By the time bedtime rolled around I was looking forward to taking another dive into this sleep meditation and focusing my mind on stars, not work.Įven though I felt wired earlier in the evening, the combination of my usual bedtime routine and this guided sleep meditation soon took effect. Last night’s relaxing vibe stayed with me through the morning, but by the afternoon my growing to-do list was ramping up my stress levels. I vaguely remember taking my Airpods out of my ears before falling asleep, feeling relaxed and quiet of mind. I got about 35-ish minutes into the hour-long video before my eyes started to feel super-heavy. While this type of language isn’t for everyone, I’m kinda used to it after 11 years’ of yoga classes and endless guided sleep meditations. However I have to admit to a little eye-rolling when Jason said “you are the child of stars”. The big focus in the beginning is on letting go of your thoughts and to simply be in this sleep meditation, feeling safe, warm and quiet. Anyone who says “you are about to take a journey into the depths of relaxation” has my vote, and I could soon feel my body relaxing shoulders dropping, face softening. My day was really busy, so the chance to ditch my worries and focus instead on visualizing the night sky was a novelty. So I still use deep sleep guided meditations and sleep breathing techniques, such as the Military Sleep Method or body scan sleep technique, as part of my bedtime routine. Stress, anxiety, periods – they can each trigger a restless night. The main change I noticed? I wasn’t scared of sleep any longer – I started to view that period before falling fast asleep as something to relax into and not stress over.Įven as a sleep editor, I’m not immune to the odd bout of insomnia. But over time they started to work their magic.
They didn’t work straight away for me, and I remember feeling more comfortable with simple meditation music at first rather than the lengthier guided sleep meditations. It’s routinely included in lots of ‘best deep sleep guided meditation’ lists and has been on my to-try list for a while. Jason Stephenson’s Floating Among The Stars (opens in new tab) has over 14 million page views and has racked up a serious amount of praise from YouTubers.
0 kommentar(er)
