Sleep

Sleeping well directly affects your mental and physical health. Fall short and it can take a serious toll on your daytime energy, productivity and emotional balance.

We spend about a third of our lives asleep. Sleep is essential – It is as important to our bodies as eating, drinking and breathing, and is vital for maintaining good mental and physical health. Sleeping helps us to recover from mental as well as physical exertion.

Podcasts

Sleep With Me by Drew Ackerman – bedtime stories to help grown ups fall asleep

Yoga nidra – guided meditation to help you fall asleep

Apps

Pzizz – recommended by the NHS to help you quickly calm your mind, fall asleep fast, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed

Headspace – create the conditions for a restful night’s sleep with sleep casts, music, and other unique audio experiences

Calm – sleep stories and meditation aimed to help you sleep

Books

Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker – using research to look at why we sleep and the factors that can affect our sleep

Sleep by Nick Littlehales – proven solutions for better nights, from an elite sleep coach

Videos

CALM YouTube channel – sleep stories, white noise and sleep masterclasses

Useful Websites