Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Relax and fall asleep with Guided Sleep Meditation and Sleepy Stories, hosted by me Karissa Vacker, an award-winning voice and meditation guide. We'll bring you an original Sleep Meditation and Sleepy Story every week. Become a Premium member of Sleep Wave for access to over 100 bonus episodes and ad free listening via: https://sleepwave.supercast.com/ We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/Sleepwave for £100 sponsored credit.

Episodes

July 29, 2025 8 mins
This mini meditation is designed to be listened to on the way to work. Maybe you’re walking to work, riding the bus, or sitting on a train... Wherever you are — your commute is a great time to take a pause, and reset your nervous system, ready for your workday.  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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Lo...
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Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is a collaboration with The House Of Hormones, all about the hormonal rhythms women experience, those inner changes that can often lead us toward insomnia. This meditation is designed to relax you, and help you find that rest you need to feel your best, wherever you are in your journey. For more hormone health chat, and to join an inclusive, empowering community, check out ➡️ The House Of ...
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Today's Wednesday Wisdom from Karissa is all about dopamine, and how our modern world contributes to our anxiety and waning attention spans. To hear more on this topic, and practice a meditation that will help you start your journey, just search "Dopamine Detox - 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. https://sleepwave.sup...
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In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be opening up to the possibility that wonderful things might be coming our way. We'll be teaching ourselves that we're worthy of success, so that when opportunities flow our way, we're ready to take them. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ ...
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In tonight's Bedtime Story with Karissa, we're travelling to a small English town in the year 1926, where crime writer, Agatha, is enjoying some quiet time, away from her desk. Only, she soon finds herself wrapped up in a case, when she meets a woman in the old Turkish Baths wearing the wrong scarlet coat. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support t...
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Use this mini meditation in the mornings for a wake-up confidence boost, and face the day from a place of calm. When you start your day grounded, you'll find yourself thinking clearer, and seeing the world in a more positive way. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please...
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In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're joining a wedding photographer on the balcony of a hilltop apartment in Santorini, as he enjoys the views and reflects on all the different kinds of love he's captured in his photographs over the years. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sl...
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Join Sleep Wave Premium on Apple Podcasts, or https://sleepwave.supercast.com/ 💜 When you join Sleep Wave Premium in July, you’ll unlock a full bundle to support your sleep: ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and also a free gift – our brand new Self Care journal that pairs perfectly with your nightly practice. ✨ Whether you print it or use it on your tablet, the journal helps you check in with yourself - before or after you...
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Today's Wednesday Wisdom from Karissa is all about radical acceptance, and how to learn to love yourself, just because. To hear more on this topic, and practice a meditation that will help you quiet that voice, just search "Learning Radical Acceptance - 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. https://sleepwave.supercast.com...
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In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to a beautiful balcony in Santorini, where a wedding photographer unwinds, and reflects on his recent work, and the love that he sees everywhere. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a review...
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Use this mini meditation in moments of stress, to calm down and reconfigure, so you can continue your day, flowing from a place of calm. That way, a moment of peace is ready for you anytime you need it. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a revie...
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Tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa is about accessing relaxation when you don't feel like yourself. You may be looking for that rejuvenating sleep, but finding it hard to reach. We're here for you. Just listen to Karissa's voice, breathe, and bathe in these healing, soothing sounds, until you fall into an easy sleep. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show ...
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Today's Wednesday Wisdom from Karissa is all about change, and how not to let it overwhelm you. Change is a part of all of our journeys- so why fight it? To hear more on this topic, and practice a meditation that will help you quiet that voice, just search "Opening Up To Change - 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. ht...
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In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be enjoying a warm summery day at the seaside, enjoying the white sands and quaint towns that dot the Southern coast. Soon, we'll find ourselves so relaxed we'll fall into sleep. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast...
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Use this mini meditation in moments of stress, to calm down and anchor back into your body. That way, a moment of peace is ready for you anytime you need it. 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://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a review ⭐️ How are we doing with Sleep Wave? Click...
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In tonight's Sleep Meditation with Karissa, we're going to be letting go of that urge to compare ourselves to others. Everyone is on their own path, and when you finally make it to your destination and look back - you'll realise that on your journey, you were always exactly where you were supposed to be. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support to Ka...
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Today's Wednesday Wisdom from Karissa is all about feeling positive about what's to come- whatever awaits you. To hear more on this topic, and practice a meditation that will help you quiet that voice, just search "The Power Of Positive Expectation - 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.⁠ https://sleepwave.supercast.com/...
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In tonight's Bedtime Story with Karissa, we're heading to a little cafe tucked away in the whitewashed streets of a cornish fishing town, home to a horde of cats, and their owner, Jenny, who is beginning to be drawn deeper into the web of this cosy little community, and is starting to feel that she’s found her home. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your ...
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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, check in, and come home to yourself.  Wherever you may be. Whether it’s morning, lunchtime, or after a long day, this practice is here whenever you need to shake something off, or step into something new. Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus a...
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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://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...
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