{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6660d35439a32000124905fc/69fac15482781c7c45b4a79d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Winding Down: Finding Ways to Rest and Manage Stress","description":"<p>Leann and Melissa discuss helpful evening routines and practices to improve sleep and the things they do to help with personal stress.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Ponder Questions:</strong></p><p>Am I getting the quantity and quality of sleep I need?</p><p>Am I adequately preparing for sleep?</p><p>Do I have a nighttime routine?</p><p>Am I taking time to calm down and ground?</p><p>What can I do to support my body?</p><p>What do I like to do to destress?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Invitation:</strong></p><p>Do a personal assessment of your sleep and relaxation routines and see what you can change.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/oversleeping-bad-for-your-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Oversleeping: Bad for Your Health?”</a>, John Hopkins Medicine, hopkinsmedicine.org&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32259506/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Neuroscience: A Chromatic Retinal Circuit Encodes Sunrise &amp; Sunset for the Brain,”</a> Alyssa M Rivera, Andrew D Huberman, <em>Current Biology</em>, National Library of Medicine, April 6, 2020&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep,”</a> National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, ninds.nih.gov</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect With Us: awakenings@googlegroups.com</strong></p><p>If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, we would love to hear from you. You can also find us on <strong>Instagram </strong>at<strong> @awakeningspodcast,</strong> where we share quotes, affirmations, questions and clips from that week’s episode throughout the week. You can also find us on <strong>YouTube</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh0r5hkYIMni7s1GcP-PZJK_AGTHMjZoE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ah-ha's, Awakenings, and Applications</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We are grateful for our production team: Ben, Sydney, Kinzie, Lyndee, Analese, David and Bruce.</p>","author_name":"Leann and Melissa"}