20 and 30 into channel 40 the desired shape of the mounds provides for channel 40 to be somewhat hourglass shaped so that a user 39 s neck may rest in the narrow portion of channel 40 while his head is in a wider portion the figures show the user laying on his back with his face pointing upwards which is the preferred use of the present invention however the user may also lay on his side with his face pointing towards either of mounds 20 or 30 in this way mounds 20 30 may restrict movement of the user 39 s neck while providing comfortable support as an alternative embodiment headrest 10 may also include ergonomic neck support 50 to provide further relief to the user 39 s neck an example of neck support 50 is shown in fig5 there is no intended limit to the shape of neck support 50 other than it may have some natural curvature to comfortably fit the user 39 s neck neck support 50 may have any shape or dimension and could conceivably extend downward to support the shoulders or lower areas of the spine the dimensions of the mounds 20 and 30 and channel 40 are not critical the dimensions should.