I still don’t know how the “Enchanted Moonlight Library” sleepcast episode ends. Which, I suppose, is the point. A sleepcast is exactly what it sounds like: a podcast intended to help you doze off.
Or, perhaps I have heard “the end” and never knew it; Headspace , the mental health app housing the audio content, slightly remixes its bedtime stories nightly so anxious sleepers like me can’t track time by memorizing the narrative. (Sneaky, but effective, I can confirm.) I began Headspace’s 18-session Finding Your Best Sleep course in April, seeking strategies to quiet my worry-prone mind and fall asleep more quickly.
The lessons, which include brief videos and guided meditations, are spread across three modules: Understand your sleep; Try something new; and Practice, practice, practice. For roughly 10 minutes a night for nearly three weeks, I embraced all the materials the program had to offer—even optional bonus videos that didn’t pertain to me, including ones on sleeping comfortably while pregnant and navigating shift work . This added perspective helped me triage my sleep habits and what I hoped to improve.
While not part of the course, the 45-minute-long sleepcasts are included with membership , along with other bedtime tools such as: Headspace costs $12.99/month with a weeklong free trial, or $5.83/month billed as $69.
99/year with a two-week free trial. Postsecondary students can join for 83 cents/month billed as $9.99/year.
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