The Missing Link Between Deep Sleep and Divine Purpose
By Monica Le Baron
Post on September 20, 2025
Our ability to follow our divine purpose is directly linked to how well-rested we are. A sleep expert and yoga therapist offers wisdom.
These past two weeks have been highly stressful and frustrating for me. It has been hard to regulate my nervous system and get a good night’s sleep despite having an extensive yoga therapy practice and sleep coaching toolkit. And what’s been more alarming is that regardless of who I talk to, everyone seems to be in the same boat: trying to keep it together while feeling depleted and overwhelmed.
As a collective, we are grieving. Rapid change and uncertainty can have a negative impact on our health, emotional well-being, and quality of sleep. And to make matters worse, who do we turn to for support when we are all struggling in the same way?
In hard times, our beauty sleep and our spiritual connection to one another are more important than ever. Yet, it’s during hard times when they both tend to decline. This is because we are missing the link between deep sleep and divine purpose.
Insomnia: A Global Epidemic
Not being able to get a good night’s sleep is a common issue. Sadly, sleep problems plague up to 45 percent of the world’s population. This means that nearly half of your friends, family, or coworkers are silently battling sleep issues.
Sleep is crucial for maintaining good health, a high quality of life, and enough energy to fulfill your inner calling. If you’re having trouble sleeping, this might be a sign that you are holding unprocessed emotions, experiencing fear, or feeling a lack of control or doubt regarding your path.
The next time you are wide awake in bed, instead of feeling frustrated, ask yourself: What’s not in alignment in my life right now?
When working with my clients, I often notice their tendency to prioritize care for others at the expense of their own needs (sleep, personal care, and rest). They feel that they don’t deserve to take time for themselves and struggle to shake off the guilt of spending time, energy, or money on themselves, even though they rarely do.
Not being able to get a good night’s sleep is a common issue. Sadly, sleep problems plague up to 45 percent of the world’s population. This means that nearly half of your friends, family, or coworkers are silently battling sleep issues.
Sleep is crucial for maintaining good health, a high quality of life, and enough energy to fulfill your inner calling. If you’re having trouble sleeping, this might be a sign that you are holding unprocessed emotions, experiencing fear, or feeling a lack of control or doubt regarding your path.
The next time you are wide awake in bed, instead of feeling frustrated, ask yourself: What’s not in alignment in my life right now?
When working with my clients, I often notice their tendency to prioritize care for others at the expense of their own needs (sleep, personal care, and rest). They feel that they don’t deserve to take time for themselves and struggle to shake off the guilt of spending time, energy, or money on themselves, even though they rarely do.
Your Divine Purpose
When you feel content and that life flows easily, your thoughts, actions, and beliefs are likely in alignment.
Being in alignment with your divine purpose will look different for you in every state of your life. That’s why it’s so important to be connected and listen to the cues your body, mind, and soul are sending.
I see many people who are out of alignment with their souls’ desires, living instead in coulds and shoulds and trying to fulfill someone else’s destiny. They become depressed, anxious, resentful, and sick. I was one of those people.
In her book The Ambition Trap, Amina AlTai discusses something she calls the resentment line. Living below the resentment line means that your energy is either being drained or is nonexistent; that your efforts are coming at the cost of your joy and identity. This pattern urgently signals that it’s time to pause, recalibrate, or reset.
I was secretly resentful for years—at my partner, friends, family, and especially myself. For years, this resentment kept me depressed, sad, unmotivated, and deeply ashamed.
On the other hand, living above the resentment line, according to AlTai, can energize you and make you feel aligned with the things that matter to you. Only you know where this line is; you have to be honest with yourself and listen to your instincts, especially in turbulent times.
When you feel content and that life flows easily, your thoughts, actions, and beliefs are likely in alignment.
Being in alignment with your divine purpose will look different for you in every state of your life. That’s why it’s so important to be connected and listen to the cues your body, mind, and soul are sending.
I see many people who are out of alignment with their souls’ desires, living instead in coulds and shoulds and trying to fulfill someone else’s destiny. They become depressed, anxious, resentful, and sick. I was one of those people.
In her book The Ambition Trap, Amina AlTai discusses something she calls the resentment line. Living below the resentment line means that your energy is either being drained or is nonexistent; that your efforts are coming at the cost of your joy and identity. This pattern urgently signals that it’s time to pause, recalibrate, or reset.
I was secretly resentful for years—at my partner, friends, family, and especially myself. For years, this resentment kept me depressed, sad, unmotivated, and deeply ashamed.
On the other hand, living above the resentment line, according to AlTai, can energize you and make you feel aligned with the things that matter to you. Only you know where this line is; you have to be honest with yourself and listen to your instincts, especially in turbulent times.
The Missing Piece
There is an often overlooked link between struggling to get your beauty sleep and identifying a clear vision for your divine purpose. People take for granted the positive ripple effect of loving and nurturing the most important relationship they will ever have, a relationship that needs to be prioritized, cultivated, and polished: a relationship with themselves.
You can be deeply devoted and connected to your higher power, but if you don’t love yourself, you will never be able to take action toward your divine purpose. You won’t dare set boundaries to protect your energy, sleep, and well-being. You will always confuse self-sacrifice with being in service.
You can practice yoga, pray, and finish the stress cycle every day, but if you don’t have a healthy relationship with yourself, deep down you will feel numb, empty, and “not enough.”
Self-love requires courage to prioritize your sleep—to nurture, love, and honor your feelings and needs. The only person who can give you that love and attention is yourself.
After working with my clients for a period of time, I begin to hear them say that “they’re nicer to themselves”—and, naturally, they get deeper sleep and look younger and happier. They come to me in search of better sleep, and they leave with so much more, including a healthier relationship with themselves.
I remember when I used to weep every time I saw myself in the mirror. I didn’t like the person I had become. Crying all the time, feeling sorry for herself, and being in physical and emotional pain.
I knew something needed to change, so I started small. I began accepting compliments, going on self-love dates, and mustering up the courage to go to therapy to help with my insomnia, anxiety, and depression.
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I don’t need perfect health or a perfect life to enjoy myself. I just need to be consistent and take care of myself first to be able to help others. Ten years later, I’ve never felt so in love with myself. I’m happy, healthy, and proud of the healing work I’ve done.
There is an often overlooked link between struggling to get your beauty sleep and identifying a clear vision for your divine purpose. People take for granted the positive ripple effect of loving and nurturing the most important relationship they will ever have, a relationship that needs to be prioritized, cultivated, and polished: a relationship with themselves.
You can be deeply devoted and connected to your higher power, but if you don’t love yourself, you will never be able to take action toward your divine purpose. You won’t dare set boundaries to protect your energy, sleep, and well-being. You will always confuse self-sacrifice with being in service.
You can practice yoga, pray, and finish the stress cycle every day, but if you don’t have a healthy relationship with yourself, deep down you will feel numb, empty, and “not enough.”
Self-love requires courage to prioritize your sleep—to nurture, love, and honor your feelings and needs. The only person who can give you that love and attention is yourself.
After working with my clients for a period of time, I begin to hear them say that “they’re nicer to themselves”—and, naturally, they get deeper sleep and look younger and happier. They come to me in search of better sleep, and they leave with so much more, including a healthier relationship with themselves.
I remember when I used to weep every time I saw myself in the mirror. I didn’t like the person I had become. Crying all the time, feeling sorry for herself, and being in physical and emotional pain.
I knew something needed to change, so I started small. I began accepting compliments, going on self-love dates, and mustering up the courage to go to therapy to help with my insomnia, anxiety, and depression.
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I don’t need perfect health or a perfect life to enjoy myself. I just need to be consistent and take care of myself first to be able to help others. Ten years later, I’ve never felt so in love with myself. I’m happy, healthy, and proud of the healing work I’ve done.
Your Journey, Your Compass
You are one of a kind—a living miracle. If you wake up in the middle of the night and you’re breathing, you have so much to be grateful for. Allow yourself to live your divine purpose as a joyful journey and not as a painful sacrifice.
Allow your self-love and inner guidance to be your compass—the deepest, purest, and most sacred guidance. This is how deep sleep comes easily. Not because it is earned, but because it is your birthright.
As I finish writing this article, I’m in my hotel room listening to the waves of the ocean. Even though I’m having the worst menstrual cramps I’ve had in years, my heart is full of gratitude because I took five days to relax, reconnect with my inner purpose, and go for sunrise walks alongside the most beautiful beach in the world.
If I hadn’t listened to my soul’s calling for “vitamin sea,” I wouldn’t have bought my flights, booked a hotel, or invited a friend to join me. I would have been frustrated in my apartment instead of enjoying this view.
I know that taking time off to travel to your favorite spot is not possible for everyone. But when you love yourself so much that you make yourself a priority, things fall into place in the most miraculous ways.
Trust your process, and love yourself a little extra today.
Monica Le Baron
You are one of a kind—a living miracle. If you wake up in the middle of the night and you’re breathing, you have so much to be grateful for. Allow yourself to live your divine purpose as a joyful journey and not as a painful sacrifice.
Allow your self-love and inner guidance to be your compass—the deepest, purest, and most sacred guidance. This is how deep sleep comes easily. Not because it is earned, but because it is your birthright.
As I finish writing this article, I’m in my hotel room listening to the waves of the ocean. Even though I’m having the worst menstrual cramps I’ve had in years, my heart is full of gratitude because I took five days to relax, reconnect with my inner purpose, and go for sunrise walks alongside the most beautiful beach in the world.
If I hadn’t listened to my soul’s calling for “vitamin sea,” I wouldn’t have bought my flights, booked a hotel, or invited a friend to join me. I would have been frustrated in my apartment instead of enjoying this view.
I know that taking time off to travel to your favorite spot is not possible for everyone. But when you love yourself so much that you make yourself a priority, things fall into place in the most miraculous ways.
Trust your process, and love yourself a little extra today.
