Beloveds,
Welcome into this sacred space of presence.
I invite you to gently set down the entire texture of your day and specifically with exquisite compassion,
Allow yourself to set down the quick shimmering energy of the screen your beautiful gaze has been holding.
We are now cultivating the deep soothing harbor.
We invite in profound softness,
The healing cloak of stillness,
And a profound essential darkness.
Settle your body into the patient,
Steady surface beneath you.
Feel yourself supported and held.
Allow your eyelids to grow heavy and wise,
Fully closing like velvet curtains.
Begin where the light of the day has been most present.
Give your eyes a constant compassionate awareness to your eyes.
They have absorbed a constant stream of light,
Colour,
And motion.
Give them permission to simply fall away from the task of seeing.
Allow them to deeply nestle back into their sockets.
Rest fully within the gentle protective bowl of your skull.
Relax the tiny devoted muscles surrounding your eyes.
Letting the natural darkness beneath your closed lids become a cooling restorative balm.
Breathe the quality of deep,
Soft rest directly behind your eyes,
And with the kindest voice,
Whisper to them,
You may surrender now.
You are perfectly safe to stop holding on.
Allow that awareness to flow downward,
Finding the places of effort in your neck and shoulders.
These areas have been the unwavering pillars,
Carrying the weight of your head and focus.
Breathe in a sense of spaciousness.
On the exhale,
Imagine your shoulders melting,
Sliding away from your ears,
Fully releasing all effort and bracing.
Let the ground receive the effort now.
It is enough.
Finally,
Bring your attention to the radiant core of your mind.
Notice the echoes here,
The faint visual,
The memory of a sound,
The last insistent thought you consumed.
See these echoes simply as soft,
Distant trails of cosmic dust,
Moving slowly across the vast,
Dark,
Velvety expanse of your inner sky.
Your awareness is simply the infinite,
Quiet witness watching them drift by.
Inhale pure,
Quiet peace,
A deep,
Centering calm that settles your entire being,
And exhale any residue,
Any quick energy that is ready to leave.
You have returned to yourself.
You are resting in your natural,
Steady rhythm.
Rest now in the gentle perfection of your own being.