Sleep Time Perimenopause Affirmations To Ease Insomnia

This gentle affirmation practice has been designed to help you find more self-compassion and kindness for yourself as you navigate the menopause transition. You can listen to these affirmations before bed, as you drift off to sleep, or if you wake during the night. There are no abrupt endings or closing bells or chimes. When the affirmations are over the soothing background music and ocean sounds will continue for a while before fading out gradually, supporting you towards rest, relaxation and, hopefully, a peaceful deep sleep.

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Welcome, My name is Melanie. Thank you for joining me for these gentle affirmations designed to help you find more kindness and compassion for yourself during the menopause transition. You can listen to this meditation before bed or as you drift off into sleep. There are no abrupt endings or closing bells or chimes. When the affirmations are over, The music will simply play for a while before fading out gradually. As I recite these affirmations, There's nothing you need to do, No special effort required. You can just let yourself settle into your comfortable position and follow along with my words. You don't need to worry about consciously taking in everything I say. If you find that sleep is calling you, You can let my words fade away and allow yourself to drift off. Your subconscious mind will still hear my words and will be able to take in exactly what you need. And while I hope that listening to these affirmations supports you into a deep sleep, If you do find that sleep is eluding you, Please know that your mind, Body and psyche will still be benefiting from this time of relaxation and kindness to yourself. And you can always listen to the track more than once if you wish. So let's take some time now to prepare for our affirmations. Taking a moment to notice your body. Making any adjustments you need to so that you can be as comfortable as possible. Settling into the support beneath you. And allowing yourself to take a couple of slower, Deeper breaths. Letting each out-breath be longer and slower, Like a sigh of relief, So that you can fully arrive here and now. Exactly as you are in this time for you. Right now, There's nothing that anyone needs from you, And there's no way to get this wrong. So let's begin. In this moment, I give myself permission to rest. I don't even need to rest. I give myself permission to just be. I open to resting, Receiving and being gentle with myself for a moment. As I journey through this time of change and transformation in my life. I give myself permission to go gently with myself in this moment. And I give myself permission to go gently with myself in my daily life. I give myself permission to gently and lovingly turn inwards towards myself and my inner journey. By giving myself permission to let go of busyness wherever I can. I allow myself to take more time for me. More and more I give myself permission to take care of myself. I give myself permission to cocoon myself away when I need to. I give myself permission to say no whenever I need to. I give myself permission to let go of any need to caretake others. I give myself permission to prioritize my own needs and desires. I choose to treat myself as the precious being that I am. I choose to honor myself and I choose to honor the process I'm in. I choose to honor my menopause process as the natural and deeply wise process that it is. I choose to trust it even if it feels hard sometimes. I choose to treat it as sacred even if it feels hard sometimes. While I go through this natural and sacred process I choose over and over again to be kinder towards myself. I give myself permission to let go of perfectionism. I give myself permission to let go of the need to get things right. I choose to be easier on myself. I allow myself to let go of harmful patterns of thinking. If ever I find myself thinking unkind and harmful thoughts I know I can choose not to believe them. I can choose to replace unkind and harmful thoughts with kinder more helpful ones. While I go through this time of change and transformation I give myself permission to let life be slower and simpler. I give myself permission to rest deeply whenever I can. And when I can't when deep rest seems unavailable to me I'm willing to be extra kind towards myself. I allow myself to listen deeply to my body and to what it needs. I give myself permission to do what's right for me. And it's ok to not always know what's right for me. It's ok not to know. I give myself permission to rest in the not knowing. I trust that things will become clear in time. I understand that this menopause journey is a process. I allow this process to take the time it needs. I trust that my body and my soul have their own right timing in all of this. I give myself permission to take my time. I allow myself to be a work in progress. I allow myself to be a perfectly imperfect work in progress. I open to the possibility that something really good is happening in this process even if I can't always see it. I open to the possibility of trusting this process of change and transformation more and more. I am willing to open more and more to the place in me that can fully trust this process. I trust in the wisdom of all the feelings and emotions that arise in me as part of this process. I trust that feelings simply need to be felt and emotions simply need to be allowed to move. I will not allow harmful thoughts to attach to my emotions. I will not make my emotions mean something that they do not mean. I will be a safe space for my emotions and allow myself to feel them in their purity. I will not make myself wrong for what I feel. I trust that my feelings and emotions have their own wisdom. I open to trusting my feelings and emotions as wise messengers. I open to welcoming my feelings and emotions with love and kindness. I choose to honour all my emotions as sacred, Even the difficult ones, Especially the difficult ones. When I am sitting with difficult or painful emotions I will hold myself with the deepest tenderness. I am willing to feel my feelings as an act of love towards myself. I know that when I honour my feelings I honour that which matters to me. I trust that it is good for me to feel my emotions. I am willing to feel all my emotions and I am willing to let go as gracefully as I can. I am willing to feel all the endings, All the letting go that is a natural and necessary part of any process of transformation. I know that it is natural to experience a process of letting go before emerging into a new phase of life. I trust that every ending will in time bring a new beginning and I trust that something important is happening in this time between the endings and the new beginnings. I trust in the magic that is happening here in the void. I trust in the places in me that already know how to do this. I trust in the places in me that can sit in the not knowing. I trust in the places in me that can find their way through the dark. And even in the midst of the dark and the not knowing I am willing to keep looking for the things that nourish me and bring me joy. I open my arms and heart to the things that nourish me and bring me joy as part of my rigorous practice of self care. And I open to the possibility of joy finding me even when I'm not doing anything. I open to the possibility of joy finding me at any time. Even if it seems far away right now it is possible. I open more and more to the possibility of experiencing joy. I open more and more to the possibility of experiencing bliss. I open more and more to the possibility of experiencing peace. I open more and more to the possibility of receiving all the help and support that I need. I am willing to ask for help and support when I need it. And I open to receiving all the help and support that is available to me. I open myself to receiving support from the people around me. I open myself to receiving support from places and in ways that I haven't even imagined yet. I allow my menopause process to open me to receive. I allow my menopause process to open me to trust. I allow my menopause process to open me to wisdom. I allow my menopause process to open me to love. I choose to believe that my menopause process serves me and serves the world. I choose to believe that my menopause process serves the highest good. Even if it is just in a small way, I am open to my menopause process serving the whole of life. I am open to emerging from my menopause process stronger, Wiser and with a bigger heart. I allow myself to be changed by my menopause process. I allow my menopause process to open my body, My mind and my heart to love. I choose to believe that my menopause process serves me and serves the world. I choose to believe that my menopause process serves the highest good. Even if it is just in a small way, I am open to my menopause process serving the whole of life. I am open to emerging from my menopause process stronger, Wiser and with a bigger heart. I allow myself to be changed by my menopause process. I allow my menopause process to open my body, My mind and my heart to love. I allow my menopause process to open me to love. I allow my menopause process to open me to love. I allow my menopause process to open me to love. I allow my menopause process to open me to love. I allow my menopause process to open me to love.