Bedtime Mindfulness

Welcome to the Healthy Mindset App Podcast where host Mike Hartman, a performance coach and former professional athlete, brings his passion to help athletes and workplace athletes achieve their dreams and goals while being mindful of everything else in life. Mike also uses this platform to share his targeted assessment applications, Healthy Mindset Course meditation and goal setting technique for the athlete and workplace athlete we're glad you're here. Now let's dive headfirst into this episode of the Healthy Mindset App Podcast Podcast. Here's your host, Mike Hartman. To begin this meditation, please bring kind awareness to why you chose this topic. How your belly, chest and head each feel when you reflect on this topic the emotions that you can associate with these visceral feelings the positive or negative impact of any stories you believe in regarding this topic the fact that many others are feeling similarly about this topic as you how you might feel with increased awareness around this topic when you can apply increased mindfulness to this topic in your day to day life. Bedtime meditation. You may have woven mindfulness practice into your day, but as soon as you lie down in bed, you notice the mind beginning to race. As you settle down for the evening, the mind may not always read the situation accurately. With the stimuli of daily life over, the mind can seem louder than usual. This exercise can be used in these moments to help settle the mind and body. As you prepare for sleep, standing next to your bed, take a few deep breaths. Center yourself in the present moment, bringing your awareness to the body as it is right now. When you climb into bed, remain aware of what is occurring in the body. As you lie down, feel the body assume a resting position. Use the breath to bring mindfulness to the body and cultivate relaxation. As you breathe in, feel the lungs fill with air. When you exhale, feel the body soften into your mattress. Picture yourself falling deeper into the mattress as the body relaxes with each exhale, start a body scan at the top of the head, moving down the body to the toes. As your attention rests on each part, relax it and soften into the bed with every exhale. When you reach your toes, return to the body as a whole and the practice of breathing deeply continue softening. We're so glad you joined us for this episode of the Healthy Mindset App podcast with your host Mike Hartman. If you're enjoying the show, please feel free to rate, subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcast that helps others find the show and we greatly appreciate it. To dive deeper and learn more about the Healthy Mindset program or to get in touch with Mike, please Visit our website healthymindsetapp.com thanks again for listening, and we hope you'll join us again in the next episode of the Healthy Mindset app podcast. Until then, be well.