Getting rest can be a difficult endeavor. While the mind should be quieting down by the time your head hits the pillow, the opposite is often true: busy thoughts abound. What needs to get done tomorrow? What cringey joke did you say earlier in that meeting? What are you doing with your life? When your mind starts to spiral, that’s the perfect time for a guided sleep meditation.
Incorporating a guided meditation into your evening routine can help you access a calm state before you get in bed, leading to sounder and more restorative sleep.
A Step-by-Step Guided Meditation for Sleep
Settle In and Get Comfortable
First, lie down and gently close your eyes. Make a mental note of where you are—at this moment, place, and time.
Take a Whole-Body Scan
Begin to feel your body in this position. Feel your entire back body resting against or atop whatever surface you’re on. Feel the backs of your heels, the backs of the legs, the backs of the arms.
Now, begin to feel…
