A new year is here, a fresh start and a built-in time to reassess, take stock and set meaningful goals. We’re excited about 2015 for many reasons. First of all, our new stores are entering the year poised for success! (More about them to come later.) Second, each new year brings new opportunities for us…
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New Year’s Resolution: Sleep Well in 2015!
We’ve said it all before, but what better time for a recap than the end of a year? We love this time because it gives us all a reset button. It’s a built-in moment when we pause to consider our lives; what we’re grateful for and what we’d like to change. Not that you can’t…
Why Work Could Be Ruining Your Sleep
We’ve heard a lot about how lack of sleep can harm productivity at work. But what if work harms sleep…and all of the other things in life that rely on it? New studies are showing that work is cutting into sleep and overall quality of life in a big way for many Americans. As a…
How to Get Good Sleep on Christmas Eve
For some of us, no matter how old we are, sleep is elusive on Christmas Eve. It’s like there’s still some part of us that wants to stay up and wait for Santa to climb down the chimney. Nothing wrong with that—childlike wonder is never outdated. Unfortunately, all too often adulthood brings with it stresses…
Tweak Your Sleep: Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Thinking happy thoughts can make you fly—at least Peter Pan would say so. But where do those happy thoughts come from? Well, recent research suggests, maybe sleep! More precisely, the time you hit the hay and the amount of sleep you get overall can impact the amount of negative thoughts, fear and anxiety you have. People…
Sleep-Deprived Americans & What to Do About It
Apparently it’s even worse than we thought. As a recent CBS News report put it, our nation is “severely sleep-deprived.” Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a third of Americans aren’t getting at least seven hours of sleep per night, the minimal amount recommended for adults by most experts. A…
How to get the best sleep for learning
So we learned something new this week. Did you know that the times you go to bed and wake up can have different impacts on how well you perform on tests, musical performances or sports? If you’re prepping for an exam, working on your Klingon language fluency to impress everyone at parties, or seeking to…
Techniques to Help You Relax: Part III
In this three-part series on techniques to help you stave off stress, relax and sleep better, we’ve written so far about 10 things you can do to bring on the peacefulness and beat that insomnia. We’ve discussed the benefits of making time for yourself, being present, focusing on your breath, tuning in to your body,…
Tips to Help You Relax: Part II
Stress and sleep are not good bedfellows. Stress can mess with your rest and cause a vicious cycle of anxious days and sleepless nights. And these days, who among us doesn’t have experience bit of stress? Perhaps you read our last blog with the first five of 15 relaxation techniques to help you get to…
Techniques to Help You Relax: Part I
It’s time to go to bed. But your heart rate is up and your mind is racing with the events of the day, expectations for tomorrow and things on your pesky to-do list. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Roughly 60 million Americans deal with insomnia and about one in three will have insomnia…