What Is Non-Sleep Deep Rest And Is It Good For Me?
Tired but wired? Non-sleep deep rest is a science-backed form of guided meditation that helps you reset faster, sleep better and lower stress. All you need is 20 minutes.
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Written on: July 28, 2025
Pippa is a content writer and qualified Nutritional Therapist (DipNT) creating research-based content with a passion for many areas of wellbeing, including hormonal health, mental health and digestive health.
As a contributor to The Healf Source, she regularly attends seminars and programmes on a plethora of contemporary health issues and modern research insights with a drive to never stop learning. In addition, interviewing experts and specialists across The Four Pillars: EAT, MOVE, MIND, SLEEP.
In her spare time, she is an avid swimmer, mindfulness and yoga lover, occasionally bringing a raw, honest approach to the topics she faces. You may also discover some personal accounts of eye-opening wellbeing experiences amidst the reality of a disorientating, and often conflicting, modern wellbeing space.
- 1. NSDR: Is it sleep? Is it meditation?
- 2. How to practice NSDR
- 3. How NSDR works on your nervous system
- 4. Not a nap
- 5. Capacity for learning and memory: What the research says about NSDR and Yoga Nidra
- 6. NSDR vs naps?
- 7. Who is it for?
- 8. 5 ways to optimise your NSDR practice
- 9. Upgrade your rest with targeted tech
