1st Annual UC San Diego Nap-In
The 1st Annual
UC San Diego Nap-In
was held on March 9, 2009
LiveWell UCSD Nap-In Podcast.mp3
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Nap-In Video (3 minutes)
Napping Tips by Sara Mednick
Avoid post-nap grogginess by taking shorter naps (20 minutes or less). Even short naps increase alertness and productivity.
Decrease caffeine consumption to one cup of coffee, tea or soda a day, preferably in the morning, and at least four hours before naptime or nighttime sleep. Studies show naps improve memory consolidation better than caffeine.
Use earplugs to block out the noisy world around you.
Sleep is light-phobic, so use eye masks or draw the curtains to block out the sunlight light.
Use your cell phone alarm clock to wake you for your next appointment. Set it to vibrate, so it wakes you up with a gentle shake and doesn’t disturb anyone else in the room.
Nap before you work-out, take a long drive, perform on the field or on the stage, or go to a party. You’ll have more energy, be safer, and get more out of an event if you are awake and alert.
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UCSD Sleep Expert Helps Organize Campus 'Nap-In' (ThisWeek@UCSD)
Next time you feel tired and sleepy during the day and want to buy some coffee, think again. UC San Diego sleep scientist Sara Mednick says you would be better off taking a nap instead.
Mednick has spent several years documenting the benefitsof a mid-day shut-eye. She found that napping for an hour is better than drinking a small cup of coffee. Napping also improves memory and might even boost creativity.
Last week, Mednick and university officials organized a nap-in at the Price Center Ballroom on National Napping Day, which takes place every year the day after the start of Daylight Saving Time.
“I think that we need to have a little more of a take-back the nap attitude,” Mednick told the audience in the ballroom. “So that’s what I’m here to do today.”
Watch a video about UCSD sleep scientist Sara Mednick's research on taking naps.
UCSD Students Stage "Nap-In" For National Napping Day (KFMB)
If you're feeling like your morning cup of coffee has worn off and you're dragging your feet, you're in luck. It's National Napping Day, and some local students are celebrating to show the rest of us the benefits of catching some extra sleep. For the full story, view the video:
The Power of Naps (San Diego Union Tribune)
For yesterday's event, University of California San Diego psychiatrist and sleep expert Sara Mednick, author of “Take a Nap! Change Your Life,” addressed 200 people inside a campus ballroom for the school's first nap-in. 
“There's such a stigma around napping,” she said. “You need to have a little bit more of a take-back-the-nap kind of attitude.”
Later, she added, “Could you imagine a world where it's, 'Wow, look how hard they're working? They're napping!' ”
Her scientific spiel was entertaining enough that it didn't put the kids to sleep, though that's probably not something she'd complain about.
More than 200 people signed up to hear Mednick's speech to kick off UCSD's venture into sanctioned napping. But only eight people stretched out on mats in a dark and relatively quiet ballroom at the Price Center. A ninth laid facedown over four chairs for his shut-eye.
"Campus to Hold First Ever 'Nap-In'" by Christine Clark
Hundreds of students and staff from across campus will bring mats, pillows and teddy bears to the first-ever UC San Diego “Nap-In” at 12:30 p.m., March 9 in the Price Center Ballroom. The event, sponsored by the Wellness Center, will feature remarks from Sara Mednick, assistant professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, and author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life!
Mednick will discuss the important role of napping in maintaining mental and physical health for people of all ages. Students who attend the event will get prizes and napping tips, such as a “UC San Diego Nap-Map” where they can find the hottest spots for napping on campus.
The Nap-In coincides with daylight saving time, when Americans lose an hour of sleep. “Studies show more traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities, even an increase in heart attacks, when clocks are set forward an hour in the spring,” Mednick said.
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