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Pippin the Weighted Panda
The weighted companion that helps your nervous system remember how to rest.
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What is Deep Pressure Therapy?
Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT) applies gentle, even pressure to the body — similar to the feeling of a firm hug. This triggers your parasympathetic nervous system, signalling to your brain that you're safe and can slow down. Pippin's weighted arms deliver this pressure across your chest and shoulders, helping lower cortisol, ease anxiety, and prepare your body for sleep. DPT is widely used by occupational therapists for sensory regulation and anxiety support.
Specifications
- Size: 65cm × 56cm / 25in × 22in
- Weight: 1kg / 2.2 lbs — concentrated in the arms
- Arms: Extra-long, designed to wrap around an adult torso
- Material: Ultra-soft premium synthetic fur — allergy-free, skin-safe
- Fill: Weighted pellet fill in arms · soft polyester fill in body
Washing & care
- Spot clean with a damp cloth for everyday use
- For a full clean: hand wash gently with mild soap, air dry flat
- Do not machine wash — affects the weighted fill and fur
- Do not tumble dry or use harsh chemicals
Shipping to Australia
- Delivery: 6–12 business days to most Australian addresses
- Tracking sent to your email within 24 hours of dispatch
- Processing: 1–3 business days before dispatch
- Free shipping on all orders over $75
Returns & lifetime guarantee
Lifetime money-back guarantee. No time limit. No return shipping required on your first claim. No questions asked. If Pippin doesn't help you feel calmer and sleep better, contact us and we refund you in full.
How it Helps
Four ways Pippin changes how you feel — at your desk, in bed, and everywhere between.
The science of being held
Rise in cortisol linked to lack of physical touch — Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
Your nervous system is biologically wired to seek physical contact. When modern life denies it — remote work, chronic stress, simply not having someone to hold — cortisol climbs, sleep breaks apart, and anxiety builds. Pippin the Weighted Panda delivers Deep Pressure Therapy: the evidence-based calming mechanism occupational therapists use, available any time you reach for it.
"When those arms close around you, something in your nervous system whispers: you're held. You're safe. You can finally let go."
Weighted arms apply gentle, even compression across your chest and shoulders — where cortisol-driven tension is held.
Your nervous system reads this as safety — triggering parasympathetic activation and reducing cortisol output within seconds.
Serotonin rises. Heart rate slows. Your body shifts from survival mode into the state needed for deep, restorative sleep.
The difference is where the weight lives
Most weighted animals put weight in the body. Pippin puts it in the arms — so it can actually hold you back.
Standard weighted plush
- ✗ Weight spread through the body — not the arms
- ✗ Short arms that rest at your sides
- ✗ You hold it — it can't hold you back
- ✗ Misses the chest and shoulders where tension lives
Pippin
- ✓ 1kg concentrated entirely in the arms
- ✓ Extra-long arms wrap fully around your torso
- ✓ Pressure lands on chest and shoulders — where it matters
- ✓ DPT activates the moment those arms close around you
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Real people. Real results.
Over 1,200 verified Australian buyers.
"I've tried everything for sleep. Melatonin, white noise, no screens. This is the first thing that actually worked. Five minutes and I'm gone."
"I was sceptical. I'm 38 buying a weighted panda. I cried the first time I held it — like being held for the first time in years. My therapist was right."
"My 2am anxiety finally has something to meet it. The only thing that brings me back without waking my partner or reaching for my phone."
For sleep
The last thing you put down at night shouldn't be your phone.
Pippin's weighted arms apply gentle, even pressure across your chest — the exact biological cue your brain needs to release melatonin and move toward deep, restorative sleep.
Most customers fall asleep faster within the first three nights. By night seven the association is formed — your body learns what the weight means and starts responding before you close your eyes.
For calm
2pm on a Tuesday. You know the feeling.
Anxiety doesn't respect office hours. Pippin goes wherever you do — your desk, car, couch. Thirty seconds of even pressure and your parasympathetic nervous system begins to engage.
Unlike a weighted blanket, the arms wrap specifically around your chest and shoulders — where cortisol-driven tension is stored. Not a toy. A regulation tool that happens to be extraordinarily soft.
What's in your order
Everything included automatically — no code needed.
1kg · extra-long weighted arms · ultra-soft allergy-free fur · hand washable
Digital download: 7-Night Sleep Reset Protocol + Cortisol Calm Workbook. Instant access, valued at $38.
Free with every orderCommon questions
Everything you need to know before bringing Pippin home.
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The SOMARRA Lifetime Guarantee
If Pippin doesn't help you sleep better and feel calmer, we refund you in full. No time limit. No return shipping. No conditions. That is our commitment.