Adults: Bedtime Story For Sleep & Self-Growth

In this 5-day mini sleep course, you will take a journey with Martin as he learns how to cope with insomnia. Faced with sleepless nights, Martin uses the time for reflection and receives insights that will not only help you fall asleep, but will also show you how to live a more meaningful and connected life. This course is equal parts story, teaching, and meditation. You will leave the five days with practical tools to overcome insomnia, as well as more peace, resilience, and an expanded awareness of what you believe is possible.

Leçon 1: You're Not Alone

On day one, we're introduced to Martin and his sleep issues. You'll learn how his anxiety has plagued him during his nights. Martin's fear is fueled by the thought that there's something wrong with him. After taking sleep aid pills and listening to meditations that don't work, Martin has his first insight: he's not alone. He thinks about all the people in the world who are suffering from lack of sleep. He tries the Buddhist practice of Tonglen, Taking and Sending, as a way to offer peace to those struggling with insomnia.

Leçon 2: The Wisdom Of Your Body

On day two, Martin finds energy even amid sleepless nights. During the daytime, he connects with his body's life force and reflects on what it wants for him. He finds wisdom from a biblical verse and the story of the great sage, Paramahansa Yogananda. His insight is not to resist what we are feeling. Instead, we must welcome and make space for all emotions. Today's lesson will help you trust what your body wants for you and find energetic reserves in connecting to a higher power.

Leçon 3: Noble Sleep

Using The Buddha's first Noble Truth, Martin Reflects on the wisdom often found in darkness and suffering. Drawing on a verse from Dante Alighieri, he contemplates the paradox of sleep and wakefulness. By doing so, he realizes that we can use our suffering as a tool for self-growth. Today will help you find the silver lining with whatever challenge you meet and use it to enrich your journey. Using the Prayer of Saint Francis, you will learn how to bring light into the darkness and make yourself an instrument of peace.

Leçon 4: Nourishing Your Dreams

Today, we start moving away from traditional sleep meditations and instead use our newfound insights to manifest "dreams". Martin connects his story to the Hero's Journey. In his restless nights, he finds wisdom from mentors and other people on his path. Martin uses his nights awake to create more alignment in his thoughts, words, and actions. In doing so, he plants the seeds that will allow him to share his creative gifts with the world. Today's meditation will help you plant the seed for your dreams to grow.

Leçon 5: Trust & Surrender

On the final day of Martin's story, he realizes two essential practices to use during sleep and in all areas of life: trust and surrender. Martin's insights will help you embody these qualities. Through Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry and the wisdom of Lao Tzu, you'll grow more comfortable with uncertainty, and stay patient throughout your journey. You will not only find peaceful sleep, but learn how to allow the unfolding of your life to take its course and trust your unique process. The last meditation will offer rest to your body and mind and peace to your heart and soul.

Reviews

So soothing, most of the time I was asleep before the end of the story

I’m sure it was good, need to listen to it all again to recall the nitty gritty as fell asleep through most.

I fell asleep before the end of every episode. Will need to listen again!

Even tho I fell asleep each night listening, my sleep score according to my Fitbit improved dramatically. I went from a 83 good to 91 Excellent. I’ve never had a score so high! I feel s rested. I will listen so this again during the day when I can stay awake! Thank you!

Amazing story, deep insights and beautiful, calming voice.
Thank you!

Thank you for this lovely sleep journey and Martan's story. I enjoyed your soothing voice throughout along with quotes and wisdom on life. I find myself up at 3/4am and wishing for return sleep. I like the ideas of accepting life's questions, going with the flow , accepting the unknown, and a big one letting go of control. I found my self falling asleep during a lesson and repeating the next night. 😘👍I Will definitely return to this sleep course. 🙏💕🧘‍♀️

Excellent! I have never been a good sleeper, but the last few years have been worse due to stuff that happens in life. This is amazing… it put me to sleep and also gave me some great dreams!

I saw a previous review where the person thought maybe Martin was Lou and was correct. I thought the same thing. Well done, Lou!

Highly recommend and will be listening to it often. Lou has such a calming voice and great words of wisdom…my new favorite course by far! Thank you so much!

Sooo much more than I expected! Such an amazing format. I will definitely listen to this again. It's filled with such wise words. Goes far beyond help with insomnia in that, the teachings can be applied to a variety of life situations/challenges. I am on a journey of healing from chronic pain, and there was so much in this story that will help me greatly moving forward. Thank you so so much for this 🙏

I have to do this course in the daytime next go around! It put me to sleep 5 minutes in ..10 max! Ty Lou!!! Bookmarked and recommended! 💫💜

Slept through most of it so back to the beginning for me. Thank you 🙏🏼

Much more than I thought that I would be gifted. Beyond the veil of an apparent problem to internal peace and freedom.

This was so wonderful! I’m not sure if this was a side effect of this course, but for the last 4 days, I have actually remembered my dreams. This NEVER happens for me. I experienced deeper sleep for longer. Now I just want to go back while I’m wide awake so I can consciously hear the story.
Thank you

Thank you Lou for this course. It really helped me to look at sleep differently. I realised I have to release control and have faith to move forward. One I will listen to again 🙏

A very unique approach to introduce a new perspective. Thank you for sharing your gifts and helping me to sleep.

Wise words and great to fall back asleep to. Thank you 😀

Very nice, an interesting and creative approach to insomnia.

A truly helpful course! It is so interesting and well-constructed that you can listen over and over, which I did/am, I simply can’t get enough of Lou’s wisdom (and voice!). Thank you Lou, and I agree with another reviewer: this is my favourite insight timer course💕🙏

I thought it was interesting that Lou suggested that sleep was not the main interest when faced with a non- sleep situation. I also had the same thought when I was facing awakfulnessbat times. I always opted though for simply “resting”if I was unable to sleep because I was concerned about being so tired later that day. When tiredness does hit me in mid-afternoon I am m in a position to take a nap. Thankfully.

I do think, though, what if I got up and functioned? I would get a lot done! I do want to find the gumption to just try that. I always seem to just lay there in my resting stance hoping that maybe I’d fall asleep for fear of afternoon tiredness which, honestly, happens anyway in this scenario. So now that I have stated this I realize I need to put my fears aside and just get up and get things done!

I couldn’t help but wonder if the Martin character was actually Lou? Then having all these great personal and spiritual insights decided to share his experience!

I found it very helpful, calming and soothing. I still need help with my sleep, but plan to listen to the program again and possibly over and over.
Thank you!!

Thank you so much for creating this sleep story and for providing the meditations. They have helped me to fall asleep more easily.