Let Go Of Racing Thoughts ✨ Mini Meditation For Ruminating

Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Sleepiest

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In tonight’s mini meditation with Karissa, we’re finding peace from racing thoughts at night. When your mind feels busy and restless, this short practice will help you release the mental chatter, slow your breath, and settle gently into rest. Perfect for easing anxiety before bed and guiding you toward calm, restorative sleep. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support to Karissa. Upgrade via our show page on Apple, or via this link for all other players ➡️ https://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a review ⭐️ How are we doing with Sleep Wave? Click here to let us know 🙌 Let's get social! Follow us on Instagram 💜 How does Sleep Wave work? 💤 This show is for any one who struggles to fall asleep, or wakes up in the night. 😴 Powerful Sleep Meditations and Relaxing Bedtime Stories help you fall asleep easily. 😌 Episodes begin with calming intros to take you away from any anxious thoughts and prepare you for your wind down. Subscribe today, and next time you're ready to get sleepy, jump into bed, press play, and get sleepy, fast. Looking for the brands I mention on the show? You’ll find all the latest sponsor links and offers right here:⁠ https://lnk.to/sleepwave ⁠💜 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Carissa here, and welcome to Sleepwave.
0:27.8	This is a mini meditation to help you through one of life's trickiest moments, ruminating thoughts before bed.
0:35.5	If your mind is racing right now, you're not alone. Thoughts often grow louder
0:40.8	at night when the world around us is finally quiet. The mind wants to review the day, plan for
0:48.5	tomorrow, or replay old conversations. It's natural,
0:54.6	but you don't need to chase every thought that shows up.
0:58.5	You can let them settle.
1:01.1	So let's take these next few minutes to soften,
1:04.9	to calm the swirl,
1:07.1	and to return to a gentler pace.
1:11.5	Start by noticing your breath.
1:15.4	Inhale slowly through your nose.
1:20.1	Exhale gently through your mouth.
1:25.1	Let your shoulders drop. Let your shoulders drop Let your jaw soften Let your body feel a little heavier Now imagine your thoughts as leaves on a stream.
1:48.5	Each time a thought arises, picture placing it on the surface of the water.
1:57.0	You don't need to push it away, just set it down lightly and watch it float downstream.
2:09.6	The current carries it for you.
2:14.6	You don't need to do anything more.
2:21.3	If more thoughts appear, that's okay.
2:26.7	That's what minds do.
2:30.5	Place them on the stream too, one by one.
2:37.0	Watch them drift away.
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