How sleepcasts helped me tackle insomnia

It's 4 a.m. again and I'm wandering around a marina, being introduced to a bunch of local cats by name.

Each one has a boat and a backstory, and I'm meeting them all thanks to the most low-key, soothing voice possible. Having encountered the self-indulgent Ginger, grand Saba, and tiny Bebe, I finally, finally nod off to sleep. It's been a while.

This is just one of the many bedtime audio journeys I took to help conquer a bout of insomnia after moving countries. It's called a "sleepcast" a kind of sleep meditation-podcast hybrid launched by mindfulness app Headspace in 2018. They're not the first to do it, but they truly nailed it. Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/sleep-meditation/
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