Resting Through Grief ✨ Mini Meditation For Relaxation Through Difficult Times

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Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In tonight’s mini meditation, Karissa offers support for those moments when sadness or grief feels heavier at night. When the world grows quiet and emotions surface, this short practice creates a safe space to to rest alongside your feelings, with the reminder that it’s okay to feel, and still 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, Corissa here, and welcome to Sleepwave.
0:27.7	This is a mini meditation, a few gentle minutes before you settle in for the night.
0:33.8	It's true that sadness and grief can feel stronger at night.
0:38.8	When the day gets quiet, the mind finally has space to notice what's been sitting underneath.
0:45.3	If that's happening for you tonight, you're not alone, and you're not doing anything wrong.
0:51.4	It simply means something inside you is asking for a bit of room and a bit of
0:56.6	kindness whilst you process how you're feeling. So let's create that room together. Bring your
1:04.3	attention to your breath. Inhale softly through your nose.
1:15.5	Exhale long and slow through your mouth.
1:20.2	Again, breathe in a bit of space and breathe out some of the weight.
1:25.7	Feel your body settle.
1:28.7	Let the muscles around your eyes soften.
1:32.9	Let your shoulders sink a little deeper into the bed.
1:37.6	Let your breath loosen whatever tension it finds.
1:46.2	Now notice where the emotion sits in your body tonight.
1:52.5	It might be a heaviness in the chest,
1:57.5	a tightness in the throat,
2:04.9	a quiet ache in the throat, a quiet ache in the belly.
2:11.6	Wherever it is, breathe gently toward that place.
2:18.8	Not to push it away, but simply to meet it with softness.
2:30.5	On your next exhale, allow that area to soften, even the smallest amount.
2:41.0	You don't need to be free of the feeling to rest. You just need room to breathe around it.
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