Somatic Sleep Coach

10/05/2026

Come for a retreat in Crestone, Colorado!

For those of you who have followed me here for a while, you know that Crestone is much more than a beautiful mountain town to me. It is a remarkable place where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, enormous dark skies, silence, and decades of Dharma practice all come together.

Our home sits beneath the magnificent "14er" Sangre De Christo mountains, with beautiful views from the balcony. It is a peaceful 1650sq.ft. 3-bedroom house where you can hike, visit the many Buddhist and contemplative centers, soak in the nearby hot springs, read, rest, meditate, or simply have some quiet time.

And then there are the nights...✨

Crestone has exceptionally dark skies. On a clear night,the Milky Way stretches overhead, and during meteor showers you can sit outside and watch shooting stars from the house. We even have a powerful digital telescope for stargazing.

For my Dharma friends, Crestone has an especially rich history. The valley is home to an extraordinary collection of Tibetan Buddhist and other contemplative centers, stupas and retreat communities. The Tashi Gomang Stupa was established through the vision of the 16th Karmapa and contains sacred relics associated with many great Tibetan Buddhist masters, including Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. In fact, it's been predicted that the first westerners to attain complete enlightenment would happen here in Crestone Colorado!

You can spend a morning visiting a stupa or retreat center, hike through the mountains in the afternoon, and return home to watch the stars come out. There's a small downtown area like an old western town that has got a few restaurants to grocery stores and a gas station.

Whether you come for Dharma, nature, solitude, restoration, or simply to experience this very unusual place, we'd love to share our Crestone home with you.

Come breathe. Come rest. Come look at the stars. Come wander the stupas. Come reconnect. 🌿

Our house is available on Airbnb here:

Quiet Crestone Mountain View Dark Sky Retreat Home
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2104260

10/05/2026

Come for a retreat in Crestone, Colorado!

For those of you who have followed me here for a while, you know that Crestone is much more than a beautiful mountain town to me. It is a remarkable place where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, enormous dark skies, silence, and decades of Dharma practice all come together.

Our home sits beneath the magnificent "14er" Sangre De Christo mountains, with beautiful views from the balcony. It is a peaceful 1650sq.ft. 3-bedroom house where you can hike, visit the many Buddhist and contemplative centers, soak in the nearby hot springs, read, rest, meditate, or simply have some quiet time.

And then there are the nights...✨

Crestone has exceptionally dark skies. On a clear night,the Milky Way stretches overhead, and during meteor showers you can sit outside and watch shooting stars from the house. We even have a powerful digital telescope for stargazing.

For my Dharma friends, Crestone has an especially rich history. The valley is home to an extraordinary collection of Tibetan Buddhist and other contemplative centers, stupas and retreat communities. The Tashi Gomang Stupa was established through the vision of the 16th Karmapa and contains sacred relics associated with many great Tibetan Buddhist masters, including Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. In fact, it's been predicted that the first westerners to attain complete enlightenment would happen here in Crestone Colorado!

You can spend a morning visiting a stupa or retreat center, hike through the mountains in the afternoon, and return home to watch the stars come out. There's a small downtown area like an old western town that has got a few restaurants to grocery stores and a gas station.

Whether you come for Dharma, nature, solitude, restoration, or simply to experience this very unusual place, we'd love to share our Crestone home with you.

Come breathe. Come rest. Come look at the stars. Come wander the stupas. Come reconnect. 🌿

Our house is available on Airbnb here:

Quiet Crestone Mountain View Dark Sky Retreat Home
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2104260

09/09/2026

When Sleep Breaks: Postpartum Sleep Deprivation, Polypharmacy and Infant Insomnia

Reflecting on The Clancy Family Tragedy I was watching the utterly heartbreaking trial that has been playing out in the Lindsay Clancy case. If any of you have been following, it was near impossible to not cry. Lindsay Clancy is a 36-year-old mother from Massachusetts who had an 8-month-old baby and two other children. She was a labor and delivery nurse with no prior history of mental illness....

Reflecting on The Clancy Family Tragedy I was watching the utterly heartbreaking trial that has been playing out in the Lindsay Clancy case. If any of you have been following, it was near impossible to not cry. Lindsay Clancy is a 36-year-old mother from Massachusetts who had an 8-month-old baby and...

06/09/2026

Finally a Natural Effective Alternative to GLP-1’s!

My experience with GLP-1 weight loss medications wasn't what I expected. From severe nausea, fatigue, and hair loss to concerns about muscle loss and long-term health effects, I ultimately decided they weren't right for me. In this video, I share my personal story, why I stopped semaglutide, and how a natural GLP support supplement helped reduce cravings without the side effects I experienced. Please always research the risks, benefits, and alternatives before starting any weight loss medication.
Dawn
Listen to my story: https://somaticsleepcoach.com/posts/finally-a-natural-effective-alternative-to-glp-1s/

My Harrowing Experience with GLP1’s (00:01):So all through my life when I went to an all girls boarding school, we had these giant buffets. I went to this New England boarding school and I was kind of thin, but then we would have these elaborate meals, like giant breakfasts with cook to order omel...

05/27/2026

SOMNIA™ Somatic Sleep Coach Free App!

Introducing the Somnia™ App: Your Companion for Holistic Rest designed to act as your personalized guide to better sleep and holistic well-being.

05/17/2026

A quick checkin by Dawn Boiani-Sandberg from from Crestone, Colorado, how are you all? Sending everyone love, well wishes, prayers for a global ceasefire, and hope for a better future.

10 Tips to Cope with Anxiety in Times of War
https://somaticsleepcoach.com/posts/10-tips-to-cope-with-anxiety-in-times-of-war/

03/15/2026

The Phoenix Fire- Evolve Out of Toxic Relationships and Reclaim Your Sovereignty

(Auto text to speech) The Breaking Point We Don’t Talk About Have you ever hit that moment where you sit in silence, staring at the wall, asking yourself, "Why do I keep letting them get to me?" That raw, quiet frustration when your heart is tired, your mind is loud, and you just want peace. It is not just you; so many people carry that same invisible weight, stuck in a loop of toxic encounters that keep draining their spirit....

(Auto text to speech) The Breaking Point We Don’t Talk About Have you ever hit that moment where you sit in silence, staring at the wall, asking yourself, “Why do I keep letting them get to me?” That raw, quiet frustration when your heart is tired, your mind is loud, and you just want peace. [...

03/08/2026

How to be A LIGHT in the Darkest of Times

Rocking the Apocalypse: Staying Open and Strong in Dark Times (00:02) Hello everyone. This is Dawn Boiani Sandberg from Crestone, Colorado from somaticsleepcoach.com. And it's been quite a long time since I have recorded a video. And there was something of note that I said before that I wanted to bring up with everyone because it's been pretty relevant in my life....

https://somaticsleepcoach.com/posts/how-to-be-a-light-in-the-darkest-of-times/

Rocking the Apocalypse: Staying Open and Strong in Dark Times (00:02) Hello everyone. This is Dawn Boiani Sandberg from Crestone, Colorado from somaticsleepcoach.com. And it’s been quite a long time since I have recorded a video. And there was something of note that I said before that I wanted to ...

06/28/2025

Introduction: Reclaiming Calm After the Storm If you've overcome insomnia and or tapered off sleeping pills~ especially powerful ones like benzodiazepines~ and begun to sleep naturally again, a setback can feel deeply discouraging. It may stir fear and the temptation to reinstate medications you worked so hard to leave behind. But take heart: a setback is not a failure. It's simply information from your body that your nervous system has encountered a stressor and needs gentle care....

Introduction: Reclaiming Calm After the Storm If you’ve overcome insomnia and or tapered off sleeping pills~ especially powerful ones like benzodiazepines~ and begun to sleep naturally again, a setback can feel deeply discouraging. It may stir fear and the temptation to reinstate medications you w...

05/19/2025

Dude Ranch Cranberry Granola Almost every year my family and I go to a Wyoming Dude ranch for horseback riding, catch and release fishing, creek-side and under-moon hot-tubbing and simple family R&R. This one is a bed and breakfast and they home-make the best granola with cranberries and sesame, and here is my version- I've been home making granola for decades and my husband say that this is the best!...

Dude Ranch Cranberry Granola Almost every year my family and I go to a Wyoming Dude ranch for horseback riding, catch and release fishing, creek-side and under-moon hot-tubbing and simple family R&R. This one is a bed and breakfast and they home-make the best granola with cranberries and sesame, and...