Power Rest

If you’d like to take a rest – without sleeping – you can do it in 1 minute...

No time to sleep? You can still take a rest – and it only takes about a minute. The key ingredient is music. You’ll need one fast song and one slow song. Sit comfortably – and listen to the FAST song for about 30 seconds. Then strike up the SLOW song and give that a listen. The next step is to replay those songs – it can be in your head – and walk to their rhythms – around the room, down the hall or across a parking lot. Fast song first – and then the slow song.

You can make this musical exercise as long as you’d like for maximum rest effect. It creates a mental and physical diversion – in harmony – and boosts mood and energy more effectively than a nap.

Source: Matthew Edlund, MD, Center for Circadian Medicine