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Happy Friday! Just a quick reminder that registration for our Yoga for Better Sleep session closes today.</div>
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If a relaxing, screen-free hour sounds like the reset your week needs, come join us:</div>
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📅 Monday, August 31</div>
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📍 Given the weather forecast for Monday, we've decided to move the event indoors - we'll now be in Building 68-181 (the Koch Biology Building is located at <mark class="HxTRcb" data-sfc-root="ep" data-wiz-uids="Ysa6Lb_t" data-ved="2ahUKEwiLmum9w8OWAxWHrYkEHfAqEJEQuJAPegoIAggACAEIBxAE" data-sfc-inited="2" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);" style="font-family:"Google Sans", Roboto, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;margin:0px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb(0, 29, 53)"><span style="font-weight: 700;">31
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Please register by end of day today so we know how many mats to bring: <a href="https://forms.gle/7Y365TLSE5BiXQJFA">
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Bring your own mat if you can (a few extras available), and a small blanket for the yoga-nidra.</div>
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Savita & your PDA Sports Committee</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2026 1:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> mit-postdocs <mit-postdocs@mit.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ann Skoczenski <annskocz@mit.edu>; Sarah Katharina Schaumann <schasara@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [PDA Sports] Yoga for Better Sleep (Mon, Aug 31st, 6-7 pm)</font>
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Hello fellow postdocs,</div>
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Your p-values are significant. Your sleep, less so.</div>
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As sleep scientist Matthew Walker puts it, <i>sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body each day</i>. Yet it's usually the first thing we sacrifice.</div>
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This month, let's give it back. Join us for a relaxing after-work yoga session built around the theme of Yoga for Better Sleep.</div>
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📅 Date: Monday, August 31</div>
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🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM</div>
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📍 Location: Green space next to Muddy's Pub - <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhiMQyDJURDeSYQDA" target="_blank" id="OWA07ad893e-bdcf-3d8b-31ae-89c34e669924" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhiMQyDJURDeSYQDA" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px">
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhiMQyDJURDeSYQDA</a> (backup location shared in case of bad weather)</div>
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What to expect:</div>
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🌬️ 15 minutes of introduction and breathwork</div>
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🌿 25 minutes of gentle warm-ups and asana practice</div>
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😴 15 minutes of meditative yogic sleep (yoga-nidra)</div>
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Please bring your own yoga mat if possible. We'll have a limited number of extra mats available, and participation may depend on mat availability. You may also want to bring a small blanket to make yourself feel more comfortable, especially for the yoga-nidra
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After the session, stay and enjoy some light refreshments and good company!</div>
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Whether you're a seasoned yogi or trying yoga for the first time, everyone is welcome. Please fill out the registration form by Friday, August 28 if you'd like to join, so we know how many mats to bring:
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We look forward to seeing you there!</div>
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