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Sep 2025
6m 11s

How to Stay Awake in Meditation

Headspace Studios
About this episode
Sloth and torpor — fatigue, fogginess, or low energy — can pull us out of meditation and daily life. In this episode of Radio Headspace, Dora shares how curiosity, light adjustments, and compassion can transform tiredness into an opportunity to restore, reconnect, and reawaken to the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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