Sleep is important for brain functioning, emotional and physical wellbeing, and performance. Learn how to get quality sleep from Fiona Johnston, occupational therapist, author, blogger and speaker about evidence based strategies to increase the quality and quantity of your sleep without using medication.

Mt Eden Rotary invites you to its Speaker Meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/hear-fiona-johnston-getting-a-good-nights-sleep-tickets-122933556577

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TIME: Turn up from 6.15pm onwards for 6.30pm start.

SPEAKER: Fiona Johnston.

TOPIC: Getting a Good Night's Sleep.

SPEAKER BIO: Fiona Johnston has 20+ years of experience helping people manage sleep, fatigue, shiftwork and work-life balance in many industry sectors including aviation, transport, mining, health and manufacturing.

Fiona's primary background is in occupational therapy where she has helped people with mental health problems, trauma and concussion, manage sleep and fatigue.

In 1995 Fiona founded Shiftwork Services (www.shiftwork.co.nz) in order to combine scientific thinking about sleep and fatigue with practical know how to create safer workplaces. Achieving fast and inspiring results, Fiona has successfully worked with many companies including MPI, Spark, NZ Blood, Port of Tauranga, Office Max, Fonterra, New Zealand Defence Force and many others, teaching their staff the formula for a relaxing sleep. Her work with Fonterra won the overall prize for wellbeing at the 2018 Safeguard awards.

Fiona is a member of the Australian Sleep Association and the New Zealand Occupational Therapy Association. Her book, Getting a Good Night’s Sleep, has sold over 10,000 copies and is available as a paperback, ebook and audiobook.

QUESTION(S) FOR SPEAKER: Please let the organiser Frances Loo know if you have a question for our speaker.

VENUE: The Alex Boardroom (next to The Alex Bar & Eatery). The Alex Boardroom is on the ground floor on the left hand side of Alexandra Park – the entrance is in the corridor between the Grand Park Chinese Restaurant and The Alex Bar & Eatery Sports Bar.

ADDRESS: Alexandra Park, Greenlane Rd West

PARKING: Private car park (enter via Gate B, Greenlane Rd West). There is parking in the area directly outside The Alex Bar & Eatery.

FOOD OPTIONS: Optional dinner at approx 7.20pm in The Alex Bar & Eatery (Mt Eden Rotary will reserve a table or two); please let the organiser Frances Loo know if you plan to stay on for the optional dinner after Fiona Johnston has spoken; please order from The Alex Bar & Eatery before the meeting starts.

DRINK OPTIONS: Cash bar

ALL WELCOME: Partners, family, friends, colleagues and visitors all welcome.

ENTRY: Free entry, but it is essential to REGISTER for a free ticket on eventbrite (for our event management purposes) and koha would be very welcome.

KOHA: We will have a koha box. If you prefer online payment, Mt Eden Rotary's bank account is 02-0264-0339374-000. Please use KOHA as reference.

MEETING ENQUIRIES, DINNER RSVPS AND SPEAKER QUESTIONS to: Frances Loo mtedenrotary@gmail.com OR info@chapter.co.nz OR 021-635027.

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