COURSE

How To "Unplug" At Night

Many people struggle to sleep due to work-related stress, often waking in the night feeling anxious or overwhelmed. This lack of rest can impact mood, relationships, and performance. In this course, you'll explore why the brain tends to fixate on work worries at night and learn how to switch off more effectively. Through practical tools like a soothing body scan, you'll be guided into a state of restful awareness to help you sleep better and wake up clearer.

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Meet your Teacher

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Sydney NSW, Australia

Jud Brewer (“Dr. Jud”) is an internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions. He studies the brain mechanisms of mindfulness to create clinical programs for people struggling with anxiety, emotional eating and smoking. He is an associate professor and director of mindfulness research at Brown University and the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc. He is the author of New York Times best-seller 'Unwinding Anxiety,' and 'The Craving Mind'. The practical component of this Course is guided by Kate James, who is a coach, mindfulness teacher and the author of Quietly Confident: An Introvert's Guide to Knowing and Expressing Your Worth.

2 Days

4.0k students

4.8 stars

14 min / day

Sleep

English

Lesson 1

Theory: Work Stress Keeps Me Up At Night

Learn why the brain is more likely to fixate on work-related stress at night, even when the workday is over. This lesson explores the neuroscience behind nighttime rumination and why it can feel so difficult to relax and let go of unfinished tasks when trying to fall asleep.

Lesson 2

Practice: How to Release Stress Before Bed

Calm your mind and body by gently guiding your attention through a soothing body scan designed to release tension and stress. This practice helps shift your focus away from anxious thoughts about work and into a state of restful awareness, preparing your nervous system for deeper, more restorative sleep.

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Recent Reviews

Lila

January 5, 2026

Excellent meditation

Hilary

June 5, 2024

Thank you!

Che

January 25, 2024

Everyone should hear this to understand how to ' reprogram ' our worrying habit into a rest habit.

Barbara

August 24, 2023

Helped me get back to sleep in the middle of the night

mariaaeliya

June 27, 2023

this was heavenly thankyou

conchita

September 13, 2022

Too bad the music continued louder at the end as I woke up from it ( I was driftig away)...scan was lovely

Darren

September 12, 2022

Still feel wound up

Rose

May 13, 2022

Did not find the music soothing, in fact sometimes quite the opposite.

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