Sleep Meditation With Affirmations For Kapha Dosha

This sleep meditation was created to be especially balancing for the Ayurvedic kapha dosha, which benefits people with a kapha constitution or imbalance. However, it can also be enjoyed by anyone. The meditation includes tension and release exercises to relax the body, positive intention setting for the following day, a yoga nidra inspired body scan and affirmations for energy and vitality, creativity, and openness to change and new experiences.

Music by Relaxing Time
Image by Steph Meade

Transcript

Welcome to your sleep meditation. As you begin to settle yourself for a peaceful night of sleep. Just take a moment to make sure that you're as comfortable as you can be. Make any adjustments that you need to make to the pillows and the bedding. Make sure that your body's at a comfortable temperature. And you're not feeling too cold or too hot. And feel into the position that your body wants to fall asleep in tonight. Just take a moment to experiment with how you want to lie and support yourself. So that you can drift away into sleep. Free from any physical discomfort or distraction. And to help you leave the events of today behind. And relax into a peaceful night of sleep. We're going to do some tension and release exercises. To release any stagnation or tension that your body's holding on to. We'll begin at the feet. Engage the muscles in the feet as tightly as you can. Squeeze the toes in towards the soles of the feet. And squeeze the feet in tightly. And now release them and let them go. Now engage the legs. Squeeze all of the muscles in the legs together as tightly as you can. The muscles in the calves. The muscles around the knees. The thigh muscles. And relax the legs. Feel all of those muscles letting go. Now the arms and the hands. Make fists with the hands. Squeezing the fingers in as tightly as possible. Engage all of the muscles in the arms. In the lower arms. Around the elbows. In the upper arms. And let the arms release. Feel all of the muscles in the arms relaxing completely. Now the shoulders. Bring the shoulders up to the ears and squeeze the shoulders right up to the ears. Engaging the muscles in the shoulder. And let them go. Let the shoulders relax. And the face. Engage the muscles in the face. Squeeze the eyes and the mouth in towards the nose. Making the whole of the face as small as you can. And relax the face. Feel the face muscles softening and releasing. And now we'll engage the whole of the body together. Engage all of the muscles in the feet. Legs, Arms, Shoulders, Face. As tightly as you can. And relax the whole of the body. Let's do that two more times. Engage all of the muscles together. Squeeze them tightly. And let everything relax. Engage all of the muscles. Hold them. And relax. Feel all of the body releasing and relaxing. And just let the whole of your body relax. Let the whole of your body relax completely into the surface beneath you. All of the muscles relax. Feel your body gently surrendering into rest. And as your body becomes more settled and relaxed. Before you begin your journey into sleep. Just take a moment to make a positive intention for yourself for tomorrow. See yourself waking up tomorrow morning refreshed and energized. Ready to get out of bed and begin the day. See yourself achieving everything that you want to achieve. Moving through the day with enthusiasm and happiness. See yourself effortlessly overcoming any obstacles. Meeting any challenges with ease and curiosity. See yourself moving through your life energized and happy. Filled with vitality and joy. And as you peacefully float away into sleep. We're going to take a journey around some of the major energy centers in your body. And as you rest your awareness at each point. Any blockages or stagnant energy will gently be released. Allowing prana to flow freely around your body. Bringing you a greater sense of vitality. Balance and calmness. We all start at the eyebrow center. Bring the awareness to the eyebrow center. And rest at the eyebrow center. And this space between the collar bones. Rest the awareness at the space between the collar bones. And the right shoulder. The right elbow. The right wrist. The tip of the right hand thumb. The tip of the right index finger. The tip of the right middle finger. The tip of the right ring finger. The tip of the right little finger. The right wrist. The right elbow. The right shoulder. The space between the collar bones. The left shoulder. The left elbow. The left wrist. The tip of the left hand thumb. The tip of the left index finger. The tip of the left middle finger. The tip of the left ring finger. The tip of the left little finger. The left wrist. The left elbow. The left shoulder. The space between the collar bones. The center of the chest. The left side of the chest. The center of the chest. The right side of the chest. The center of the chest. The navel. The lower abdomen. The right hip. The right knee. The right ankle. The tip of the right big toe. The tip of the right second toe. The tip of the right middle toe. The tip of the right fourth toe. The tip of the right little toe. The right ankle. The right knee. The right hip. The lower abdomen. The left hip. The left knee. The left ankle. The tip of the left big toe. The tip of the left second toe. The tip of the left middle toe. The tip of the left fourth toe. The tip of the left little toe. The left ankle. The left knee. The left hip. The lower abdomen. The navel. The center of the chest. The space between the collarbones. The eyebrows center. The top of the head. I welcome this refreshing rest. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. I will awaken in the morning filled with energy and vitality. I welcome the unknown of the new day that awaits me tomorrow. I welcome the growth and expansion that come from new experiences. I am healthy vibrant and filled with vitality. I prioritize my physical mental emotional and spiritual health. I am open to the new and unexpected. I effortlessly flow through life's challenges. I am inspired and creative. I explore life with openness and curiosity. I am grateful to be alive. I have the inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. I let go of all that doesn't serve my greatest and highest good. I embrace my freedom. I welcome the growth that comes with change. I welcome this refreshing rest. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. I will awaken in the morning filled with energy and vitality. I welcome the unknown of the new day that awaits me tomorrow. I welcome the growth and expansion that come from new experiences. I am healthy vibrant and filled with vitality. I prioritize my physical mental emotional and spiritual health. I am open to the new and unexpected. I effortlessly flow through life's challenges. I am inspired and creative. I explore life with openness and curiosity. I am grateful to be alive. I have the inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. I let go of all that doesn't serve my greatest and highest good. I embrace my freedom. I welcome the growth that comes with change. I welcome this refreshing rest. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. I will awaken in the morning filled with energy and vitality. I welcome the unknown of the new day that awaits me tomorrow. I welcome the growth and expansion that come from new experiences. I am healthy vibrant and filled with vitality. I prioritize my physical mental emotional and spiritual health. I am open to the new and unexpected. I effortlessly flow through life's challenges. I am inspired and creative. I explore life with openness and curiosity. I am grateful to be alive. I have the inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. I let go of all that doesn't serve my greatest and highest good. I embrace my freedom. I welcome the growth that comes with change. I welcome this refreshing rest. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. I will awaken in the morning filled with energy and vitality. I welcome the unknown of the new day that awaits me tomorrow. I welcome the growth and expansion that come from new experiences. I am healthy vibrant and filled with vitality. I prioritize my physical mental emotional and spiritual health. I am open to the new and unexpected. I effortlessly flow through life's challenges. I am inspired and creative. I explore life with openness and curiosity. I am grateful to be alive. I have the inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. I let go of all that doesn't serve my greatest and highest good. I embrace my freedom. I welcome the growth that comes with change. I welcome this refreshing rest. As I sleep my body is revitalizing and renewing. I will awaken in the morning filled with energy and vitality. I welcome the unknown of the new day that awaits me tomorrow. I welcome the growth and expansion that come from new experiences. I am healthy vibrant and filled with vitality. I prioritize my physical mental emotional and spiritual health. I am open to the new and unexpected. I effortlessly flow through life's challenges. I am inspired and creative. I explore life with openness and curiosity. I am grateful to be alive. I have the inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. I let go of all that doesn't serve my greatest and highest good. I embrace my freedom. I welcome the growth that comes with change.