Sleep cycles refer to the cyclical nature of our sleep. When we fall asleep, our sleep goes in cycles throughout the night, moving back and forth between deep restorative sleep (stages 3 and 4 of non-REM sleep) and more alert stages (stages 1-2 of non-REM sleep) and dreaming (REM sleep). As the night progresses, we spend more time in dream sleep and lighter sleep.
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