Hi, I’m Sarah
I struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was often the last one awake and the hardest one to get out of bed in the morning. That lifelong curiosity about why sleep felt so difficult eventually led me to study sleep medicine at the University of Oxford.
For more than 20 years, I’ve also worked as a personal trainer and yoga teacher in New York City. This is work I continue alongside my sleep practice today. Throughout my career, I kept seeing the same pattern: no matter how thoughtful someone’s exercise, meditation, or nutrition plan was, without good sleep, progress was always harder.
I earned my Postgraduate Diploma in Sleep Medicine from the University of Oxford while navigating pregnancy, new motherhood, and plenty of disrupted sleep firsthand. I later completed additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I, the gold-standard behavioral treatment for chronic insomnia) through the University of Arizona Center for Sleep, Circadian & Neuroscience Research.
Today, I combine evidence-based sleep science with practical coaching, movement, and behavior change to help people recover from insomnia, optimize performance, and navigate the sleep challenges that come with demanding lives. My clients include high performers, entrepreneurs, busy parents, and lifelong learners who want to think more clearly, feel better, and have more energy for the things that matter to them.
I’ve coached clients around the world, collaborated with healthcare professionals, and spoken for corporations, podcasts, and community organizations.
I know firsthand that our relationship with sleep can change. Whether you’re lying awake at 3 a.m., navigating shift work or parenthood, or simply want to get more from your sleep, I’m here to help make the science understandable, practical, and useful.
Education & Professional Training
University of Oxford
Postgraduate Diploma in Sleep Medicine, 2023
Graduate-level diploma in sleep medicine and sleep science, including cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), taught within Oxford’s Sleep & Circadian Neurosciences Institute.
CBT-I Training, 2024
Advanced training in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia at University of Arizona with Michael Grander, PhD; Michael Perlis, PhD; and Donn Posner, PhD.
University of Utah, 2002
BS, Parks, Recreation & Fitness Studies
Personal Training & Performance
National Council of Strength & Fitness (NCSF) Certified Personal Trainer
Swedish Institute — Advanced Personal Training
Athletes’ Performance — Level 1 Mentorship
Kettlebell Concepts Certification
Active Isolated Stretching — The Mattes Method
Yoga, Meditation & Bodywork
Vinyasa Yoga — 200-hour, EarthRise Sacred Strength
Sarva Yoga Academy — 200-hour Yogic Philosophy & Shamatha Meditation
Kundalini Research Institute — Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training
Kundalini Research Institute — Advanced Teacher Training
Lotus Palm — Thai Yoga Massage, Level 4 Practitioner
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