Shanti Shanti Shanti A gentle yoga nidra for sleep and peace.
Settle in.
There is now nowhere you need to go.
Nothing you need to figure out.
Nothing we need to fix.
Just let yourself be here.
Feel the weight of your body resting beneath you.
Let your mat or the bed hold you.
And with each breath,
Allow yourself to soften.
Just a little bit more.
Soften your forehead.
Soften your jaw.
Let your shoulders drop away from your ears.
And let your hands become happy.
Let your belly soften.
Your legs become heavy.
Your whole body can rest.
And if thoughts are still moving around,
That's okay.
We can't stop our mind.
Just let those thoughts come and go.
Like clouds passing through the night sky.
You don't have to follow them.
Come back to your breath.
Inhale gently.
And exhale slowly.
And again.
Breathing in.
And just letting go.
And with each breath,
Allow yourself to soften a little bit more.
Tonight,
We make a little space for peace.
Not a perfect piece.
Not a life where everything is quiet and everything goes the way we want.
Just a small,
Quiet place inside you.
Where you don't have to fight anything.
Where for a few moments,
You can just simply rest.
Shanti.
Peace in the world.
May there be peace around us.
Peace in the places we cannot reach.
Peace in the homes we cannot see.
And peace for the people we may never know.
May there be less fear.
Less suffering.
More kindness.
Shanti.
Peace in your world.
The world that is close to you.
Your home.
Your family.
Your relationships.
Your work.
Your everyday life.
May there be a little more softness there.
A little more understanding.
And where life feels complicated right now.
May you find moments of ease.
You don't have to solve everything tonight.
Now you rest.
Shanti.
Peace within.
Feel your breath moving quietly through you.
Feel your heart.
And imagine that somewhere deep inside,
There is a place that has always known how to be still.
You don't have to force it.
Just allow yourself.
To become quiet enough to notice this.
A little space.
A little warmth.
A little peace.
And maybe as you lie here,
You can say quietly to yourself,
I am safe to rest.
I don't need to carry everything tonight.
I can let this day go.
Take a slow breath in.
And as you breathe out,
Release the day.
Release the conversations.
Release the things you wish you had done differently.
Release tomorrow.
You can pick them all back up in the morning if you need to.
But for now,
Allow them to rest too.
Your body is resting,
Your mind can rest.
Your heart can rest.
And you can simply be.
Shine to you.
Peace in the world.
Shanti peace in your world.
Shanti.
Peace within.
Allow those words.
To become quieter now.
Shanti.
Shanti.
Shanti.
And nothing more is needed.
Just breathe.
Just rest.
Just be here.
Let yourself drift gently towards sleep.
Knowing that for tonight,
You have done enough.
You are enough.
And you are allowed to rest.
Shanti.
Shanti.
Shanti.
Peace in the world.
Peace in your world.
Peace with the head.
