Sleep Anxiety Relief | 20 Minutes

Struggling with sleep anxiety at bedtime, a busy mind, racing thoughts, or that wired-but-tired feeling? This gentle guided sleep meditation may help you settle, using 4-6 breathing, soothing language, and reassuring sleep affirmations to support your nervous system.

Supportive for sleep anxiety, difficulty falling asleep, bedtime rumination, night-time anxiety, overwhelm and feeling unable to switch off. You don't need to force your mind to become quiet or make sleep happen. You can simply rest, breathe and allow yourself to let go.

With gentle affirmations for safety, self-acceptance, support and calm, this meditation is designed to help you transition from the busyness of the day towards deeper rest.

Best listened to at bedtime, or whenever you need a middle-of-the-night reset.

Music: Delta 2hz Music by Matt Moore Zzyzx used with gratitude

Transcript

Welcome to this bedtime sleep anxiety relief meditation. Perhaps you're lying awake tonight. With a busy mind. Maybe thoughts have been going around and around in your head. Replain something from today. Thinking about tomorrow. Or simply wondering. When sleep will come. And sometimes the more we try to make ourselves sleep. The more awake we can feel. I invite you. To invite. A space to rest instead. Begin by noticing. The bed beneath you. Supporting. Your body. Noticing your pillow beneath your head. And the weight of the covers. And now noticing your breath. Breath, Gently moving it. And I. And if it feels comfortable, You might like to follow my counting. In a moment, I'll invite you to breathe in for the count of four. And I. For the Caint of Six. Let's begin. Breathing in. 2 3 4 and 8 2 3 4 five, Six, End. Two, Three. Four, And eight, Two, Three, Four. Fine. Say. End. Too. Three. Four and eight. Too. Three. You will follow. Five and six. Breath returning. To its natural pace. And perhaps. . . Gently say to yourself, I release any tension. That I'm holding. I release any tension. But I'm out it. I am safe. In this moment. I am safe. In this moment. I accept myself. Just. As I am. I accept myself. Just. As I am. I let go. Of any fear. I let go. Of any fear. I am. Enough. I am. Enough. I am grateful. For this moment. Of rest. I am grateful. For this moment. Of rest. And I love and accept myself. Just as I am. I love and accept myself. Just as I am. Allow these words to gently settle within you. And trust that you are supported. By the universe. Surrendering any worries. Any stresses. Allowing them. To drift away. And knowing tomorrow. Is a new day of possibilities. Resting now. Body. Becoming heavier. Ontario. No. And more. Relax. Your body knows how to rest. Each breath. Taking you a little deeper. Interest. Letting. Calm. Thinking. Becoming heavier. Become more. And more. Good luck. You you