The day is over,
The night has come,
Today you have done everything you could and the best you could with the energy and capacity you had under the conditions you've been in.
You did everything you could for yourself and for others.
Now you can rest.
You can allow yourself to let go of what has been and what will come.
You can surrender to this moment.
Surrender to the sensations in your body,
To the feeling of your breath right now.
Allow yourself to notice the touch of the bedsheet on your skin.
Feel the warmth,
Feel the support of the bed and as you breathe out,
Imagine your breath is going out through the pores of your skin.
With every breath,
Your skin gets softer and smoother,
The skin on the soles of your feet softens,
The skin on your legs softens.
The skin on your back softens,
The skin on your arms and hands softens,
The skin on your stomach softens,
The skin on your chest softens,
The skin on your neck softens,
The skin on your head softens,
The skin on your face softens.
When you exhale,
The skin cells become softer,
More supple,
Nearly silken and all the cells follow.
The connective tissue,
The muscles,
The whole body relaxes.
Your mind relaxes.
Your mind and your body are in sync.
Together,
They create the best conditions for your relaxation and restoration.
This softening moves deeper and deeper.
Each cell of your body is devoted to creating rest for your whole self.
Your tissue,
Your organs know what is most important for you now.
Your whole body softens so that you can rest,
Regenerate and sleep in peace.
Allow yourself to savor your natural breath.
No effort,
No trying.
Surrender to the darkness.
Allow your whole body to melt into the darkness.
Allow your thoughts to melt into the darkness.
Allow the sense of who you are to rest for now.
Trust that your body knows how to rest.
There is nothing to control,
Just allowing,
Surrendering to the safety of this moment.
Good night.
