Managing Social Anxiety | Pre-Going Out Meditation For The Festive Season

Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Fiction, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Looking for a softer way to steady yourself before heading out tonight? This mini meditation with Geoffrey offers a grounding pause - perfect for easing pre-gathering nerves and reminding you that you’re safe, steady, and welcome wherever you go. 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

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jeffrey here.
0:07.0	Hey, it's Jeffrey here.
0:24.0	Welcome to Nightfalls.
0:27.2	If you're listening to this, you might be getting ready to head out to a gathering, party, a meeting, a date, somewhere with people, conversation, energy. And maybe you're
0:46.2	feeling a little nervous. That's okay. It's completely normal. This short practice is here to help you ground yourself, so you can walk
0:58.5	in with calm, connection, and a sense of your own presence. You're allowed to enjoy yourself
1:06.8	after all. You deserve to be at the party.
1:15.6	Let's begin with your breath.
1:19.6	Inhale slowly through your nose.
1:25.6	And exhale, gently through your mouth.
1:28.3	Again, breathe in, steady confidence and breathe out tension.
1:36.3	One more time, a deep breath in and a long
1:45.6	breath out
1:46.7	now
1:52.6	gently bring your attention to your body
1:55.2	feel your feet on the ground
1:58.7	your weight supported your spine Feel your feet on the ground. Your weight, supported.
2:03.6	Your spine, steady.
2:07.6	You are here.
2:10.6	You are safe.
2:13.6	You're allowed to take up space.
2:20.3	Let these words settle into you.
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