Sleep Meditation With Gratitude Affirmations

A sleep meditation with calming background music, a gentle yoga nidra-inspired body scan, and affirmations of gratitude. Each affirmation begins with 'thank you for...' and acknowledges a different, universal aspect of Human life, to inspire peace, gratitude, and happiness as you fall asleep. The track finishes with eight minutes of quiet music, so you can peacefully drift away into sleep without being disturbed by a talk-out at the end.

Music by Relaxing Time
Photo by Fethi Bouhaouchine

Transcript

Welcome to your sleep meditation. Before you begin make sure that you're in a comfortable position to fall asleep. Take some time to experiment with your body and with your sheets and your pillows to find the most comfortable position for you to fall asleep in tonight. Do anything that you need to do so that your body feels supported. So that you can completely let go and surrender into your bed without feeling distracted by your body as you begin to drift into sleep. And as you begin to settle into a comfortable restful position feel into the feeling of your body sinking into the mattress beneath you. Feel into your head and feel the feeling of your pillow underneath your head and feel your head safely held by your pillow. Feel your head becoming heavier as it releases into the pillow, Safe, Comfortable and relaxed. And feel into your shoulders, Feel the support of your bed, Your mattress, Your bedding beneath your shoulders. And feel your shoulders letting go and releasing as they sink into the support beneath them. Feel into your arms, Hands and fingers, Feel your arms becoming heavier and heavier. Tension releasing from your hands and your fingers as they completely release into the surface beneath them. Feel the muscles in your back relaxing and releasing. Tension melting away from the muscles in your back as your body continues to release and relax. And feel your legs becoming heavier and heavier. Feel your legs sinking into the mattress as they completely let go and release. Feel tension unwinding from your leg and feel your feet releasing and relaxing. Feel your feet completely letting go. And with every breath feel the whole of your body becoming more deeply relaxed, More peaceful. More settled. More ready to fall asleep. Now begin to send your mind back over your day. Let your mind drift back over the events that have happened today. Without overthinking, Forcing or analysing. Just allow the impressions of things that have happened during your day to float through your mind. And let your mind drift to something from today that you feel grateful for. It can be anything at all. It might be a big significant thing or it may be something very small but important. It can be as simple as a breath of fresh air or the taste of a cup of tea. Let your mind gently drift to something from today that you feel grateful for. And take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate it. And now let your mind continue to float back through your day and settle upon something else that you feel grateful for. Anything at all, Big or small. And rest on that event, That thing or that moment. Taking the time to acknowledge it. And let your mind float back to another thing that you feel grateful for. Rest your mind on that thing. Acknowledging and appreciating it. And now to help you to gently ease into sleep, We're going to take a journey around the body. Allow your awareness to float from body part to body part as each one is named. There's no need to think about anything or force anything. Just let your awareness flow through each of the parts of your body. And when you're ready, You will effortlessly drift away into a peaceful sleep for the night. We'll begin at the right hand. Bring the awareness to rest at the right hand thumb. At the right index finger. The right middle finger. The right ring finger. The right little finger. The palm of the right hand. The back of the right hand. The right wrist. The right forearm. The right elbow. The right upper arm. The right shoulder. The right side of the chest. The right side of the abdomen. The right waist. The right hip. The right thigh. The right knee. The lower leg. The right ankle. The right heel. The sole of the right foot. The top of the right foot. Each of the right toes. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Now move the awareness to the left side. To rest at the left hand thumb. The left index finger. The left middle finger. The ring finger. And the little finger. The palm of the left hand. The back of the left hand. The left wrist. The left forearm. The left elbow. The upper arm. The left shoulder. The left side of the chest. The left side of the abdomen. The left waist. The left hip. The left thigh. The left knee. The lower leg. The left ankle. The left heel. The sole of the left foot. The top of the left foot. The left toes. One. Two. Three. Four. Float the awareness to rest at the right heel. And the left heel. The back of the right knee. The back of the left knee. The right buttock. The left buttock. The whole of the spine. Let the awareness flow up every vertebrae of the spine. The right shoulder blade. The left shoulder blade. The back of the neck. The back of the head. The top of the head. Rest the awareness at the top of the head. And the eyebrow centre. Rest at the eyebrow centre. The throat. 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 throat. 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 throat. The centre of the chest. The left side of the chest. The centre of the chest. The right side of the chest. The centre of the chest. The navel. The lower abdomen. The right hip. The right knee. The right ankle. The right big toe. The second toe. The third toe. The fourth toe. The fifth toe. The right ankle. The right knee. The right hip. The lower abdomen. The left hip. The left knee. The left ankle. The left big toe. The second toe. The third toe. The fourth toe. The fifth toe. The left ankle. The left knee. The lower abdomen. The navel. The centre of the chest. The throat. The eyebrow centre. The top of the head. Now float the awareness down to the right foot. Rest the awareness at the right foot. The right leg. The right arm. The right side of the body. The left foot. Rest the awareness at the left foot. The left leg. The left arm. The left side of the body. And the whole of the body together. Awareness on the whole of the body together. The whole of the body together. The whole of the body together. Thank you for this peaceful night of deep sleep. Thank you for the comfortable mattress and bedding that I'm resting on. Thank you for tonight's beautiful inspiring dreams. Thank you for the healing and rejuvenation that my body is receiving as I sleep. Thank you for the energy, Clarity and motivation that I will awaken with in the morning. Thank you for the flow of air that continually sustains me. Thank you for the nourishing food that fuels and energises me. Thank you for my access to clean water. Thank you for the rainbow of colours that always surrounds me. Thank you for the smells, Sights, Sounds, Tastes and sensations that I experience every day. Thank you for all of the people who bring me support through their actions and their prayers. Thank you for the insight and inspiration I receive from sharing my life with other people. Thank you for the diverse range of ideas and perspectives I am open to receiving each day. Thank you for the beautiful moments of joy I have shared with others. Thank you for the people and animals that I deeply love. Thank you for the growth and lessons I receive from life's challenging. Thank you for the continual expansion and deepening of my awareness. Thank you for my continual process of healing. Thank you for the endless opportunities for new insights, New experiences and new beginnings. Thank you for my enduring courage and strength. Thank you for the endless nourishment and support of Mother Earth. Thank you for the quiet moments of deep connection with nature. Thank you for the beauty of nature. Thank you for the blissful moments of happiness and joy. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for this peaceful night of deep sleep. Thank you for the comfortable mattress and bedding that I'm resting on. Thank you for tonight's beautiful inspiring dreams. Thank you for the healing and rejuvenation that my body is receiving as I sleep. Thank you for the energy, Clarity and motivation that I will awaken with in the morning. Thank you for the flow of air that continually sustains me. Thank you for the nourishing food that fuels and energises me. Thank you for my access to clean water. Thank you for the rainbow of colours that always surrounds me. Thank you for the smells, Sights, Sounds, Tastes and sensations that I experience every day. Thank you for all of the people who bring me support through their actions and their prayers. Thank you for the insight and inspiration I receive from sharing my life with other people. Thank you for the diverse range of ideas and perspectives I am open to receiving each day. Thank you for the beautiful moments of joy I have shared with others. Thank you for the people and animals that I deeply love. Thank you for the growth and lessons I receive from life's challenges. Thank you for the continual expansion and deepening of my awareness. Thank you for my continual process of healing. Thank you for the endless opportunities for new insights, New experiences and new beginnings. Thank you for my enduring courage and strength. Thank you for the endless nourishment and support I receive from others. Thank you for the support of Mother Earth. Thank you for the quiet moments of deep connection with nature. Thank you for the beauty of nature. Thank you for the blissful moments of happiness and joy. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for this peaceful night of deep sleep. Thank you for the comfortable mattress and bedding that I'm resting on. Thank you for tonight's beautiful, Inspiring dreams. Thank you for the healing and rejuvenation that my body is receiving as I sleep. Thank you for the energy, Clarity and motivation that I will awaken with in the morning. Thank you for the flow of air that continually sustains me. Thank you for the nourishing food that fuels and energises me. Thank you for my access to clean water. Thank you for the rainbow of colours that always surrounds me. Thank you for the smells, Sights, Sounds, Tastes and sensations that I experience every day. Thank you for all of the people who bring me support through their actions and their prayers. Thank you for the insight and inspiration I receive from sharing my life with other people. Thank you for the diverse range of ideas and perspectives I am open to receiving each day. Thank you for the beautiful moments of joy I have shared with others. Thank you for the people and animals that I deeply love. Thank you for the growth and lessons I receive from life's challenges. Thank you for the continual expansion and deepening of my awareness. Thank you for my continual process of healing. Thank you for the endless opportunities for new insights, New experiences and new beginnings. Thank you for my enduring courage and strength. Thank you for the endless nourishment and support of Mother Earth. Thank you for the quiet moments of deep connection with nature. Thank you for the beauty of nature. Thank you for the blissful moments of happiness and joy. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for this peaceful night of deep sleep. Thank you for the comfortable mattress and bedding that I'm resting on. Thank you for tonight's beautiful, Inspiring dreams. Thank you for the healing and rejuvenation that my body is receiving as I sleep. Thank you for the energy, Clarity and motivation that I will awaken with in the morning. Thank you for the flow of air that continually sustains me. Thank you for the nourishing food that fuels and energises me. Thank you for my access to clean water. Thank you for the rainbow of colours that always surrounds me. Thank you for the smells, Sights, Sounds, Tastes and sensations that I experience every day. Thank you for all of the people who bring me support through their actions and their prayers. Thank you for the insight and inspiration I receive from sharing my life with other people. Thank you for the diverse range of ideas and perspectives I am open to receiving each day. Thank you for the beautiful moments of joy I have shared with others. Thank you for the people and animals that I deeply love. Thank you for the growth and lessons I receive from life's challenges. Thank you for the continual expansion and deepening of my awareness. Thank you for my continual process of healing. Thank you for the endless opportunities for new insights, New experiences and new beginnings. Thank you for my enduring courage and strength. Thank you for the endless nourishment and support of Mother Earth. Thank you for the quiet moments of deep connection with nature. Thank you for the beauty of nature. Thank you for the blissful moments of happiness and joy. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for this peaceful night of deep sleep. Thank you for the comfortable mattress and bedding that I'm resting on. Thank you for tonight's beautiful, Inspiring dreams. Thank you for the healing and rejuvenation that my body is receiving as I sleep. Thank you for the energy, Clarity and motivation that I will awaken with in the morning. Thank you for the flow of air that continually sustains me. Thank you for the nourishing food that fuels and energises me. Thank you for my access to clean water. Thank you for the rainbow of colours that always surrounds me. Thank you for the smells, Sights, Sounds, Tastes and sensations that I experience every day. Thank you for all of the people who bring me support through their actions and their prayers. Thank you for the insight and inspiration I receive from sharing my life with other people. Thank you for the diverse range of ideas and perspectives I am open to receiving each day. Thank you for the beautiful moments of joy I have shared with others. Thank you for the people and animals that I deeply love. Thank you for the growth and lessons I receive from life's challenges. Thank you for the continual expansion and deepening of my awareness. Thank you for my continual process of healing. Thank you for the endless opportunities for new insights, New experiences and new beginnings. Thank you for my enduring courage and strength. Thank you for the endless nourishment and support of Mother Earth. Thank you for the quiet moments of deep connection with nature. Thank you for the beauty of nature. Thank you for the blissful moments of happiness and joy. Thank you for the gift of life.