Hi there, I'm Carissa and welcome to another episode of Sleep Wave.

Tonight I have a truly transformative meditation for you.

Before we get started, though, I wanted to give a shout out to listener Lila,

who says Sleep Wave is her favorite sleep podcast. She shares that she's listened to each episode

multiple times, thank you, and is always fast asleep before she makes it to the end. We are so glad

you're resting better, Lila. We'll all be resting better after

tonight's meditation, in which we do one of my favorite relaxation exercises, which will help

you connect deeply to your body. Shortly after I graduated from college, I began to practice yoga.

There was a gym in my Chicago neighborhood that had the best teacher,

and I was sure to go to that class every time it was offered. As I got more and more familiar

with the yoga poses, I found myself able to breathe deeper and feel into my body in a different

way. I could breathe into a tight muscle and actually feel it

begin to release. This ability to connect deeply to my body has been a skill I have been grateful for

ever since. It has helped me in times of stress, illness, injuries, pregnancy, birth, and especially during bouts of insomnia.

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