![]() As the character in the story travels along her journey, she is fully immersed in the present moment. Slomka says the sleep stories are geared to helping listeners focus their attention on an anchor-usually the breath-to quiet the mind and help shift the listener away from overactive thoughts. There are three main elements of Calm’s sleep stories: “Instead of an elaborate buildup, Sleep Stories are a gradual unwind.” “We integrate mindfulness elements into sleep stories in a very deliberate way, giving the stories a grounding, calming quality,” says Christian Slomka, Calm’s community manager and a yoga and mediation instructor. I started my month-long sleep meditation adventure using the Calm app, which has a feature called “Sleep Stories.” Essentially, it’s a library filled with soothing bedtime tales for grown-ups, narrated by the dreamiest of voices (think Matthew McConaughey, Leona Lewis, Stephen Fry, and Calm’s very own, Tamara Levitt). Sleep Meditation: What’s Happening in Calm Sleep Stories? But after at least 25 days of sleep meditation, I have a lot to say about the practice. Disclosure: There were a few nights that I bailed on my bedtime meditations because, well, life. ![]() To answer these questions, I set a goal to try 30 days of guided sleep meditation every night before bed. Could my quality of shut-eye be lacking? And could sleep meditation help? (I work from home most days, so this is especially tempting.) Or, I’ll have to do something for a quick hit of energy-pounding a pint of water, or dancing around my living room-after a long day of work and before I teach yoga in the evening. I’ll be answering e-mails trying to fight the urge to curl up for a 20-minute power nap. So, while I’m not someone who struggles to fall asleep, I do notice that even after 7 to 8 hours of shut-eye, fatigue hits me throughout the day. ![]() See also Can’t Sleep? Try These 6 Restorative Poses Right in Bed I’m less likely to react to things like a pushy New Yorker or late subway train. ![]() Even better, it has had a noticeable impact on my life. I have been using the Calm app for more than a year and have found that holding myself accountable to meditating 10 minutes a day is realistic. On days I have more time, I go to MNDFL, a meditation studio in Manhattan and Brooklyn, for a longer sit. While the guided meditation I listen to changes every day, I can always count on learning something new and finding my center in 10 minutes flat. From there, I pull out my smart phone, launch the Calm app, and listen to the #dailycalm-a 10-minute guided meditation led my Tamara Levitt. Most of the time, my meditation practice consists of dragging my Sugarmat meditation cushion out from under my living room couch into the small area of floor space I have in my tiny New York City apartment. Meditation is non-negotiable when it comes to my everyday routine. Visit for all the details!Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Start talking with a Counsellor that is matched to your needs within as little as 48 hours at Support our Podcast by becoming a Patron and enjoy longer guided meditations without advertisements and in high definition sound. Our show is sponsored by BetterHelp - Feeling stressed? Need someone to talk to and help you through a challenging time? Better Help provides online counselling services that allows you to talk to a professional certified counsellor through phone, text or video. ![]() Think of something that you want to eliminate, erase or remove from your day to day life. Maybe you have a bad habit or want to change something in your life in some way. Write the words that are associated to this "thing" you want to remove including words relating to the way it feels, sounds and looks in your mind. Write all these things on the chalkboard in front on you and then watch as they are erased, leaving you with a clean slate. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Get started and save 10% on your first month by visiting Background music "Garden Music" by Kevin MacLeod () Better Help online counselling can match you with a professional certified therapist in under 48 hours and you can communicate with your therapist your way, through email, live chat, telephone or video call (so you never have to be on camera if you don't want to). Our show is sponsored by BetterHelp - We all need someone to talk to from time to time, but many of us put it off until things get overwhelming. Listen without commercials on Tracks To Relax Premium using Spotify or your favourite podcast player. Eliminate ads by subscribing to our premium feed at Start your day off right with positive thoughts, feelings and expectations for the day! If you want to focus on the positive and reduce the negative in your life then this morning meditation may be just the thing to help you achieve that goal. ![]()
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