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Can’t Fall Back Asleep... Stay Here

by Maria Manrique

Rated
5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Beginners
Plays
1

Night Emergency Sleep Reset. For when sleep hasn’t returned and effort is making it worse. This track removes the goal of sleeping so the body can settle on its own. If you’re not sure where to start, begin with Wide Awake Again (Back to Sleep Without Trying). If the night changes, choose the track that matches what’s happening in your body.

SleepRelaxationBody AwarenessNon StrivingAcceptanceLetting GoNight Emergency Sleep ResetUrge ManagementRoutine Familiarity

Transcript

If you can't fall back asleep,

This is a night emergency sleep reset.

We're not trying to get anywhere.

We're staying here.

Notice the urge to move on.

To make something happen.

You don't need to follow that urge.

Feel where your body is already resting.

The parts of you that aren't trying,

Let those parts stay exactly as they are.

There is nowhere else you need to be right now.

Let your weight sink down.

Let your face soften.

Let your tongue rest.

Let the bed do its job.

The clock doesn't help right now.

Not falling asleep isn't a problem to solve.

It's just the moment the body hasn't left yet.

You don't need to push it forward.

You don't need to force the next phase of the night.

You can stay here without effort.

Nothing to fix.

Nothing to solve.

Nothing to do.

Even if nothing changes,

This is still working.

Your job is not to fall asleep.

Your job is to stop pushing.

If you wake again tonight,

Choose a track that matches what's happening in your body.

You can use this the same way each night.

This works best when it's familiar.

You don't have to go anywhere.

Let the body decide when it moves.

Stay with the surface.

Meet your Teacher

Maria ManriqueUbud, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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