The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast

In this episode, we discuss: 🩺How Dr. Vora came to create this new approach to mental health. 🩺Outlining how she approaches the topic of sleep with her patients and why it’s one of the first places that she begins in her patient assessment  🩺A thorough breakdown of her process including initial sleep screenings, sleep habit rundown, and an overview of the fundamentals. 🩺Dr. Vora’s thoughts on...

In this episode, we discuss: 💙Background on Deborah & Heartmath 💙What is Heartmath? How do their products help with stress & sleep? How do people use the training in daily life and what it is measuring? 💙 What can you anticipate if you begin this training for your wellbeing and sleep?  💙 Understanding heart rhythm coherence and how things like caffeine, certain foods, or sleep deprivation can...

📈How Kara Collier came to be so passionate about glucose and health 📈Information from Kara about glucose and sleep: how are those two things connected, and what can we glean from monitoring this area related to improving sleep? 📈The snowball effect of sleep deprivation and sleep 📈When people say, “I have carbs at night; then I'll just pass out if I'm able to that helps me put to put me to slee...

In this episode, we discuss: 🌬️Why Dr. Bausek is passionate about this topic (and how she tracks her sleep in her own life) 🌬️How does having an actual contraption to strengthen our respiratory muscles benefit us versus traditional breathwork? What is the benefit of having an apparatus like this? 🌬️Dr. Bausek makes the argument that investing in taking the time to respiratory train could, over tim...

In this episode, we discuss: ❄️The backstory on how Tara and her husband invented the Chilipad ❄️Explains why nocturnal body temperature is so crucial to regulating the sleep-wake cycle ❄️From a historical perspective, how is the Chilipad mimicking how we used to sleep? ❄️Specifics about the functionality of the Chilipad - are there certain thresholds by which this product works or doesn’t work in...

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode, we discuss: 🧠Ariel Garten’s story on how she created the Muse 🧠Why Ariel evolved this product beyond meditation to more specifically focus on sleep 🧠Success stories of people using neurofeedback through the Muse at night can transform persistent or chronic sleep difficulties 🧠A detailed discussion of the brain and its transitions from an awake state to a sleep...

In this episode, we discuss: 🦍David Samson’s origin story. How did he become the rockstar of sleep & human and non-human primates?! 🦍Investigating the link between sleep, health, and cognition in human and non-human primates 🦍How the stress and anxiety are at play for so many right now have a role in our history and our sleep 🦍Detailed discussion on the topic of chronic fears and chronic anxie...

In this episode, we discuss: * Discussions about chronic pain & cannabis/CBD *ABCs of Cannabis & CBD: What are some of the things that people might want to look to based on various things that they might be dealing with, and how they navigate this new world of pain relief & sleep aids? *CBD sources that Dr. June Chin recommends, complete with thorough third party testing (find more on her website,...

In this episode, we discuss: *Alisa Vitti's journey towards creating FloLiving & The Cycle Syncing Method *Discussions on stress level, what that does to sleep, & how you can manage it *What Alisa sees when she hears people talking about sleep disturbances and what there is to do about it *Discussions on the topic of what should I eat and which workout should I do during different times in my cycl...

In this episode, we discuss: * Dr. Jamie Seeman breaks down the correlation between glucose and sleep *How and why it is transformative to get a continuous glucose monitor and new startups that allow you to bypass the red tape on getting the prescription *Advice to those shifting over to a keto or carnivore diet, particularly what to expect regarding their sleep *Why women especially need to be mo...

In this episode, we discuss: *Why Dr. Eric Nofzinger created a company like this one to support insomnia sufferers *The concept of temperature and sleep *Does Dr. Eric Nofzinger see a real dramatic change in the layout of the architecture when the brain is cooled? *How Dr. Eric Nofzinger got to see some real market changes or amplification of certain stages throughout the night *Background on the...

Ksenia Avdulova is a public speaker, founder of the award-nominated digital platform Breakfast Criminals , and host of Woke & Wired podcast, focusing on expanded consciousness and entrepreneurship in the digital age. Named "35 Under 35 In Wellness" by Wanderlust and “The Fashion World’s Most In-Demand Breakfast Chef” by MyRecipes, a Time Inc. Company, Ksenia shares the power of rituals, mindful no...

In this episode, we discuss: The Handel Method How lying can affect your sleep Practical ways to stop lying The power of focusing on what you do want in life “If you’re not taking care of your sleep, why would sleep take care of you?” Gain control of your life by changing your internal dialogue Starting with “why” Figuring out your own recipe for saving yourself Avoiding decision paralysis in the...

In this episode, we discuss:   - How light affects sleep - Function of sleep - How modern life gets in the way of sleep - Harmful effects of blue light - Using LED versus incandescent lighting - Benefits of using Brilli - Essential features of light exposure during the day - How blue light can help improve attention and alertness during the day - Headaches induced by flicker   Links and Resources:...

A clinical champion and pioneer in the field of light therapy and circadian rhythms, Dr. Jamie Zeitzer is a research professor at Stanford's Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, a member of Stanford Bio-X and Chief Medical Officer of Lumos Health. He received his Ph. D. in neurobiology from Harvard in 1999 and has spent 25 years of his research career focusing on light, sleep, and circadian rhy...

In this episode, we discuss: World Sleep Society's mission Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders Sleep differences between men and women How sleep changes with aging Purpose of World Sleep Day How to talk to your doctor about your sleep Allan's thoughts on using sleep trackers Things to avoid doing right before bed Can you really catch up on lost sleep? Dentists' role in sleep apnea Home slee...

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