Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove

Reset Your Rhythm - Help with the Winter Months & the Clock Change (Sleep Hypnosis)

October 25, 2026

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In the middle of a guided hypnosis, the narrator asks you to pluck petals from a bright yellow flower, counting backward from twenty as each one floats away in a breeze. By the time you reach one, the instruction is that your relaxation has doubled and redoubled. This is not decorative imagery—it is the mechanism by which the episode tries to reset your relationship with the season ahead. The episode, from the podcast Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove, is built around a single practical problem: the clocks going back, the nights drawing in, and the winter months that can knock sleep cycles and mood out of alignment. The central argument is that you can consciously re-pattern how you feel about this period—not by fighting the darkness, but by using deep relaxation and positive suggestion to re-sync your sleep and reframe the season as something beautiful rather than oppressive.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Sponsor Messages** - Host Chris Fitton introduces the episode, followed by sponsor ads for LinkedIn and Sierra, then returns to the show's purpose.
2 (03:27) **Guided Relaxation Induction** - Chris leads a breathing exercise and visualization to a "safe place" (beach or woods), counting down from ten to zero.
3 (08:06) **Deepening: The Meadow and Petal Visualization** - A countdown from 20 to 1, each number representing a petal plucked from a yellow flower, deepening relaxation.
4 (12:28) **Addressing Winter & Clock Change Challenges** - The hypnosis directly acknowledges seasonal struggles and reframes the coming darkness and cold.
5 (14:35) **Reframing Winter as Beautiful** - Negative associations with winter are replaced with vivid, positive imagery of nature's seasonal changes.
6 (16:20) **Winter as a Time for Connection and Self-Care** - The season is linked to holidays, rest, and meaningful time with loved ones and oneself.
7 (17:48) **Final Affirmations for Sleep & Positivity** - The session concludes with reinforcing the listener's control over their sleep and outlook.

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Guests on this episode

Christopher Fitton

Show Notes

Reset Your Rhythm - Help with the Winter Months & the Clock Change (Sleep Hypnosis). With relaxing fire sounds.

It is the time of year when the seasons start to shift, the clocks change, the nights are longer and the days are colder. This sleep hypnosis session will help you feel stress-free, positive, and happy about the winter months ahead. It is perfect for Seasonal Affective Disorder.

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