Go Back To Sleep: Let Go Of Racing Thoughts & Rest

Wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep? Dreading another broken night, watching the clock, or finding your mind suddenly filled with thoughts?
This meditation is for you if you wake during the night with racing thoughts, worry about losing sleep, replay conversations or tomorrow's tasks, or feel tired but mentally alert.
Instead of forcing yourself to sleep, you will be guided to let go of thoughts, soften the body, and return to a deeper sense of safety and rest.
Drawing from ancient Indian practices, this meditation combines gentle left-nostril breathing, yogic relaxation, sensory withdrawal, and mantra awareness to move from mental activity toward stillness.
You do not have to solve tonight what belongs to tomorrow.
Feel Mother Earth beneath you. Let the bed hold your body. Let your breath soften.
“Mother Earth holds me. Tomorrow will come. Nothing more is needed from me tonight.”
Release the night. Trust the morning. Let yourself be held.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to this meditation on falling back to sleep. Yes, You are awake right now. I want you first to become aware of why are you awake. Is it because of thoughts that wrecker or tension or stress that you have? Is it because you were not breathing properly and therefore need to breathe better? Or is it because you've not drunk enough water or you've drunk too much water? I want you to just stabilize yourself in this moment. If you're feeling thirsty and parched, Drink up a little water. And we'll start this meditation. With the understanding that I am awake, So to become aware. That I am awake. I do not need to fight this wakefulness. I need to be aware. And as we travel through this meditation The idea will be to Let go and release. And go back to sleep. With ease. With comfort. With peace. We start off with a little bit of breathwork, And this is breathing through your left nostril. So you can be lying back in bed nice and easy and comfortable on your back Then I want you to hold your right thumb to your right nostril, Gently closing down the right nostril. As you lie down. And slowly and gently you breathe in through the left nostril only. And you breathe out. Through the left nostril. And then you breathe in again deeply. Through the left nostril. And slowly and gently you exhale. Exhaling through the left nostril. And you continue this process four or five minutes. Breathing in deep from the left. And exhaling from the left. According to yogic practice. Your left nostril. Is connected to your right brain. And it allows you to calm. And ease. And comfort. So just keep breathing in nice and deep. And slowly and gently you exhale through the left nostril. And then you're breathing again nice and deep. And then you exhale. And slowly as you continue to breathe in. Through the left nostril and breathe out. Through the same nostril. Loosen that body tension. Tension in your jaw. Let it go. The tension in your shoulders. Let it go. Attention in your hands. Let it go. And slowly you travel down. To your hip. If there's any tension there, Just gently let it go. Let it go. Let it go. You travel to your thighs and to your knees and to your calves. And know that in this moment I am physically letting go as I breathe in deep. I let go of that tension from my body. Allowing my body to come. Into a space of ease. To relax. Relax. Relax. Wherever you are feeling any kind of tension. Just let it go in this moment slowly. And gently. And easily. I recognize this physical tension in my body. And I let it go right now. And as you do that. Slowly feel yourself supported by the bed or the sofa or wherever you're lying down. Feel yourself sinking into it. Slowly and gently. I receive this rest. And I let go of any effort. That they may be. I allow any thoughts to come. And to go. I don't hold on to them. I allow them to come. And allow them to go. And as you do that, Gently take your tongue. And stick it to your upper palette. Bringing that peace. That ease. That portlessness into this moment. I and safe. And I'm cradled. In my bed. I'm cradled in this space of rest. And I am created by Mother Earth. I've surrendered myself. And to the earth. To rest. To relax. Ten to restore. I surrender this moment. To rest. To relax. To restore. If any thoughts come in. I allow them to pass. You do not need to follow them. Slowly and gently. Stay calm. And like clouds they go. I see them. But I don't engage. I am safe. I am secure. I am protected. And in this moment, I let go. And rest. I let go. And rest. I let go. And rest. In this moment, I gently. . . Invite sleep. To myself. I feel safe. I feel secure in this moment. And I let go of all the thoughts of the past. I don't pay attention. I know they're there. But in this moment, Right now. I let him go. I don't need them. I let go of all the thoughts of the future. I don't need them. I let him go. In this moment. What is important for me. Is sleep. So that tomorrow. I can take care. Of these thoughts. And my life. Tomorrow. I will wait to a new day. But right now. In this moment. I rest. I relax and I. . . Restored. And I welcome this sleep and this rest. With open arms. I welcome it unto myself. And it slowly takes over of me. I feel sleepy and drowsy. And I'm in a safe space. A space of ease. A space of calm, A space of peace. I invite sleep unto myself. I rest. I relax. And I restore. Just for this moment. I am at ease. I am at peace. I roll into sleep. Just for this moment. I am at ease. I am at peace. I roll into sleep. Relax. Relax. Relax. I let go. And in this moment, I relax my body. I relax my mind. I relax my soul. Relax. Relax. Relax. In this moment. I am at ease. I am at peace. I am at sleep. I let go. And rest. And relax. And restore. Soul. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SOUL you SOUL OM SOL OM BOOM! SONG Aum SONG Om. SONG Oh. Aum. SONG OM SONG Om. SOL Aum SONG AH SONG Om. SOL Aum SONG Vrooom.