The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast 232: Jonny Miller, Founder of Nervous System Mastery: Why Chasing Sleep Fails and What Your Nervous System Needs Instead
BIO:
Jonny Miller is the founder of Nervous System Mastery, a course that has helped hundreds of founders and tech leaders cultivate calm, reduce nervousness, and elevate their sense of aliveness.
SHOWNOTES:
😴 How grief sparked Johnny Miller’s path to nervous system mastery
😴 Why “Sleep is a Skill” starts with the nervous system, not the pillow
😴 What top-down, bottom-up, and outside-in self-regulation really look like
😴 How to break the insomnia anxiety loop with practical downshifts
😴 Why humming and extended exhales can nudge you into parasympathetic mode
😴 How environmental design creates conditions where sleep can arise
😴 What the surfing analogy teaches us about letting sleep “come to you”
😴 Which light habits after sunset quietly make or break your nights
😴 How data (like HRV) helps you run tiny experiments that actually stick
😴 What “emotional debt” is and how it fuels dysregulation and poor sleep
😴 How to spot hyper vs. hypo arousal and avoid ping-ponging between them
😴 Why NSDR/Yoga Nidra can train the “downshift” muscle in 20 minutes
😴 How morning sunlight, movement, and breath set up better sleep at night
😴 Why progress means shortening the “half-life” of reactivity, not never reacting
😴 What to know about somatic work, from gentle breath to guided journeys
😴 Highlights from Johnny’s 5-week cohort and what changes participants report
😴 And so much more!
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