Welcome to this moment.
My name is Ruben.
You don't need to do anything.
It's letting go of the doing where we allow our bodies and minds to rest.
Let me tell you something.
I have a little ritual that I like to do just before sleep.
I want to share this with you.
It's wonderful in two ways.
The first way is that it helps you reflect upon your day from the perspective of abundance and well-being.
And the second reason is that it helps strengthen neural templates within your brain for appreciation.
So by consciously engaging in this simple ritual we benefit in these two ways and it sets us up in preparation for drifting off to sleep.
And this little ritual is so simple.
And here it is.
Asking the question and reflecting upon this.
What three things went well today?
As we do this,
Letting all the other thoughts come and go and consciously choosing to invest in these thoughts of appreciation.
What three things went well today?
And now gently letting go of those reflections.
Be aware of the you that is listening to these words right now resting here in this moment.
Come to appreciate all the sensations of comfort that are gently inviting your body towards a sense of well-being and ease.
Where are these sensations in your experience?
Gently acknowledging each one.
And as your awareness expands to encompass more of these areas of comfort,
Notice how more too may come into your existence.
Know that any time you wish,
Throughout this meditation you can come back to these sensations that envelope your body so as to feel.
Right now,
Even though your eyes are closed,
Notice what you can see behind closed eyes.
Notice the patterns,
The shapes as you look on to this experience.
Let go into the spaciousness of awareness,
Allowing the you behind your eyes to do nothing,
Giving you a deep,
Restful experience which prepares you for sleep.
And once again,
Even though your eyes are closed,
Notice what you can see behind closed eyes.
It's from this place of watching where there is stillness.
I'm going to ask you to give your body a gentle scan from the top of your head and down to your toes.
As I count down from 10 to 1,
Gently notice the different sensations as they appear and disappear.
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Let go into the spaciousness of awareness,
Allowing the you behind your eyes to do nothing so that you can be the watcher of everything giving you a deep,
Restful experience which prepares you for sleep and now from the count of 10 to 1 I want you to do nothing but listen to the numbers do nothing with your thoughts but allow them to pop in and out of existence so listen to the countdown and let your thoughts float 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 be gently aware sleep is on its way allowing all of your experiences to come into your awareness as you do nothing with them in a place of relaxation,
Of rest and sleep let go into the spaciousness of awareness allowing the you behind your eyes to do nothing giving you a deep,
Restful experience which prepares you for sleep and once again,
Even though your eyes are closed,
Notice what you can see behind closed eyes it's from this place of watching where there is stillness as the next countdown takes course from 10 to 1 letting go of everything no resistance more and more relaxation so your body comes to a deeper and deeper relaxation experience as the countdown takes course,
Deeper and deeper relaxation 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 be gently aware of your surroundings let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything let go of everything
