I was introduced to Dr. Andrew Weil on a recent episode of Jay Shetty’s podcast, On Purpose. Their talk was fascinating as they covered a variety of interesting topics. Dr. Weil graduated Harvard Medical School and is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. He is a clinical professor at the University of Arizona where he founded the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Jay and Dr. Weil discuss healthy eating, matcha tea, a Mediterranean diet, cooking oils, cannabis use, psychedelics, alcohol, and the mind-body connection. The YouTube video of the episode is below for your listening and viewing pleasure.

After listening to this episode, I began researching matcha tea and Dr. Weil’s library of published books. I found many of them on Libby and Hoopla. I decided to start with Healthy Sleep: Wake Up Refreshed and Energized with Proven Practices for Optimum Sleep, as I often have difficulty staying asleep; most likely due to work stress. Healthy Sleep is a brief audiobook narrated by authors Andrew Weil, M.D. and Rubin Naiman, Ph.D. The first part of the book explains the causes of insomnia (difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep,) the importance of dreaming, the spiritual component of sleep, and the health benefits of sleep. During the second part, the authors walk the listener through eight practices to help one fall asleep and how to return to sleep.

Some of the suggestions provided are consistent with recent developments on sleep research and were not new to me; however, I greatly appreciated a holistic approach free of supplements. The practices these authors provided are in line with my current yoga and meditation practices. I am always open to additional options during those nights when I can’t get back to sleep because my thoughts are being intrusive. It also helps when I learn information that validates my experience.

Both authors are great narrators. I highly recommend this audiobook for the practices as the listener is encouraged to practice along. And, it’s only about two hours in length.

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