Who knew there was such thing as a "Power Nap Meditation." I sure didn't... but I do now. I used this guided meditation yesterday, Feb 20th around 6 PM, before my staff meeting, as a personal reward to myself for getting work done earlier in the day. I was a little apprehensive about this 45 minute guided meditation, thinking it wouldn't work or concerned I wouldn't wake up in time, but it seemed to work. It was almost like hypnosis. The guide gets you to relax and follow her voice. There is background noise of crashing waves and in and out music. There is also a buzzing that I observed that occurs after her voice trails off for the first time. I wasn't sure I ever fell asleep fully or was just laying there listening, but I couldn't recall the middle part of the meditation, so I suppose I was "out" somewhat. I ended up coming back into waking consciousness right before she ended the guided meditation and prompted that reaction. I did feel energized and ready to go, which was nice. I was surprised by the results and interested to use it again in the future to see what results might come.
I did attempt this meditation again at 1:30 in the morning, with the intention of feeling energized and getting back to work to possibly pull an all-nighter. I completed the meditation, got up and put my laptop away and decided to go back to sleep, instead... so maybe it doesn't always work like that? It might be my mindset that stopped it from operating in the same manner or perhaps it was the time of day. Maybe a guided meditation can help with late afternoon sleepiness or lack of motivation but can't really make up for a lack of sleep in the middle of the night? I will be exploring this one again soon; I really enjoyed it.
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