Meditation Mountain - Guided Meditation for Sleep ~ Deep Breathing and Relaxation

Episode Date: February 21, 2021

During this short guided meditation for sleep we'll take you through some simple relaxation techniques. Easy to follow deep breathing exercises to help you fall asleep quickly and peacefully. Even if you don't know how to meditate, during this guided sleep meditation you'll be walked through deep breathing and relaxation methods with the help of sleep music to gently drift off.  Falling asleep fast by using this deep sleep meditation is truly possible. Don't be afraid to listen more than once if you need to. Meditation is by far one of the best ways to relax your entire body and release any stress or tension you may be holding that's stopping you from falling asleep easily. So take your time and use this meditation to release as much mental and physical stress as you can to promote restful sleep. Meditation for sleep not only has immediate benefits when you're trying to get a good nights rest, but getting your mind to relax, be still and calm right before bed also has the added benefit of improving your mental health over time. For all those trying to reduce their stress, limit anxiety and eliminate depression being able to calmly remove those unwanted thoughts from your mind and stop overthinking leads to restful sleep and the ability to wake up with a clear head the next morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Meditation Mountain and this session, focusing on getting a good night's sleep. Get into a comfortable position and make sure nobody will disturb you for the duration of this session. Resting your head on the pillow and covering yourself with a blanket or a sheet. Become aware of how comfortable you already are in your bed. Close your eyes and notice the comfort behind the darkness of your eyelids. Breathe in deeply and imagine that above your head a gentle wave of relaxation is coming towards you. It graces the top of your head and makes you feel so relaxed instantly. This wave of relaxation releases any tension as it travels.

travels down your body, feel it relaxing your forehead, any worries or tension melt away. Your eyes are relaxed and you notice they're making tiny movements. This is the way that your body allows you to get even more relaxed. Now focusing on your nose, allow the air coming in and out. of your nose to relax you. Feel this relaxation spreading into your jaw, removing any tension you've ever held here. It travels down your neck, melting away this comfort and making you sleepy already. Feel this gentle sensation going to your shoulders, carrying with it, a deep, comforting feeling.

Breathe in very slowly. And when you breathe out, you get even more tired. Your breathing slows to the perfect rhythm for sleeping. Let's use this moment to take three gentle slow breaths. Your mind may be drifting to the dream world already. Just let this wave of relaxation. travel down the rest of your body, however slowly it needs to, all the way to your toes. By now, you are feeling very relaxed.

So let's relax the mind. By very slowly, taking five more, slow, gently breaths. This may seem slow or boring, but this is what you. makes you very tired and ready to drift off into a deep sleep. We want to gently fall away into a deeper and deeper peaceful mental state, making you feel comfortable and relaxed. Allow my voice to slowly fade as you drift off into the most restful sleep you've ever had. If you don't feel as tired as you feel you should right now, try to remember that this isn't about forcing yourself to sleep. This is about releasing the tension inside to allow yourself to drift off to sleep.

So with that in mind, be kind to yourself. Be gentle with your body. and peaceful with your mind. And let's take a full minute here to slow our breathing even more and relax our mind as much as possible. Well done for relaxing as much as possible and letting the tension in your mind and body melt away.

And as we come to the end of this meditation, be sure to keep this peace, keep this calm and know that you can tap into this whenever you need to to get a good night's sleep. Thank you for joining me. Sleep well.