Welcome to this meditation that's designed to bring you to a place of relaxation and to help you drift off naturally into a nice blissful deep sleep.
And now just get yourself really comfortable,
And if you haven't already you can close your eyes,
Just feeling the weight of your body laying here,
Your body pressing down,
Just noticing your breathing,
Noticing when you're breathing in,
And noticing when you're breathing out,
And maybe taking just a few slightly deeper breaths,
Just to feel the air moving in,
And to feel the air moving out,
Breathing deep and slow,
And just checking in with your jaw,
Relaxing your jaw,
Maybe giving it a bit of a wiggle,
And now for the next few minutes,
We're going to work slowly from your toes up your body,
Just gently tensing parts of your body one by one,
It's a wonderful way to release any tension,
And to take you on those steps towards a wonderful deep sleep.
Let's begin by clenching your toes,
And you can clench them gently if you like,
Or for a stronger effect you can clench them more tightly,
Just for a few seconds,
And then release the tension,
Feel the tension leaving your feet,
And you relax,
And then if you flex your toes towards your nose,
You can tense your calves,
Again gently or firmly,
Whatever feels right for you,
Just tensing your calves,
And then letting that tension go,
And completely relax,
And now just tensing your thighs,
For a few seconds,
Feeling the gentle energy as you tense your thighs,
Before you release that tension,
And just relax your legs completely,
And gently tensing your belly,
Feeling that tension,
And then relaxing,
Letting it go,
And now tensing your chest,
Holding that tension for a moment,
Before relaxing completely,
And now making fists with your hands,
Feeling that gentle tension,
And then releasing that tension,
And flexing your wrists,
And tensing your forearms,
Noticing how that feels,
Before you release and let it go,
And now,
Gently tensing your upper arms,
Your biceps,
Holding that for a moment,
Before you release and let it go,
Now tensing your shoulders,
Just for a moment,
Before you relax and let it all go,
Now opening your mouth wide,
Maybe let out a nice long slow yawn as you open your mouth,
And now,
Whatever feels nice to you now,
Before completely relaxing,
Now just gently scrunching up your eyes and your nose,
Just feeling that gentle tension in your face,
And then let it go,
Just feeling your body getting heavier,
If there's any areas of tension in your body,
Feel free to gently tense them again,
Hold for a few seconds,
And then relax completely,
Noticing your breath,
Very gentle now,
Or maybe you can barely feel it at all,
And that's ok,
Melting down into the bed,
All is well,
Your legs,
Your hips and your back,
Getting heavier,
Your arms melting down,
Quieter now,