{"id":16511,"date":"2019-09-12T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/when-meditating-late-at-night-what-do-you-do-to-not-fall-sleep\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:57:32","slug":"when-meditating-late-at-night-what-do-you-do-to-not-fall-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/when-meditating-late-at-night-what-do-you-do-to-not-fall-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"When meditating late at night, what do you do to not fall sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Joy O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I let it flow naturally. I don\u2019t force myself to stay awake. If I fall asleep, I let it go. But usually I stay awake because I meditate in a sitting position. Best regards! \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3506093867\"><div id=\"thefa-1978631205\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Take control of your life<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Carl O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">To not fall asleep, i would sit on my bed and have my legs barely hanging off the bed, from the knees. Sometimes I&#39;ll sit in a chair rather than somewhere too comfy, that way I don&#39;t fall asleep.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tristan U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually leave a small light like a lamp on and keep my eyes open the slightest bit so that my brain doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s time for bed just yet<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Allie R.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I don\u2019t try not to fall asleep . When I meditate late at night the point for me is to fall asleep. When I\u2019m meditating during the day I sit up where there is no backing to make sure I can\u2019t lean on anything and fall asleep<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hermenegildo P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well, instead of lying down, I rather choose to sit and cross my legs, position my hands in a prayer mode and then just stay focused. Alone with my thoughts and fall in deep breath,to relax my mind and also free the body of any form of stress and tiredness&#8230; <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ryan Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Meditate sitting upright, and stay focused on sensations like sounds and the feel of the bed or chair underneath me. Unless I\u2019m doing a meditation for falling asleep. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Elmides C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I make sure I\u2019m sitting up right and make sure my awareness is focused.. it\u2019s easier for me when you start understanding the brain and how your awareness works. You have a system in your brain called the reticular activating system&#8230; it allows you to focus on one thing at a time&#8230; it\u2019s a fallacy that we are good at \u201cmultitasking\u201d it\u2019s because of the RAS that makes this false. If you\u2019re focused specifically on one thing everything else around your goes blank. Remember this while meditating and understanding your awareness is going to help you tremendously! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Amber B.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Unless I\u2019m doing a nightly medication to purposely help me in sleeping, I try not to meditate laying down. Even if I am in bed, I sit up and really focus on what I\u2019m attempting to do and not let my mind wonder off (which is really hard!!) into sleeping territory. I sit up and focus <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Riley Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think a good tip would be to be focused on your body and surroundings enough that you recognize when you start to fall asleep, and then change something. Move to a different position, maybe something a little uncomfortable, or change your breathing, speed it up a little, since most people\u2019s breathing  slows down as they fall asleep. Hope this was helpful<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Leidemere A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Fitst, don&#39;t make the mistake of meditating in bed.  Meditate on a cushion or in a chair.  Next, use a timer with multiple bells throughout the session such as the insight meditation timer app.  Third, keep bringing your attention back to the object of mindfulness and stay alert so that you can catch yourself when you are drifting towards sleep.  Mantra meditations or visualizations might akso be easier to stay awake for since they give your mind a task to do.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lylou T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">When I meditate late at night, I\u2019m winding down and give myself permission to fall asleep.  I meditate with the purpose of focus and getting a fresh start in the morning and after lunch.  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marga F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Honestly, I think if your meditating late at night, you should want to be falling asleep.   Getting the mind quiet so you get good rest.  If you don\u2019t want to fall asleep, then change your time of meditating rather than struggling to stay awake.  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Zilca Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Great question! Typically, I don\u2019t meditate at night. However it\u2019s apart of my morning routine. I use This app to take the time to be grateful, before bed. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Francis O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually meditate sitting straight up against the wall. It takes a little longer to relax and get comfortable, but it keeps me awake and focused while I meditate. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Gesa U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well this may not be a great answer for you, because I meditate to fall asleep. It relaxes me and makes me want to sleep, which I what I use it for because of my insomnia. However, to not fall asleep, you could sit in a yoga position or even keep yor eyes open with a light on. Hopefully that helped you.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mis P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I make sure the room is a little bit cooler than comfortable or I pull off some clothes. I lay a fleece next to me in case this strategy is &quot;too successful&quot;. If I still get touted using this strategy, then I accept I&#39;m too tired today and go to bed. Also I make sure to start meditating earlier  the next day.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Selma A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I let myself fall asleep. If I fall asleep to meditation,  I am obviously tired.<\/p>\n<p>So I listen to my body and let it happen.<\/p>\n<p>If possible if meditating to something I make sure it has an end orange timer so it goes off if I do fall asleep <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Caroline O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I just meditate for 10 minutes or so, or if and when I feel myself get tired and I&#39;m in a good place,I might just let myself drift off<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lily P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Nothing. If I fall asleep, I fall asleep. Sometimes it just can\u2019t be helped \ud83d\ude42. Morning meditation definitely helps with the sleeping issue. HTH. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Amir T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I stay completely focused on what I am concentrating on. I am motivated to stay awake because I want to be the best I possibly can be.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joy O. I let it flow naturally. I don\u2019t force myself to stay awake. If I fall asleep, I let it go. But usually I stay awake because I meditate in a sitting position. Best regards! \ud83d\ude42 Carl O. To not fall asleep, i would sit on my bed and have my legs barely hanging off the bed, from the knees. 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