Welcome.
Tonight There is nowhere you need to be.
Nothing more to finish.
Nothing more to carry.
For now,
The day is done.
Allow yourself to settle into a comfortable position.
Take your time.
Adjust the body if you need to.
And when you're ready,
Gently close the eyes.
Begin simply by noticing the feeling of being supported.
The weight of the body sinking down.
The surface beneath you holding you completely.
There's nothing you need to hold up anymore.
Notice the face softening.
The forehead smoothing.
The jaw unclenching.
Let the tongue rest heavily in the mouth.
The eyes soften back into their sockets.
Even the tiny muscles around the eyes can let go now.
Feel the shoulders dropping away from the ears,
The arms heavy and the hands relaxed.
Nothing to grasp,
Nothing to control.
Now becoming aware of the natural rhythm of breathing.
No need to change it,
Just noticing.
The inhale arriving by itself.
And exhale leaving by itself.
Breathing happening naturally,
Effortlessly.
With each exhale imagine the body becoming heavier.
A little softer.
A little quieter.
As though gravity is gently increasing.
Drawing you deeper into rest.
Deeper.
And deeper into rest.
Imagine now the mind is like a jar of water filled with sand.
All day long has been shaken by activity,
Conversation,
Screams,
Responsibility,
Thoughts,
And now Slowly,
Naturally,
The sand begins to settle.
Nothing forced.
The mind becoming clearer.
Quieter,
Stiller.
Just by allowing everything to rest.
Resting now.
You don't need to stop thinking.
You don't need to meditate correctly.
You do not need to sleep immediately.
Just resting here is enough.
Simply resting here.
And now.
Now bring awareness to the feeling of warmth in the body.
Perhaps a gentle warmth in the chest.
Belly.
Your hands.
Or perhaps simply the feeling of softness spreading through the body.
Light being wrapped safely in darkness and quiet.
Imagine now a gentle rain falling outside.
Steady.
Soft.
And unhurried.
No urgency in the rain.
No destination.
Just a constant rhythm.
Continuing effortlessly throughout the night.
And with every moment.
Every raindrop.
The body understands more deeply.
There is nothing to do now.
There is nothing to fix now.
Everything is as it needs to be.
The muscles soften further.
The breath slows naturally.
Hardly breathing.
Thoughts drift further into the background.
Further and further into the background.
You no longer need them.
You no longer follow them.
Quietly moving into the background.
If the thoughts come.
Let them pass like distant weather.
No need to solve anything tonight.
Morning will come when it comes.
For now.
.
.
Simply rest.
Feel the heaviness of the legs.
The heaviness of the arms.
The softness of the face.
A whole body settling down load.
Sinking into gentle water.
Sink in.
Sinking And now even listening can soften you.
You don't need to listen to my voice anymore.
The rain will continue.
You can simply try it.
Drift into quiet.
Drifting to quiet.
Drifting to stillness.
Drift into stillness.
Drift into sleep.
Drifting to sleep.
Rest now.
Rest now.
Sleep now.
Sleep now.
