Chibs Okereke Sleep Meditations

To everyone who’s picked up DRIFT since we launched, thank you.

For a long time now you’ve let me into your evenings through these meditations.
DRIFT was made to sit alongside them: a warm cup of cocoa, a few quiet minutes, and a chance to leave the day where it belongs.

We’re a small team, so every single order genuinely means a lot to us. Thank you for trusting us with a little part of your night.

If you’ve been curious and haven’t tried it yet, the code REST20 gives you 20% off at co-wellness.co

See you tonight 🌙
Chibs

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15 hours ago | [YT] | 195

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Woohoo!! It's sorted 🥳 The channel is back in the Partner Programme, and I have control over the adverts again! 🤩

Before anything else, thank you. I posted here last week because I wanted you to know what was going on, and I was overwhelmed by what came back. Well over a thousand comments. Kind words, support, offers of help. If you were one of them, thank you 💙

Their team watched the video, understood how I make the meditations, and that was that.

There's no apology in the email, I notice. There is a "thank you" for helping them improve their review process tho 😒 Switch off someone's income for a week, ask them to make a video explaining themselves, then thank them for the feedback. I suppose that's one way of running a review process.

And now the confession part…

The appeal came back the day I sent it… so obviously, I should have sent the appeal earlier. If I'm honest with myself, I was probably more stressed and angry than I allowed myself to believe. It took me 6 whole days to get round to recording and submitting the video.

The eternal optimist in me knew it would work out. It was a question of going through the process. And still, after about an hour of research, I numbed out and switched my brain off for 48 hours (lots of wine was involved last weekend), then procrastinated for a few more days.

What I didn't do was the thing I teach, which is sit with the discomfort. I bought myself a few days off from it instead. What I'm proud of tho is that I made progress. The pre-mindfulness me would have switched off for weeks, not days.

So here's the thing I keep coming back to. It always works out. And even when it doesn't, it's not worth worrying about. Knowing that and living it are two different things, which is why the wine got involved.

I wrote about how I handled the week, and how I'd handle it next time, in my newsletter. If you'd like to sign up for it, it's at chibs.co/newsletter

Once again, thank you all. I felt really supported, and it's made me even keener to keep making these meditations for you.

Chibs 💙

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1 week ago | [YT] | 3,361

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If you're lying in bed right now with your jaw clenched and your legs twitchy, even though your mind has already gone to bed, this one's for you.

https://youtu.be/JgoQAGNFJhU

Brand new… When Your Body Won't Stand Down | Vagus Nerve Sleep Meditation

For the nights your head is on the pillow and your body is still running the day.

A few long, slow breaths out send the message down the vagus nerve, then we visit the places that hold on longest: jaw, shoulders, chest, belly, hands and legs.

And then we walk through a house at the end of the night, switching the lights off one room at a time.

Which part of you is still awake tonight, even though your mind's gone to bed…?

Chibs 💙

And if the reason you're here is a day that asks so much of you that your body is still answering it at midnight, that's exactly what we work on in my small community. Courses, live calls, my full meditation library ad-free: www.skool.com/chibs/about💙

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 659

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YouTube has removed monetisation from my channel. I’m absolutely devastated, and I’m sorry to be the one bringing it, but I wanted you to hear it from me first.

For a lot of you, these meditations are part of your night, the thing you put on when your mind won’t settle. So here’s what’s happened, what it means for you, and what I’m doing about it.

The reason they’ve given is that the content is repetitive! I’m having to guess at the specifics, and my best guess is that the problem is the different versions I make for you.

Just so you know how I’ve been working: I post one brand new meditation every Monday, and then I do a version of an older one with a different background sound. If a lot of you say the nature sounds keep you awake, or you don’t like the music, I’ll do one with pink noise, or the other way round. Or I’d make a two-hour meditation, you’d ask for an overnight version, and I’d make that same meditation as an eight-hour one.

On top of that, most of the videos are a black screen, which is deliberate, because light is the last thing you need when you’re trying to sleep. I can see how, from the outside, that might look like the same thing over and over. To you and me, it’s what works to keep you asleep at night.

I know a lot of you rely on these meditations, some of you every single night, and I’m sorry this is happening. I’m putting my appeal together, which means sending YouTube a video explaining how I make these, and I’m doing everything I possibly can to put it right.

I’ll still upload a brand new meditation every Monday, but I won’t be doing the extra variations any more. Whatever happens, I’ll make sure you can still find the ones you use.

I’ve always tried really hard to keep ads from interrupting you mid-meditation. But while this is under review, YouTube can place its own ads on the videos, including in the middle of a meditation, and nobody can switch them off for me. If an ad interrupts you, please know that isn’t me, and I don’t earn a penny from YouTube until this is sorted out. I’ve begged YouTube directly to please not put adverts in the middle of the meditations while the appeal is in progress. I hope they listen.

Thank you for being here. If you feel like it, tell me in the comments which meditation has become part of your night, or what it’s helped you with. I’ll update you as soon as I know more 💙

1 week ago | [YT] | 5,883

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Lesson 1 of my live meditation course is next week.

It’s MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: eight weeks on Zoom, with me and a group. Lesson 1 is on Tuesday 27 October at 9am Sydney time. That’s Monday 26 October at 6pm in New York and 10pm in London.

If the time doesn’t suit you, the teaching and guided practices are recorded, so you can catch up when it does.

The details are here: chibs.co/mbsr

Chibs 💙

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 109

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Meditation helps you sleep. But what you do before the meditation matters just as much.

As a sleep guide and meditation teacher, I've been looking closely at the wind-down, the time between a busy day and the moment you close your eyes. If you carry the day's stress into a meditation, it can't work as well, and your sleep suffers for it.

So I created Co-Wellness, a company making products that work alongside my meditations to help you slow down, switch off and rest more deeply.

Our first product is DRIFT, a night-time cocoa drink designed to become part of your
evening ritual. It's a simple signal to your body and mind that the day is done.

The "Co" stands for company. Whatever you're moving through, you're not alone.

🌙 Shop DRIFT: co-wellness.co/
🎉 Use REST20 for 20% off your first order.
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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 183

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There's a nerve that runs from the base of your skull, down through your throat, your chest, and into your belly. Tonight we're going to follow it, slowly, all the way down into sleep.

https://youtu.be/FaNp1a_Y9ns

Brand new… Advanced Vagus Nerve Sleep Meditation | Your Best Sleep Ever

For the nights when you've done the breathing and the body scans, and your body still takes an hour to believe the day is over.

This one gives your nervous system one clear signal, then gets out of its way. A body that's practised coming down already knows the route.

The body scan follows the vagus nerve itself: base of the skull, jaw and throat, heart, ribs, belly. Then we let the weight go all the way through.

A) Body tired, mind still going
B) Wired and can't come down
C) Asleep fast, awake again at 3am
D) Just want to sleep the whole night through

Comment A, B, C or D…

Chibs 💙

And if the reason you're here is a day that kept your body on alert long after you'd stopped, that's exactly what we work on in my small community. Courses, live calls, my full meditation library ad-free, and a free 7-day trial: www.skool.com/chibs/about💙

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 266

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I’m teaching a live meditation course this October, and the first session is free.

It’s called MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It’s eight weeks on Zoom, with me and a group, and it’s the course I trained to teach at the Center for Mindfulness at UMass, where it began.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn to meditate on your own, as well as with my recordings, this is how.

The free intro is on Tuesday 20 October at 9am Sydney time. That’s Monday 19 October at 6pm in New York and 11pm in London. Come along, have a look, and decide after that.

The details are here: chibs.co/mbsr

Chibs 💙

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 549

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Take a moment to notice your jaw. If it's tight right now and you didn't clench it on purpose, that's stress still on duty.

https://youtu.be/l1fvkNcCBwk

Brand new… Sleep Meditation for Chronic Stress | Deep Healing & Recovery

For when stress stopped being a bad week a long time ago, and your body has forgotten what off feels like.

We let the breath slow on its own, move slowly from head to toe, and give your body the thing long-term stress keeps interrupting: a proper night of repair.

And there's a garden at the end of a long, dry summer, taking in a slow night of rain.

A) Tense
B) Worn down
C) On edge
D) Running on empty

Comment A, B, C or D…

Chibs 💙

And if the reason you're here is a life that hasn't let you off duty in months, that's exactly what we work on in my small community. Courses, live calls, my full meditation library ad-free, and a free 7-day trial: www.skool.com/chibs/about 💙

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 362

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I made this one for the nights when you do everything right… and you're still awake an hour later.

https://youtu.be/3emYgEewF1s

Brand new… Rapid Sleep Hypnosis | Fall Asleep in Minutes

For the nights when sleep feels like one more thing you have to make happen.

It takes the trying away, because trying is the one thing sleep can't get through.

The countdown is the last few minutes before sleep, and you're allowed to drop off at any number. Most people won't make it to one.

A) Doing everything right and still awake
B) Checking the clock and doing the maths
C) Body tired, eyes won't settle
D) Just want to be asleep already

Comment A, B, C or D…

Chibs 💙

And if the reason you're here is a day spent making everything happen through sheer effort, that's exactly what we work on in my small community. Courses, live calls, my full meditation library ad-free, and a free 7-day trial: www.skool.com/chibs/about 💙

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