“Relax your body and mind and let your Spirit soar high.” – Remez Sasson Yoga is a way to relax both your mind and body […]
Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep
Getting a good night’s rest is imperative to maintaining your health and well-being. Everyone has times where we don’t sleep well for one reason or […]
Dreams
“The dream is an involuntary art of poetry” – Jean Paul Richter Dreams are a significant part of our lives. According to Ernest Hartmann, a […]
Brain "Power Failures" Result From Sleep Deprivation
As reported in a recent issue of Scientific American Mind, sleep deprivation can result in “power failures” in the brain. Study participants were deprived of […]
Cell Phone Use Can Lead to Insomnia
This is from an article in Aug/Sep 2008 issue of Scientific American Mind by R. Douglas Fields: It appears that cell phone use prior to […]
Lost "Control" of My Thoughts
I was recently watching a docudrama called “Control” that chronicled the rise of the punk/new wave group Joy Division and troubled front man Ian Curtis. […]
Reading & Fatigue
Have you ever had the experience of not being able to maintain concentration while reading and/or not remembering what you just read? Of course, this […]
Sleep Loss Linked to Obesity in Kids & Adults
Ok, I promise that I’ll stop with this at some point, but some research just came out on a link between sleep loss and obesity […]
Sleep Loss Linked to Psychiatric Disorders
I recently ran across a new study that illuminates the negative effects of sleep deprivation on emotional regulation (a link to it as at the […]
Take the "Sleep Challenge"
I have one son who is almost 4 years old and another son who is almost 6 months. Sleep can be a hard-sought luxury, and […]