Relaxing Into Sleep

Discover how the simple practice of mindfulness can help transform your lifestyle habits in order to set the stage for a peaceful night’s sleep. In this three-session online class, we will review core aspects of wellness – sound sleep, stress reduction, consistent exercise, and healthy eating – and learn how the establishment of these fundamental activities affects each moment of our day and the quality of our sleep at night.

We will study how the nervous system responds to stress, often creating a state of perpetual vigilance, and practice key skills that help restore balance and calm to the body and mind. You will experience guided meditations that will help you feel calmer and improve your ability to cope with the typical stressors of daily life. You will learn current guidelines for good sleep hygiene and the most common causes of difficulty falling asleep or nighttime wakefulness.

Class activities will include goal setting for implementing healthy sleep habits, tracking sleep patterns, and assessing results, in addition to mindful movement, gentle yoga, and guided meditation. You will also have the opportunity to connect with classmates in a “sleep pod” for peer support between class sessions.

This class will not be recorded. Attendance requirement for incentive points – at least 80% of all 3 sessions.

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Instructor: Patty McLucas is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) offering mindful strategies for sound sleep and reduced stress in private sessions. Patty teaches mindfulness classes for Stanford’s Healthy Living Program and has taught for other organizations including Apple and Google. She is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor and teaches meditation for Stanford’s Cancer and Neuroscience Wellness programs.

Class details are subject to change.