Bedtime Stories for Adults Collection Relaxing Sleep Stories, Hypnosis & Guided Meditations for Deep Sleep, Mindfulness, Overcoming Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Insomnia & Stress Relief

By Meditation Made Effortless

Discover How You Can Fall Asleep Naturally Every Single Night With These Deeply Relaxing Bedtime Stories!

Do you often struggle to fall asleep? Do you often end up laying awake for hours with endless anxious thoughts? Wish you could actually wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day?

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• Language: English
• Publisher: meditation Made Effortless
• Release date: Aug 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781989838785

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Introduction

If sleep seems impossible to reach and the minutes grow longer and longer, you are in desperate need of something to speed up the process. And while popping pills may seem like the shortcut that will get you unconscious without a failure, the side-effects that these medications drag with them are definitely not worth it. Cannot find a healthy way to catch some Zs on your own? That’s why this book is here for!

Let us tell you a story! Not one that will leave you biting your nails all night, impatient to find out how it ends. But one that tells a narrative in the most hypnotizing way possible. A story, perfectly designed for your bedtime routine. Just like the fairytales that lulled your younger-self to sleep, these adult bedtime stories will do the same for you now.

And if that’s not enough for you to put your headphones off and get ready to doze off, we’re bringing you sleep meditations that will relieve you from stress, knockdown anxiety, stop your racing mind, and make you more mindful.

Sounds like something your tired-self could benefit from? Settle into a comfortable sleeping position and let this book guide you to dreamland. Relaxing nights are guaranteed!

Deep Sleep Guided Meditations and Hypnosis

20-Minute Deep Sleep Breathing Technique

Duration: 20 minutes

Welcome to this 20-minute breathing meditation that will get rid of the stress that the long day has loaded you with. By calming your senses and focusing on the breath that goes in and out of your body, you will be able to stop your racing mind, unwind, and enter a deep state of relaxation. If you manage to reach the end of this meditation (unless you doze off before these 15 minutes are up), I guarantee a good night’s sleep.

Let’s start by settling into a comfortable position that you can easily fall asleep from. Assuming you are wearing loose-fit clothes and that you have turned off all electronics and other distractions, we can begin.

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath – as deep as you can. Hold it there for two seconds. Release very slowly through your nose. Let’s do this one more time. A very deep breath in. Hold, one, two, three. Release slowly through the nose.

And again. Pay attention to your breath, how it fills your lungs, how your chest feels. When taking such a deep breath, this area feels tense, as it is about to burst open. When breathing out, notice the relaxing sensation that happens here. The release of breath brings comfort back to this area. Your chest deflates, your lungs shrink back to normal. The tension is gone.

That is why deep breathing is soothing because of that calm feeling that you get to experience over and over. Let’s try it one more time. A deep breath in. Feel the energy there, the tension. Breathe out slowly, focusing on the gradual comfort that fills this area.

Another deep breath in. Hold for one, two, three. Let it out slowly through your nose.

Now, keep breathing like that, without focusing on anything in particular. Just acknowledge the presence of your breath. Feel it in your nostrils, in your lungs, but just to know it’s there. The important thing is to keep going with this deep breathing technique but allow your mind to find its way to relaxation.

I will now count to 20 very slowly, and you will keep on breathing. Deeply, calmly, gently. Just keep your focus float around, and allow your mind to unwind on its own.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

Breathe in deeply. Hold, one two. Breathe out slowly.

Breathe in. Hold for one, two. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

If a particular thought pops up, let it. Acknowledge its presence, know it is there. Do not judge yourself. Don’t allow it to get between you and the equilibrium that is waiting for you to arrive. Your busy mind and unwanted thoughts shouldn’t keep you from resting and being calm. But they shouldn’t be ignored either, as that is counterproductive.

For you to truly be able to unwind, you have to choose not to obsess over your thoughts. Ignoring them will only backfire. So, when a feeling or idea blocks your path to relaxation, acknowledge it, but without getting into details.

Very gently, take a deep breath again. Only this time, when breathing out slowly through your nose, imagine your thought leaving your mind like the breath is leaving your body. Know that the idea, feeling is there, and then simply breathe it out. If it helps, visualize this process by giving these thoughts and feelings color.

If the thought is positive, give it a bright color. If it is negative, make it black. Whether positive or not, at this moment, you wish to be free. So, whatever pops into your head, breathe it out.

Take a deep breath and hold it for one, two, acknowledging the thought. Now, exhale slowly through the nose, imagining the color getting out of your nostrils, leaving your mind and disappearing into thin air. 

Once you get rid of your disruptive thoughts, very gently return your focus to your breath to kind of erase these images for good.

Just breathe in. And out. In and out.

Let’s try deep breathing again. A deep breath in. Hold it for two seconds. Release slowly through your nose.

A deep breath in. 1, 2, 3 A slow breath out.

A deep breath in. 1, 2, 3 A slow breath out.

Deeply in. Wait for one, two. Slowly out.

Keep on breathing without thinking about anything in particular. Allow your breath to transport you to another dimension, detaching you from the reality of your past day, completely. Try not to engage in any thoughts or images that may pop up. Simply shrug everything off by re-shifting your sole attention to the way in which the breath enters and leaves your nostrils. Try to feel the air there. Focus on the sensation that happens inside. Stay with your breath.

As I count to 30, you will keep on breathing, allowing the breath to relax your whole being.

1, 2, 3, 4,5 ,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

You are feeling more and more relaxed.

With each breath, you are getting calmer and calmer.

One, two, three…

The profound equilibrium is right in front of you. It is almost like you can step inside.

Slowly, gently… sinking deeply… feeling heavier… and heavier..

Breathing slowly… gently…

Sleepy… tired…

Drifting off…

The Guiding Light – 30 Minute Stress-Relieving Meditation

Duration: 30 minutes

Welcome to this 30-minute sleep meditation that will help you get rid of stress and anxiety, and allow you to approach deep-sleep relaxation in the most carefree way possible. Without the thoughts and feelings that bring duress, your mind will be free to wander, allowing your whole being to enter complete calmness.

This is a sleep meditation. For this to work, you will have to make sure that you will not be disturbed or interrupted. You will need to lie down in your bed, making sure that the position is comfortable enough for you to eventually drift off from. Now, close your eyes. Keep your hands at your sides or on top of your belly, and let’s begin.

We always start a meditation with a deep breath, as our breath is the most powerful tool that we use to knock down all of the intense emotions and feelings, and allow ourselves to think about something else for a second – how good it feels to be relaxing.

So, through your nose, inhale as deeply as possible. Now very gently, allow your breath to come out.

A deep breath in. A slow one out.

Inhaling deeply. Exhaling slowly.

Feel the sensation that happens in your nostrils when breathing in and out. Allow yourself to feel the presence of the breath.

A deep breath in. A slow breath out.

Breathing in. And out. In and out. Inhale and exhale.

Now, very slowly, return to normal breathing. Do not think about anything in particular. Just lie down with your breath, not focusing on anything specific. I will now count to 20, and you will allow yourself to feel or think about whatever takes over.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

Have your mind wandered off somewhere you wouldn’t want it to be? When our days are stressed and our minds preoccupied, every moment of silence is a chance to creep back into the darkness. That is why we cannot fall asleep easily. But instead of fighting it, or tossing and turning, we will now accept the stressful and negative emotions and choose to move past them.

So, whatever sensation has taken over, allow yourself to feel it. It is a part of your