ASMR Breath And Body 🧘‍♀️ Guided Sleep Meditation

Back with a new one my loves! Sweet dreams 🩷 This ASMR guided sleep meditation is an audio-only recording. To prevent any unexpected post-roll ads, you can set a sleep timer through your youtube video settings as shown in the intro clip. If you set the timer to 60 minutes, no ads will disturb you, as it will stop right before the video ends. This meditation includes a breathing exercise using physiological sighs to calm the nervous system and a body scan following the sensory and motor homunculi. Learn more 👇🏼 A physiological sigh is a breathing pattern of two inhales, followed by an extended exhale. It improves oxygen, activates our parasympathetic (calming) system, lowers our heart rate and stress hormones and can help reduce anxiety by changing interoceptive signaling. I like including ujjayi exhales, as the slight contraction in the throat stimulates the vagus nerve even more. The body scan: The sensory and motor homunculi are brain maps on the sensory cortex (for feeling) and motor cortex (for movement). it's kind of a body inside your brain! but very strange looking - google a picture of the humonculus if you want a little laugh (maybe not right before sleep lol). The proportions of the humonculus are based on the sensitivity of different areas of the body, so a large tongue, hands, feet etc. 'following' this motor-sensory cortex through a body scan is most often practiced in Yoga Nidra. When you “follow” or focus attention along this body map, you are essentially activating the brain’s sensory maps in an orderly, stable way. This stabilizes neural activity engages your parasympathetic and interoceptive circuits. I hope this gave a little insight as to what happens in the brain and body during this effortless, relaxing practice. Let me know if you'd like me to include this type of explanation in future descriptions! Thank you for being here and for your continuous support and trust. Sending you all my love, sweet dreams friend. ❀ Digital tip jar to support my work 💕   / asmrfleur   ❀ vlog channel:    / @studio-fleur   ❀ Business inquiries: [email protected] thank you for stopping by this online safe space! Please be kind to each other and keep the comment section appropriate :). You're welcome here any time ❤️. #asmr #asmrsounds #whispering #sleep #forsleep #sleepaid #relaxing #relax #mentalhealth #health #wellness #asmrfleur #safespace #comfort #cozy #chill #positive #positivity #community #meditation #sleepmeditation #guidedmeditation #guidedsleepmeditation #meditate #meditationforsleep #ocean #oceanwaves #pranayama #bodyscan #breathing #breathwork