The Deep Rest Protocol -
Your team is tired.
Deeply tired.
Not the kind that a good night's sleep fixes. The kind that builds over months of meetings, decisions, and always-on pressure.
There's a science-backed practice that changes this - in 20 minutes, without leaving the office.
77% of professionals have experienced burnout at their current job.
91% say unmanageable stress or frustration directly impacts the quality of their work
Burnout and disengagement cost the global economy $8.8 trillion annually
The idea
We spend a lot of time learning how to work harder. Almost no time learning how to recover properly. NSDR - Non-Sleep Deep Rest - is the practice that bridges the gap. It's ancient, it's neuroscience-validated, and it works in a meeting room.
What is it
NSDR - Non-Sleep Deep Rest
Coined by Dr. Andrew Huberman, Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford University, NSDR is an umbrella term for practices - including yoga nidra, guided body scans and breathwork - that guide your nervous system into a state of deep rest while you remain conscious and aware.
Unlike a nap, you don't fall asleep. Unlike meditation, you don't need experience or training. You simply lay or sit down comfortably, close your eyes, and follow the voice of the facilitator.
The results are immediate and measurable - and compound with regular practice.
Yoga nidra is the oldest and most studied form of NSDR. Science has finally caught up to explain why it works so profoundly.
Guided by voice. No experience needed.
A trained facilitator guides the session through breathing, body awareness and visualisation.
No prior meditation experience, no yoga background, no special equipment required.
Lying down or seated. In any room.
Sessions can be delivered in a boardroom, a quiet lounge, or a dedicated wellness space. Participants remain fully clothed. No mats, no lycra, no awkwardness.
Between waking and sleep - the most powerful state.
NSDR targets the liminal state between consciousness and sleep - where the nervous system resets, neurochemicals restore, and the brain consolidates information.
10, 20 or 30 minutes. Fit to any schedule.
Sessions are designed to fit real working days - a lunchtime reset, a pre-meeting calm, a Friday afternoon wind-down. They leave participants calm, aware and ready.
The evidence -
What the research says
These aren't wellness trends. This is peer-reviewed neuroscience from some of the world's leading research institutions.
PET scan imaging study — Kjaer et al., Cognitive Brain Research, Copenhagen University, 2002
Radin et al., JAMA Network Open, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry, 2024
Stanford University School of Medicine -
"NSDR is one of the most powerful tools available for replenishing dopamine, reducing cortisol, and recovering the nervous system after cognitively demanding work. I practise it every day."
What your team gains when Non Sleep Deep Rest becomes part of the working day
Sharper focus & better decision making.
Regular NSDR practice measurably improves attention, working memory and cognitive accuracy - meaning your team brings more mental clarity to every meeting, every decision, every day.
"13 minutes daily over 8 weeks produced measurable gains in attention and working memory." - Dr. Wendy Suzuki, NYU
Sustainable energy - without the crash.
NSDR restores energy at a neurological level by replenishing dopamine - the brain's motivation and focus chemical. A single session has been shown to increase baseline dopamine by up to 65%. The result is calm, alert energy that lasts - not the spike and crash of caffeine.
Kjaer et al., Cognitive Brain Research, Copenhagen University
Better sleep quality and fall asleep more easily.
Regular NSDR practice doesn't just help you rest during the session - it improves the quality of your sleep at night.
A randomised controlled trial found yoga nidra significantly improved sleep efficiency and reduced waking in people with chronic insomnia. A second peer-reviewed study confirmed improved objective night-time sleep in complete beginners after just a short period of practice.
Datta et al., PLOS ONE, 2023 — randomised controlled trial
Reduced Stress & Anxiety.
NSDR activates the parasympathetic nervous system — the body's rest and recovery state. Cortisol drops. Heart rate slows. The nervous system resets.
With regular practice, this becomes the new baseline. Better immunity, steadier mood, clearer thinking under pressure. Cortisol reduction - Moszeik et al., Stress and Health, 2025
Your Facilitator...
Tara Muir
I've been practising yoga for over 30 years and teaching for the last eight - specialising in therapeutic yoga practices.
I'm originally from the UK and based in Athens, where I work with individuals, groups and companies to bring mindfulness and deep rest practices into everyday life.
I have a very creative mind that can get easily overwhelmed with ideas and so I've spent a lot of time researching the best ways to stay calm, present and focused. This lived experience, alongside my training, is what I bring into every session.
My qualifications include over 500hrs of yoga teacher training, plus yoga nidra facilitation, somatic and mindfulness coaching. Every session I guide is grounded in both the science and the practice - accessible to complete beginners, effective from the very first session.
