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gsahoonja681
gsahoonja681 Posts: 2 Member
in Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
Is anyone practice meditation before sleep any ideas

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,884 Member
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    I have done: Just whole body sequential progressive relaxation, then watching the breath. Simple is good, IMO.
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,029 Member
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    Sometimes I do deep breathing before bed to help me zone out. I count to 10 taking breath in.. and then exhale for a count of 10…
  • Moijojito
    Moijojito Posts: 27 Member
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    What is sleep? Just following this 😊👍
  • Bootzey
    Bootzey Posts: 274 Member
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    YouTube guided meditations or sound bowls. Very soothing
  • mnhughes22
    mnhughes22 Posts: 61 Member
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    What works for me is something I kinda just figured out on my own. I close my eyes and picture a large blank canvas in my mind, completely white, and I imagine myself holding a large flat paintbrush in my hand. As I go back and forth over the canvas I focus on making the color change, just slightly, so that it takes about 8-10 passes changing shades ever so slightly till it fully becomes the next color. I follow this pattern:

    White to Yellow
    Yellow to Orange
    Orange to Red
    Red to Purple
    Purple to Black
    Black to Blue
    Blue to Green
    Green to White

    Then I repeat the pattern. I find focusing on the colors changing helps clear my mind of other thoughts and the rythmic back and forth of the brush somewhat entrancing and relaxing. I can't tell you how long I do this for, I usually do it once I'm in bed and I tend to doze off at some point in the process. LOL.
  • NoodleAddict89
    NoodleAddict89 Posts: 12 Member
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    Affirmations on Spotify. I fall asleep to them.

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