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Deep Restful Sleep

by Clarissa Kristjansson

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guided
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Meditation
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Everyone
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This practice will ease you into relaxation and eventually sleep as you are guided through a progressive body scan for muscle relaxation. Through the practice of meditation and calm breathing, your inner self and body will begin to slow down, slowing down any thoughts racing past your mind, bringing calmness to any tense area of your muscles. Be guided tonight by this progressive muscle relaxation session that you can use every night as or before you sleep. By making sure that distractions are at a minimal, you will slip and drift into a pleasing, relaxed state of mind.

RelaxationSleepBody ScanBreathingMindfulnessBody Mind ConnectionMeditationProgressive RelaxationBody Mind Spirit ConnectionBreathing AwarenessMindfulness Introduction

Transcript

Hi.

And here is a meditation for helping you go into deep,

Restful sleep.

So settling in to a comfortable position,

Ready for sleep.

And affirm to yourself that you're going to go into a deep,

Restful sleep.

Welcoming a sense of ease and wellbeing.

Be aware of the feeling of your body resting on the bed.

The air touching your skin.

Sense the breath in the body.

The rise and fall of the abdomen.

Let go of thinking.

Just feel.

And breathe into your body a sense of ease and relaxation.

Bring your attention to your breath.

Just noticing the flow of the breath.

Coming and going with each inhalation and exhalation.

The body relaxing more and more with each out-breath.

Relaxing.

Letting go.

Relaxing and softening.

Sensing ease and wellbeing.

Relax.

Ease.

Noticing the breath.

Feel wellbeing flowing into every cell of your body.

With each out-breath,

Feel yourself letting go.

Letting go into a deep,

Restful sleep.

Sense your jaw.

Your mouth.

Notice your tongue.

The roof of the mouth.

The floor of the mouth.

Teeth and gums.

Give up thinking.

Welcome sensation.

Bring your attention to your ears.

Sensing the left ear.

The right ear.

Sensing both ears together.

Exhaling.

Relaxing.

Sensing your cheeks.

Your nose.

Your left eye.

Your right eye.

Both eyes together.

Give up thinking.

Simply feel your way.

Sense your forehead.

Soft and relaxed.

Exhale.

Feel at ease.

Sense your scalp.

The back of the head.

The neck.

At rest.

At ease.

Bring your sensations to your left shoulder.

Left upper arm.

Elbow.

Forearm.

Wrist.

Hand.

Fingers and thumb.

Sensing your whole left arm.

Give up thinking.

Just welcome the sensations of the arms and the hands.

Now bring your attention.

Sensing your right shoulder.

Your right upper arm.

Your right elbow.

Forearm.

Wrist.

Hand.

Fingers and thumb.

Just welcoming the sensation in the whole right arm.

Sensing both arms together.

Now bring your attention to your chest.

Your upper back.

Your mid back.

Belly.

And lower back.

Sensing.

Relaxing.

At ease.

Let go of thinking.

Just sensing.

With each exhalation.

Feel the torso.

Heavy.

Relaxed.

And at ease.

Now bring your sensing to your pelvis.

Your left hip.

The left thigh.

Sensing your knee.

Your lower leg.

Ankle.

Foot.

And toes.

The entire left leg.

Relaxed.

Heavy.

And at ease.

Sensing the right hip.

The right thigh.

The knee.

The lower leg.

Ankle.

Feet.

And toes.

The entire right leg.

Heavy.

Relaxed.

At ease.

Sensing both legs together.

Heavy.

And at ease.

Exhaling.

Your entire body.

Relaxed.

Heavy.

And at ease.

Welcome the entire front of the body.

Just sensing.

Just sensing it relaxed.

Eyes soft.

Feel the sensations in your back.

Feel your way.

Your body.

Front.

And back.

Relaxed.

Heavy.

At ease.

Sense the right side of the body.

Torso.

Arms.

Legs.

Relaxed.

Heavy.

At ease.

Sense the left side of the body.

Torso.

Arms.

And legs.

Relaxed.

Heavy.

And at ease.

Just sensation.

No thinking.

Exhaling.

Sensing the entire body.

Inside.

And outside.

Heavy.

Relaxed.

And at ease.

Just gently breathing.

The body soft.

The heart beats slow.

And steady.

Letting go.

Welcome a sense of well-being.

Of warmth.

Spreading through the entire body.

Ease.

Ease.

With each exhalation.

Letting go.

Sense well-being radiating throughout your entire body.

Torso.

Arms.

Legs.

Head.

Hands.

Feet.

Mouth.

Jaw.

Relaxed.

At ease.

Let go.

No thinking.

Just sensing.

Welcoming the feeling of being.

Of ease.

Simply being.

Relaxed.

Body and mind deeply resting.

Just being.

Just being.

Meet your Teacher

Clarissa KristjanssonGothenburg, Sweden

4.3 (91)

Recent Reviews

Lyndsey

May 29, 2020

Relaxing. no music, just a soothing voice.

Cate

May 2, 2019

Helpful practice thank you

Chris

April 25, 2019

Asleep before the end - namaste

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