Mindfulness for Better SLEEP Series Fall '26

This series includes Mindfulness and the Sleep Education for Everyone Program. Research has shown that practicing mindfulness is effective in reducing stress-related symptoms such as worry, depression, physical tension, and may be helpful in managing chronic conditions. This mindfulness program introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness. Topics include mindfulness basics, mindful breath, body awareness, thoughts, emotions, and building a personal practice. Participants will also learn techniques to improve the quality and quantity of their sleep. We will cover the relationship between pain and sleep, sleep basics, sleep hygiene, stimulus control therapy, mindfulness, physical activity, and sleep myths. You will be given a sleep challenge to try, so you can track the effectiveness of changing your sleep behaviors.
 

Sessions include: 

• Mindfulness lesson 
• Mindfulness practice 
• Sleep Education: the relationship between pain and sleep, sleep hygiene, and techniques to improve sleep. 
• Goal Setting and Check-in 

Format:   

• 6 sessions (Participants should plan to attend the entire series. Please let your instructor know if you plan to miss a session.)
• 90 minutes per session. 
• This is not a webinar! Live via Zoom platform with cameras on and group discussion encouraged.

Cost: FREE, thanks to a grant from the Rural Health and Safety Education program.  
 
Please watch this orientation video to learn about the class: https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Mindfulness+for+Better+SLEEP+Orientation+Video/1_6nlf0eyx
 
This work is supported by the Rural Health and Safety Education program, project award no. 2024-46100-42884, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Contact Information: Naomi Hyso, hysonaom@msu.edu