Non Sleep Deep Rest For Anxiety

Ease tension, quiet your mind, and restore emotional balance with this guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) meditation. Designed to soothe anxiety and promote deep relaxation, this session guides you through gentle body awareness, mindful breathing, and progressive release of stress. As your nervous system settles, you'll move into a restorative state between wakefulness and sleep, where the body rests and the mind regains clarity. Music - Soundtrack of a life by Chris Collins

Transcript

Hello and welcome.

I'm glad you could join me for this non-sleep deep rest practice.

This is a time to let your body deeply relax while your mind stays quietly awake.

Find a position where you can rest completely.

Lying down or reclining with your arms relaxed by your sides.

Let your eyes close.

There's nothing to fix.

Nothing to solve.

For now,

Simply arrive in your space just as you are.

The purpose of this session is not to fight anxiety but to befriend stillness beneath it.

Begin by bringing your attention to the crown of your head.

Sense a gentle wave of awareness moving down across the forehead,

Around the eyes.

Let the small muscles around your eyes soften.

Feel the eyelids heavy,

The jaw unclenching.

As you notice tension,

Breathe into it.

Let it melt away on the exhale.

Feel the neck and shoulders releasing.

The chest opening,

Just enough for it to flow.

The arms,

The hands growing heavy,

Grounded.

Bring awareness down through the torso.

Belly soft,

Lower back supported.

Allow the breath to move without control,

Like waves gently arriving and leaving the shore.

Now through your hips,

Legs,

Knees,

Calves and feet.

Sensing gravity holding you safely.

The entire body resting,

The mind gently following.

You are now resting between wakefulness and sleep.

The mind awake,

The body deeply at peace.

If thoughts appear,

Don't chase them.

Watch them drift by,

Like leaves on a stream.

You don't have to do anything now.

The nervous system is unwinding.

The body remembers how to be calm.

Rest in the quiet beneath thought.

The still awareness that has always been there.

Begin to deepen the breath.

Feel the surface beneath you,

Your body supported,

Safe,

Whole.

When you're ready,

Open your eyes.

Notice how you feel.

A little lighter,

Quieter,

More connected to your centre.

Remember,

This stillness is always available to you,

Even in moments of anxiety.

Namaste.