Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Take a Mindful Walk ✨ Short Daytime Meditation

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This gentle walking meditation is a perfect way to take a mindful moment, even if you don't have time to sit still. It's a time to move your body, che...

You Deserve Better Sleep ✨ Guided Meditation For Insomnia

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support to Karissa. https://sleep...

Why do we think we're not enough? ✨ Wednesday Wisdom

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Wednesday Wisdom from Karissa is all about confronting that inner voice that tells you you're not enough. To hear more on this topic, and prac...

A Mindful Malaysian Retreat ✨ Guided Meditation For Better Sleep

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to take a mindful retreat amongst the hills and jungles of Malaysia, where we can soak in the nat...

Sleep Wave Presents ✨ Breathe In, Let Go ✨ From Meditation For Anxiety

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight, we're bringing you a taster from the Meditation for Anxiety Podcast. Brought to you by the Women's Meditation Network, and host, Katie Krimit...

Body Scan for Letting Go of Worry ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to enjoy a luxurious, slow, body scan, that lets us drop into the present, and out of our busy...

Why Daily Meditation Changes Everything ✨ Wednesday Wisdom

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here's your Wednesday dose of wisdom from Karissa- her thoughts on negativity and meditation, and why you should commit to your practise even - or esp...

Sleep Wave Premium 🌊 Flash Sale Now On! ⭐️

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Redeem this offer ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support to Karissa. https://sleepwave.s...

Agatha's Untold Mysteries: The Wrong Book ✨ Relaxing Bedtime Story

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're going to visit the elegant Harrogate hotel where mystery writer, Agatha, seeks lodgings and a little ti...

Letting Sleep Come To You ✨ Guided Meditation For Insomnia

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be relaxing our bodies and opening our minds so that sleep can come easy- you might just fi...

Opening Up To Change ✨ Rewind Sleep Meditation

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy this bonus episode, brought out from the Sleep Wave Premium back catalog. For more like this, join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjo...

Yogic Relaxation ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation for Insomnia

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to reset our nervous systems and let our worries float away as we relax into yogic visualisati...

Letting Go of Struggle ✨ Abundance Meditation For Sleep

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight’s sleep meditation with Karissa, we’re going to gently practice letting go - so we can create space for abundance to come in. For many ...

Under African Skies ✨ Travel Story For Better Sleep

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're heading to South Africa, joining a couple as they drive out into the Kalahari desert, and spend a night...

Deep Restful Sleep ✨ Soothing Meditation for Insomnia

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be seeking our best-ever sleep. When you get that life-changing rest, that has you waking u...

Be Happy ✨ Relaxing Guided Meditation For Sleep

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're focussing on a simple goal: Just being happy. Contentment comes from inside, so we're going to work ...

Spring Cleaning for the Soul ✨ Guided Meditation for Sleep

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be applying the concept of spring cleaning to our own psyche, leaning into the rejuvenating...

The Story Of Dolly Parton ✨ Relaxing Biography for Insomnia

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're going to be relaxing into the story of the fascinating life of Dolly Parton, from humble beginnings in ...

Finding Contentment Through Gratitude ✨ Sleep Meditation

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to practice gratitude, and meditate on how to live our lives with a glass half full, finding c...

A Cozy Campervan in Rainy Ireland ✨ Relaxing Sleep Story

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's gentle bedtime story with Karissa, we're getting comfy and cozy in a gorgeous campervan, traversing the Irish countryside. When it starts...

A Cozy Snow Day ✨ Relaxing Sleep Story

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be enjoying a sweet bedtime story that wraps us in that surprise relaxation brought about b...

Pranayama ✨ Soothing Sleep Meditation with Breathwork

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to get sleepy, fast, with calming breathing exercises designed to reset your nervous system, a...

Relaxing Breathwork For Deep Sleep ✨ Guided Meditation

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is designed to send you to sleep fast, and keep you sleeping longer. The secret? Breathwork. With these relaxi...

A Husky Sled Ride ✨ Soothing Sleep Meditation

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's relaxing Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going on a slow husky sled ride, through snowy landscapes dotted with pine trees, towards a...

Dopamine Detox ✨ Guided Meditation for Better Sleep

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be meditating on how to be mindful and calm in a busy modern world. It's important to recal...

The Lost Lyrics ✨ Soothing Story for Better Sleep

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Bedtime Story with Karissa, we're going to join country singer Bonnie Ray in an early chapter of her new life- off stage. Though a little...

Get Sleepy by Firelight ✨ Rewind Sleep Meditation

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Rewind Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we'll be putting ourselves into a place of quiet, where there's no electricity buzzing or devices d...

The Power Of Positive Expectation ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're practising positive expectation, expecting good things to flow our way this year. When you open up t...

Slowing Time to Change the Tide ✨ Soothing Sleep Meditation

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's guided Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be slowing down. Maybe you’ve been finding life a little chaotic recently. Maybe y...

Reflecting on the Winter Solstice ✨ Rewind Sleep Meditation

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's specially selected rewind Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be reflecting on the recent winter solstice and what that signifi...

Rediscovering Your Childhood Wonder ✨ Rewind Sleep Meditation

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's specially selected rewind meditation, we're unlocking a premium holiday treat - Rediscovering Your Childhood Wonder. In this episode, you...

Finding Your Hygge ✨ Calming Sleep Meditation

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to wrap ourselves up in Hygge, a danish term that celebrates all things cozy. We're going to f...

Fall Asleep Fast ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is simple. She's going to lull you quickly, and easily, into sleep, using meditation techniques and soothing s...

Amongst the Lavender Fields Chapter Two ✨ Calming Sleep Story

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're going back to the lavender fields of Tuscany, where Faye is settling into her new life at the guest hou...

Cultivating Positive Attitudes Around Sleep ✨ Guided Meditation

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're working on shifting our expectations around bedtime, so we can sleep better. Our minds are wildly po...

Into The Heights ✨ Calming Guided Sleep Meditation

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to Rio de Janeiro, to climb up through Brazilian jungle, before hang gliding across Rio, looki...

Overcoming Resistance for Better Habits ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're working on that part of us that resists. That resists change, that resists making healthy choices, a...

Sleep Echoes: The Beach ✨ Getting Back to Sleep

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to dive into a Sleep Echo - a new a new style of episode in which a carefully designed story i...

Letting Go Of Anxiety ✨ Guided Meditation for Better Sleep

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be practicing letting go of those worries and concerns that keep you awake at night. By res...

Healing Body Scan ✨ Guided Meditation for Better Sleep

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to relax, completely and fully, letting a sense of calm travel through every muscle in our bod...

Cozying Up Into Fall ✨ Guided Meditation for Better Sleep

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be soaking in the imagery of fall, enjoying the cool refreshing weather and the cozy, fire ...

Sleep Like A Baby ✨ Pregnancy Meditation For Falling Asleep

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is based on her own experience with pregnancy, allowing you to meditate your way to easy sleep. This soothing...

Guided Sleep Meditation for Inner Healing ✨ Fall Asleep Fast

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be taking some time to relax and heal as we drift off to sleep. Just relax into the words, ...

Acceptance ✨ Guided Meditation for Better Sleep

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we're going to be exploring acceptance as a way to see clearly and slow down your mind so you can rest deep...

Setting Intentions for Personal Growth ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're meditating on how setting intentions can help you sleep better at night and also open you up to new ...

The Velveteen Rabbit ✨ Sleepy Story to Soothe Anxiety

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're diving in to a nostalgic tale - the Velveteen rabbit, in which a stuffed toy goes on an adventure to fi...

Letting Go Of Past Regrets ✨ Body Scan with Relaxing Sounds

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're learning to let go of those negative feelings we hold about the past. Letting go of regrets is reall...

Love In First Class ✨ Relaxing Romance Bedtime Story For Sleep

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's sleep story with Karissa we'll be flying first class! When Samuel is bumped up from economy due to a good deed, he finds himself seated n...

Moroccan Desert Dreams ✨ Guided Nature Meditation

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's go on a visualisation journey to a wellness retreat, where we can just relax, amongst rolling desert and overlooking the azure sea. Join Sleep ...

Creating Your Dream Space ✨ Guided Meditation For Better Sleep

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be creating and holding a space for ourselves to dream, and sleep in peace, taking inspirat...

Beauty & The Enchanted Storybook ✨ Fairytale Romance Bedtime Story

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's bedtime story with Karissa, we're falling asleep to a gentle fairytale, inspired by Beauty & the Beast. Enjoy the romance and comfort of ...

Protecting Your Peace ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be protecting our peace, creating a safe place inside ourselves where we can just be quiet,...

Boost Your Mood Naturally ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is all about making you feel good. Because you deserve to feel good. You deserve a moment of rest that calms y...

Navigating Change ✨ Sleep Meditation to Calm Anxiety

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're talking change. There are few things harder in life than feeling out of control of a situation. Whe...

Unlocking Your Inner Potential ✨ Guided Meditation For Better Sleep

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to retreat into the sweetness of a deeply healing meditation to rest fully and unlock our inn...

Guided Meditation for Insomnia ✨ Fall Asleep Fast Tonight

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is about a common ailment- Insomnia. When insomnia strikes, sleep becomes just another thing to become stresse...

Relax into Life's Flow ✨ Guided Sleep Meditation

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to learn to relax into life's flow. It's natural to expect fluctuation from life - it ebbs and...

Empower Yourself ✨ Healing Guided Sleep Meditation

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're building mindful habits to avoid the pitfalls of self-sabotage and feel empowered, ready to believe ...

Celebrating Your Wins ✨ Sleep Meditation to Fall Asleep Fast

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be celebrating our wins. Acknowledging your successes, no matter how big or how small, allo...

Take It Easy For Better Sleep ✨ Sleep Meditation

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is devoted to the easiness that comes from finding a good space inside yourself and allowing your actions to f...

Improve Your Sleep Habits ✨ Sleep Meditation

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to focus on the beauty of starting small and the power of gentle, incremental progress. Embrac...

Trusting Your Decisions ✨ Sleep Meditation

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to bring peace to our hearts by trusting our decisions, and thereby trusting ourselves. Take...

Find Happiness in the Now ✨ Sleep Meditation

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa is dedicated to the present moment and, more importantly, you, as you are in the here and now. When you eng...

Find Harmony As You Sleep ✨ Sleep Meditation

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa is an invitation to let the rhythm, melody and harmony of your breath, mind and spirit align into a beautifu...

A Mental Vacation ✨ Sleep Meditation

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we’re going to embrace an “on holiday” mentality, using the power of our imagination to visualize our...

A Golden Light ✨ Sleep Meditation

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to go much deeper into visualization meditation, gently guiding both your breath and imaginat...

Letting Go Of Other's Opinions ✨ Sleep Meditation

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we invite you to fall asleep to the idea of living authentically. When we practice letting go of attachmen...

Affirmations For Self-Compassion ✨ Sleep Meditation

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to we are going to meditate on the beauty of self compassion and love as we drift off into a d...

From Dark To Light ✨ Sleep Meditation

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be contemplating the many lessons and gifts that deep life transitions may offer us. Altho...

Awakening In Spring ✨ Sleep Meditation For Earth Day

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's meditate tonight on the renewal of spring, and all that it means for us. It means rebirth, new energy, a chance to do all the things we we dream...

Manifesting Abundance ✨ Sleep Meditation

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to teach ourselves an attitude of abundance. Financial stress keeps a lot of us up at night...

Finding Joy In Hard Times ✨ Sleep Meditation

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're working on finding and accepting joy into our lives despite the circumstances we find ourselves in. ...

Getting Back In The Flow ✨ Sleep Meditation

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa will open up pathways of flow in your mind and body to help you rest deeply and restore your health and well...

Living For Joy ✨ Sleep Meditation

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to sink into the joy of the present moment, meditating not because we have to, but because it ...

Regulating Your Stress Response ✨ Sleep Meditation

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to focus on why we sometimes get stuck in fight or flight mode, and what we can do to gently,...

A Moment Of Self Care ✨ Sleep Meditation

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, let's take a dedicated moment of self-care. As we breathe and consciously release the tension and anxiety...

Confronting Your Inner Critic ✨ Sleep Meditation

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to confront that voice in our mind that tells us we're not good enough. We're going to bring m...

Learning Radical Acceptance ✨ Sleep Meditation

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to learn radical acceptance, becoming ok with our thoughts, feelings and circumstances, allowi...

Accessing Life's Simple Joys ✨ Sleep Meditation

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa revivifies the simple beauty of life, encouraging us to savour the joy of the small things as we drift off t...

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff ✨ Sleep Meditation

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to consciously practice letting go of stress in a deep way so that when we are going about our...

Embracing New Beginnings ✨ Sleep Meditation

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to drift off to sleep meditating on how it feels to begin again. This is an empowering and l...

Accessing Your Inner Strength ✨ Sleep Meditation

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we’re going to meditate on overcoming obstacles, listening to the waves of our breath as they soothe us ...

Get Sleepy with the Northern Lights ✨ Rewind Meditation

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Rewind Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to consciously let go of stress and immerse ourselves in the sweetness of quiet, throug...

A Sleepy Evening Stroll ✨ Rewind Meditation

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we’re going to visualize the steady sweetness of taking a long walk to wind us down from our day so that...

Get Sleepy by the Sea ✨ Rewind Meditation

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's specially selected rewind Sleep Meditation with Karissa we're going to get sleepy by the sea, listening to the waves gently come and go a...

Get Sleepy In The Great Smoky Mountains ✨ Rewind Meditation

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's specially selected winter rewind meditation with Karissa, we’re going to journey through the stunning Great Smoky Mountains as they cha...

Fill Yourself With Gratitude ✨ Sleep Meditation

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, let's say thank you for all the small moments of goodness in our lives. Savoring and intentionally enjoyin...

Relaxing Into Love ✨ Sleep Meditation

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to put down any stress, or worries, and put aside any self-criticism as we bask in the transfo...

The Present Is Precious ✨ Sleep Meditation

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we are going to practice surrendering our future focus so we can come into the wisdom of the present moment...

Embracing Wholeness ✨ Sleep Meditation

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we’re going to meditate on the perfection of the moment, no matter what's happening in our lives, as we ...

Making Time For What Matters ✨ Sleep Meditation

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we’re going to make ourselves a priority before bed and go into a deep meditation, so that we can fall in...

Calm Anxious Thoughts To Fall Asleep ✨ Sleep Meditation

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we are going to enjoy the sweetness and peace that comes when we give our thoughts space. This will hel...

Getting Comfortable With Impermanence ✨ Sleep Meditation

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, let's change our point of view. It's easy to lay at night, worrying about change- things that may affect y...

This Is Water ✨ Sleep Meditation

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s Sleep Meditation with Karissa, inspired by David Foster Wallace, explores the idea of expanding awareness to help us see what is hiding in...

Beginning Again ✨ Sleep Meditation

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s meditation is exploring what it’s like to come back to yourself. If this is your very first time meditating, or if it’s your two-thou...

Get Sleepy In The Moonlight ✨ Sleep Meditation

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we're going to meditate on the magical, mystical moon and all it gives us - light, peace, beauty, balance, ...

Making Room For Relaxation ✨ Sleep Meditation

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to give our self some space. Meditation can be such a sweet window into creating inner space,...

Safe & Sound ✨ Sleep Meditation

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa we're going to tap into a feeling of inner stability, which helps us to feel safe. Safe enough to really r...

Creating Space To Be ✨ Sleep Meditation

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to create a space where we can relax, and focus on just being here. We'll focus on our breath,...

Life is But A Dream ✨ Rewind Meditation

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In tonight's specially selected rewind episode, let's embark on a soothing visualisation, where we can honour the ever-changing nature of life as we f...