5 Minute Stress Reset | Mini Meditation for Panic Attack Relief

Night Falls - Bedtime Stories For Sleep

Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Fiction

4.5 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Use this short meditation when ever you find yourself taken away by stress, to come back to your body, and add a bit of mindfulness to your day. It's a great way to relax, unwind, and come back to a place of peace. Love Night Falls? 😊 Join Night Falls Premium on Apple Podcasts or via https://nightfalls.supercast.com/ for a rich, immersive and totally ad-free experience 🌙 Please follow and leave us a review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How are we doing with Night Falls? Let us know 🙌 You can now listen to Night Falls on Youtube! Enjoy the latest episodes with relaxing visuals 📺 About Night Falls 🌕🦌 The Night Falls podcast has been created to gently guide you to sleep with meditation and soothing bedtime stories. Join your host, Geoffrey Austin Newland, every Sunday and Tuesday in the mystical Night Falls, where the air tingles with magic as whispers of stories drift on the breeze along with the embers of the crackling campfire. We will begin each episode with a short meditation, before Geoffrey recounts his adventures in Night Falls, or tells a peaceful bedtime story you may recognise. Looking for the brands I mention on the show? You’ll find all the latest sponsor links and offers right here:⁠ lnk.to/nightfalls ✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jeffrey here and welcome to Nightfall.
0:25.6	If you usually listen at bedtime, this might feel a little different.
0:31.8	But this practice is here for you whenever stress shows up, morning, afternoon, or late at night, whenever you need a moment
0:41.7	to reset. You don't have to clear your mind. You don't need to feel peaceful right away.
0:50.2	You're just here to pause and let your nervous system know it's safe to settle.
0:57.0	Let's begin with breath.
1:00.0	In through your nose and out through your mouth.
1:09.0	Again, breathe in.
1:12.9	Feel your body gently rise.
1:15.4	Breathe out and let your shoulders fall.
1:21.9	One more time, inhale slowly.
1:28.3	Exhale fully.
1:32.3	Now bring your attention to where your body is touching something solid.
1:41.3	Your feet on the floor, your back against the chair, your hands resting in your lap.
1:52.0	Let your breath return to a natural rhythm. You're not trying to change it, just noticing it. Now repeat these words silently or out loud and let them land.
2:09.6	I'm allowed to pause. I'm doing the best I can.
2:21.6	This moment is here for me to reset.
2:30.2	I don't have to carry it all at once.
2:35.0	I can take care of myself without guilt.
2:43.0	I'm allowed to be gentle with myself.
2:53.5	You might not feel lighter yet.
2:55.1	That's okay.
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