The Surrender Sleep Meditation: Release Through Tension

Sleep shouldn't be something you chase. Let tonight be different. This meditation builds a tranquil bridge directly from wakefulness to restorative sleep.

This guided session offers a counterintuitive path to profound calm. It is designed for anyone whose mind replays the day as soon as their head hits the pillow, who feels the pressure to "get sleep right." Here, you are granted permission to surrender completely. There is nothing to fix, achieve, or force. You will be guided to let go of accumulated tension through a simple, somatic practice, followed by deeply soothing affirmations that anchor you in gratitude and the present moment.

Transcript

Hi Resilient Sunshine,

Thank you for joining me for this sleep meditation where we're going to get you to relax with some affirmations to help you indulge in the most comfortable sleep possible Sometimes our mind can get a little cluttered especially when the end of the day hits and we're about to go to bed but everything keeps bubbling up but no worries before you even notice your mind will be able to slowly relax and get you prepped for an amazing sleep I invite you now to lay down and don't think about getting the most comfortable position right now,

Don't worry about relaxing your shoulders or anything like this,

On the contrary I just want you to lay down and allow yourself to just be without this pressure to do anything,

Without the pressure that you need to perform even when it comes to sleeping Take this time to even if you can just tense up a little bit your muscles you know tense your muscles for a few seconds there,

If you can close your fists and even tighten up your shoulders for a few seconds there and release and we're gonna do that a couple more times just tense,

Tense a little bit everything tense your fists,

Your shoulders,

All the muscles that you can control just tense them tense them strongly and release and now I'd like to invite you to take a deep breath in and a deep breath out I'd like to invite you to tense again every single bit of your body that you can feel and just tense them one last time just close your fists,

Tense your shoulders,

Your biceps,

Everything is tense and we're gonna release it just right there just release it and surrender to this feeling for a little moment surrender to a moment where there's nothing to do so it is as you lay there you are ready,

Ready to let go of all the tensions accumulated throughout your day without even realizing it they already started floating away all the tensions collected throughout the day already started floating away all the tensions collected throughout your day already started floating away I'm grateful for this body that is holding me and supporting me I'm grateful for this body that is holding me and supporting me tonight is gonna be a great night and is gonna be leading me to a greater day tonight is gonna be a great night and is gonna be leading me to a greater day nothing else matters than the present moment where I surrender nothing else matters in this present moment where I surrender when I surrender nothing else matters than this present moment when I surrender I'm grateful for every single muscle in my body that is ready to relax I'm grateful for every single muscle in my body that is now ready to relax I'm grateful for every single muscle in my body that is now ready to relax I'm grateful for every single muscle in my body that is now ready to relax without even realizing it I have already surrendered to rest without even realizing it I have already surrendered to rest without even realizing it I have already surrendered to rest I am ready to relax I am ready to relax I am ready to relax my body is ready to relax my body is ready to relax my body is ready to relax and so it is