Insomnia Meditation: Rest Without Chasing Sleep

An insomnia meditation for the nights you are still awake. Instead of chasing sleep, this practice lets rest be enough: the weight of your head on the pillow, a slower breath out, thoughts seen like lights in windows across a dark street, and a slow count backwards. Deep, dark strings and long quiet pauses. About four minutes to play in bed with the lights off.

Transcript

It is late. You are still awake. A house is quiet in the way that makes everything louder. For the next few minutes, Sleep is not the goal. Rest is. Lying here. Breathing. Is already rest. Let the pillow. Weight of your head. Let your jaw hang a little loose. Let your hands grow heavy if you have been checking the time. Let the numbers go. Whatever hour it is, This is the only minute you need to be in. Breathe in gently Breathe out a little slower. Again. Gently Out, Slower still. Thoughts will come. Tomorrow. Things you said. Things you wish you had said. Picture each one as a light in a window across a dark street. You You can see it. You can stay right here. Your feet. You're in legs. Heavy. You're back. Sinking. Your shoulders sinking. Count slowly backwards from 20. One number on each breath out. 19 18 If you lose your place, Start anywhere. 17. 16. Stay here as long as you like. Rest is enough. Sleep can find you on its own.