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Sleep Deeply at Night and Feel Refreshed and Energised in the Morning

Explore our mindfulness and meditation practices and resources for sleep to develop a working plan for those times when you need extra help falling or staying asleep.

Nearly a quarter of Americans struggle to get the daily recommended 7-8 hours of sleep. Mindfulness is one of the best natural ways to support healthy, deep sleep. 

How Does Mindfulness & Meditation Help Us Sleep?

Fall Asleep in 10 Minutes

In this meditation, we'll tune into the momentum of the day that may still be lingering in our mind and body, and practice letting it go.

Release the Day

Fall Asleep

Helping the mind and body move from doing-mode into a restful state is the first step toward a good night’s sleep. Explore our mindfulness meditations designed to cultivate relaxation and ease, and finally get the sleep you need.

Mindfulness Meditations for Sleeping

Start your day with an inspiring story or teaching from a trusted mindfulness teacher.

Browse meditations, music soundscapes and more!

Most Popular Sleep Music

Our selection of instrumental music is designed to guide the body and mind into a state of deep relaxation where sleep is possible.

Relaxing Music to Help Fall Asleep

Routines for Making Good Sleep a Habit

This pre-sleep routine is designed to help shift your mind from doing mode to being mode - the ultimate state of mind for transitioning into deep sleep.

Relaxing Before Sleep

Doing Mode to Being Mode

Make Good Sleep A Habit. Enjoy better health, sharpen your focus, and become less reactive with a better sleep routine.

Free 7-Day Sleep Challenge

Drift-off with nature

A gentle wind. Rainfall. Waves lapping the beach. A creek flowing through the woods. The sounds of nature are deeply soothing to the human brain, helping us to feel a sense of balance and ease. 

Explore our natural soundscapes to set the stage for a restful sleep. 

Soothing Nature Sounds

Helping kids sleep, ages 4-12

From fear of the dark to worried thoughts, kids sometimes struggle to fall asleep. Explore our children’s meditations and soundscapes to create the soothing conditions they need for a good night’s rest.

Helping Children Sleep

Learn three strategies to soften a busy mind and tense body, and drift into deep sleep.

Tips for Deep Sleep

Racing Thoughts? Try Writing Them Down

Breathing Techniques

Extend the exhale

Box Breathing

Hands on Body

Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

Trust Your Body

Still Can’t Fall Asleep? Get Out of Bed

Can’t Get Back to Sleep?

A mindfulness technique to reduce bodily tension.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Create a Pre-Sleep Routine to Sleep Well

Sleep Better Tonight

Help Your Loved Ones Sleep Better

Make Good Sleep a Lasting Habit

In this article, learn about why you can’t sleep and about the best mindfulness practices to help you get to sleep more quickly and to stay asleep through the night.

Can't Sleep? Here's How to Fall Asleep Fast

Ready to experience the Sleep Effect for yourself?

Prepare body & mind for sleep

Control the light

Make it quiet

Introduce scent

Invest in your bed

Technology for better sleep

Kids

Know someone in your life who’s lying awake at night?

Lots of factors can affect our sleep routines, and while not all of these factors have a quick-fix solution, there are lots of simple adjustments to our daily and nightly habits that can have a big impact on how we sleep.

In this sleep meditation, we will use a sleeping buddy to help us feel safe and drift off to a deep night's rest.

Sleeping Buddy

Creating the Perfect Sleep Environment 

This practice guides you into a deep, restful sleep where your body can repair and rebuild, gaining resilience.

Better Sleep to Build Resilience

Morning & Daytime Tips to Help You Sleep Better at Night

Rich shares a simple approach for creating powerful morning routines. 

How Can I Create a Better Morning Routine?

A transformative, 4-part mindfulness practice to meet any moment.

RAIN Mindfulness Technique

In this sleep meditation, we will go to our imaginary "sleepy place" to help us feel safe and calm.

Imaginary Sleep World

Join Melli and Susan as they explore the theory and practice of mindful eating and the five simple steps to support this in daily life. 

How to Practice Mindful Eating 

In this meditation, we practice resting in awareness. Instead of focusing on anything in particular, we observe it all coming and going.

Choiceless Awareness

This meditation will guide you through a process of visualizing high performance as a way to build the mental habits of success. 

Visualize High Performance

In this meditation, we'll explore practices that help settle the mind and relax the body in preparation for sleep.

Ultimate Calm (Gentle Stream)

Evening Tips to Help You Relax

Immerse yourself in light and warmth with this sound journey through the heavens. 

Sweet Sleep

And if you still can't sleep...

Listen to the rhythmic raindrops falling against the rooftop.

Rain On a Tin Roof

Enjoy the gentle bustling sounds of the neighbourhood.

Town Square

A research-based breathing technique to reduce stress and improve sleep.

4-7-8 Breath

Is a racing mind keeping you up at night? Here’s a mindfulness practice to get back to sleep. 

Getting Back to Sleep (For Middle of Night)

Take some time to connect with your calm centre and set your intention for the day. 

Morning Intention Setting

Our contemporary life makes sleep more difficult. Try these tips to realign your natural circadian rhythm and help your body and mind relax to get the good night’s sleep you need.

How to Sleep Better: 25 Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep

Why Do I Have Problems Falling or Staying Asleep?

In this meditation, we'll use breathing strategies and body relaxation to rest deeply and settle back into sleep.

Falling Back to Sleep

How Meditation for Sleep Can Help

Become fully alive to the present moment using the sensations of body and breathing as a method of cultivating mindful awareness.

Body Scan 

A deep progressive relaxation of mind and body to send you into a nourishing sleep.

Letting Go Into Sleep

The Benefits of Sleep Meditation

What to Do Before Bed

How to Meditate to Sleep

Can Meditation Replace Sleep?

Meditation & Mindfulness Tips for Better Sleep Anytime

Isn't meditation the same thing as sleep? They're both about relaxation right? What's the difference? We'll address those questions here.

What's The Difference Between Sleep and Meditation?

Getting healthy sleep is something far too many of us struggle with. Read on to learn how to improve your sleep quality and experience the vast benefits of a good night’s rest.

How Much Sleep Is Enough?

Quality Over Quantity

9 Health Benefits of Sleep

What If I Can’t Get Enough Sleep?

While meditation won’t make up for lost sleep, it may improve some measures impacted by lack of sleep, including stress levels and reaction times.

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night has long been the standard recommendation. But we now understand how important sleep quality, in addition to quantity, is for maintaining good health.

9 Health Benefits of Getting Enough Sleep

How to Get a Better Night's Sleep with Mindfulness & Meditation

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