Sleep

  • Software Helps Maintain Sleep Schedule

    This is an excellent free resource for the chronologically challenged late night student or web surfer:  http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ It is a small program that you download and install. It takes just a couple minutes to setup, then you forget about it.  Throughout the day, f.lux will subtly and gradually alter the color temperature of your monitor.…

  • Sputter Time

    It is so important to have “sputter time”, down time, really, with no goals and no guilt attached! Read about how good rest can strengthen your attention span.

  • Is Meditation Self Indulgent?

    “Acknowledging and being present with our stress through meditative practice is the best way of reducing it… Meditation is spiritual housekeeping. To meditate is to sweep the rooms of the stress of daily life. Would it be seen as overly self-indulgent to vacuum the living room before the arrival of a guest? The intimate silence…

  • The Importance of Sleep

    Sleep is key to proper brain function. Elements such mood, perspective, energy, alertness, and internal recovery are influenced directly by our sleep habits. On the whole, we are a sleep-starved nation: over fatigued and paying the price. Read more about sleep and the benefits of napping in Take a Nap! Change Your Life, a new…