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The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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How to Improve Heart Rate Variability When You're Not Sleeping

There is a lot of research that's conducted during wake on people who are improving, say, their heart rate variability. So the restore system is basically doing everything to make sure that your body is ready for whatever comes. You don't want to stay at that hyper aroused level with your heart pumping needlessly because it takes a lot of energy. And you can increase your heart rite variability through many different pare sympathetic practices such as slow, deep breathing, meditation, yoga.

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