This is episode 1,921. Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Megley and I welcome you to a brand new meditation series we are launching into today.

This week is all about something you likely struggle with,

especially if you're here day in, day out, listening to these episodes. And that is negative

emotions, especially negative thoughts.

It's one of the main reasons people tell me they want to meditate.

Many people tell me that distracting thoughts, negative emotions, hold them back from peace, energy, and clarity in their life. And these

negative thoughts and emotions can also cause you to experience insomnia. Or if you do fall asleep, you may wake up in the middle of the night and it may be difficult

to fall back to sleep. That is the power negative thoughts and emotions can have on your focus and on your sleep.

And this is a meditation series that's part of a collection of series that's dedicated to

sleeping better.

In last week's series, you discovered how to have more energy and vitality so you could sleep

better.

In this week's series, you will discover how to better manage negative thoughts and emotions so that you can sleep better and be happier and have

more focus in your life. In today's episode, I want to share with you your technique as you sit down to meditate.

I share with you a different meditation technique in each and every episode.

So we'll focus on the whole theme this week of releasing negative thoughts and emotions

to sleep better and each day you will discover

a new technique. As you settle yourself down and meditate, as you begin to relax your mind and your body and naturally calm your breath, not forcing your breath to calm down,

but rather allowing your breath to calm down naturally.

When you do this,

reflect on the thoughts and emotions

that most frequently

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