Cognitive performance Breathing exercises for sleep, stress and relaxation: The link between deep breathing and the parasympathetic nervous system From our friends at Othership: a guide to how breathwork can improve your sleep, stress, and recovery, and the science behind how deep breathing influences your autonomic nervous system!
Cognitive performance Guide to Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) and how to get started NSDR helps slow down your thought-flow and brain wave frequency, allowing your brain and body to rest deeply. It can help with sleep, stress, anxiety ... and even learning.
Biological rhythms Why the Best Time to Drink Coffee Is Not When You Wake Up It may sound like impossible advice but there's science behind postponing that first cup of joe.
Cognitive performance Can Dreams Help You Solve Problems? When thinking harder doesn't solve a problem, your dreaming mind may dig deep and find a good idea.
Cognitive performance How Good Sleep Makes You More Resilient Resilience is key to rebounding from life's setbacks and coping well with challenges. Here's how sleep helps strengthen your resilience muscle.
Cognitive performance Fact or Myth: Hitting Snooze Provides a Few Extra Minutes of Meaningful Sleep The inventor of the snooze button did not have your best sleep interests in mind.
Cognitive performance 5 Ways to Optimize Your Coffee Nap Drinking coffee before a short nap has been shown to increase energy levels and productivity better than doing either of those things on their own. These 5 tips will help you maximize those benefits.
