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And now he's a short word from our sponsors. Welcome to send me to sleep, the place to find relaxation and a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew.

Thanks for joining me.

Tonight, I'll be guiding you through a meditation that is tailored specifically to help you get back off to sleep if you've woken up during the night. In parts, it will be a little different to the other meditations in this series.

However, it's also perfectly fine to listen to this at the start of the night when you've not long

gotten into bed. If so, you can still follow my words and drift off to sleep as normal.

No matter when or why you're listening, I'm delighted to be able to speak to you at this time and

keep your company for as long as you need.

So, perhaps you have indeed woken in the middle of the night. It's frustrating at times when this happens.

But it's not unusual in the slightest. Maybe you were disturbed by a noise or by the movement of a partner

in bed. Maybe you came to this wakeful state due to a dream or simply the busy

activity of the mind. Whatever the case, everything is okay and you are safe here.

So just allow a feeling of calm to gradually wash over you once more.

When we rest throughout the night, our sleep goes in cycles, from lighter phases to deeper states, back to light sleep and so on.

This means that at certain points in the night, it's quite natural for us to awaken.

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