Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - Sleep Hypnosis for Winter/Christmas Stress, Anxiety and Sadness

Episode Date: December 10, 2023

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or admired the delicate features of Queen Nefertiti if you have you'll probably like the History of Egypt podcast every week we explore tales of this ancient culture The history of Egypt is available wherever you get your podcasting fix. Come, let me introduce you to the world of ancient Egypt. Welcome to Sleep Cove with me, Christopher Fitton, the place to come for a great night's sleep. The episode tonight is a sleep hypnosis recording designed to help you with the winter and holiday season. Some of us feel a bit down in the corner months

and I've written this episode to help you feel more positive, relaxed, de-stressed and optimistic about this time of year. You'll firstly become deeply relaxed through hypnosis exercises. Then you'll hear positive suggestions, guided imagery and hypnotherapy

so you can cope with a stress and negative emotions that you get from winter. I really hope you enjoy it. Please listen to it in a place where you can safely go to sleep. And let's begin. Please get as comfortable as possible. And get ready to relax. Pick out a spot on the ceiling above yourself.

Without moving your head, just focus on that spot. Let's start with a deep breath. breath in and relax out. A third deep breath in through the lungs. Hold it for three seconds. One, two, three. And let go slowly as you exhale. So let's take another deep breath in.

And as you exhale, I want you to close your eyes if you haven't already. and feel yourself starting to relax while you begin to relax. I want you to use your imagination. Sing into the bed. The sheets, the mattress, the pillow are so comfortable.

You can get as comfortable as you want to. The bed. Feels so amazing. So, You can just rest here as you enjoy yourself in your bed. You can take another deep breath in and breathe out and the stresses of the day are just ready and you can let go while it has been on your mind. Learn your attention to your breathing as you take a deep breath in through your nose and let it out slowly.

When you breathe out, you can let go of the stresses of the day and release and let go of everything and anything that has been on your mind. This is your time. I'm just for you. A special time in place for you to relax and let go have a special time to do so. Allow yourself to relax.

As I guide you on a scenic journey to an ideal vacation and beach. This is a beautiful island of which you may have already visited. Or it is an island a place that you have always dreamed of visiting in place. The place of beauty and ones will enable you to experience ultimate relaxation and healing.

Everything that you need and want to see yourself heading to weather waves to the sand. You notice the feeling of the sand on your feet. And between your toes, your shoulders drop. Your body relaxes and you let go. It's soothingly warm here. But not too hot. The sand has a slight pink color to it and it's beautiful. That is stunning and the sky is a deep blue, sunny and warm, and it feels like mid-afternoon.

There is no humidity and the air smells cool, clear is a cool that you can feel on your skin and slightly blowing through your hair. The each inhalation of the pure ocean air. You feel more when I is so beautiful, dotted with just a couple of clouds. Here, as you approach the shoreline, walking slowly through the sun. You notice that there is a large and comfortable lounge chair in the sun. This chair is for you, large umbrella. If you want to sit in the shade, and there's a side table with a large glass of water

which you can turn into any drink of your choice. You sit down in the chair and you move yourself into a position of your liking and then you simply let go. Feeling your shoulders drop again and your muscles relaxing with a chair gently, supporting you are as comfort as can be shining down on you, preventing you from feeding too hot.

You can adjust the umbrella to get just the right amount of sun on you. Top of your head and you feel relaxed and the relaxation feeling comes into your scalp, relaxing and soothing you as the rays of the sun wash over you. Flow down and feel your forehead relaxing completely. This feeling relaxes and soothes all the little muscles in your face, including the little muscles around your eyes, which are relaxing and loosening as you breathe in deeply again

and relax and let go. Energy of the sun moves through your body. This relaxing sensation moves. Your cheeks and muscles around your mouth. Completely relaxed. Letting go. Your jaw is totally relaxed now. A, be even a little space between your teeth.

That's good. You feel so good. deeply relaxed and letting go as the relaxation feeling from the sun's energy moves down your neck and shoulders relaxing and soothing all these muscles and they feel loose and let go can put the sun's energy

this relaxation sensation to move down your neck into your shoulders Relaxing and soothing all these muscles and shoulders release or tension. And you now feel loose and lim-it-it-feel-it-feel-relax. Let-go come in the energy of the sun and the feeling moves up and down your back. Releasing tension in all those large back muscles. moves up into your shoulders and goes down your left arm

into your hands and fingers all the muscles in the arm feel completely relaxed and the feeling goes into your right arm fingers with all tension melting away evaporating into thin air you feel so comfortable

so calm and so relaxed as the feeling moves from your arm into your upper chest and into the feeling of simply letting go so good station feeling from the sun's healing energy move into your chest into your stomach relaxing all the muscles easily and freely as you breathe in With an even more relaxed breath, noticing how your breathing, has become a slow, deep and steady. With each inhalation, you go into a deeper state of pure relaxation.

Your stomach feels so relaxed. Sensation of warm and into your pelvis, your thighs, into your hips, soon, or letting go of any energy flows into your calves, and you let all the tension there simply melt away. That's good, very good, to move into your feet and toes, relaxing all the muscles in your body. From the very tips of your toes, up your body, and you're going deeper and deeper into relaxation.

with the sun's healing energy. Relaxing all of your body, all of these muscles, and you enjoy this seconds. While feeling this relaxing sensation, you notice your surroundings again. You enjoy the sound of the waves, splashing on the beach. What a peaceful and tranquil sound.

The beach begins. You notice. the lush green palm trees with perfectly shaped coconuts growing on them. You notice how further you deeply relax as you watch the leaves of the palm trees sway gently in the cool breeze. Your attention turns to the sparkling bluish green waters of the ocean. In the distance you notice dolphins swimming playfully in the sea, things you great joy. You continue to take in and enjoy the scenery around you. Your attention now shifts to a group of small shiny rocks, glistening right where the water meets the sand.

You decide to stand up. To explore more and your attention now shifts to a group of small shiny rocks, glistening right where the water meets the sun washes over the rocks. You notice that as the water recedes, the rocks become deeper buried in the sun. You realise that what? Watching this rhythmic pattern is deeply relaxing. Just over the rocks, it recedes, and then the rocks sink deeper into the sun. How very relaxing!

You to count from 10 until the rocks disappear, and you are in the most ultimate state of deep relaxation. Watch as the waves wash over the rocks The water recedes and the rocks Sink deeper into the sun As you watch You go deeper and deeper into relaxation The waves wash over the rocks They recede and the rocks sink even deeper

Into the sand As the rocks sink deeper You too sink deeper into a magnificent state of relaxation. Leaves wash over the rocks more. They recede and get deeper into the sun. You too become more deeply relaxed. It feels so good to relax.

7. Repeat the process in your mind. Yourself going deeper, doubly into relaxation. us good. Six, wash over the rocks again. They recede in you sink, safe, secure and

perhaps your feeling as deeply relaxed as you have ever been who are escaping from all cares and worries and concerns that exist in the ordinary world. As you watch the rocks sinking deeper, sinking still deeper and you becoming more deeply relaxed than before. 2. You can only barely see the rocks now.

You are so calm and very relaxed. The waves wash over the rocks. They recede and now you can no longer see the rocks. They are completely buried and have disappeared out of the rocks. of sight. The sand is completely smooth and beautiful. It was ever, feel so safe

and you feel completely relaxed. You are now talk about winter and the holiday season. Perhaps you have not been looking forward to the winter

and holiday season. And you may have very good reasons. Good reasons why you feel stressed or a little down this time of year. You may have memories associated with the season that you don't like. Whatever it is bothering you, the time is right now to let go and be free of these thoughts and get on with enjoying your life. You realise that you can be happy and stress-free at any time of year, including this winter. You don't want old memories

and thoughts blocking your happiness. You can be happy and overcome these thoughts and live life to the fullest. There are no benefits from keeping these negative thoughts with you. If you choose to, you can let go of negative emotions and thoughts and replace them with positive emotions and thoughts. There is more to gain. You want to live the best life that is possible for you. You to imagine that there is a blackboard in front of you. You take a piece of chalk

and write down everything that you do not like about winter. You take note of each one. you are finished. You can look at the blackboard and you see it in black and white as the chalkboard is black and the chalk is white and you realise that you don't want

this list to hold you back you can acknowledge what you have written or is the time to move forward you take out a chalkboard eraser

and wipe out all the negative thoughts that are on the chalkboard of the chalk. The dust of the memories that was written mixes with the air and blows away. It's time to write a new list. A new chapter you take out a piece of chalk and everything you want to achieve in winter. What do you want to feel? like? What do you want to experience? What positive emotions you want to feel? Make sure that they are all positive experiences. It can be as long or as short as you like. You want to make sure that everything suits you for the better list as achievable as it can be. because you don't need to achieve everything.

Just trying is sometimes enough for you. It can be as long or as short as you like. You want to make sure that everything is achievable and suits you for the better. If there are some things which you think you may not achieve, that's fine. You are still making positive. steps in the right direction.

Write down what you want to feel like and also write what you need to get there. You have finished writing it. You can take a step back and look focus on each sentence you have written. Take it into your subconscious. Target for you to focus on this this winter. Remember, you don't have to have pressure to achieve these experiences or feelings or emotions.

It's just a plan to take you forward, so you can focus on the positives now. You can think of memories and times. You have overcome negativity before. This could have been at a different time of year. But think of these positive memories from your past memories at time when you felt happy it was with someone else

or maybe it was something you did just think of this amazing memory you to recall and relive this positive experience live this positive experience in the now and it makes you feel so good So empowered, you get a warm happy feeling that spreads across your body, go within you. If this time was not in the winter period, that's fine.

You can always imagine that it was in the winter period if you want, but you realise that you have felt happy before and enjoy that happiness now. for a few seconds imagine yourself in the future or right now feeling happy and at peace you can imagine yourself

in this winter period being this happy feeling the time is now because when you felt happy before that means you can feel happy right now and this time can be the winter period.

So take the feeling into the future, into the present, into your own memories. You to recreate these positive experiences from the past and put them into your consciousness, put them into your daytime activities you so wish and are able to. Make sure that you can remember

Remember happy times if you are feeling sad. Remember the joy of the past and there is joy to come. Be you can take action to find new positive experiences this time of year. Things that can replace or take away bad memories. These things are likely on your list. Your chalkboard list. if you struggle with coming up with good memories from the past. Say that this year is the time where I will concentrate on the present

and make the present as good as I can. It is important to take control of the present and not let use your intuition. To make good decisions will positively make this winter seems out of control at any point. Take a break, often get better in time and certainly do. And step back, you won't let sadness or stress. Come into your life.

Focus on your list that you made on the Blackboard. Experience activities and emotions that are positive for you. All of your winter blues has lifted. So I want you to visualize. or imagine that you are outdoors on a late winter day. You notice how beautiful their trees have become. Their beautiful leaves shimmer and sparkle with a new life by the snow around you. It churesque winter holiday scene. The snow has fallen. Children are sledging and having fun. the snow on the everything

feel grateful for the colour of their beautiful sky their beautiful nature around you you can begin to accept that the dark days of winter are just part of nature nature takes its course what is best without the dark days

to be the light ones and you accept this time of year Do you find beauty in the natural environment as you take in all the beauty that surrounds you? You imagine doing something you love doing today, such as an activity with family or friends, or something that you have always enjoyed. Take time to visualize yourself. Doing that right now, loving what you are doing. laughing, smiling and enjoying every. You feel so good.

You're happy enjoying people. And things you love to do, the afternoon is ending. And you feel the beginning of early evening. There is a soft cold breeze. And you see the sun in the western sky. You feel content and happy. and you think about the events of the day soon the sun will set and you will feel very relaxed

after a few hours you will get ready for bed and you will sleep peacefully all through the night upon awakening you know that you had a restful night's sleep of so much energy in the morning you feel refreshed awake and ready to greet the day. You feel so grateful for restful sleep and morning energy.

You get up with a renewed zest for life. Look forward to the day ahead, going forward. When you wake up in the morning feeling positive entities, ready to face the day. The positivity we've spoken about, you can have that each day. with energy, confidence and joy. You are fully alive. Your mind is filled with positive thoughts

and you meet challenges with confidence and clarity. You know that you are an amazing person so worthy of all of life's gifts. You forgive yourself easily and your heart is fully open. to yourself and those who you love. You love yourself fully without questions or judgments. You are grateful for all of life. You are not going to react emotionally negative to this time of year anymore. You don't need to be stressed. Stress can sort itself out. Stress does not benefit anyone.

you will be serene, organised and composed. If you want to, if you choose to, you can look forward to this time of year as you've learned to accept positivity and look forward to the renewed future and you don't want to be sad anymore. You are going to be happy and productive. You're going to be positive

and so happy going forward. You are going to enjoy this time and you won't let things get you down. As that does nobody any good. So enter this time of year. Being serene with no stress. The busyness will not affect you. You are calm in mind and body and soul.

You float through. You will love yourself and the people special to you. And when you do wake up from this recording, you will wake up with energy and be ready to face the day. How will you like it and how you want to live? You can listen to this recording more and more if it helps you. And I do recommend hearing it more and more will help you. You are getting rid of all your negative energy now

and you love yourself for it you've made the steps to listen to this recording and it will work for you it will work for you how you want it to work for you and that's good that's great you are in full control

of the outcome and you feel wonderful and so enjoy this time with peace, positivity and happiness.