Believing In Miracles | Sleep Meditation For Trust & Rest
This sleep meditation is for moments when faith feels thin and you’re tired of trying to make everything work on your own. Inspired by A Course in Miracles, it gently supports you in releasing fear, effort, and attachment to timing, so you can relax into the knowing that everything is going to be ok. As you rest, you’re guided into deep calm and trust, allowing your mind and body to soften and receive. Everything is always working out for you, and it’s safe to let yourself be supported as you drift into sleep. Music by ZENMix.io by Jens Boje and its composers
Transcript
If you've been feeling tired of trying to hold everything together,
If your faith feels thin and you're craving relief,
This is here to help you remember something important.
You are supported,
And miracles are so natural.
This is a sleep meditation for believing in miracles,
For releasing effort,
Fear,
Detachment,
And remembering that life is already working on your behalf.
Let's begin.
Welcome.
There is nowhere you need to be right now.
Nothing you need to do.
This is your time to rest.
To return to yourself.
To your breath.
To your body.
To peace.
We begin by simply noticing the breath.
Not changing it.
Just noticing.
Feel the breath as it moves through you.
In through the nose.
Out through the mouth.
Easy.
Gentle.
Natural.
And as you breathe,
You begin to notice your body,
The way it holds you,
Supports you,
Carries you.
Even now.
Even in stillness.
Let's begin at the very top of your head.
Allow yourself to feel a gentle warmth there.
Or maybe just your awareness.
No need to force it.
Just notice.
Now imagine a wave of softening beginning at the crown of your head,
As if warm sunlight is melting tension.
Softly.
Gently.
Washing downward.
You feel this wave move over your scalp.
Across your forehead.
Let the space between your eyebrows soften now.
Let your temples loosen.
Feel your eyes grow heavy and relaxed.
Even if they flutter,
They can soften.
Behind the eyes.
Deep inside your mind.
Things begin to get quiet.
Now the wave of relaxation moves down through your cheeks.
Let your jaw soften.
Your mouth may open slightly,
Or just rest naturally.
Let your tongue relax.
Let the back of your throat soften.
Let go of any need to hold tension there.
Feel this softening now traveling down your neck,
Into your shoulders.
Notice how much you may have been carrying.
And with your next breath,
Allow it to drop.
Let your shoulders grow heavier.
Let them sink.
Let them rest.
This softening continues.
Down your upper arms.
Into your elbows.
Your forearms.
Your wrists.
And all the way down to the tips of your fingers.
You may notice warmth or tingling in your hands,
Or a feeling of release as they let go of the day and drop into stillness.
Now bring your awareness back up to your chest.
Notice the rise and fall of your breath.
How your chest and ribs expand and soften.
With each breath,
Feel the front of your chest melt.
The back of your shoulders open.
Your heart space soften.
This isn't something you have to do.
It's something you allow.
And it happens naturally as you breathe.
Now feel this wave move into your upper back,
Unwinding tension between the shoulder blades.
Melting down your spine into the middle back,
The lower back,
And all the way into your hips.
Let your hips grow heavy now.
Let the muscles around your pelvis release.
There is no need to hold here.
It is safe to let go.
Now the wave of relaxation moves through your thighs,
Down into your knees,
Your shins and calves,
Down through your ankles and into your feet.
Feel your heels resting on the surface beneath you.
The arches softening,
The toes relaxing,
Even the tiny muscles between your toes letting go.
You are so relaxed now.
From the top of your head to the tips of your toes,
Your entire body is in a deep state of rest.
But let's go even deeper.
Let's invite a second layer of softening,
A deeper release,
A fuller surrender.
Starting again at the top,
This time not just relaxing the surface but softening the layers beneath.
Soften the skin,
Soften the scalp,
Soften the muscles around the eyes,
Soften the mind behind the forehead.
Let the thoughts drift now like clouds in a quiet sky.
Soften the throat,
The voice inside your head.
Let it slow,
Let it quiet,
Soften the chest,
Soften the breath,
Soften the belly,
Let it all without effort,
Loose and natural and free.
Soften the spine,
Soften the inner organs,
Soften your center.
Soften the hips,
The pelvic floor,
The thighs,
Let everything in the lower body drop and drop and drop.
There's nowhere to go,
Nothing to do.
Just this moment in this body with this breath.
Now imagine the entire body as a single unit,
Not a collection of parts but one whole unified self,
Completely at ease,
Held,
Grounded.
Your body is doing exactly what it was designed to do,
It is resting,
It is healing,
It is releasing,
All without effort.
With each breath you go deeper,
With each breath you feel lighter,
With each breath you become more relaxed than before and now you are ready for what comes next,
Ready to Because your body is relaxed and your mind is open and this is where transformation begins.
You don't have to try so hard anymore,
You don't have to hold everything together with effort,
Vigilance or willpower because the truth is you were never meant to do this alone and somewhere along the way,
Trying to survive,
Trying to make things work,
Trying to be responsible and capable and strong,
You may have taken on the quiet belief that it's all up to you,
That if you don't push,
If you don't worry,
If you don't figure it out,
Everything might fall apart and tonight we gently loosen that belief,
Not by force,
Not by convincing but by remembering,
Remembering that there is something greater than effort,
Something kinder than pressure,
Something wiser than fear,
There is a current of life that has always been moving on your behalf,
Even when you couldn't see it,
Even when you felt abandoned,
Even when you felt like the miracle didn't come in time and yet when you look back honestly,
You can find the evidence,
Moments where you were carried,
Supported in unexpected ways,
Saved by timing you couldn't have planned,
Helped by people,
Ideas or openings that appeared just when you needed them,
You didn't orchestrate those moments,
You didn't earn them by suffering,
They arrived because that is the nature of life,
When you allow it to move and this is where miracles live,
Not in strain,
Not in obsession,
Not in constant monitoring of when or how,
Miracles arrive from willingness,
From openness,
From the let yourself be held instead,
So tonight you are invited to rest inside a new assumption,
An assumption that says it is safe for me to relax,
It is safe for me to trust,
It is safe for me to believe that something good is already unfolding,
You don't need blind faith,
You only need a little willingness,
Willingness to release the tight grip,
Willingness to stop rehearsing worst case scenarios,
Willingness to let life surprise you again,
Because miracles are not rare,
They are simply unforced,
And when you stop trying to control the timing,
When you stop interrogating the process,
When you stop measuring your worth by outcomes,
You create space,
Space for solutions you couldn't have imagined,
Space for help you didn't know was available,
Space for ease to replace effort,
And in this space,
Something shifts,
Your nervous system softens,
Your breath deepens,
Your body begins to recognize a forgotten truth,
I am supported,
Even now,
Especially now,
You don't have to figure out how all of it will work out,
That is not your job,
Your only work is to stay open,
To stay receptive,
To stay willing to see what is already going right,
Because miracles often arrive quietly at first,
As a feeling of relief,
As a subtle opening,
As a tiny spark of inspiration,
As a sense that you don't need to push tonight,
And as you rest,
Your mind begins to release its fixation on timing,
You no longer need to ask,
When will it happen,
Or what if it doesn't work,
Instead,
A gentler knowing takes its place,
Everything is rearranging itself in my favor,
Even this pause has purpose,
Even this uncertainty is part of the miracle,
And the more you allow yourself to believe this,
The easier it becomes to rest,
The easier it becomes to receive,
Because miracles are not something you chase,
They are something you allow,
They come when you stop insisting on proof,
When you stop demanding guarantees,
When you stop trying to outthink life,
And you remember that you are not separate from the intelligence that moves the stars,
That turns seeds into forests,
And brings the right things together at exactly the right moment,
You are part of that intelligence,
Which means you don't need to force your future into existence,
You only need to align with trust,
So tonight,
You let go of obsession,
You let go of attachment to timelines,
You let go of the belief that struggle is required,
And you choose a new stance,
A stance of openness,
A stance of expectancy,
A stance that says,
I believe in miracles,
I believe that they are natural,
I trust that miracles are on their way to me,
And as this belief settles in,
Your mind grows quieter,
Your thoughts slow,
Your body sinks deeper into rest,
You may begin to drift now,
Or maybe you've already drifted,
There's no need to hold on to these words,
No need to remember anything at all,
Because even as you sleep,
Your subconscious mind continues to absorb this truth,
You are supported,
You are always being guided,
You are not alone,
And the miracle does not require your effort,
Only your willingness to receive,
You can sleep now,
Allow yourself to float,
Let yourself rest,
Everything is being handled,
Everything is working out,
And you are safe to surrender into sleep,
And as you sleep,
Allow these statements to move through your subconscious,
Becoming the most natural truth,
I believe in miracles,
Miracles are natural for me,
It is safe for me to trust life,
It is safe for me to relax,
Everything is working out for me,
Even when I don't see how,
I release my attachment to timing,
I release my need to control outcomes,
I am always supported,
I am always guided,
Life is rearranging itself in my favor,
I am open to unexpected help,
I allow ease instead of effort,
I allow grace instead of struggle,
I am held by something greater than fear,
I am safe to receive miracles now,
I believe in miracles,
And miracles believe in me,
I let go of my obsession and attachment to timing,
And the fear that makes me worry how things will work out,
And I look at all the evidence that I am always taken care of,
It is safe for me to assume that everything is working out,
And to relax into this knowing,
I see evidence of miracles everywhere I turn,
And I know that miracles are happening for me now,
I believe in miracles,
Miracles are natural for me,
It is safe for me to trust life,
It is safe for me to relax,
Everything is working out for me,
Even when I don't see how,
I release my attachment to timing,
I release my need to control outcomes,
I am always supported,
I am always guided,
Life is rearranging itself in my favor,
I am open to unexpected help,
I allow ease instead of effort,
I allow grace instead of struggle,
I am held by something greater than fear,
I am safe to receive miracles now,
I believe in miracles,
And miracles believe in me,
I let go of my obsession and attachment to timing,
And the fear that makes me worry how things will work out,
And I look at all the evidence that I am always taken care of,
It is safe for me to assume that everything is working out,
And to relax into this knowing,
I see evidence of miracles everywhere I turn,
And I know that miracles are happening for me now,
It is safe for me to trust life,
It is safe for me to relax,
Everything is working out for me,
I release my attachment to timing,
Life is rearranging itself in my favor.
