It's time to cozy up by the fire,
Wherever you're at,
If you're in your bed,
If you're sat on the sofa,
Laying down on the ground,
It doesn't matter,
Close down your eyes,
Using your imagination with me,
Imagine that it's a really,
Really cold,
Chilly evening outside,
You're lucky enough to be in a warm,
Safe house,
And you're sat by the fire,
You can hear the sounds of the crackling wood in the fireplace,
You're cozying up under your soft,
Fluffy blanket,
Maybe you have some hot chocolate in your favorite mug,
Marshmallows on top,
There next to you on the side table,
Maybe there's a book in your hand and you're reading your favorite book,
Or you're simply just laid,
Cozied up on the sofa,
Watching the flames moving and dancing in the fireplace,
Let your imagination play,
Let it take you to wherever your perfect place would be,
The scenario that would make you feel the most comfortable,
The most relaxed,
And let yourself drop into that place,
Feel as if you're closing down your eyes for a second so that you can just enjoy the snug,
Warm,
Comfortable feeling that's running throughout your entire body,
Acknowledge that it feels like a warm hug on the inside,
There's nothing better than being in a safe,
Comfortable environment when it's cold and windy and snowy outside,
It's like you're in a magical space protected from the environment,
You can hear it and you can sense the blizzard,
The cool feeling of what it would be like to be outside,
How cold your body would feel if you were stirred in the wind and the snow,
But you're blissfully wrapped up under your fuzzy,
Soft,
Fluffy blanket,
You've got your plush,
Cozy socks on,
Maybe your favorite comfortable pajamas,
There's nothing uncomfortable about your situation right now,
And this fills you with a sense of gratitude,
Feeling that feeling of just being so lucky,
So lucky that you can be warm and safe inside of your home,
Not having to face the elements or be outside,
The crackling sound of the fireplace starts to lull you into a deeper state of relaxation,
You automatically close down your eyes,
The crackling and the popping sounds of the fire start to feel as if the inside of your body could be crackling and popping and adjusting into this deeper relaxation that you're experiencing,
You pay attention to your feet at first,
And you notice how heavy and comfortable your feet feel laid there on the couch,
All snug and warm and safe,
Your toes feel nice and warm and comfortable in your fluffy socks,
You can feel the soft material of your pajamas around your legs,
Your legs feel heavy and tired,
And so,
So comfortable,
Your hips and your lower back feel really rested and relaxed,
And you can sense that your hips are relaxing deeper and deeper into the sofa,
Your body starts to feel very,
Very heavy,
Your whole body feels very heavy and tired,
And you enjoy the sensations of allowing your body to just surrender into the soft pillows of the couch,
Allowing the sofa to support your body You're aware of the fluffy,
Soft pillow underneath your head,
And you let your head sink deeper into the pillow,
Your shoulders relax,
Your arms feel very,
Very heavy and relaxed Your entire body surrenders to the sleepy feeling that you have flowing through your body,
The sounds of the wind blowing outside start to fade a little bit in the background The sound of the fireplace crackling and popping,
The wood burning starts to fade a little bit as you start to fade deeper and deeper into the sofa You can feel all the tiny little muscles in your face relax,
The space around your eyes softens and relaxes Your temples relax,
Your cheeks relax and your jaw softens You notice that even the top of your head across your scalp relaxes,
You can smell the wood burning in the fireplace,
You like the smell It reminds you of being warm and cozy on a winter's day,
Just like today,
Just like this evening You can smell the vanilla chocolate smell coming from your hot chocolate on the side table,
Mixed in with the smoky,
Woody burning smell You can smell your fuzzy,
Warm blanket as if it's fresh out of the dryer,
Clean,
Like a fresh linen smell Everything about your situation,
Being safe,
Warm,
Comfortable,
Relaxed is helping you to fall to sleep You notice that you can feel a very strong tingling sensation in the tips of your fingers,
It feels like a buzzing sensation Like you're fully aware of the energy moving through your body,
You can feel the same tingling sensation in your toes and in your feet If you focus really carefully you can feel the same tingling sensation at the top of your scalp,
Right there at the top of your head You notice that you can feel the same tingling sensation throughout your entire body if you take the time to just focus on different parts You zone into the sounds of the wind once again,
Blowing,
Blustering outside of your house Your attention gets pulled to the crackling,
Popping sounds of the fireplace,
The whole time your body is relaxing deeper and deeper,
Feeling sleepier and sleepier There's an interesting sensation starting to flow through your body,
Your body starts to feel so light,
Even though it's heavy and tired and completely relaxed There's an aspect of your body that feels so light,
As if you're starting to float up out of your own body,
As light as a feather This part of you that's floating up and out of your body floats higher and higher,
And it feels so open and spacious,
Completely different to the heavy,
Heavy feeling It feels nice to be floaty and open and spacious You start to float over to the fireplace as if you're just energy,
Or an atom,
A tiny little atom,
A tiny little speck of something You get closer and closer to the fireplace until it feels like you become part of the flames,
Dancing,
Moving,
Shifting and changing from moment to moment Fluid,
Your whole body becomes fluid like the flames,
And you're so comfortable and relaxed with this feeling It's like all of the stiffness,
All of the square,
Pointy edges of who you are has been melted away into this fluid,
Soft,
Swirly movement of the flames Like everything about you is changing,
Just like the fire,
Changing from moment to moment,
From second to second You're so,
So sleepy now,
So tired,
It's so hard to stay awake You let the heavy,
Heavy part of your body sink even deeper,
To a place of deep,
Deep sleep Just let go and completely surrender to the sleep,
You're safe and warm inside with your cozy blanket All is well,
My friend,
Enjoy your sleep.
Namaste
