Sleep Better Tonight, Part 1 of Sleep Series

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

"I used to listen to the meditations to hear your soothing voice to sleep better. Then, I started listening to what you had to say. Now, I meditate and it's going really well. " -- Scott from Denver, Colorado, USA your fellow meditator

Are you finding it more challenging to fall asleep and stay asleep these days? If so, you are not alone. In fact, meditations to fall asleep are all the rage these days of uncertainty. This week, you are invited to give yourself a better night's sleep. In this week's series, you're guided as you fall asleep and stay asleep using meditation techniques.

This is day 1 of a 7-day Sleep Better Tonight Meditation series, episodes 2229-2235. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in a Go to Bed Early Quest. You are encouraged to create a new nighttime ritual by going to bed earlier than you usually do. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Visualization to Sleep Better Day 2: Affirmation, "I sink into peace." Day 3: Breathing Technique Day 4: Mudra Technique Day 5: Chakra Technique Day 6: Layer Meditation Techniques Day 7: Reflection + Introspection SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

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Resources: Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke and Greg Keller.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is episode 2,229 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:08.0	I'm Mary Mechley, and I welcome you to a brand new series we launch into this week.
0:17.0	You have been working so hard if you've been following along regularly with our meditation series.
0:25.0	You've been focused a lot on healing and managing top stressors.
0:33.0	And this can take a lot out of you.
0:36.0	And so I decided to share with you a week of sleeping well.
0:43.0	I hear from so many of you that one of the reasons you want to meditate is so that you can sleep better.
0:51.0	Many of you tell me you listen to the podcast and use it as a tool to help you fall asleep.
0:59.0	And that's all good and well.
1:02.0	And I'm honored to listen anyway you listen.
1:06.0	But I'd love to share with you ways to fall asleep and stay asleep as you go throughout this week's series.
1:17.0	Sleep is a vital part of your health and well-being.
1:23.0	Without proper sleep you won't be able to meditate so effectively.
1:29.0	You won't be able to do a lot of things in your life very well.
1:33.0	And mostly a lack of sleep steals away your focus and attention.
1:39.0	And that is at an all-time premium these days when there's a lot going on.
1:46.0	So this is a week for you to sleep better.
1:51.0	To help you along the way you have a quest.
1:57.0	Your quest is a journey you'll take this week where you every single day focus on going to sleep at a time that works well for you.
2:14.0	Making sure you're in bed going to sleep at the same time every night.
2:20.0	This is going to be an important part of your sleep ritual.
2:25.0	I also recommend something else as part of your weekly challenge.
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