Podcast
How To Fall Asleep Fast
How to Fall Asleep Fast is a podcast, backed by science, to inspire sleep. This series offers three types of songs: ambient music, nature sounds and binaural beats. This music is associated with lowering cortisol levels and helps you relax. Created by Amanda Cupido and Boris Kurtzman – creative partners who have had their award-winning audio creations played from stages, festivals and radio stations around the world.
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- Leisure chart
- #176
- Episodes
- 31
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr
- On air since
- 2024
- Latest episode
- 2 months ago
Episodes
31 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 1 min
Binaural Beats ::: Shapes and Shadows
Season 3, Episode 9
Show notes
In this episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast, Amanda Cupido provides a brief meditation calling you to allow yourself to rest in the space between thoughts. It's paired with a soundtrack created by Boris Kurtzman. The track features ambient music with binaural beats at delta frequencies, which influence brainwave states to help you go into a deep sleep.
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1 hr
Nature Sounds ::: Winter Walk
Season 3, Episode 8
Show notes
In this episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast, you'll hear a song composed by Boris Kurtzman called Winter Walk that includes ambient music along with gentle footsteps in the snow. Amanda Cupido provides a brief meditation that invites listeners to settle into the quiet of a peaceful, snowy day. Despite the cold, you are bundled and warm.
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1 hr 1 min
Ambient Music ::: Midsummer Dream
Season 3, Episode 7
Show notes
In this episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast Amanda Cupido provides a meditation calling you to imagine yourself lying in the grass at dusk, watching the stars appear. It's over the backdrop of a song created by Boris Kurtzman called Midsummer Dream.
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59 min
Binaural Beats ::: Sailing Through Time
Season 3, Episode 6
Show notes
This episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast features an original song by Boris Kurtzman called Sailing Through Time. Host, Amanda Cupido, does a brief meditation inviting you to choose peace... a peace that is reminiscent of a sailboat in the middle of a wide ocean, surrounded by an endless tranquility and calm.
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1 hr
Nature Sounds ::: Waterfall
Season 3, Episode 5
Show notes
This episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast features an original composition by Boris Kurtzman and a meditation by host, Amanda Cupido. The music puts you in a quiet jungle, in front of a waterfall. Just like the waterfall, you are an extension of the earth. Let yourself be gently held in this secluded space, with nothing to do and nowhere else to be.
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1 hr
Ambient Music ::: Lullaby
Season 3, Episode 4
Show notes
This episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast features the original composition of the song Lullaby, by Boris Kurtzman and a brief meditation from Amanda Cupido. Tune into the soft notes, wrapping around you with a quiet comfort.
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1 hr
Binaural Beats ::: Trans Lunar Injection
Season 3, Episode 3
Show notes
In this episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast you'll hear a song composed by Boris Kurtzman called Trans Lunar Injection. It was inspired by the recent Artemis II space launch. The music also includes binaural beats, which are scientifically proven to help you to relax and call in sleep. Host Amanda Cupido also offers a starry meditation.
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56 min
Nature Sounds ::: Summer Meadow
Season 1, Episode 2
Show notes
This episode of How to Fall Asleep Fast features ambient music layered with nature sounds to help you sleep. The song is an original composition from Boris Kurtzman. It also includes a brief meditation from host, Amanda Cupido. Let your thoughts drift like tall grass swaying, coming and going without resistance.
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1 hr
Ambient Music ::: On The Horizon
Season 3, Episode 1
Show notes
Welcome to Season 3 of How to Fall Asleep Fast, a podcast the offers dreamy music to inspire sleep. On this episode, the opening meditation is voiced by Erika Casupanan, the 41st of the gameshow Survivor and is the host of the podcast Happy to See Me (also on The Sonar Network). You can learn more about Erika by visiting her website https://www.erikacasupanan.com/
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1 hr
Meditation ::: Forena
Season 2, Episode 7
Show notes
In this bonus episode, Amanda Cupido provides an extended meditation on top of the backdrop of an ambient music composition by Boris Kurtzman. The meditation will focus on grounding and mindful breathing.
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1 hr
Binaural Beats ::: Alone in a Snowy Field
Season 2, Episode 6
Show notes
This features binaural beats and works best with headphones or earbuds. The frequencies layered under the music are delta waves and help slow your mind and relax your nervous system, preparing for deep sleep. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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1 hr 5 min
Nature Sounds ::: Spring Mountain Creek
Season 2, Episode 5
Show notes
This features ambient music with nature sounds. Specifically water. Did you know, our brains interpret flowing water as a non-threatening sound? It creates a soothing “pink noise,” which helps reduce brain wave activity. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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59 min
Ambient Music ::: Apophis
Season 2, Episode 4
Show notes
This song is named after an asteroid that will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. The music features ambient music, which is know for its gentle and serene sounds. We invite you to sink into your bed or whatever space you’ve created as your nest for rest. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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59 min
Binaural Beats ::: Lapis Lazuli
Season 2, Episode 3
Show notes
This song is named after a deep-blue metamorphic rock that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. This episode features binaural beats and works best with headphones or earbuds. The frequencies under the music bring your brain waves into a theta state. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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57 min
Nature Sounds ::: Enchanted Forest
Season 2, Episode 2
Show notes
This features ambient music with nature sounds. Specifically wind blowing through the trees. These sounds are proven to help relax your nervous system and help you fall asleep fast. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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1 hr
Ambient Music ::: Watercolours
Season 2, Episode 1
Show notes
This song features ambient music, which is know for its gentle and serene sounds. The notes and harmonies create a soothing landscape. Hosted by Amanda Cupido. Music composed by Boris Kurtzman.
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58 min
Meditation ::: Symmetry Bonus
Show notes
In this bonus episode, Amanda Cupido provides a 10-minute meditation on top of the backdrop of an ambient music composition by Boris Kurtzman. The meditation will prompt for deep breathing, relaxation and sweet dreams.
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31 min
Check out On a Dark, Cold Night Bonus
Show notes
Sometimes it’s hard to find new podcasts that you like — so we’re sharing this episode as a one-off sampler. On a Dark, Cold, Night features different stories that range from the gothic and melancholic to the existential and ethereal, and are all told in a soothing tone to help you drift to sleep. Each story is an original, written and performed by Kristen Zaza, who also writes and produces music for every episode.
If you like it, feel free to add On a Dark, Cold Night to your evening playlist.
https://www.kristenzaza.com/podcast
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1 hr 1 min
Binaural Beats ::: The Summit
Season 1, Episode 12
Show notes
In the final episode of the season, Boris Kurtzman composes a song that invited you to imagine yourself at the top of a mountain. In this moment of solitude, allow this to be a space of gratitude, where the climb itself becomes as meaningful as the view.
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1 hr
Nature Sounds ::: Lazy River
Season 1, Episode 11
Show notes
This episode features a song with nature sounds -- specifically a babbling river. Imagine yourself drifting along and becoming one with the river's slow, rhythmic flow. Need a soundtrack to help you fall asleep fast? This might be just the one.
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