http://sleepcompass.com "Sleep, Rock Thy Brain" And Discover The Gift of Sleep! Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:30:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://sleepcompass.com/2011/03/sleep-with-rumi/ http://sleepcompass.com/2011/03/sleep-with-rumi/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:18:41 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=2983 When I am with you, we stay up all night, When you’re not here, I can’t get to sleep. Praise God for these two insomnias! And the difference between them.         The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.   You must ask for what you [...]

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]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2011/01/january-3rd-is-festival-of-sleep-day/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2010/10/duke-university-study-finds-mindfulness-is-helpful-for-insomnia/ http://sleepcompass.com/2010/10/duke-university-study-finds-mindfulness-is-helpful-for-insomnia/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:54:14 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=2515 MBSR Training Improves Sleep Quality & Lessens Need for Sleep Medicines This article appeares first at DukeHealth.org June 25, 2009  By Duke Medicine News and Communications   Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts, according to researchers at Duke Integrative Medicine. Their data shows [...]

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]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2010/06/trouble-sleeping-just-breathe-2/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2010/04/the-right-way-to-get-your-beauty-sleep/ http://sleepcompass.com/2010/04/the-right-way-to-get-your-beauty-sleep/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:56:57 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=2131 This post 1st appeared on Cadillac-ipedia by Rigel Celeste Mar 28th 2010 at 10:01AM Beauty sleep is very real. It’s during sleep that skin damage from daily stress and pollution is repaired, dermal layers are rejuvenated, and even facial muscles are relaxed and gravity is shifted so wrinkles become less pronounced. Without enough sleep skin [...]

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]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2009/12/bert-ernie-dance-myself-to-sleep/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2009/11/marc-schiller-man-with-a-vision-2/ http://sleepcompass.com/2009/11/marc-schiller-man-with-a-vision-2/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:28:12 +0000 Jane http://sleepcompass.com/?p=1510 Marc Schiller- Man With a Vision Insomnia, which means ‘no sleep’ in Latin, is defined as the inability to either go to sleep or stay asleep, waking up too early or feeling unrefreshed after sleeping. It is estimated to affect about 30% of adults in the U.S. alone. Marc Schiller wants to change all that. [...]

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