Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share 85. Yoga Nidra for Insomnia — Drift into Deep, Restful Sleep
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
85. Yoga Nidra for Insomnia — Drift into Deep, Restful Sleep
A gentle journey into stillness — a guided Yoga Nidra meditation crafted to help you fall asleep naturally and stay asleep through the night.
With a voice designed to soothe the nervous system and imagery that melts tension from the body, this session will guide you into a deep state of rest and renewal.
You’ll be led through:
Settling the body into comfort and safety
Breathing techniques that calm the mind and quiet racing thoughts
Body awareness and relaxation to release physical and emotional tension
Imagery and intention that open the door to peaceful, healing sleep
This meditation is best listened to while lying down in bed, with the lights low and no need to get up afterward.
Let the words guide you down — layer by layer — until you gently slip into sleep.
When you struggle to fall asleep
During restless nights when the mind won’t quiet down
As a nightly ritual to signal to the body that it’s time to rest
Any time you need a deep sense of peace, even during the day
As you listen, you’ll feel your body soften and your thoughts begin to slow.
The guided relaxation uses breath awareness, progressive muscle release, and visualization to calm the nervous system and prepare you for deep, restorative sleep.
Over time, this practice can help reset your body’s relationship with rest — teaching your system that it’s safe to let go.
This meditation was written with tenderness for anyone who lies awake at night, wishing for stillness.
You don’t have to do anything.
Just listen.
Just rest.
Sleep will come on its own — softly, naturally, like waves returning to shore.
Play this episode at a low, gentle volume.
Use headphones or a bedside speaker.
You don’t need to finish it — let yourself drift off whenever sleep begins to pull you in.
Try listening for several nights in a row to establish a calm sleep rhythm.
If this meditation helped you rest, consider journaling a few words when you wake — about how you feel, or what it was like to surrender into rest.
Your reflections deepen the connection between your body, mind, and sleep.
“Sleep is the gentle bridge between what was and what will be.
Tonight, let yourself cross that bridge in peace.”
View all episodes
By Mandee Peterson
5
66 ratings
A gentle journey into stillness — a guided Yoga Nidra meditation crafted to help you fall asleep naturally and stay asleep through the night.
With a voice designed to soothe the nervous system and imagery that melts tension from the body, this session will guide you into a deep state of rest and renewal.
You’ll be led through:
Settling the body into comfort and safety
Breathing techniques that calm the mind and quiet racing thoughts
Body awareness and relaxation to release physical and emotional tension
Imagery and intention that open the door to peaceful, healing sleep
This meditation is best listened to while lying down in bed, with the lights low and no need to get up afterward.
Let the words guide you down — layer by layer — until you gently slip into sleep.
When you struggle to fall asleep
During restless nights when the mind won’t quiet down
As a nightly ritual to signal to the body that it’s time to rest
Any time you need a deep sense of peace, even during the day
As you listen, you’ll feel your body soften and your thoughts begin to slow.
The guided relaxation uses breath awareness, progressive muscle release, and visualization to calm the nervous system and prepare you for deep, restorative sleep.
Over time, this practice can help reset your body’s relationship with rest — teaching your system that it’s safe to let go.
This meditation was written with tenderness for anyone who lies awake at night, wishing for stillness.
You don’t have to do anything.
Just listen.
Just rest.
Sleep will come on its own — softly, naturally, like waves returning to shore.
Play this episode at a low, gentle volume.
Use headphones or a bedside speaker.
You don’t need to finish it — let yourself drift off whenever sleep begins to pull you in.
Try listening for several nights in a row to establish a calm sleep rhythm.
If this meditation helped you rest, consider journaling a few words when you wake — about how you feel, or what it was like to surrender into rest.
Your reflections deepen the connection between your body, mind, and sleep.
“Sleep is the gentle bridge between what was and what will be.
Tonight, let yourself cross that bridge in peace.”