5-Minute Mental Reset | Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)

Sometimes even just 5 minutes can support us in a meaningful way... This Non-Sleep Deep Rest is an invitation to pause..to soften.. and reset your nervous system.

May this short rest be as refreshing and carefree as gazing into the open sky while the sun slowly sets - nothing to do, nowhere to go, just breathe and simply be.

Thank you for listening. I hope this guided meditation serves you.
Nikolina

Music: Zen Wind by Grand Project

Transcript

Hello and welcome.

This is a 5-minute,

Non-sleep,

Deep rest,

A quick and efficient practice to give yourself a mental reset and rest and relax your body.

Find a comfortable position,

Either lying on your back or sitting.

Close your eyes or soften your gaze.

Take a slow breath in through the nose and sigh it out through the mouth.

Let your shoulders sink down and away from your ears.

We're going to travel through the body with the awareness.

There's nothing to fix,

Nothing to judge,

Just noticing and sensing.

Noticing your forehead,

Let it smooth out as if someone has just wiped away a line of worry.

Soften the muscles around your eyes.

Let your tongue rest on the floor of the mouth,

Your lips slightly apart.

Imagining a small,

Warm light in your throat.

Releasing any tightness or any words that you're holding back.

And let the awareness drift down your upper arms.

Scanning your elbows,

Forearms.

Noticing the weight of your hands,

Palms.

Are they warm?

Cool?

Buzzing?

And simultaneously feeling the left and right thumb,

Index,

Middle finger,

Ring finger,

And little finger.

And then bringing the attention to your chest.

Notice the gentle rise and fall with each breath.

Letting awareness sink into your belly and moving the attention to your sides,

Your upper back.

And guide your awareness into your hips.

Exploring the fronts of the knees,

The back,

Continuing to your shins,

Calves.

And finally bringing the attention to each toe.

Simultaneously feeling the left and right big.

And once you're ready to return,

Deepen your breath.

Wiggling the toes and fingers.

And if your eyes are closed,

Open them softly.

And you can be proud of yourself and thank yourself for taking care of your mental health and well-being.

If this practice supported you,

You're welcome to come back to it anytime you need a reset.

My name is Nicolina and I thank you for joining me in this non-sleep,

Deep rest practice.

And I wish you ease and a beautiful rest of your day.