The Club Barbados Resort & Spa, the newest addition to the Elite Island Resorts Group, will exclusively host Sleep School in partnership with the UK's leading insomniac specialist Dr. Guy Meadows. The scheduled 7-day workshop will run June 4-11 2013. 

Sleep School with Dr. Meadows is exclusive to Elite Island Resorts properties and free of charge for guests signing up and booking over the dates of the workshop.

Paula Whitehead, Managing Director, Elite Island Resorts said: "Time out from everyday routine in a peaceful setting is a great way for our guests tackle this serious issue where it's easier to absorb new techniques that last far beyond the holiday. We're delighted to bring our exclusive partnership and inclusive sleep school to Barbados"

From work life imbalance and stress to run down bodies and minds, we're not sleeping well. A study by the Mental Health Foundation last year revealed that:

• 27% of people in the UK have sleep problems at any one time
• 10% suffer from chronic insomnia
• The cost of sleep deprivation to the UK economy is estimated at £1.6 billion per year
• 75% of the UK workforce gets less than the recommended 8 hours of sleep per night
• poor sleepers are 4 times as likely to have relationship problems and 3 times as likely to struggle to 'get things done' at work or elsewhere in their lives.

How The Sleep School works

The Sleep School's Dr Guy Meadows realized that a new approach to solving insomnia was needed. To find the answer he looked not at how "Bad Sleepers" failed, but at how "Good Sleepers" achieved blissful, rejuvenating sleep. Ten years of research and experience in the world of sleep has allowed The Sleep School to develop one-to-one sessions, workshops, online webinars and retreats to help insomniacs needlessly suffering. It works by teaching them to let go of struggling with sleep so that their natural ability to sleep can emerge allowing them to live their lives once again. All of the tools that The Sleep School uses to educate people feature a unique combination of Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The approach is 100% non-drug based and prop-free.

Dr. Guy Meadows, creator and founder of The Sleep School said: "Insomniacs need to re-learn how to sleep again; and The Sleep School knows that learning is most effective when delivered in a fun, relaxed and informative manner, not in an impersonal clinic or hospital. I've no doubt the tranquil surroundings of The Club Barbados Resort & Spa will make our second island sleep school as effective as the first" 

Packages available from UK Holiday companies including Kuoni:

Seven nights on all-inclusive at The Club Barbados Resort & Spa in a One Bedroom Suite Garden View, including flights with BA from Gatwick and transfers in resort.  Prices from £1755 per person, based on two sharing and departures from 4-11 June 2013. Dr. Guy Meadows' sleep school is free of charge to guests staying at the resort over the dates of the workshop. Book by 28 February 2013. (01306 747008 or www.kuoni.co.uk)

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About Dr. Guy Meadows

Guy has been studying human physiology for 15 years of which 10 years has been devoted to sleep research and the prevention of sleeping disorders. He graduated with a first class BSc Honours degree from Glamorgan University, then an MSc (Distinction) at Kings College London in Human and Applied Physiology and finally completed his doctorate at Imperial College London. Whilst studying their he worked in the sleep research laboratories of the Royal Brompton and Charing Cross Hospitals where he investigated the effects of sleep on the regulation of human brain. He has worked with over a thousand one-to-one clients over the last 7 years at his London based clinic and set up The Sleep School to help educate Insomniacs how to stop suffering around the world. For further information visit: www.thesleepschool.org and info@thesleepschool.org

About The Club Barbados Resort & Spa

The Club Barbados Resort & Spa, formerly known as Almond Beach Club Barbados, is the latest addition to the Elite Island Resorts group. The all-inclusive 161-room resort has a waterfront setting surrounded by tropical gardens, two restaurants offering indoor and al fresco dining, access to 3 freshwater swimming pools and water sports including windsurfing, kayaking, aqua cycling and snorkeling, outdoor activities such as tennis and a fitness centre and spa. The resort is situated just minutes from local dining and shopping.