Why Play Helps You Sleep ✨ Wednesday Wisdom with Karissa Vacker

Why Play Helps You Sleep ✨ Wednesday Wisdom with Karissa Vacker

Author: Sleepiest: Meditation for Sleep Podcast September 30, 2026 Duration: 5:44
In this week’s Wednesday Wisdom, Karissa reflects on the value of play and how bringing more lightness into the day can ease some of the pressure we carry into bed. A reminder that rest can feel easier when life leaves a little more room for joy. For the full meditation inspired by this reflection, search “Play For Better Sleep - Sleep Wave”. 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. Upgrade via our show page on Apple, or via this link for all other players ➡️ https://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a review ⭐️ How are we doing with Sleep Wave? Click here to let us know 🙌 Let's get social! Follow us on Instagram 💜 How does Sleep Wave work? 💤 This show is for any one who struggles to fall asleep, or wakes up in the night. 😴 Powerful Sleep Meditations and Relaxing Bedtime Stories help you fall asleep easily. 😌 Episodes begin with calming intros to take you away from any anxious thoughts and prepare you for your wind down. Subscribe today, and next time you're ready to get sleepy, jump into bed, press play, and get sleepy, fast. Looking for the brands I mention on the show? You’ll find all the latest sponsor links and offers right here:⁠ https://lnk.to/sleepwave ⁠💜 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week, Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories offers a quiet harbor from the day's noise, designed to guide you gently into rest. Hosted by the award-winning voice and meditation guide Karissa Vacker, this podcast delivers a consistent, calming rhythm with a new guided sleep meditation and a soothing sleepy story in every episode. Karissa's skillful narration and mindful pacing are central to the experience, helping to quiet a busy mind and ease the body toward sleep. The content from Sleepiest: Meditation for Sleep Podcast focuses purely on creating a soundscape for relaxation, making it a practical tool for anyone looking to improve their nightly routine. For those who find regular use essential, a Premium membership unlocks an extensive library of over one hundred additional episodes and removes all advertisements for uninterrupted listening. This health and fitness podcast understands that true rest is a necessity, not a luxury, and each episode is crafted with that single purpose in mind. It’s a dedicated space where the only goal is to help you drift off peacefully, night after night.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories
Podcast Episodes
Getting Back To Sleep ✨ Wednesday Wisdom Mini Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:41
In this week’s Wednesday Wisdom, Karissa reflects on what to do when you wake in the night and can’t get back to sleep. Instead of fighting wakefulness, she explores how naming your worries, accepting the moment, and rem…
The Spring Fair ✨ Cozy Bedtime Story For Better Sleep [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:30
In tonight’s bedtime story with Karissa, we return to Upper Hexton for the village’s first Spring Fair. With cakes, dancing, handmade ducks, and a small mystery to solve, this cozy story celebrates community, friendship,…
How To Welcome Change ✨ Wednesday Wisdom Mini Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:44
In this week’s Wednesday Wisdom, Karissa reflects on the seasons of growth that ask us to become more than we thought we could be. From parenthood to life’s other big transitions, she explores the power of meeting change…
Cloud Gardening ✨ Cozy Bedtime Story with Karissa Vacker [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:41
In tonight’s bedtime story with Karissa, we follow Maude as she leaves city life behind for a quiet mountain cabin, where she discovers the shifting beauty of the clouds. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy…
Release Emotional Heaviness ✨ Sleep Meditation for Depression [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:15
In tonight’s sleep meditation with Karissa, we’re settling into a calming practice designed to help ease feelings of depression, heaviness, and emotional exhaustion. Through breath work and the image of a quiet fire bene…