{"id":63258,"date":"2025-06-04T08:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/why-does-meditation-send-me-to-sleep-does-it-mean-that-my-mind-if-too-tired-to-cope-with-it\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:01:35","slug":"why-does-meditation-send-me-to-sleep-does-it-mean-that-my-mind-if-too-tired-to-cope-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/why-does-meditation-send-me-to-sleep-does-it-mean-that-my-mind-if-too-tired-to-cope-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does meditation send me to sleep? Does it mean that my mind if too tired to cope with it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Laura J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Sleepiness isn&#8217;t uncommon. It&#8217;s part of slowing down in our hectic lives. But with dedicated practice and the best focal point or anchor for YOU, the urge to fall asleep can fade away. Try starting with a 10 minute meditation and add 5 minutes every week.  That worked for me.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2714280211\"><div id=\"thefa-3526306977\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start living your best 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>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura J. Sleepiness isn&#8217;t uncommon. It&#8217;s part of slowing down in our hectic lives. 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