After The Last Open Tab

The screen is closed. The tabs are closed. The inbox can wait until morning. And still, something in the body has not been told. This short practice gives you one quiet sentence, said in your own voice, to let the body know the day is done. With soft piano underneath, it lets the shoulders drop without asking for one more thing to finish.

Transcript

The screen is closed. The tabs are closed. The inbox can wait until morning. And still. The body has not yet been told. The shoulders are still slightly braced. The eyes are still slightly forward. A small part of you is still scanning for one more thing to finish. There is a small practice we will use tonight. It is called naming the closings. It is one sentence. Said quietly to the body. That lets it know the day is done. Quietly. In your own voice. The day is done. I am allowed to stop looking. For what is next. The body trusts repetition more than it trusts information. It needs to hear the closing more than once before it believes you. Let your shoulders be lower. That your eyes soften. Even with the lids open. Let your hands stop holding the air. One more time. Quieter this time. The day is done. I am allowed to stop looking. For what is next. Nothing in this evening. Is still asking for you. The tabs do not need to be reopened tonight.