Research shows that the more we know about sleep, the better we tend to sleep. This is likely because feeling educated about sleep equates to feeling in control of our sleep. In this lesson, Dr. Breus lays out how sleep works, and how you can use this knowledge to improve your sleep.

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Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

Your morning coffee, that stressful meeting, the late-night Netflix binge… they all play some part in the way your body prepares for and moves into its sleep cycle. A few minor tweaks in your daily behavior, like how and when you nap or exercise, can set you up for success.


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

We’ve established that sleep is both rhythmic and systemic. So, it follows suit that solutions for our sleep issues should be as well. When we make small tweaks to our lifestyle and routines, it creates incredible downstream effects for our full sleep cycle. Something as simple as going to bed at the best time for your chronotype could be the key to getting better sleep.


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

You wouldn’t run a marathon in flip-flops and you wouldn’t climb a mountain in a speedo (unless you’re Wim Hof). Your sleep is no different. Today we assess how our environment either helps or hurts our sleep through each of the body’s senses. 


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

What’s the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? Hit the snooze button? Scroll Instagram? Waking up right sets the tone for a fulfilling and effective day. Not everyone needs the same routine, but you should have one aligned to your specific chronotype.


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

Meditation, yoga, and a focus on nutrition are fantastic, but without a firm rooting in a deeply personal purpose and intention, these are just actions. Today’s lesson asks you to connect with the “why” of your life, using that as a foundation for true well-being, motivation, and purpose.

Day 1 Handout: https://cmn.to/relationships-handout

About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

Real well-being starts with awareness. Today you’ll check in with every area of our life and ask some tough questions. You’ll then use what you find to realign your goals, giving more to the people and situations that need the most attention.

Day 2 Handout: https://cmn.to/whole-life-assessment

About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

When you ask better questions, you get better answers. This may seem like common sense, but common sense is rarely common practice. When we get clear on our purpose, we give ourselves freedom to be more intentional, and consequently, we’re able to show up for the situations that need us.

Day 3 Handout: https://cmn.to/clarity-handout

About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

Today you’ll learn the first step to dealing with overwhelm — setting firm boundaries. There are many situations in life you can’t control, and when those things all pile on at once and you don’t react appropriately, you feel like you are sinking underwater. Let’s learn to carve out time to pursue what makes you truly well and helps you perform at a high level.


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.

Today’s course walks you through best practices, habits, and mindsets for dealing with stress. Examine your life and identify your stress points, using Brendon’s techniques to release your tension and get back to showing up like you want.


About the Commune Courses Podcast
Commune creates video courses with world-renowned teachers on topics such as integrative medicine, nutrition, spirituality, meditation, personal growth, relationships, and mindful leadership. This podcast offers free audio excerpts of our most popular courses — though be sure to subscribe and listen because lessons won’t stay in your feed forever! To get 14 days of free Commune Membership, which includes access to watch or listen to 140+ courses, go to onecommune.com/free.