New The Sleep Retreat  ·  South Africa's first doctor-led sleep programme  ·  10 places · 15 to 19 October 2026 More info →

The Sleep Brief — The Sleep Retreat Launch

We have opened applications for The Sleep Retreat, South Africa’s first physician-led residential sleep programme, and we wanted your practice to be among the first to know.

The Sleep Retreat is five nights of clinically structured sleep care. Each guest arrives after two weeks of at-home sleep monitoring, works one to one with a sleep physician through the week, and leaves with a personalised protocol built to hold for life. It is led by Dr Alison Bentley, who established South Africa’s first diagnostic sleep laboratory, together with the clinical team of The Sleep Health Centre.

It is built for the patients a single consult cannot fully reach: chronic poor sleepers, high performers running on broken sleep, and anyone whose sleep needs a reset rather than another prescription. This is clinical practice, not wellness philosophy. Every protocol has a mechanism, and every recommendation has a reason.

The founding cohort runs from 30 July to 4 August 2026, with ten places only.

If you have patients who would benefit, we would be glad to receive your referral, or for you to share this with them directly. You are also welcome to contact us to talk through whether it is the right fit for someone in your care.

Learn more or refer a patient: sleephealthcentre.co.za/Retreat

With thanks for your continued trust,
The Sleep Health Centre SA

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Request an Appointment with Sleep Health Centre

Booking online provisionally reserves your slot. Our team will contact you after you book to confirm the appointment. We’re a private, cash-based practice, with no payment commitment at this stage.

We’re a doctor-led sleep centre with specialist expertise across the full range of sleep conditions – if your concern is sleep-related, you’re in the right place.

Common reasons patients book with us
• Poor sleep or difficulty sleeping
• Snoring or possible sleep apnoea
• Daytime fatigue or excessive sleepiness
• Sleep optimisation and performance
• CPAP support, paediatric sleep, and all other sleep concerns

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