Welcome to this intentional dreaming sacred rest journey.
So you can either do this in your bed,
On your way to sleep,
Or any time of the day,
Just as long as you're somewhere cozy and comfortable.
So we'll take a few moments here to make sure that you have everything you need to be comfortable.
A blanket,
Pillow under the knees,
Maybe something over the eyes.
And taking any other movements that you need to come into stillness for the remainder of the journey.
And when you feel situated,
Taking a clearing breath in whatever way feels good right now.
And we'll begin with a moment of silence.
And using your awareness to create space if there's any tension.
Allowing it to just be as it is.
And letting the light of your awareness naturally transform and relax these different parts of your body.
Starting with the eyes,
Bringing in a gentle inner smile.
Noticing if that relaxes any other areas of the face or the head.
Starting to feel all of the face muscles softening.
The forehead and temples.
The mouth and the jaw.
Sensing the inner ear canals softening open.
And maybe sensing the fluid that's flowing around the brain and in between the cranial bones.
This nourishing,
Cooling fluid creating just a little more spaciousness.
Letting the weight of the head rest into the base of the skull.
Allowing the neck to release.
Feeling the shoulders melt down.
Let the arms be heavy.
Relaxing the upper arms.
The elbows.
The forearms.
The wrists.
And the hands.
Softening all of the fingers.
The palms.
Feeling the spine resting into the floor or the bed.
Unwinding and subtly lengthening.
Taking a few deeper breaths and feeling the ribcage expand on the inhale.
In all directions.
Feeling it soften and relax on the exhale.
Sensing the intercostal muscles in between the ribs expanding and softening.
Feeling the back side of your heart,
The space here.
Sensing the front side of the heart softening the sternum.
And letting your awareness drift down into the belly.
Noticing what you notice here and drifting deeper into the pelvic bowl.
Relaxing the sacrum.
All of the pelvic muscles here.
Softening the pelvic floor.
Feeling the energy of the breath reaching down to the pelvic floor.
Gently,
Subtly expanding it on the inhale.
And it naturally retracts back in on the exhale.
And naturally opens on the inhale.
Broadening down and softening back up and in on the exhale.
Relaxing the legs and the thighs.
Feeling the weight of the knees release and get heavier.
Relaxing the calves,
The shins,
The ankles.
And sensing the soles of the feet.
Relaxing the toes.
Using this next exhale to soften everything.
Sink down into gravity 20% more.
And we'll take a moment here to tune into our intention for our dream space tonight.
So maybe there's a question that you have.
Something you've been wanting guidance around.
Or maybe you're wanting to connect with someone that has passed.
Or maybe there's a specific healing that you feel is wanting to happen.
Setting the intention for it to happen in this space.
And when you feel clear,
Slowly repeating this intention or question to yourself three times.
And now bringing to mind a beautiful hot spring that you have been to before.
And if you haven't been to one,
Just imagining one that you would like to go to.
A made up one in your mind or a real one.
And feeling yourself in this warm water.
And imagining that you're holding a crystal in your hand.
This can be a specific crystal that comes to mind or that you feel connected to.
Or any kind of stone or gem or mineral.
Holding it in your hands and slowly repeating this question or intention one more time.
Programming it into the crystal.
And now letting this crystal go.
Letting it sink slowly to the bottom of the hot spring.
Infusing this entire body of water with this intention.
Imagining the color,
The light emanating from this crystal lighting up the entire body of water.
And taking a moment to offer a prayer.
Also letting this prayer infuse into the water.
Beautiful.
And so we'll come into some slow warm up breaths.
Three slow breaths just in the belly.
This very subtle,
Gentle breath.
In and out through the nose.
And at the bottom of your third exhale,
Letting go and letting your natural breath respond wherever it wants to go.
Noticing where else in your body can soften right now.
And we'll spend about three minutes here.
And we'll spend about three minutes here practicing a specific breathing pattern,
If it resonates for you.
And so it's a very simple pattern.
We'll just take a normal inhale.
And then we'll take three exhales with the intention of exhaling out all of the air with ease.
So the first exhale is a natural exhale.
A very subtle pause.
Another short exhale.
Pause.
And another very short exhale.
Getting the rest of the air out.
And then letting the inhale just be natural.
And exhaling all of the air out with three exhales.
And with these exhales,
Feeling as if you're resting and sinking deeper into the water.
Feeling safe in this water.
Safe to let go.
And if at any point you need just a normal breath,
Let that come in.
Feeling your bones,
Your muscles,
Continuing to sink down on the exhales.
Letting go.
Softening.
Whenever you feel ready,
Letting your natural breath come back in.
Inviting back in a gentle inner smile.
Maybe feeling gratitude for the space that you're in right now.
You might be cozy in your bed.
Feeling grateful for this space to rest and just be,
To rejuvenate.
Wishing you a nourishing,
Deep night's rest tonight.
And trusting that you will receive exactly what you need with your dreams.
And I recommend writing them down right when you wake up.
Doing your best to not shift around and move.
But staying in that very still,
Slow place.
And just writing whatever comes up.
The trick is to just start writing.
