Welcome.
You've done enough for today.
Let's rest on the sand at sunset,
Casting your cares to shore.
No more caring.
Release it here.
Tonight,
You are guided by the ocean.
Lay down now.
Feel yourself supported by your bed,
And imagine that support becoming soft,
White sand,
The finest powdery shore beneath you.
As your mattress holds your body,
Picture the sand gently molding around you,
Cradling your hips,
Supporting your back.
Under your blanket,
Feel warmth like the golden sunset pouring over your skin,
Inviting you to soften.
Close your eyes or soften your gaze,
And feel the light breeze move across the shoreline,
The steady ocean waves move in and out.
Listen as the rhythm begins to slow your breath.
Take a slow breath in,
And let it go gently.
The air is calm.
There's nowhere else you need to be.
Listen to the rhythm of the tide.
As the wave rolls in,
Breathe in.
As it rolls out,
Let your exhale be just a little longer than your inhale.
That longer exhale tells your nervous system you are safe to soften now.
The ocean's lullaby can calm even the most restless soul.
And tonight,
It is singing just for you.
You are being held here.
Feel the warm light.
Your body releases.
The tightness within you loosens.
The ocean is close enough that every few moments,
A small wave reaches your feet,
Touching the tips of your toes.
Your thighs grow heavy.
Your hips sink into the earth.
Your belly rises and falls slowly with the tide.
Your chest expands gently.
Let your shoulders drop.
Unclench your jaw.
Let your tongue rest softly.
Smooth your forehead.
Your entire body now supported.
As if the shoreline itself is holding you.
Each wave that rolls in brings calm.
Each wave that rolls out carries something away.
A replaying conversation.
A pressure you've been holding.
You don't have to decide what to release.
The ocean knows.
So let it take what?
Let it give you rest and a deep,
Peaceful night of sleep.
As the tide washes in,
Beside you rests a simple shell.
Wash clean by the sea.
Imagine placing your cares inside that shell.
Every thought.
Every weight.
Every expectation.
Let it all go so you can rest.
A gentle wave rolls in.
It lifts the shell and carries it out until it disappears beyond the horizon.
In your hand now rests a small pearl.
Smooth,
Iridescent,
Beautiful opal white like.
It carries a sleepy,
Peaceful energy.
It carries the truth.
The quiet strength.
The wisdom and your essence.
The shell was never who you were.
You leave the empty shell behind and keep only what is real.
The sky deepens into night.
Stars scatter across the horizon.
The ocean continues its steady rhythm.
Your body grows heavier in the sand.
Your breath slower.
And the ocean will continue to guide you.
And as Rumi once wrote,
You are not a drop in the ocean.
You are the entire ocean in a drop.
You are safe here.
Sleep now darling.
