Soothe an Overactive Mind for Sleep | Bedtime Breathing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is a breathing meditation to help calm and soothe your mind for deep and restful sleep. There's a gentle wind down followed by a variation on box breathing - where we'll hold the breath at the top and bottom of the breath. In traditional box breathing we breathe in for the count of 4 - hold for 4, exhale for 4 and then hold the breath for 4. In this meditation I encourage you inhale, exhale and hold for as little or as long as feels natural and comfortable for you today. Some days you might feel a short pause feels more comfortable, other days you might find you need a longer pause to calm an especially active mind.
If you're experienced and familiar with breath retention you can hold the breaths for a count of 30 or more, which is especially helpful if you struggle with insomnia. Breath holds of 30 seconds release nitric oxide into the bloodstream, which dilates the blood vessels and can help with falling asleep. Low nitric oxide levels are often correlated with insomnia. Make sure you're not effortfully straining, only hold in a way that feels comfortable and relaxed and if you're not used to holding your breath start with a count of 4 and build up gradually to longer breath holds over a few weeks.
We'll follow the controlled breathing with a full body relaxation to help you soften into a really restoring sleep.
The guided meditation is 25 minutes and then there's 25 minutes of music with no talking to give you some still space to end your day in Peace :)
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Thank you so much for watching. Comments and feedback are so welcome so please get in touch in the comments.
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Timestamps…
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Wind Down
07:30 Belly Breathing
10:50 Box Breathing
15:35 Relaxation
26:36 Music Only
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Wishing you deep rest and restoring sleep! - เพลง
This is a breathing practice and deep relaxation to help calm and soothe your mind for sleep. If you'd like more information and extra tips about the breathing check the description box. I hope you enjoy and wishing you all lots of lovely sleep!
Thank you 🙏❤🤗😃❤🌺💐🌹💐🌺
@@adrianaevseev7655 you’re so welcome 💛
OK and not to critisize but... 06 :28 I don't know why this expression so common is, but whenever I hear this, I always imagine it literally and it's not something you would like to imagine. Like the Hiroshima victims, you know...
Otherwise I'm a fan of your works and just hope you could avoid this in the future and possibly also rework this one. Thank you!
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Sighs!!! Thank you
Your voice always makes me melt, it’s so relaxing. I had chest pain from anxiety so bad that i had to go to urgent care today. I’m still anxious so this will be perfect. Thank you!
I love your meditation ❤ videos Ma'am, thanks 🙏 from India ❤
@persapphone you’re so welcome, I hope it was helpful, I’m very happy to hear the videos help with the anxiety
@@carolinemccready it really relaxed me, to the point I didn’t need any more benzos! And i just played it in the background - can’t wait to actually do the meditation
Your experience completely understood. High anxiety can produce effects on the heart you describe. An Emergency Department Doctor told me more than once 'the heart, like the brain has neurons'. The stomach, too, so I've been told. So the whole mind, heart, stomach is highly linked. But - if not sure - chest pain should always be checked out ...
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What perfect timing for this angels voice to have a new guided meditation. Man I’m up against it. This breathing and prayer is keeping me positive. ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Another perfect sleep meditation. I was gone within the first third of the session, when I stopped my racing mind and focused on the breathing. Thank you Caroline 🙏🏻🙏🏻
That's really wonderful to hear, you're so welcome @snowa57
I needed this so much. Much love from Cardiff🏴😘😘😘😘😘
Keep up the good work i love your meditations they help so much with me relaxing❤️
I’m very happy you enjoy them @beckkithcart8511 ❤️
Ahhh yes ,
this was perfect for me tonight .
It’s happy day tomorrow 🙏❤️
I’m so glad to hear that @RegEditStudios 💛
Great meditation for falling asleep - you have a lovely voice. Thanks!
What a great meditation! Love it! ❤️
That’s so great to hear, very happy you enjoy it ❤️
Thank you Caroline, much appreciated after a stressful few days
I’m glad it was helpful Phoebe
I've been waiting for a new vid to appear. I listen to yours quite regular.Your voice is very pleasent , thanks.
Thank you- perfect timing!❤😊
I’m very happy it was well timed 💛 hope it was helpful @donnadawson
Awesome!!!what a gift to find you! Your meditations are very powerful. I am a raging insomniac thank you so much for helping me!!♥️
I'm so happy the videos have been helping, you're so welcome Shane
I love the etherial ambience of this music.
I’m very happy you enjoy it
This is so peaceful... thank you dear... 🙏 Namaste
You’re so welcome I’m happy you enjoy it
@@carolinemccready god bless you my dear..
I recently found your channel and I just want to say thank you! Your voice is so relaxing and as someone else mentioned you don’t rush through it. I’ve recently started the meditation journey. You’re a godsend!
I'm very glad you find the videos helpful Jaclyn and I'm happy they're supporting your new meditation journey, you're so welcome and a big warm welcome to the channel.
@carolinemcready thank you! I’m going to Portugal and have not been on an airplane in years so I’ve already planned to download these so I can listen to them in airplane mode. I also think it’s wonderful that you reply to everyone! 9 times out of 10 I fall asleep before the video is over!
Your voice is just wow!! Total asmr material!!❤❤❤
I think I made it 10 or 11 minutes in and was out lol! Great video and your voice is perfect for it.
I'm very happy to hear that Walter!
Thanks!
Thank you Gabrielle, that’s so kind of you
Thank you so much🌷💜
You're so welcome Laura
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I love your channel. Do you have any guided astral projection or lucid dreaming content?
I'm very happy you enjoy the channel. I co-authored a book about lucid dreaming, but I haven't created any guided practices because when it comes to WILDs - wake induced lucid dreams - or APs it's such a delicate balance with timing. It can take 10 minutes or 90 minutes and to reach the exact moment where you need very specific focus. I might create some content focussed on DILD sleep incubation at some point, but I haven't got anything at the moment.
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Hai please reply this comment 🙏🙏🙏. I have been meditating Anapanasati(breath focus) nearly a month. Now after 30 days of practicing i have been experiencimg subtle dullness . At intial stage of my experience i felt very enrgitic and aware but now im not feeling well. Some masters are saying its NAADI MANDALA SHUDHI(cleanising process) is it true. Please guide me should i meditating in subtle dullness or what??
Can you make a video with black screen so I can use your videos for sleep thank you
This has been helping me EVERY single night! Is there any way you could add this meditation to your Apple Music profile so I would be able to more easily access it 🙏🏼
Thank you so much 🫶🏻