HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Power naps are the next big thing to hit corporate America and reduce sleep debt. The business model is simple: take a nap during the day to feel better and do more. Increasing productivity, the nap biz is popular in New York, Europe and Japan, offering travelers, workers and entrepreneurs a safe way to sleep.
Grab a pillow – it's perfectly okay for adults to slumber in swanky surroundings during the middle of the day. Whether you're sleep deprived, hungover or simply need to rest, Houston welcomes the first-ever Nap Bar, a pay-by-the-snooze napping facility located in Rice Village. Naps aren't just for kids anymore – the siesta biz is flourishing in the wellness space and corporations around the world are taking them seriously.
Nap Bar founder and president, Khaliah Guillory, a diversity and inclusion, and leadership consultant, partnered with New Living natural and organic mattresses to launch the first nap initiative in Texas.
"Our goal is to promote wellness and turn sustainable rest into sustainable productivity for health-conscious humans," said Khaliah Guillory.
Nap Bar's custom-patented napping pods are designed with sound-proof materials and contain organic, non-toxic Bungaloom mattresses and bedding. Visitors are greeted by a Comfort Concierge and led inside a private suite surrounded with T.L.C. Naps are scheduled 20 to 26 minutes for short-term alertness, or longer, if needed.
Khaliah Guillory has worked with organizations such as NASA, delivering innovative wellness and inclusion workshops. When NASA conducted a sleep study on weary pilots, she learned that a 26-minute power nap actually helped improve performance by 34 percent and alertness by 54 percent, which encouraged her to develop Nap Bar.
"Giants like Google have implemented sleep stations to help employees recharge during the day," Guillory explained. "Naps are proven to help reduce significant economic loss by decreasing sleep deprivation."
Guests receive complimentary aromatherapy and custom brain wave therapy with every siesta. Other add-ons include, lymphatic massages, hot showers, espressos, and EarthCraft Juicery blends that are crafted from raw, healing ingredients. The experience promises gentle healing and peaceful rest.
Additionally, Nap Bar offers in-suite napping build-outs for companies and has plans to launch mobile snooze units in downtown Houston later this year as part of their mission to help solve the $411 billion-dollar economic loss due to sleep deprivation.
Nap Bar will officially open to the public on Monday, April 1, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For a limited time, guests will receive free selected upgrades, discounts on Lyft and a chance to win a VIP membership valued at $179.00. To learn more about Nap Bar, visit napbarnow.com.
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