Better Sleep Program

This 5 session group program meets once a week to provide information and skills instruction in the cognitive / behavioural techniques which decrease insomnia and promote better, more restful, sleep. For greatest success, daily home practice is very strongly recommended.

YOU WILL LEARN :

• self-regulation strategies to help fall asleep, or back to sleep, more easily
• the sleep behaviours most highly recommended by sleep researchers
• lifestyle factors influencing sleep architecture
• tips on sleep efficiency and energy management
• myths and facts about sleep
• techniques to clear the mind of unproductive self-talk, worry and mental chatter
• the common self-expectations about sleep
• how to keep a sleep diary
• the bedtime relaxation techniques used by NASA, the armed forces, the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School Sleep Program, to develop stronger abilities to relax the body, calm the mind, and promote better sleep

FEES :

• $ 20 for University of Guelph students  (due to a subsidy from U of G Student Health Services)

• $ 25 for members of United Steelworkers Local 4120  (due to a subsidy from Local 4120)

• $ 50 for all others

TO REGISTER to come in person :

• in advance - Complete a registration form and mail or e-mail it to reserve your spot in the program.

• in person - Space permitting, it is also possible to register and pay in person at the first session by arriving 10 minutes early.

Learn More: http://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/better-sleep/