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improve your life, by sleeping better

improve your life, by sleeping better

About Laura Kanadel, Founder of The Sleep Institute:

Laura Kanadel is a certified sleep counselor and the visionary founder behind The Sleep Institute, headquartered in Denmark. With over a decade of expertise in training and development, Laura specializes in helping individuals and businesses improve their sleep and overall well-being through tailored sleep education. She holds a Master’s degree from Copenhagen Business School, where her focus was on Social Responsibility within Organizations. Laura seamlessly blends scientific research on sleep with practical, actionable guidance, offering engaging lectures, workshops, training programs, and master classes on how lifestyle impacts sleep. Her expertise has earned her several media appearances, where she shares her insights on sleep optimization and mental health

About The Sleep Institute:

The Sleep Institute was founded with the commitment to help individuals and organizations unlock the power of sleep for general well-being, mental health, and performance. Through both 1:1 personalized sleep counseling, the Institute works closely with individuals to tackle sleep challenges and develop customized strategies for improving sleep quality and habits, as well as bespoke training and development programs for large organizations, equipping teams with the tools and knowledge necessary to cultivate healthier sleep practices.

Academia and business

I studied in Amsterdam, did follow-up research at Harvard Medical School, and completed my Ph.D. at UC Berkeley, after which I started using my knowledge at McKinsey & Company, where I learned to educate people on what to ACTUALLY do.

Designed for every scale

Since 2016, I have advised the leadership of dozens of globally operating companies on implementing sleep in their people’s strategy. I have engaged directly with over 150,000 people through nearly 1,000 sleep Masterclasses.

Achieve long-lasting results

Over the years, I developed content in various formats to help increase the level of impact. How-to guides can accompany masterclasses and people can complete challenges or follow online video courses to establish healthy (sleep) habits.

Master the Art of Sleep

In today’s fast-paced world, the importance of sleep is often overlooked. Many people believe that working harder and longer will lead to success, but what if I told you that the key to unlocking your full potential is as simple as getting a good night’s sleep?

We sleep 30% of our lives, but those 30% affect 100% of everything.

We sleep 30% of our lives, but those 30% affect 100% of everything.

2008-2013
Ph.D. in Psychology as Fulbright scholar

2007
Follow-up research in emotional processing

2005-2008MSc
(cum laude) in Neurosciences
2005-2008
MSc (cum laude) in Clinical Neuropsychology and BSc (Honors distinction) in Neuropsychology
2005-2008
MSc (cum laude) in Clinical Neuropsychology and BSc (Honors distinction) in Neuropsychology
2005-2008
MSc (cum laude) in Clinical Neuropsychology and BSc (Honors distinction) in Neuropsychology
2005-2008
MSc (cum laude) in Clinical Neuropsychology and BSc (Honors distinction) in Neuropsychology

What I Do

Step 1

Before engaging The Sleep Institute in sleep training activities that truly resonate and drive real change, every process begins with evaluating the status quo – whether it is on an individual or organizational level. What is the current sleep status? This first step is crucial to determine the most effective format to deliver lasting results.

Step 2

The Sleep Institute creates awareness around the critical importance of sleep by engaging in webinars, master classes, courses, lectures, and/or different online modules. Each sleep training, regardless of format, is focused on scientifically proven methods to drive real behavioral change to improve sleep.

Step 3

Armed with science-backed guidance, you or/and your team will have the tools they need to start transforming their sleep. The last step is an open invitation to unlock the full potential of health, mental health, or/and performance, through better sleep. Sleep better, and thrive in every aspect of your life!

Sleep Success

Sleep more and increase work productivity with up to 30%

Sleep 7-9 hours every night and boost your mental well-being by up to 50%

 
For women, just sleeping 1 hour more every night, increases the likelihood of having sex by 14% the following day
 

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Clients

My clients put their employees first. Together we achieve sustainable results in only a brief matter of time.

``Els brings the rare combination of deep scientific evidence-based understanding of sleep with the personal experience of a highly demanding professional role.
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"Els brings the rare combination of deep scientific evidence-based understanding of sleep with the personal experience of a highly demanding professional role. I found her advice to be highly practical, effective and thus relevant. On top she delivers with a smile, positive encouragement and no zeal, so it's fun to collaborate on unlocking the potential of your organization
Yuneeo Khan - Global President
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"As surgeons we work in a high- pressure and demanding environment with long days and irregular working hours (like many other industries!). Els's session greatly impacted how our entire division thinks about sleep and now prioritizes sleep. This decreases medical errors and ultimately saves lives!"*
Navid Alizadeh - Senior Leadershio Advisor and Coach
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*Els hosts workshops that are both deep in science-based content, yet digestible for the common mortal. Einstein supposedly said "if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Els proves that point. I've always had fun in her sessions, and walked out of them with more energy than when I walked in. She has profound academic and real- world experience, which allows her to give concrete responses filled with examples to any audience question she receives.
Florian Weig - SVP Purchasing and Supolier Network Digital
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"Els brings the rare combination of deep scientific evidence-based understanding of sleep with the personal experience of a highly demanding professional role. I found her advice to be highly practical, effective and thus relevant. On top she delivers with a smile, positive encouragement and no zeal, so it's fun to collaborate on unlocking the potential of your organization
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