August · National Wellness Month

The 30-Day Sleep Recipe
Challenge

One science-backed habit a day. Thirty days. Better sleep by August 31. Free, from Dr. Tara Youngblood.

30
Days
5
Ingredients
10K+
Hours of research
$0
To join

What lands in your inbox

Built so you can do this between brushing your teeth. Five minutes a day, max.

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Daily habit email

One ingredient at a time, written by Tara. Short. Practical. You'll know exactly what to do tonight.

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The Sleep Recipe PDF

Free downloadable workbook the day you sign up. Print it. Stick it on the fridge. Track all 30 days.

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2 bonus Q&A sessions

Live with Dr. Tara on Aug 14 + Aug 28. Bring your hardest sleep question, she'll answer it.

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Foundation First audit

A 3-minute self-assessment to figure out if your sleep surface is the missing ingredient.

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Tag-a-friend bonus

Bring a partner, parent, or friend, both of you unlock an extended sleep tracker template.

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Graduation reward

Finish all 30 days, get an exclusive 15% off code for the Geli Sova Mattress, only available to challenge alumni.

Dr. Tara Youngblood, founder of Geli Sleep, in the lab

I'm your resident Sleep Geek.

I'm Dr. Tara Youngblood, physicist, sleep scientist, and the person who couldn't sleep until I figured out exactly why. I've spent 10,000+ hours in the data, working with the U.S. military, Olympic athletes, and women in menopause.

I co-founded Chili Sleep (we sold over 500,000 systems). Then I built Geli, because I knew the next chapter of sleep tech had to start with the surface, not the gadget.

This challenge is the thing I wish I'd had at 22. The whole recipe, five ingredients, thirty days. No drugs. No gimmicks. Just the science, translated.

40+ patents TEDx speaker Author, Reprogram Your Sleep Best Menopause Mattress 2025 Functional medicine doctorate

A peek at the 30 days

Each day is one habit. The five ingredients of The Sleep Recipe, layered in, one at a time.

1
Drop bedroom to 65°
2
Stress receipt
3
10 min morning light
4
Phone out of bedroom
5
Audit your pillow
6
4-7-8 breath
7
Reflection & reset
8
Cave checklist v2
9
No caffeine after 2pm
10
Three good things
11
Sun before screen
12
Dim everything at 9pm
13
Stretch & release
14
Halfway check-in
15
Foundation audit
16
90-min nap rule
17
Magnesium math
18
Alcohol & REM
19
Wind-down playlist
20
Lock the wake time
21
Three-week reset
22
The recipe in one page
23
Travel-proof your sleep
24
Hormone & heat
25
Track, don't obsess
26
Tag-a-friend day
27
Build your morning
28
Build your evening
29
Stack the recipe
30
Lock it in forever

What past challenge alumni say

From last year's pilot run with 1,200 Geli newsletter subscribers.

★★★★★

"By day 9 I stopped waking up at 3am. I didn't think that was a thing I could fix on my own. Turns out I just hadn't cooled my room."

Marisol P., perimenopause, 47

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"The Stress Receipt thing sounded too simple. I tried it. It works. Two notebooks deep. My Whoop recovery is up 14 points."

David K., founder, 38

★★★★★

"I did this with my husband. By day 30 we were both sleeping through the night for the first time in years. Then we got the Geli Sova Mattress. Game over."

Jennifer R., 53

FAQ

Is the challenge really free?
Yes. The full 30 days, the workbook, both Q&A sessions, the Foundation audit, all free. We're doing it because August is National Wellness Month and because Geli Sova Mattress customers tell us our blog content is what helped them most. The graduation 15% off code at the end is optional and only valid for challenge finishers.
Do I have to buy a Geli Sova Mattress?
No, absolutely not. The Sleep Recipe is five ingredients, and four of them cost nothing. The fifth, your sleep surface, matters, but Geli is one of many options. We'll give you a self-audit on day 15 so you can decide for yourself whether your current surface is helping or hurting.
When does it start?
Saturday, August 1, 2026, the first day of National Wellness Month. Sign up any time before, and you'll get a welcome email plus the workbook. The first habit email lands at 6am ET on August 1.
What if I miss a day?
You won't fall behind. Each day's email is short and stands on its own. If you miss a day, you can either skip it or do that habit the next night. The point isn't perfection, it's getting all five ingredients into your week.
Is this for hot sleepers, menopausal women, or athletes?
All three, and parents, founders, shift workers, anyone whose sleep is unreliable. The recipe is universal. The science of temperature, light, stress, and recovery applies to every body. The deeper segment-specific content lives on the blog.
Do I have to be a Geli customer?
No. Open to everyone. About 70% of last year's pilot participants had never bought from us before.
What happens after Day 30?
You graduate into the regular Geli Tuesday newsletter, one letter from Tara per week, plus the weekly blog. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Thirty days. Five minutes a night. Better sleep.

The challenge starts Saturday, August 1, 2026. Reserve your spot, it's free and you can stop any time.

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