These print and audio downloads can help you overcome insomnia, reduce stress, and improve sleep quality.
Insomnia and sleep problem resources
Improve sleep quality
- Quick Tips for Better Sleep and Getting Up in the Morning
- Sleep tips (5:36) — 5 techniques for better sleep
- Free white noise website
Bedtime: Fall asleep more easily
Daytime: Try yoga nidra (“yogic sleep”), a refreshing form of relaxation and an alternative to the 20-minute power nap.
Mindfulness meditation tools
- Body Scan (20:25)
- Gentle Stretching Meditation (28:08)
- Mindfulness of Breathing (16:09)
- Mindful Yoga (23:40)
Classes: Attend a sleep coaching class or watch a recorded webinar from Community Wellness at MIT Medical.
- Getting Past Insomnia (52:20)
- Hack Your Sleep (30:06)
Sleep resources for new parents
Many of the sleep resources listed above will be helpful to new parents. These additional resources specifically address issues of interest to parents:
- New Parents in Need of Sleep (New York Times)
- What other cultures can teach us about managing postpartum sleep deprivation (Stanford Medicine)
- Resources for children’s sleep problems (Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center)
