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Meditation For A Good Night's Sleep

by Tomek Wyczesany, Ph.D.

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Meditation
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This meditation will gently guide you into a peaceful sleep. It includes a breathing technique to help you relax. My intension is to take you across from the waking state to the moment when you calmly drift off into sleep. Photo by NASA.

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Transcript

Welcome to the meditation for good night's sleep.

Let us start with taking a very comfortable position in your bed.

You may lay on your side,

On your back,

Whatever makes you feel comfortable.

Now let us set a very strong intention for this meditation period.

I want to have a very good night's sleep.

I want to have a very good night's sleep.

Give yourself permission to relax and to rejuvenate.

Give yourself permission to have a good night's sleep.

In order to make this possible,

We are going to begin with a simple breathing technique.

It's called 4-7-8 breathing technique.

It's simply breathing in through your nose on the count of 4,

Holding your breath on the count of 7 and exhaling through your mouth on the count of 8.

It's very simple,

Does not require any training and everyone can do it.

So let us begin.

I will count and you will breathe.

Remember breathing in through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.

Don't be afraid to make some noise whilst exhaling.

It helps you to release all the stress and tension.

It's a natural response of your body to every exhale,

Relaxation and tension release.

Ready?

Breathing in through your nose.

Hold.

Excellent.

You can breathe normally.

Now we are going to go through another 4 cycles of 4-7-8 breathing.

Remember breathing in deeply through your nose and breathing out through your mouth.

So in 2,

3,

4.

Hold 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7.

Out 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8.

In 2,

3,

4.

Hold 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7.

Out 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8.

In 2,

3,

4.

Hold 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7.

Out 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8.

In 1,

2,

3,

4.

Hold 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7.

Out 2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8.

Breathe normally and relax.

There is so much oxygen in your bloodstream right now.

Oxygen is being delivered to every part of your body,

To your heart,

To your brain,

To every cell of your body.

Relaxation and rejuvenation is on the way,

Preparing you to have a good night's sleep.

Now you may focus your attention on the natural rhythm of your breath.

Follow your breath,

Coming through your nose,

Going to your chest and to your belly and on the way out,

To your belly,

Your chest and your nose or mouth,

Whichever is your preference.

So in,

Chest,

Belly,

Belly,

Chest and out.

Allow yourself to be right here,

Right now,

In this moment,

With this most natural thing that is your breath.

Give yourself permission to be here in this moment.

Now that your body is well on the way to fall asleep,

Scan for any tension,

For any discomfort.

You may adjust your position if you will.

Use your out-breath as a perfect method of releasing any remaining tension,

Any remaining stress.

Release every breath more and more,

More and more.

All the muscles are soft.

Muscles on your face,

Your forehead,

Soft,

Wrinkle free,

Your bone cheeks,

Your nose,

Your chin.

Bring your attention to your neck.

If there is any tension there,

Release it.

Let it go,

Using your out-breath.

Your shoulders,

Your chest,

All the tension goes away and is being replaced with pure,

Amazing relaxation.

You are falling asleep,

Deeper and deeper.

Relaxation surrounds you,

Like a white,

Beautiful balloon,

Surrounds you and envelops you.

Now you are on the verge of falling asleep.

If you are still hanging in there,

Focus all your attention on your breath.

Imagine that every time you breathe in,

A fresh,

New,

Vibrant energy enters your body,

Bringing relaxation.

And every out-breath is an opportunity to release tension and thoughts and everything else that stands in the way of you falling deeply,

Comfortably asleep.

Imagine yourself being transported into a safe place.

A place where you feel safe,

Secure and protected.

Nothing and no one can reach you there.

You feel completely safe,

Completely secure and completely protected.

And this is the end of this guided meditation.

I wish you a very good,

Peaceful sleep.

Meet your Teacher

Tomek Wyczesany, Ph.D.Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia

4.6 (9 695)

Recent Reviews

Maureen

March 19, 2025

Thank you for this have had one of the best sleep in a while. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพโค๏ธ

Sisi

November 20, 2024

Amo sus meditacionesโ™ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท I Love your meditationsโ™ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท

Vicki

July 11, 2024

Namaste Tomek . Breathing exercises to help me sleep and fill my body with healing oxygen were most appreciated

Jayne

June 30, 2024

My go-to meditation most nights. Love his voice, sends me off to sleep without fail

MK

January 1, 2023

One of my โ€œ go-toโ€ meditations for falling asleep. I really like the โ€œ4-7-8โ€ breathing technique that you guide us through, Tomek.

Christiane

December 24, 2022

Nice calming voice and made me feel more relaxed.

Lucy

November 23, 2022

Really helped me relax. Simple and effective. Great voice, thank you.

Sharee

November 20, 2022

So lovely - always helps me sleep well. Thankyou.

George

August 28, 2022

Very relaxing, but now I have to adjust my CPAP set up.

Alter

July 30, 2022

Super relaxing. Don't meditate as much as I should but this man always takes me to nirvana.

Liddy

June 20, 2022

Wow Iโ€™m in love with your meditations and you just keep up-leveling each new practice. Deeply grateful to have found this app and your wonderful meditations and I appreciate you.

Florence

May 22, 2022

Such a beautiful meditation. I felt so deeply relaxed and was able to fall asleep very quickly. ๐Ÿ™

Ursula

December 9, 2021

This meditation was awesome. I love the soft voice, the music and the way he described how to do the breathing. I had fallen asleep but the good old neighbours decided to start yelling. So no sleep yet. Very good meditation ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ™ Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

Sue

October 17, 2021

This was such a big help with falling asleep after a long flight and dealing with jet lag.

Leon

October 1, 2021

Pure amazing relaxation

Tabitha

July 25, 2021

Perfect. I wish ithe music continued 20 more min. But it still was perfect

Emma

May 26, 2021

Brilliant! So relaxing. I come back to this often. Thankyou very much. ๐Ÿ™

Caroline

February 22, 2021

I had a wonderful nightโ€™s sleep. The simple breathing technique is just perfect and I always drift off before the end. You have a true gift in the form of your gentle voice Tomek, and we are all so grateful that you share it. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’ค

Stephanie

February 17, 2021

Excellent! Soothing and very helpful for falling asleep.

SILVANA

January 31, 2021

Thank you, thank you, thank you! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ÿ

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