Deep Rest: A Full Body Relaxation

Deep Rest is a full-body relaxation practice for anyone running on empty. Using a yoga-nidra style body scan, this guided meditation walks you gently through every part of your body, releasing tension, inviting heaviness, and letting your nervous system finally stand down.

There's nothing to do here but receive. No active technique, no effort, just systematic, passive rest that gives your body permission to switch off completely. A grounding practice for the end of a long day, before sleep, or any time you need to feel truly, deeply held.

Transcript

Deep rest a full body relaxation If you're war now. Properly worn out. The kind that ordinarily doesn't quite fix. This is deep breath. All you have to do is lie down. There's nothing to try. Nothing to achieve. Your only job. For the next little while. To do less and less. Until you're doing nothing at all. Find a place to lie down where you won't be disturbed. Your back is ideal. But any position you can stay still in is fine. Pillow under your knees. Blanket over you if you're cool Set yourself up properly. The rest matters. When you're settled. Your eyes closed. And let them stay closed for the rest of our time together. Take a slow breath in through the nose. And let it out through the mouth with a sigh. And long sigh out. One love. On this out breath, Let your whole body relax. Death View like it's being drawn down into the surface beneath you and down. Before we begin. Set one simple intention quietly to yourself. I'm alone. To rest. You don't have to believe it yet. Just let the words be there. This is your time. And nothing is being asked of you here. Now we're going to move your attention slowly through your body you don't have to move muscles You don't have to picture anything. You just bring a soft attention to each part as I name it. Let that pull. Breath heavy. And still. That asshole. With your right hand. Just notice it. Poem. Fingers and let them soften and grow heavy All right. Right shoulder. And let go Now your left hand. The palm. Fingers. It's so happening. Your left arm. Your left shoulder. Sinking down bring your attention to your feet both feet at once and let them be completely heavy your knees. The thighs. Notice your hips. And the whole base of your body Resting. Fully into the surface beneath you. Let it hold you. You don't have to hold yourself up anymore. Bring your attention to your back feel where it meets the bed or the floor with each breath out as you release. A little more. Your spine's open let the space between your shoulder blades widen and settle at the front of your body your body. And let it rise and fall on its own no effort at all your chest. Soft and open. Let your breathing be whatever it is come up to your shoulders and your legs A place that carries so much. Let it all put itself down now. His jaw. Where your teeth part. Your tongue. Resting soft in your mouth. The muscles around your eyes completely still your forehead smooth. And hold your face soft. Like it's finally being sat down. Now let go of the separate paths. And to sense your whole body at once heavy. Wrong. Doing nothing. There is nowhere to be. No one who needs you for these few minutes The world can hold itself for a while. Let yourself sink one layer deeper. Past thinking. Past doing. Into the quiet that's always underneath part of you that isn't tired. That doesn't have to earn anything. They're simply here. If it helps to have something to rest your attention on. Follow the brain. Not changing it. Be my guest. Cool air in. . . If your mind drifts that's fine drifting is half way to rest just come back gently whenever you notice you are drifting towards sleep. May yourself go. You don't need. Is carry you. Is like to return. Deep in your breath. Let a little movement come back into your fingers and toes. Feel the surface beneath you again the room around you know when you're ready. Only when you're ready let your eyes relax however you feel right now. You gave your body something it genuinely needed. Come back to this whenever the tiredness runs deep. Rest is always here. And it's always yours.