Optimizing Sleep Through Perimenopause: Working with Your Body’s Natural Rhythms

Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 1–2:30pm
Location: Fruitful Beginnings Greenhouse
Address: Independence, MN - Address will be emailed before event

As our hormones shift during perimenopause, sleep can become more challenging—but understanding and working with our body’s natural rhythms can make a meaningful difference. Our bodies are designed to respond to the daily cycles of light and darkness, with internal clocks that help regulate everything from hormone production and digestion to energy, metabolism, and restorative sleep.

Join Sara Warden, Functional Wellness Coach at Embody Health & Performance, in our beautiful wood greenhouse to explore how we can use the rhythms already provided by nature to support better sleep, especially during the hormonal transitions of midlife. Discover how simple adjustments to light exposure, food choices and timing, movement, and evening routines can help us work with our changing biology rather than against it.

We’ll explore:

• Hormones & Sleep: How changing estrogen and progesterone levels influence sleep during perimenopause.

• Our Internal Clock: How circadian rhythms guide our energy, metabolism, hormones, and sleep.

• The Power of Light & Darkness: Why morning sunlight, evening darkness, and seasonal shifts matter.

• Nourishment & Timing: How the balance of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats, along with meal timing, can support metabolic health and restorative sleep.

• Movement & Daily Rhythms: How aligning activity, exercise, and rest with our body’s natural rhythms supports recovery.

• Preparing for Rest: Natural ways to support temperature regulation, calm the nervous system, and create the conditions for deeper sleep.

Your ticket also includes:

Enjoy a thoughtfully prepared charcuterie spread and beverages, and a VIP shopping experience featuring Fruitful Beginnings non-toxic skincare and home essentials, along with other thoughtfully curated gifts.

What to wear: The greenhouse is heated, but we recommend dressing in layers so you can stay comfortable.

Take an afternoon for yourself to learn, connect, and enjoy meaningful conversation in a peaceful setting.