Sleep Sanctuary Settle your body into a position that feels like surrender.
The kind of position where your muscles let go without having to be asked twice.
Where the bed beneath you feels like it's rising up to meet you.
Holding you with quiet certainty.
Take a slow breath in,
Not deep,
Just unforced.
And let it drift out,
Long and loose,
Like a soft unraveling.
Again,
Gently in,
As your whole body begins to sink a little heavier into the mattress.
From here,
Everything slows down.
Begin to notice the weight of yourself being pulled down.
The way the mattress shapes itself around you.
The way the blankets or quilts settle.
Creating a cocoon of warmth and safety around your entire body.
The whole journey is about downward motion.
Sinking.
Dropping softly into rest.
Let's begin at the crown of your head.
Imagine a warm,
Gentle wave of heaviness starting there.
Almost like a soft,
Warm hand smoothing over you.
Moving slowly,
Patiently.
As it moves behind the eyes,
The muscles there soften.
The space behind the forehead loosens.
Even the tiny muscles around the temples unwind.
The wave drifts down the jaw,
Letting it slacken,
Ungrip,
Release.
A tongue falls from the roof of the mouth.
The throat softens.
Each area melts in its own time.
No rush.
It all happens naturally.
Like butter softening in warm light.
Now this warm,
Heavy wave moves down into the shoulders.
And they drop just a little more.
Then a little more.
As if gravity has turned up a notch.
In a good way.
A comforting way.
Feel it seep into the arms.
A slow,
Spreading warmth.
Down the biceps.
The elbows.
The forearms.
Leaving them heavy,
Warm and still.
Every breath makes you heavier.
Every exhale draws you deeper.
The wave moves across the chest now.
Loosening the ribs.
Slowing the breath.
Unraveling the tension you didn't even realize you were holding.
Which softens and expands with a natural,
Sleepy breath.
The kind of breath you take in a warm room.
Wrapped in blankets,
Half asleep already.
And let this warmth continue downward.
Letting them release into the mattress.
The pelvis settling.
Lower back unfurling.
The thighs grow heavy first.
As though they're sinking into warm sand.
Comfortable.
Supported.
With every exhale pulling them down.
Knees softening.
Loosening.
And the calves melting.
Like they're drifting deeper into the bed.
The ankles relax.
The feet release.
The toes loosen completely.
Your whole body is now sinking in one steady direction.
Downward.
Inward.
Deeper.
Nothing to hold.
Nothing to brace for.
Nothing to manage.
You're safe.
Now imagine the entire room growing quieter around you.
As if the world itself is dimming its lights.
Slowing its pace.
Softening its edges.
The air becomes still.
The space becomes warm.
Your mind becomes quieter.
Like someone is gently turning down the volume dial.
And with each breath you drift a little lower.
Like a stone settling on the ocean floor.
Slow.
Peaceful.
Inevitable.
The mattress beneath you becomes softer.
Almost fluid.
Like it's absorbing your weight.
And holding you in place.
Exactly where you need to be.
Your mind begins to blur at the edges.
Thoughts fading into soft shapes.
Just the gentle rhythm of your breath.
Rising.
Falling.
Pulling you further inward.
If a thought comes in,
It drifts away again.
Slowly.
Like it's floating out of reach.
Getting lighter.
While you get heavier.
Your whole body is now in that delicious,
Velvety heaviness.
That comes just before sleep.
Where sound feels distant.
And the world feels like it's a room away.
And your body feels like it's made of warm sand.
Sink into that.
Let yourself hover here.
On the edge between wake and sleep.
Where everything inside you loosens.
Softens.
And let's go.
Your breath becomes slower.
As if sleep is breathing you now.
If you drift off.
Drift.
If you're still hovering,
That's perfect too.
You're already far below the surface of the day.
Far below the noise.
Far below the tension.
Just sinking.
Drifting.
Floating downward.
Toward the kind of rest your mind and body have been craving.
Let yourself go all the way.
Nothing to do.
Nothing to hold on.
Just this warm,
Heavy descent.
Pulling you into deep,
Restorative sleep.
Your body knows exactly how to take you there.
And it's already doing it.
Sleep well.
Sink deeply.
Rest fully.
You're safe to let go now.
Thank you for listening.
