The Healing Elixir Sleep Spell

In this gentle sleep meditation, we imagine a stone path leading to a special cottage where a healing elixir awaits you. Relax your body and allow your mind to drift as you imagine exactly the medicine you need, whether you have a cold or virus, are recovering from surgery, or your heart is feeling unbalanced or unwell. Take care and allow your dreams to help you heal.

Transcript

Welcome to this gentle healing sleep meditation.

This is a nice one to practice when you are feeling vulnerable,

In pain,

Or unwell in any way in your body or your spirit.

Please begin by finding a comfortable position for your sleep.

Adjust and fidget as you need to,

Allowing yourself to get as comfortable as you can.

You may like to take three deep breaths,

Sighs perhaps,

Or simply three mindful breaths that help you set the intention to settle into your sleep for the night.

Perhaps you'd like to take a moment just to acknowledge that you're not feeling your best.

Whatever that means to you,

Whatever it feels like,

This has been hard.

And it's okay that this has been hard.

Even now,

As you come to rest and listen to this meditation,

You are caring for yourself with gentleness.

Allow that to be your intention.

Whether you sleep or dream or rest or feel better in the morning,

You are in the act of caring for yourself right now.

And that matters.

Give yourself permission to feel,

To rest,

And to sleep.

Notice if you are holding any tension in your body that you could let go of.

Perhaps you can simply drop it as you exhale.

Sometimes it can be helpful to add tension in order to take it away.

Clench the hands into fists for a few seconds and then fully release them.

Scrunch up the shoulders so that you can completely let them go.

Notice if there are parts of your body that need to be attended to in this way,

So that they can let go of any tension that you're holding that you do not need right now.

When this feels complete for you,

Begin to allow yourself to soften and sink into the earth.

Feel the way the earth rises up to meet you,

To support your body in space.

You may release into this support.

It's time to let go for today.

Soften as much as you can.

Soften the space between your eyebrows.

Soften your jaw.

Notice if you are allowing your breath to move freely down into your belly.

Soften the muscles there if you can.

Relax your legs.

Let them be heavy.

Relax your arms and your hands.

All ten of your toes.

Whatever happened today happened.

It is in the past.

Tomorrow will come,

But not yet.

You are in the space between right now.

This is your time to rest,

To sleep,

To allow your body to do what it needs to do while your consciousness drifts away.

Take a moment to clarify your intention to let go into sleep.

As you do this,

We will cast a gentle spell together.

A spell for healing.

You do not need to be awake for this spell to work.

Trust that it will speak to your subconscious if you do drift off.

If you do not fall asleep,

That is okay too.

You are resting.

Your healing can happen on the conscious level as well as the subconscious level.

Trust that whatever happens here is right for you tonight.

Before we begin,

You may like to take a moment to acknowledge the land that you are on.

Acknowledge your relationship with this land,

Which may be historical,

Cultural,

And also immediate,

Intimate.

Perhaps you know the traditional names of the people who were on this land first.

You could say them quietly to yourself if you know them.

And now,

Imagine yourself within a circle of protection.

You see a circle of stones,

Of trees,

Vines and flowers woven together,

Chalk or salt.

However you see this circle,

It protects your energy.

It allows you to receive the energies of good,

Of healing,

Of softness and kindness.

It deflects away anything that is not helpful for you on your journey right now.

You are making your way leisurely down a beautiful path of smooth,

Multicolored cobblestones.

They are dove gray,

Sand,

Coral,

And ochre in color,

Gentle and smooth underneath your feet.

The sun is shining,

But there's a gentle breeze on the air,

And the sun dapples through the tall trees on either side of the path,

The shadows dancing in the gentle breeze.

You can smell pine and spruce trees nearby,

And just a hint of sea salt on the air.

This is a beautiful place,

And you are in no hurry.

You are wandering down this path at your own pace,

Simply enjoying the clean,

Fresh air,

The encouraging afternoon warmth of the sun on your skin.

You feel calm and relaxed,

Safe and protected.

You know that this path is leading you somewhere that you truly need to go,

And that you will get there in your own sweet time.

Eventually,

You turn along a curve of the path,

And notice that it ends at a small cottage.

There is smoke gently puffing up through the chimney,

The squat little house made of old stones,

Its wooden door curved like something out of a fairy tale.

The garden out front is resplendent with wild flowers,

Buttery yellow,

Lavender,

Even wild rose.

But the path before you is clear and well maintained.

You are being welcomed into this little cottage.

As you enter,

You can feel that this is a place that belongs to a friend.

It feels familiar,

As if you've been here many times before.

It smells comforting,

Like wood smoke and herbs.

The walls are decorated with shelves filled with your favorite books.

Books of medicinal learning,

Storytelling,

Herbal lore,

And more.

There is a comfortable armchair sitting before a low table,

The fire merrily burning in the fireplace.

There is a fresh cup of tea on a saucer,

And a dark curved bottle sitting on a note.

The note has your name on it.

You settle into the armchair,

Allowing your body to nestle into its soft,

Familiar curves.

Every part of you knows that you are in a safe place,

A friendly place.

The friend who lives here is someone you know deep in your spirit,

Not in your mind.

This is someone who loves you unconditionally,

Who looks out for you,

Who has seen what you have been going through,

And knows exactly the medicine you need.

You have been invited here to sit,

To sip tea if you like,

And to drink the elixir in the bottle,

Medicine for whatever ails you.

You can feel the spirit of your friend in this cottage.

They are with you here as they are always with you.

Perhaps you simply feel them around you,

Their spirit supporting and comforting you.

Perhaps you can see someone specific sitting in the armchair beside you,

Simply being with you.

And you know that if there's anything that you'd like to tell this friend,

To talk to them about,

You could say absolutely anything here.

And you would be loved and welcomed and seen for exactly who you are.

When you feel ready,

You gently remove the stopper from the bottle of elixir and take a sip.

It tastes medicinal,

But in a delicious way,

Like sweet,

Soothing herbs.

Immediately,

You can feel the medicine entering your body and your spirit,

Calming you.

It softens the places that need softening.

It lightens the places that have been feeling dark.

It opens the areas that have been feeling closed or stagnant.

It feels good.

It feels safe.

It feels healing.

You continue to drink the elixir until you have finished the bottle,

Knowing that this is exactly the dose that you need and all that you need.

And then you settle back into the chair,

The warm cup of tea in your hands.

You can feel the medicine continuing to work in exactly the ways you need it to.

It soothes the places that have been hurting,

Protects the places that feel vulnerable.

It bolsters and encourages the light that has been trying to shine in the darkness.

It is balancing your nervous system,

Quieting difficult places in your mind,

Teaching your immune system what it needs to do to heal.

It is finding all the internal medicine that you already have within you,

Simply reminding it what it must do to heal.

It is finding all the internal medicine that you already have within you,

Simply reminding it what it must do to heal,

Recover,

And protect in exactly the ways you need right now.

There is nothing you need to do but receive the medicine.

You gaze into the fire,

Its flames dancing cheerfully,

Knowing that you have changed your body for the better.

You have given your body and your spirit something that it has been deeply needing,

And you can feel your body remembering what it must do to heal and evolve.

You are safe and at rest.

Nothing is required of you here.

The spirit of your friend infuses this place,

And you know that they are with you,

Even now.

You are protected.

You are loved.

You are healing.

Stay here just as long as you'd like.

You are always welcome.

You may fall asleep by the fire.

You may stay here all night.

Whenever you feel ready to leave,

You may simply get up and wander back down the path that brought you here,

Returning to your life,

Having received the spirit medicine.

Take a moment to thank the medicine.

Thank your friend.

Thank the land,

The earth,

The sky,

The sea,

The air.

Thank your body deeply for everything it does for you.

Honor your innate ability to heal.

Thank you for listening.

Sweet dreams.

Reviews

Thank you for helping me sleep 😴

I could listen to your voice all night. Very soothing

A creative way to heal! I enjoyed the comforting story.

Soft and gentle, very relaxing, gave me an extra hours sleep 😴. I felt peaceful when I woke up, thanks. 🌹🙏🙌

Really good. It’s more of a guided visualization than a meditation and it is intriguing as well as soothing. Thanks Julie.

So healing thank you, I felt I was meant to find this meditation today 🙏 😊 💕

Amazing

Absolutely beautiful and very powerful!!!❤️