The Muses of The Nap Concert…

NASA says the perfect nap exists…

Short naps (10–30 min) help support mental clarity, executive function, and offsetting the effects of sleep deprivation.

In my early days of exploring burnout recovery, I came across a NASA study that became my muse.

According to their research, a 26-minute nap can boost performance by up to 34% and alertness by 54%. NASA was literally prescribing naps to astronauts—not just for comfort, but for functionality. That’s when it hit me: if some of the most elite professionals in the world are encouraged to nap for the sake of peak performance, why are the rest of us treated like rest is laziness?

This sparked something in me. Something close to fury…

I started to look at corporate wellness differently—not as a series of perks or shiny HR benefits, but as a deeper question about how we treat the human body and humanity. Most workplaces aren’t actually designed for human bodies; they’re designed for output. We’re told to push through the pain or exhaustion, and then handed a sleep tracker or a “mental health webinar” like it’s enough.

But what if we actually listened to the science? What if we made space for rest during the workday, not just after we’ve already burned out?

The Nap Concert was born from that exact moment of questioning. This is inspired not just by artists and activism, but also by science that proves what our bodies already know—we are not wired to go nonstop. NASA helped me see rest not as indulgence, but as intelligence.

Real rest, real results.