As you begin to settle in,
Recognising that you are releasing the day and if you need a little more time,
You can just lie here and let a natural processing happen of releasing the day.
There might be odd bits of conversation,
Thoughts,
Little mini movies,
Pictures coming through and that is a natural part of transitioning into rest.
You may already have had a practice that has allowed you to savour the textures of your day before you release it and put it to bed.
Giving gratitude.
Blessing the day that's been.
Another precious day as you in your gift of life,
In this gift of experience.
Allowing yourself to get cosy and comfortable.
Finding a good restful nest or position for your body.
Trusting your body to release little wriggles,
Yawns,
Sighs.
Acknowledging the sweet fatigue in your body that you're now going to be able to surrender.
Settling into any way that feels sweet and welcoming to your body,
Your being.
And inviting all of yourself into this transition through the threshold that takes you into the palace of sleep and dreams.
Feeling and acknowledging there is a call to rest now.
And what a wonderful call that is.
It's a piece of magic inside you.
It's a call from the quiet magic of the night air around you.
And once called,
You can answer.
Readily,
Willingly.
Fully open to receive and enjoy the invitation to rest.
And all the goodness that's flowing in.
Just knowing you are in the safest possible,
Most loving possible space now.
And there's nothing for you to do but receive from this flow of love and nurture.
And you are welcome.
In your own time,
You might bring some awareness to your quiet breathing.
Just your own sweet,
Natural breath.
Whatever its particular rhythm is inside you,
Let it be.
There is no demand here in this resting space.
Just feeling the air flowing in and flowing out again.
So simple.
So good.
As if the sweet night air is breathing your body.
And your body is breathing you.
And all you need to do is melt into this flow.
Softening in.
Sensing that you are falling into a wonderful space.
A rich and nurturing space.
Freely.
There is freedom for the entirety of your being here.
To spread out and soften.
And surrender any holding.
For the free flow of all you are.
And your dreams are waiting to envelop you.
This is where you are meant to be.
Right now.
Right now this is the only presence and everything else has dissolved away.
Take your space here.
And again just softly attending to this simple flow of natural breath inside your body.
How spacious it is.
Each breath taking you deeper in.
Each breath soft,
Relaxing,
Nurturing.
Caressing your body with soothing strokes.
And that you are breathing from lovingness itself.
Inviting yourself to appreciate this nurturing of all of you.
All of you welcoming this flow of unconditional love.
This soothing,
Nurturing flow in your being.
What a gift this is.
And you deserve this gift.
That your body is being invited by the greatest spirit of healing and love.
Where all of you is welcome to rest and receive.
Nothing else matters.
And each loving breath that is breathing your body takes you deeper and deeper.
Settling you in to the palace of sleep.
You're melting into all of this goodness flowing in.
All of the goodness that flows towards you is permeating and plumping every cell in your body.
While you simply release and bathe here,
Resting.
Taking a bath in all the goodness flowing in.
With gratitude and relief.
Letting yourself remember and receive the flow of goodness into your body.
And the recognition and the remembering of goodness.
And the recognition that goodness is coming.
And inviting your body now to release any residual tiny holding and let go.
Flowing your awareness to your face.
And simply letting your skin release and melt.
Your forehead is silk dissolving.
Your eyelids are heavy.
And your cheekbones and jaw have completely let go.
Your tongue is soft.
Air softly caresses your nostrils.
The back of your head is buoyant.
Floats back,
Releases.
The front of your head is buoyant.
Floats back and releases into all that space.
Your shoulders are soft.
Your chest is light.
And open.
Your belly releases.
And you soften through your pelvis,
Your hips and let them go.
Your legs and feet are light and floating like air.
And your toes let go.
And your attention flows softly down your arms,
Wrists and hands knowing there's nothing to hold.
Letting them go.
Your whole body soft.
Light floating.
Released.
All of you taking pleasure in drifting and dreaming as the doorway opens further and further into deep sleep.
Soft opening as you enter further into this palace of deep sleep.
Further and further,
Deeper and deeper.
Where your body and your whole being are honoured and treasured.
And gifted with an unconditional vast flow of natural healing,
Love,
Nurture.
You are safe.
You are so safe to completely let go.
Your whole being is protected and nurtured and safely contained in the natural beauty and peace and freedom of this sleep space.
This palace.
This magical loving space.
Releasing your body completely to the healing power of the night.
This piece of magic for you.
Floating into this warm flow of unconditional love and care that is here.
Here for you.
You deserve this.
Feel your souls knowing that this space is the perfect space for you.
The most perfect space imaginable.
The most loving.
The most soulful and wise.
You are free to surrender every part of your body to the nourishment,
Nurturing and restoration of this palace of sleep.
To this magic.
To this unbounded loving and nurturing.
And your soul and your entire being recognising and affirming that you are safe.
You are loved.
And the gift of life is yours without condition.
And you are free as the freely drifting clouds in the sky.
Free to drift and dream.
And meanwhile with its soothing strokes your body is breathed by loving breath.
You are loved.
All of you.
So,
So loved.
And you are safe.
Recognising this as your body gives over completely to receiving.
The magic.
The luxury of this precious,
Powerful palace of sleep.
