What Andrew Huberman has said about Yoga nidra (non-sleep deep rest)

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 7, 2026

Andrew Huberman, American neuroscientist, professor at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, has been quoted on Yoga nidra (non-sleep deep rest) once in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on September 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Huberman says he prefers to embrace the afternoon crash with ten minutes of yoga nidra or meditation, which avoids the sleep inertia of napping.
“the best part about meditation or yoga nidra or non-sleep deep rest, which is sort of an analog to that, is that you don't get sleep inertia”
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Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health
On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman tells Jay Shetty how morning cortisol, light, movement and meditation shape health, and why prayer transformed his life.

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