How Your Body Is Set Up for Sleep

13 min

Tired and sleepy often get treated as the same thing, but the body knows the difference. Depletion is separated from the real signals of sleep: heavy eyelids, a nodding head, thoughts slipping out of reach. The practice stays quiet and unforced, letting the body keep its own clock.

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Becky Lane
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Becky Lane
Soft, warm, unhurried

Warm and clear, with an unhurried steadiness — a voice that settles a busy mind without ever rushing it.

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About this session

How Your Body Is Set Up for Sleep is a guided audio session from Salūs Rooms — part of the 21-day sleep collection, narrated by Becky Lane.

Salūs Rooms is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS, Android and web — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial.