Bedtime Ritual 59

Welcome to this gentle meditation, here to help you wind down and drift into peaceful summer sleep. As days stretch long and evenings hum with possibility, this practice invites you to let go of the heat, the hustle, and whatever’s still buzzing in your mind.

Inspired by the Jewish bedtime ritual and adapted for anyone seeking calm, these prayers offer a soft landing at day’s end—a bridge between sunset’s glow and the hush of night.

Settle in. Get really comfortable. Maybe crack a window, wrap up light, or sprawl like a starfish. Take slow, steady breaths. With each exhale, release the stickiness of the day—body, mind, spirit.

Feel calm wash over you, like dusk on a still lake or the quiet after a barbecue. Let yourself be held by stillness, by tradition, and the sweet knowing that it’s okay to rest now.

Sleep deeply. Rise ready, light, and smiling.