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/2011/08/soothe-back-to-school-anxiety-teach-kids-to-relax/ http://sleepcompass.com/2011/08/soothe-back-to-school-anxiety-teach-kids-to-relax/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:38:51 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=2388         SUNDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) — Children who are nervous about the new school year can relax by practicing “mindfulness” during anxious moments, researchers say. Experts at Duke University, in Durham, N.C., recommend mindfulness, which is a technique borrowed from meditation, to help children transition into the new school year and [...]

]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2011/08/soothe-back-to-school-anxiety-teach-kids-to-relax/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2011/06/meditation-may-help-women-cope-with-hot-flashes/ http://sleepcompass.com/2011/06/meditation-may-help-women-cope-with-hot-flashes/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:40:21 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=3213 Mindfulness training reduces bother, not intensity, of menopause symptoms   FRIDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — An easy-to-learn meditation technique can help ease the hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia of menopause, a new study says. The University of Massachusetts research showed that mindfulness training, based on a Buddhist meditation concept, reduced the distress associated [...]

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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 [...]

]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2010/10/duke-university-study-finds-mindfulness-is-helpful-for-insomnia/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2010/07/the-ceaseless-society/ http://sleepcompass.com/2010/07/the-ceaseless-society/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:10:35 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=2243 This post first appeared on SOF Observed, the blog site for Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippet: religion, meaning, ethics Shiraz Janjua, Associate Producer I’m not going to lie. I’m really enjoying Jon Kabat-Zinn. His Google talk introduced me to some very simple techniques that I’ve been using lately to help me fall asleep faster. [...]

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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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