Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - A Bedtime Meditation to Settle Your Nervous System (Preview)
Episode Date: May 1, 2025THIS IS A PREVIEW VERSION. To hear the episode in full, try out Get Sleepy Premium: Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and ...Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Available to premium members as an on-camera video episode. Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Welcome back, friends! Tonight, Tom guides you through a body scan and a visualization to gently ease you into a restful sleep. 😴 Includes mentions of: Stress, Worries, Anxiety, Mindfulness. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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notes. Thanks so much my friends. For now, enjoy this preview of tonight's meditation. This practice is designed to give your nervous system the gentle support it needs to relax, lingering tension and drift into a deep, restorative sleep.
We'll do this by cultivating a sense of inner safety.
It's important for us to know how to settle our nervous system, because it's what controls our body's responses to both
stress and relaxation. During the day, our nervous system stays
alert, often in a more active mode, which helps us respond to challenges, to handle tasks, and to meet the demands of daily life.
However, at night, we need to be able to shift into a state of rest and relaxation
and relaxation so that we can access deep restorative sleep. This is simpler than it may sound and I'll walk you through how to do it during our practice.
So again, take a moment if you need to ensure you are comfortable and that you have everything you need right
now. It's time to pause all activities and all urges to keep doing and begin to welcome in stillness and rest.
Take a deep breath in now.
And as you exhale, feel your entire body settle. Consider what physical needs you have at this moment that would allow you to feel
even more comfortable. If you're in bed, you might adjust your pillows and blankets until everything feels just right.
If you are seated somewhere, perhaps you'd like to lay a throw over yourself to stay
warm.
Move your body around a bit until you've found the perfect position to rest in.
When you are ready, close your eyes or relax. You might even tighten them up on purpose
for a few seconds and then relax them again and notice what a difference you feel.
what a difference you feel. Remember that in this moment you are giving yourself the gift of rest and right now there is nothing else to do and nowhere else to be.
In order to shift gears, our nervous system needs a signal that it's safe and okay to let go of the day.
let go of the day. So we'll practice creating the feelings of safety and calm that we need to support our body's process of winding down. By slowing down
our breath, shifting our focus inward and consciously relaxing our body.
We can guide our nervous system from alertness into relaxation.
Let's begin by taking a downshift, signalling that it
is safe to unwind and relax. As you exhale, imagine any tightness or tension softening and dissolving, and feel yourself
becoming heavier and more at ease. you