The neuroscience of excellent sleep : how neuroscience and mindfulness can help you get a good night's sleep, work more efficiently and lead a healthier life

Rodski, Stan, author.

Book 2023

Using the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night's sleep. Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irritable, your focus is off, you don't perform at your best, and you're likely to dump sugary foods and caffeine into your system for an energy boost. But the effects of poor sleep go way beyond these concerns. Indeed, they can be life-threatening. It's one thing to know the...

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Children Sleep

Insomnia

Insomnia Treatment

Mind and body

Mindfulness (Psychology)

Neurosciences

Relaxation

Self-help techniques

Sleep

Sleep Health aspects

Sleep Physiological aspects

Sleep disorders

Sleep disorders Treatment

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ISBN:

9781460753828

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Part 1 : why we need sleep. The purpose of sleep
When sleep goes wrong
Part 2 : what happens when we sleep. The stages of sleep
Our biological clock
Our body temperature
Emotions and stress
Part 3 : how to get an excellent sleep. Excellent sleep quiz
Getting the basics right
A multi-sensory technique for excellent sleep
The decaf nappuccino
Daytime brain exercises for excellent sleep
Brain exercises to use before or after sleep
Self-hypnosis exercises for excellent sleep
Part 4 :children and excellent sleep. My child has a sleep problem : what can I do?
What happens when children sleep
Finding the best daily schedule
Problem 1 : getting to sleep
Problem 2 : waking during the night
Problem 3 : children's biological clocks
Lights out : time to sleep better than you ever have before

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3283753

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