How to Stay Awake in Meditation

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Sloth and torpor — fatigue, fogginess, or low energy — can pull us out of meditation and daily life. In this episode of Radio Headspace, Dora shares how curiosity, light adjustments, and compassion can transform tiredness into an opportunity to restore, reconnect, and reawaken to the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.6	Hey, it's Dora. You're listening to Radio Headspace, and if you had a full day or a full mind, you are in the right place.
1:18.1	So, the other day, I sat down to meditate with the best of intentions. I had just lit a candle, turned off my phone, and even queued up a gentle, ambient playlist to set the vibe.
1:30.3	Five minutes in, I was fighting to stay awake.
1:33.3	My head was bobbing like I was on a bus ride home after a long day.
1:37.3	I remember thinking, wait, how am I this tired?
1:41.3	I literally just sat down.
1:43.3	That's when I remembered. This is one of the five hindrances in meditation.
1:48.0	Sloth and torpor or fatigue and tiredness, which can often feel like tiredness, but goes a bit deeper.
1:56.0	Sloth and torpor can feel like laziness or fatigue, but really they're forms of resistance.
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