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NOVEMBER 17 @ 11 AM EST – ZOOM
November 17, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Author: Sara Mednick
The Power of the Downstate: Recharge Your Life Using Your Body’s Own Restorative Systems
Moderator: Karen Dobkins
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If you’re like most people, chances are you’re feeling the daily grind of go-go-go, do-do do. The good news is that you have an intrinsic toolkit you can apply to rest and rejuvenate all your key body systems. It’s called the Downstate, and Dr. Sara Mednick is here to tell you how to access it — and how it can truly change your life. Dr. Mednick introduces the “Downstate” — the key to rest and rejuvenation on a cellular level — and how we can all learn to maximize it for energy, balance, and vitality. The Downstate is an integral part of all the physiological, cognitive, and emotional processes that allow us to stay as strong as possible – yet it is open ignored by our stressful, nonstop lives. In her book, The Power of the Downstate, Dr. Mednick shares that we can handle any reasonable amount of stress, as long as we replenish ourselves on a daily basis by engaging in activities that make us feel rested, full of energy, and loved. That’s the Power of the Downstate. And by working your Downstate to its maximum you can handle anything that comes your way.
Dr. Sara C. Mednick is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Irvine, where she directs the Sleep and Cognition (SaC) lab. Her first book, Take a Nap! Change Your Life put forth the scientific basis for napping to improve productivity, cognition, mood, and health. A world-renowned scientist, Dr. Mednick’s lab investigates the mind and body mechanisms that support performance improvement. Her work has been continuously federally funded with grants from the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a United States Department of Defense agency. She has been interviewed by every major magazine and newspaper, including the New York Times, New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and BBC, and has been featured on Good Morning America, among others. She resides in San Diego, and with her wife in the Hudson Valley.