266. Meditation Monday: When Anxiety Hits at Night: A Quick Meditation to Rest

The Anxiety Chicks

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Mental Health, Education, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Nighttime anxiety can feel overwhelming, when your body is exhausted but your mind won’t slow down.This short guided meditation is designed to help you settle your nervous system, release the day, and create a sense of safety as you prepare for sleep. Through gentle breathing, body relaxation, and calming imagery, this meditation supports you in: Letting go of racing thoughts and mental loops Softening physical tension stored in the body Creating a feeling of safety and comfort in bed Calming anxiety without forcing sleep Allowing rest to come naturally This meditation is perfect to play when your thoughts feel loud at night, when anxiety spikes as the day quiets, or anytime you need a gentle transition into rest. Single Ladies 40+ Join The Single Sisters Circle FREE! Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone and welcome back to another guided meditation.
0:09.7	Today's meditation is going to be focused on nighttime anxiety.
0:14.9	So I assume if you're here and you're listening to this, you either deal with nighttime anxiety
0:20.5	or you're struggling with it
0:22.6	in this exact moment at night and you're just feeling anxious. So I want you to settle into your
0:30.5	bed and let your body find a position that feels comfortable enough. It doesn't have to be perfect.
0:38.9	And I want you to take a slow breath in through your nose
0:43.9	and let it fall through your mouth.
0:51.2	Tonight, there's nowhere you need to go.
0:55.9	Nothing you need to solve, nothing you need to prepare for.
1:02.8	This current moment is for rest.
1:07.9	Your nervous system has carried you through an entire day, conversations, thoughts, decisions,
1:16.5	sensations, symptoms, emotions.
1:21.5	You don't have a process any of that at this moment.
1:27.0	You don't have to. None of that matters, even if it was heavy,
1:33.1	even if it was a lot. In this current moment, there's nothing you can do with it. Imagine the day
1:39.2	gently folding itself up and setting itself aside.
1:46.1	Truly, picture that right now.
1:49.9	Every thought, every conversation, every sensation,
1:53.9	fold it up into a little piece of paper and set it on your nightstand.
1:54.7	Set it aside.
1:57.9	Quietly say to yourself, I can rest now.
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