Deep Relaxation for Sleep | 'Ocean Breathing' Guided Meditation and Full-body Deep Rest
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- This is a guided meditation using the breath and full body relaxation to help you get a good nights rest and wake up rested and refreshed.
During the video there will be 20 minutes of guided breathing and full-body relaxation then 25-30 minutes of ocean waves and music to help you naturally and easily drift to sleep.
0:00 Intro
0:17 Instructions
0:42 Guided Meditation
21:03 Music and Waves (no talking)
The practice we’ll be doing together is designed to help you encourage your body to enter 'Deep Sleep', by mimicking some of the breath and body states we experience in this state.
Did you know our brain gets a ‘wash’ while we sleep?!….
During 'Deep Sleep' cerebrospinal fluid floods our brain and removes accumulated toxins and amyloid proteins. This is one of the ways sleep relieves the mental fatigue that we feel when we’re badly slept.
During 'Deep Sleep' your body also gets to work fixing, restoring, renewing and regenerating cells and your body secretes human growth hormone, which is essential for keeping your organs and tissues healthy.
By belly breathing in the meditation we're encouraging 'Deep Sleep' and all it's benefits.
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What if you find it difficult to breathe into your belly?!?
Don’t worry at all if you find it difficult to breathe deeply. Our lifestyle can get us into bad breathing habits and it can take a little time and practice to deepen the breath. If deep breathing is uncomfortable for you, don’t force or push the breath, just breathe as deep as feels comfortable and little by little the muscles involved will gain flexibility and strengthen.
You can try putting a hand just below your belly button and gently try to move your hand as you breathe.
The way we breathe has a dramatic effect on how we feel and function, so you might benefit from daily breathing meditations.
Here are some breathing meditations great for daily practice:
• Daily Meditations
If you’d like just music and no talking here’s a sleep track with ocean waves…
• Ocean Waves with Music...
These are really nurturing practices for deep rest and relaxation:
• Meditations for Deep R...
You can find more sleep meditations for deep rest here:
• Sleep Meditations
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Thanks for watching, wishing you lots of sleep and deep rest!
You speaking is like a lullaby. What a voice!
This is the one I always go back to and listen every night almost every…. My brain has it memorized
Over a year now and still returning to Caroline's voice to relax & unwind. She's the best!
I had a really deep sleep after practicing your videos. Thank you!
I listen to this almost nightly to fall asleep. I find such comfort in your voice and the waves. Sending good vibes 💋
So lovely- the voice and this wonderful thought of “not trying” to sleep. It takes away all the anxiety. 💜
I'm so glad to hear that
All i can say is your beautiful your videos are beautiful and Thank-you
I only just found you Caroline, but I'm so grateful that I did. You are really helping me through a tough time. Heartfelt thanks xx
You’re so welcome Wendy, I’m glad the meditations are helping, sending love for whatever you’re going through xx
I'm so glad I found you! I have been a long time Jason Stephenson fan and find a woman's voice refreshing. Your videos have put me to sleep during an intensely difficult time of my life, so thank you. Without sounding greedy, I can't help but wonder if you might be adding more long sleep video sessions to your channel?
I’m very happy to hear the videos have been helping Amanda. Sending you love, whatever you’re going through ❤️
I will certainly do more at some point, but I’m taking a little time out for some content creation. I’m not sure exactly when the next sleep video with be up. I hope the current ones continue to help till then.
I also am a fan of Jason's work. When I found this channel I felt the same to hear a womans voice. It varies for me sometimes. Always helps my panic attacks and insomnia. 🙏🏼
@@carolinemccready Thank you so much 🙏🏼
I've listened to Caroline's other meditation videos. Her sweet, sweet voice and charming accent helps clear the mind and put me right to sleep. Peaceful, calming, relaxing and I dare not leave out heavenly. Thank you 😊
Same here!
Wow! I fell asleep to the soothing sound of your voice alone just a few minute into this video. Thanks for creating this video Caroline and keep up the good work!!
I’m happy to hear that, you’re very welcome
This sounds beautiful. What a soporific voice you have Caroline. Thank you🙏🌊
I'm so glad you enjoy the meditation Amalia
So beautiful😍😍✨ amazing maayM nice thanks🌹😊
Best 🧘♂️ meditations CZcams that's forsure 🌄 this is pure art 🎨
May the universe bring you all you desire, be it health, wealth love and happiness it’s all yours and all you need to do is believe it so. So start believing and get your fill. Love to all who reads this. Its 11pm now in Australia. Where you all at?
Hey I'm from seattle wa ☺️ greetings! I hope your all sleeping well tonight 💕 I'm thinking of starting my own channel for meditation to help people sleep just scared I'll do it wrong an noone will like it but I'll think about trying it 🥰
@@Jesussavedme Nothing ventured, nothing gained. DO IT!
You have taken such time and care to get your voice and speaking patterns as optimal as possible. Very beautiful, Thank you
I'm glad you enjoy the meditation Megan. You're so welcome
Very relaxing, beautiful excellent voice
PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS! By far the best relaxation videos on YT!
Hi Angelo, I'm so happy you enjoy the videos. I'm working on a series of videos at the moment, so I'll be uploading again hopefully before too long..I've just shared a post about the practices...
czcams.com/channels/DRC-dZfZvsF9b1O1EvDbHQ.htmlcommunity?lb=Ugwk-znZTF0A-o9EFlN4AaABCQ
What a beautiful meditation for bed time. Drifted off nice and slowly. I will be using it every night from now on. 🥰🥰🥰✨✨✨✨
I'm so happy to hear that Jill, happy meditating and wishing you lots of lovely sleep!
I use this video daily, with all the bad that’s going on in the country I always come back to this video to relax and stop overthinking, thank you so very much ❤
You’re so welcome Shane
Thank you Caroline for this wonderful relaxation session!
You're so welcome Julian, I'm glad you enjoy it
I might not have slept adequately in almost 5 days, but I believe that this will finally work. Positive energy is the key to good mental health! 😀
I really hope it helped Saul
🙏🏼
So amazing. I felt relaxing when watching this video.
It was wonderful, I slept so much better . It really helped with my anxiety, insomnia & waking from hot flashes .
That’s wonderful to hear, I’m glad it helped
I was suprised by how good this is. Very peaceful and soothing. Thank you...
I'm glad you enjoy it Roxy, you're very welcome
This is gold to people like me who can never seem to shut the mind down completely. Thank you so much for this...
You're very welcome @Tomcat YYZ, I'm so glad to hear it helps
People like us my friend. ✌
@@brandonwachter2264 people like us. 👌🏻
Thanks Caroline. This one is my favourite.
You're so welcome Thomas
I've been listening to this nightly for several weeks now and never manage to get to the end of it. In fact I've only just realised from the description that part of the video has just music and waves. I'm obviously asleep in the first 20 minutes. I've listened to tracks from others that were an hour long and I've still been awake at the end of some of them. Your voice is so soothing and calming it just relaxes me so quickly. Thank you.
I’m very happy it gets you to sleep easily, you’re so welcome
This voice is gold. Everything about it.
I’ve been through lots and lots of videos over the years as a long term insomniac. Yours is the best, for me anyway ❤ thank you 😊
Caroline I really love your audios. Great techniques. Inhale; filling your tummy with air as a strong powerful yet gentle wave rises over your tummy.
Exhaling; imagining the wave slowly ebbing away through my body. Thank you so much for doing these audios, as my night time terrors have come back i have been having disturbing thoughts and images. Thank you again.
Tibby X
Hi Tibby, I really hope the meditation helps banish the night terrors. I'm very glad you enjoy the videos, you're so welcome and wishing you lots of restful nights sleep X
I’ve listened to hundreds of hours of these on CZcams and this was great, made it all the way to the end no problem on all your videos bravo!
I'm glad you enjoy the videos and that's great to hear
Beautiful meditation ......😊 ...I just finding such type of meditation
I'm glad you enjoy it
Thank you so much for this. I was recommend to use your guided meditation and whenever I feel I am staying up too late or am very tired but can’t sleep I listen to this! ❤
Enjoyed meditation and voice as well. Very relaxing
I'm glad you enjoyed it Leslie
I love sleeping ❤❤
Your voice is so calming I whiz I had a voice like that !!!!
I really needed this! You have the voice of an angel!
I’m very happy it was helpful
You are a Godsend Ms. McCready!
Your melodious voice has helped me fall to sleep on many, many nights. Thank you.
You're so welcome @kerwin Rivera, I'm so happy the meditations help
This is so lovely. You have a gift. Thank you for sharing it!
I'm so glad you enjoy it Ashleigh, wishing you lots of lovely sleep!
This is amazing!!
Thank you for sharing
I'm definitely going to subscribe now your voice is very soothing to me job well done xoxo ☺️
I’m glad to hear that Laura, thanks for subscribing and welcome.
@@carolinemccready thanks so much for replying God bless you 💜
I will never not like sleeping 😮❤
I’m completely with you on that! 😊
I absolutely love this meditation.
I instantly fell in love with your voice. *hits subscribe button* ❤️
This is an incredible meditation. You seem to know your stuff. It has helped me relax and sleep in even the toughest nights. I appreciate it so much, thank you for this!
I’m so glad to hear it’s helpful @m-micky and works on tough nights too. You’re so welcome
Caroline thanks 🙏 so much this helpful and amazing
I'm so glad to hear it's helpful, you're so welcome
Wish me luck
surgery next week
I bet I’ll be really grateful for your videos when I get home
So here’s a THANK YOU in advance xx🙏xx
Wishing you the best of luck Paul! I hope the surgery goes well and the meditations help :)
So glad I found you caroline ....
Every night this lovely meditation puts me to sleep its priceless,, thank you so so much Caroline 💖 you have other amazing ones but this is just brilliant, thank you, thank you 😊 your fab thanks 💞
Hi Steve, I'm so glad you enjoy it and that you get lots of use out of it, that's brilliant to hear, you're so welcome
This just moves my soul. It’s so beautiful
Thanks for this.
You're so welcome Thomas
i fell asleep within 15 minutes. thank you for this video
So glad to hear that brooklyn, you're so welcome
Thank You ~ It helped me fall asleep for awhile. Much appreciation. 🌿🕊️💕🌍
You're so welcome Wendy, really happy to hear that
I love your video s❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m really happy you enjoy them ❤️
Thankyou❤ I love your sleeping music sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Much
Just letting you know this is still perfect when the fatigue fog descends
Dramatic but a good description of how it feels 🥴
Thank you Caroline x🙏👍
I'm glad to hear it's still helping Paul. I really hope one day before too long, you won't need it and the fog will be in the past, but until then I hope it continues to help! Sending you my best wishes
@@carolinemccready you say the nicest things xx
I hope the same but plan for coping with it just in case xx
@@pauldncn1 the meditations are always here for you and there'll be more coming soon xx
@@carolinemccready oooh
Teaser 😁
Thank you Caroline xx
Love this! It's very soothing. Fell asleep after about 10 min.
I'm very glad to hear that Kristen!
Thank you Caroline from a Dubliner who has been living in Perth, Western Australia for 40 years. Slan, Noel
Brilliant, I fell asleep 😴 in no time...thank you 😘
I’m so glad to hear that Jane, you’re very welcome
Bless this meditation 🙏
I didn’t even get through the ads and I was asleep!!! Your that soothing 😂
wow its really wonderfull.May everybody be happy.💓
Love your work🙏🏼
I'm so glad to hear that Tarim
I've tried listening to a few of your audios, but I've never heard any of the endings, think that's a good sign. 🤣😴😴😴 only one that actually helps me get to sleep and I've tried loads. Thank-you.x 😊
I'm very glad to hear that, you're so welcome
Wonderful video. Wonderful voice. Thank you.
I'm so glad you enjoy its, you're very welcome
Wonderful, just wonderful, just what I needed, ooooooooooooooooooooooow yes 🙌 thank you 🙏 so much x
I'm very happy to hear that, you're so welcome x
Amen
❤️🙏xx again. !!
You’re always welcome Paul! Xx
@@carolinemccready at the risk of sounding cheesy .. I’m always grateful too xx thank you ❤️
So beautiful thanku so much xx
You’re very welcome Linda xx
Thank you
You're very welcome
Caroline
This is a great meditation
If I get fatigued it helps me drift off rather than focus on pain
Thank you ❤️
I'm very glad to hear it's helpful Paul, I wish I could wave a magic wand and eliminate any pain. Sending you my very best.
@@carolinemccready Caroline
Despite living with pain for 20 plus years you never get used to it
So if you find that magic wand please Put me on the list 🤪
Once again Thank you for the
meditations .. some help me drift gently at lunchtime. A respite before I work again and some at night for sleep
Small phrase... big feeling..
Thank you 🙏❤️
@@pauldncn1 you’re so welcome and I’m going to keep hunting for that wand! ✨
@@carolinemccready ❤️
thank you Caroline me and my partner love your videos
That’s great to hear, you’re both so welcome :)
Perfect volume.
So relaxing and pleasant, I had a deep sleep after doing your meditation. Really grateful to you
Very relaxing. Beautiful job ❤️
Thank you... I love you ☺️
This is wonderful! It’s worked both times I’ve used it so far! And I have insomnia and other health challenges.
That's wonderful to hear Ant, I'm so glad it's helpful
@@carolinemccready yes! I haven’t found anything that has helped except your video! Thank you!🙏
@@1Antied77 you’re so welcome
Love it.
New subscriber as I’m nearly asleep from your voice -
Good night from west coast Canada .
A big welcome to the channel, thanks for subscribing and wishing you happy sleeps
I love getting my notifications that you've released another video. I've listened to your sleeping meditations many times in the last year and this one doesn't disappoint . I always hit lala land before I'm half way through. It's a lovely way to end the day. Thanks once again :)
I'm so glad @LalaCat D! You're so welcome and very glad they work for you!
Completely supported by the surface beneath you
I love this thank you.
I'm so glad you enjoy it, you're very welcome
@@carolinemccready
I listen to this every night, you have a beautiful voice. Only one that helps me...
Very good
It works ❤ thanks
That's great to hear, you're so welcome
Thank you for helping me sleep. Fell asleep to this last night ❤️
I'm so glad to hear that Fae, you're very welcome
Thank you 🙏❤LOVE and blessings 💖💫💖💫💖
You’re so welcome
Since finding this one, it’s definitely my favourite and part of my daily rituals. The choice of background sounds, the guidance, the tone. Thank you for giving us a perfect present 😴
That's so nice to hear it's a favourite for you, you're so welcome
Love Love Love to you!!!
I really wish you had just used the ocean sounds and your voice. I find music keeps me awake. This one started out promising, but I had to stop it when the music started. Those high notes are not relaxing.
Hi Marshelle, you might prefer this video. It's a sleep meditation with ocean waves and no music czcams.com/video/22yn074Piz8/video.html
Thanks!
Thank you Carl! That’s really kind of you
Thanks Caroline. This meditation is very helpful to me.
I'm so glad to hear that, you're very welcome @Ban Hin Leong
woke up with my headphones still on very comfy and cosy 🥰 must have worked! haha
dunno how i managed to pause it at 38m but 😄 rolled over? haha x
Thank you.
You're very welcome
This is a favorite of mine especially for the background soundtrack
Thank You! Peace..❤️
You're very welcome @dansamedvergar! I hope you enjoy it
@@carolinemccready yes I enjoy. You have a good heart 🙏🏼❤️
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Need a very strong sleep meditation video to knock me out. I haven't been able to tell asleep due to anxiety and insomnia. :( Been feeling intense tension in my temples and having a hard time getting them to relax. And my eyes won't shut off. Might need a hypnosis video to knock me out. :( I'll try this. Wish me luck. :)
Hi Caroline. I hope you had a good Christmas I want to wise you all the best for new year. Really enjoyed your content. Thanks
Thank you Dale I hope you had a good Christmas too and wishing you happy new Year. I’ll be posting a short video tomorrow :)
Many thanks and blessings on your work. You helped me tremendously to relax and sleep peacefully last night!
Ahhhh coming back to a favorite.
Beautiful voice
very well done! good night
Peaceful
Just WOW!!!!