I struggle sometimes to get to sleep and often use a sleep guided meditation which has been very successful. However with the disconnect from all devices and unplug do you think I have to stop using online guided meditation?

I think you should keep using the online meditation if it’s helping you sleep. Follow the spirit of the law, not the letter! If the point is to give you better sleep which leads to a more rested mind and productive day, then you’re better served to use the online tools. Sometimes I do that as well… I just make sure my phone is set to "do not disturb" and silence all notifications then only use the meditation tool and nothing else. This app has great ideas but you can and should adapt it to your own specific needs, and sleep is one of those needs! 🙂

I have a similar issue, having a guided meditation helps me fall asleep. I don’t think you have stop using it as long as it doesn’t cause you to use phone for other purposes.

I would say no, because this is helping you sleep, which is the most important thing. However, in order to follow the disconnection from all devices, is there any way you could download the guided meditation so you don’t actually use the internet? That way, it’s still technically like you are disconnecting.

I think if the sleep guided meditation helps one to sleep than it’s well worth the exception of keeping it on although the goal is to turn off all electronics. My mind doesn’t turn off just yet with complete silence so I need to hear something in order to doze off.

If you have been using online meditation to help you sleep for a while I belive that you know exactly what to do, you can guide your self to sleep, with your unconscious remembrance of what you have heard before, I believe the best you can do, is to jump in to it, believe that you can guide your self to medital sleep. Also meditate during the day, this will help your neurons connect in a way that will make you able to fall into a meditative state faster, thus fall asleep faster at night ❤️

Have tried both ways. With and without online meditation. Online meditation/ relaxation helps. Am thinking I don’t need a reminder to unplug and will now take off list.

First of all there are some apps which give the opportunity to meditate offline. Than you can disconnect and have meditation in your device’s memory.

I think the intent behind disconnecting from our devices is to not get pulled in to some visual or mental activity that keeps us up, and also not to take in blue light, which can also keep us up. Your meditation does neither of these things, so keep doing it. Just don’t look at your phone while doing it and put your phone away right afterward.

If the app DOES help you, I don’t think there’s any reason to quit. But if you’re looking for a way to not use the app (for what ever reason), I think that there’s many factors contributing to it as well. Caffeine use to be my problem, if I have coffee after 6pm I couldn’t sleep until almost 2am. What you do before bed is also important. Stressful activities or things that require a lot of your mental energy could also stick in your mind at night. Try to avoid those things. And the last thing I could think of is your sleep cycle. What time do you wake up? Try to get up early if you don’t get enough sleep, do so anyway. You’re going to be so tired the next day make it easier to fall asleep and try to stick with getting up early. Exercise during the day and meditation before bed is helpful for me too. I hope this helps!

There is a lot to consider. 1st, what is the underlying cause of your lack of sleep? It needs to be addressed as it affects your health in a detrimental way. For me, it made sense to utilize a program that can lull me cozily off to sleepland and was approved and even used by my physician. But, I also use this one not only during the day but also at night if I’m still awake after trying one of my other apps or programs. The best thing I do though is meditate and do Yoga with my German Shepherd.