Have you ever found yourself tossing and turning in the middle of the night while going through a mental checklist of tasks for the following day? Or rethinking sent emails and completed projects? It can feel impossible to get your mind to stop working after you’ve physically stopped working, but the busier you are, the more important it is to take a moment for self-care. It’s time to invest in your relationship with yourself to step into each day feeling rested, relaxed and ready to take on the world.
Headspace has officially entered the chat with tools for meditation, breathwork, and our favorite bedtime stories to help you sleep. Trying to improve your sleep or start a meditation practice can sound like a job in itself, but with Headspace, you can make your self-care rituals as accessible as your social media feed.
Headspace is the app for anyone who is curious about meditation or calming their mind for sleep but has no idea where to start. With a variety of tools and exercises for you to choose from, Headspace allows you to choose your journey to a more relaxed state of mind. To help you get started with your mindfulness and sleep journey, check out our insider guide to starting your practice on Headspace.
How To Start A Mindfulness Practice
While people tend to use the words “meditation” and “mindfulness” interchangeably, they’re not quite the same. Let’s break it down.
Mindfulness is a mental state of deep relaxation created through exercises, including meditation and sleep audios. Mediation, however, is the practice of bringing awareness to the present moment by observing your thoughts. Think of mindfulness as the destination and meditation as one of the forms of transportation you can use to get to the destination. But if meditation is not your thing, don’t worry, Headspace has several other exercises to help you develop a customized mindfulness practice.
Upgrade Your Beauty Sleep
Sleepcast is a series of bedtime stories designed to help you get a quality night’s sleep. By turning on any of the sleepcast stories before going to bed, you can fall asleep and stay asleep for a refreshing night of rest. Our favorite new addition is sleepcast stories by John Legend, where you can doze off to the voice of an EGOT and wake up feeling like a superstar. Considering how much we dance, smile, and sing to his music as self-care, we have a feeling that John Legend’s sleepcast will quickly become a bedtime favorite.
What Are You Waiting For?
Spending more time for your self-love is the most worthwhile investment to make sure you can bring your best self to your job, family, friends, and community.
Get started by downloading the Headspace app on your phone.
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Browse the app for exercises that fit your time schedule and your desired goal (i.e., sound sleep, general anxiety relief, starting a meditation practice) to create a customized mindfulness practice – like falling asleep to your favorite sleepcast story by John Legend.
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Start an accountability group with your friends to help keep each other motivated.
Whether you’re just getting started or are already deep into your mindfulness journey, Headspace can make your self-care practice feel like the easiest part of your day. Plus, where else can you improve your health by listening to bedtime stories told by the dreamy voice of the one and only John Legend? Head to Headspace to get started.
This editorial is brought to you in partnership with Headspace.