Searching for a sleep meditation that prepares you for rest?
Let ancient words of wisdom wash over you with this head-to-toe guided mediation. It invites you to reflect on the day that’s behind you, letting you feel whatever you need to feel as you prepare for sleep.
Hoping to relax your mind for sleep? Our guided meditation is inspired by ancient writings found in the Bible, which have offered peace and comfort for thousands of years.
Here, we borrow words from the book of Psalms to inspire a head-to-toe meditation, inviting you to check in on how you’re feeling, using different phrases to focus your attention from head to foot.
So, why not make yourself comfortable, process the day that’s passed and prepare yourself for rest with our guided meditation?
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Throughout our guided meditation, we draw on a number of reflections from the book of Psalms – the Bible’s songbook.
Some address the situations, fears, and threats faced by the author. Others are songs of praise, offering messages of hope, joy and gratitude.
‘In peace I will lie down and sleep ... for you alone, the Existing One, make me dwell in safety.’
– Psalms, the Bible
The meditation carries a motif from the book of Psalms: ‘you, the Existing One, make me dwell in safety,’ taken from Psalm 4. Who is ‘the Existing One’? Like most of the Old Testament, the Psalms were originally written in Hebrew. The word for God used in the psalm is often translated as ‘Jehovah’ or ‘Lord’. In Hebrew, it means ‘the Existing One’: the true God.
Traditionally, many of the Psalms have been attributed to King David, who ruled Israel from around 1000–962 BCE. Although we can't safely say who the author of each and every psalm is, these words have spoken into the situations faced by people all around the world for thousands of years. You may be familiar with some well-known examples, like Psalm 23: ‘The Lord is my shepherd’.
So, why not see what these ancient words might have to say to you as you prepare for rest?
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