Mindfulness, Sleep, & Circadian Rhythms – How They Optimize Physical & Cognitive Recovery

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Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP Related seminars and products

Lockhart Wellness Solutions, LLC

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Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP, is board-certified as an integrative and functional nutrition practitioner with over 30 years in professional practice. She has trained nutrition, fitness, and medical practitioners throughout most of her career, yet maintains a personal practice with clients as she believes that the only way she can effectively educate and inspire other practitioners is through her own practical experience with clients. In addition to educating on how Food is Medicine, Cindi also specializes in coaching clients and practitioners on the importance of managing stress, optimizing sleep, proper exercise and movement, and reducing exposure to environmental toxins. Cindi has extensive expertise in women’s health issues including perimenopause/menopause and thyroid dysfunction as well as autoimmunity, gut health, weight management, cardiometabolic health (insulin resistance, diabetes, heart disease), fasting, histamine intolerance, mold detox, and long COVID.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cindi Lockhart is the owner and founder of Lockhart Wellness Solutions, LLC. and is a contributing author for Experience Life Magazine. She receives compensation from Fullscript. Cindi Lockhart receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Cindi Lockhart is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians in Integrative & Functional Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and the Integrative & Functional Nutrition Academy.

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Objectives

1. Distinguish the prevalence of and what entails disrupted sleep, stress management, and alignment to circadian rhythms.
2. Articulate the health benefits (including improving physical recovery) and risks of adequate sleep and mindfulness, as well as the importance of aligning one’s lifestyle habits to natural circadian rhythms.
3. Determine a customized and systemized approach to optimizing sleep, stress management, and circadian rhythms.

Outline

Alignment to Circadian Rhythms

• Sleep
  • Insomnia and disrupted sleep patterns
  • Sleep stages: Repair time
  • Recommended sleep patterns
• Stress Management
  • Stressor vs response to stress
  • Recommendations for stress management
  • Mindfulness
• Circadian Rhythms
  • Master and peripheral clocks
  • Circadian rhythm disruption
  • Health risks of misalignment 
  • Recommendation for aligning circadian clocks

Whole System Approach: Optimize Sleep, Stress Management and Circadian Rhythms

• Client Assessment
  • Sleep habits & quality
  • Stress levels and intentional practice
  • Current alignment to circadian rhythms
• Lifestyle Program
  • Sleep hygiene
  • Mindfulness training: The different tactics
  • Circadian alignment
• Customized & Systemized Approach
  • Individual needs vs gaps
  • Readiness to change
  • Where to start
  • How to progress
  • Case study

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Speech/Language Pathologist
• Athletic Trainer
• Massage therapists
• Strength and conditioning coach
• Exercise physiologist