A sharp mind despite little sleep, and easier nights ahead? Non-sleep deep rest, or “sleep yoga,” promises just that. But what does science actually say about this latest wellness trend?
Author: Maria Mast
Maria Mast is a German science and environmental journalist. She likes to write about what moves people in everyday life — and the science behind it. She grew up in a hotel, worked as a ski instructor in St. Moritz, then studied to become a teacher in Heidelberg, Salamanca and Barcelona. She then did a doctorate in linguistics at the University of Heidelberg. She has been with Die Zeit since 2018, working on numerous projects on climate change. She has received several awards for her reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. She reported from Brazil with a Pulitzer scholarship and most recently from the U.S. and France.
Happiness applications promise to make users measurably happier in eight weeks. But is happiness a skill that can be taught? For Die Zeit, science writer Maria Mast put an app to the test.