06/09/2026
From Hay House
Because those final few minutes of the day often become the thoughts, emotions, and energy you carry with you into sleep: the conversation you keep replaying, the worry you did not have time to name, the mental clutter that suddenly gets louder once the room is quiet.
And what you focus on before sleep has a way of shaping how you feel when you wake up.
In Do This Before Bed, Oliver Niño shares four foundational practices designed to help you clear what you don’t want to carry into sleep and gently shift your focus before the day ends.
4 Things to Do Before Bed Tonight
1. Clear out the noise of the day
Before sleep, notice what you may have absorbed from other people, conversations, screens, or stressful moments. Imagine yourself releasing what does not belong to you.
2. Ask three better questions
Instead of ending the day by reviewing what went wrong, ask:
What am I grateful for?
What did I do right today?
What experience do I want to create tomorrow, and how do I want to feel?
3. Look for the higher meaning
If something disappointed or frustrated you today, ask: “What might this be making space for?”
You do not have to force a positive spin. Just open the possibility that the moment may not be the whole story.
4. Connect with the version of you who feels supported
Before drifting off, picture the version of yourself who feels calm, clear, loved, and steady. You do not have to visualize every detail. Just let your body remember that this version of you exists.
The goal is not to do bedtime “perfectly.” It’s to give your mind, body, and energy somewhere gentler to land.
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