Guided Sleep Meditation Talk Down

You get into bed worn out, and the moment the light goes off your head starts talking. Your body wants sleep, but your mind is still running the day.

Press play and a slow, even voice begins talking you down right away. Each of the four guided sleep meditations is written for a particular kind of night, whether you are coming off a long day, feeling exhausted yet wired, too keyed up to lie still, or have already been awake for a while. The hypnosis-style counting drifts downward in gentle rounds, your muscles loosen with each pass, and a soft cue every couple of minutes brings you back if your thoughts wander. The pace is about half that of a normal audiobook, so there is nothing to keep up with and nothing to follow.

Every session ends by fading to silence, so if you are gone before the end, you stay gone. Choose the track that fits tonight and let the voice do the rest.