My name's Sandhya and this is your sleep talk.
We'll begin with a body scan,
Helping to unwind the body and some gentle breath work.
This is your time to rest,
To soften,
To unweave any heavy words that followed you through your day.
Allow your body to settle down to the surface beneath you,
Your breath to slow,
Bringing the awareness to the top of the head and noticing here any sensations.
Tingling,
Heat,
Coolness,
Or no sensations.
Slowly bringing your awareness down to your forehead,
The eyes and the eyelids.
Noticing any small movements in the eyes,
Awareness to the cheeks and the nose.
Noticing any sensations at the nose,
Perhaps you can notice cool air entering.
And the warmth of the breath as it leaves.
Noticing any sounds around you and allow each sound to guide you deeper and deeper into stillness.
Feeling the weight of the head,
Resting upon the surface beneath you.
Slowing down to the left shoulder,
To the left elbow,
Lower arm,
Wrist,
Hand,
And fingertips of the left hand.
Feeling the weight of the arm,
Heavy,
Relaxed,
As though melting down into the surface beneath you.
Awareness back up the arm and across to the right shoulder,
Flowing down the right upper arm,
To the elbow,
Lower right arm,
Wrist,
Hand,
Fingers and thumb of the right hand.
Being aware of the weight of the arm,
Arms sinking down,
Resting.
Muscles relaxing,
Bones heavy.
Awareness flowing back up the arm,
Into the chest,
To the upper back,
Middle back,
The front of the ribs,
Abdomen,
And lower back.
Breath in,
Feeling the support of Mother Earth beneath you,
Holding you,
Supporting you.
Awareness to the pelvis and the hips,
And down the upper left leg,
Past the knee,
Drifting down to the lower leg.
Down to the ankle,
Foot,
And toes.
Awareness to the right upper leg,
The lower leg,
The foot,
And the toes,
Legs heavy,
Sinking deeper and deeper down.
It's almost as if a wave of relaxation is flowing down through the whole of the body.
If thoughts wander,
Return to my voice,
Or the rhythm of your breath.
Each word,
Each sound,
Relaxes you even more than before.
Every exhale is like a little surrender,
Letting go of what you no longer need,
Sinking deeper and deeper down.
Any words that don't serve you,
Perhaps words such as,
I should have,
I must,
I have to,
Allow them to drift away with the breath,
Dissolving into the air.
You are worthy.
You are enough.
You are love.
You are worthy.
You are enough.
You are love.
Here you feel weightless as though you're floating,
Carried by kindness.
Allow these phrases to flow through you like gentle waves.
My breath guides me into rest.
I choose to speak to myself with kindness.
It is safe for me to rest,
Feeling completely supported,
Every muscle released,
Feeling free,
Each exhale carrying you down,
Deeper down,
Knowing you are held and you are loved.
