25 | 1.25 | |
| Boring spoken words (Paradoxical Intervention) | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | |
| Relaxing/Distracting Imagery/Fantasy While Falling Asleep | Sexual Fantasy | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Relaxing/Distracting Imagery/Fantasy While Falling Asleep | Beautiful/Tranquil Settings | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Relaxing/Distracting Imagery/Fantasy While Falling Asleep | Special Moment or Events Remembered or Even Replayed | 1.50 | 1.25v | 1 | 1 |
| Relaxing/Distracting Imagery/Fantasy While Falling Asleep | Replaying scene from Movie/TV/Theater | 1.50 | 1.00v | 1 | 1 |
| Trying to Stay Awake (Paradoxical intervention) | Watching TV | 2 | 1.50v | 1 | 1 |
| Trying to Stay Awake (Paradoxical intervention) | Reading Book | 2 | 2.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Trying to Stay Awake (Paradoxical intervention) | Waiting for Someone else to Come to Bed or Arrive Home | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
