Practice For Sweet Dreams: The Gemstone Staircase
by Julie Peters
Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Are you worried about something that's preventing you from relaxing enough to fall asleep? Enter this lightly hypnotic guided visualization along a spiral staircase encrusted with different gems that have healing properties. Clear your mind, relax your body, soften your heart, and drift off into sweet dreams (or at least a nice deep relaxation) with this practice.
Transcript
Welcome to this meditation for sweet dreams,
The gemstone staircase.
Please take a moment to get comfortable for your rest.
Fidget around and make sure that you can relax your body as you prepare for sleep.
Take a couple of breaths to notice how you're feeling and whether or not there may be something on your mind.
You could sigh or simply breathe intentionally,
Taking a moment to check in.
Set your intention for sleep.
Surrender your thoughts and worries to the crucible of unconsciousness,
Trusting that you can return to whatever is on your mind in the morning.
Remember that sleeping is,
In a way,
A form of thinking.
Our unconscious minds can help us process our lives in a different way than when we're conscious.
We need sleep to think clearly.
Choose to surrender your thoughts to sleep.
Now,
Focus your attention on relaxing your body.
Relax the muscles of your feet.
Relax the muscles of your face,
Your cheeks,
The space around your eyes.
Part your teeth and feel your jaw muscles releasing.
Let your shoulders drop,
Heavy and relaxed.
Your belly soft and spacious,
Inviting the breath deeper into your body.
Relax right down to your pelvic floor at the base of your pelvis,
Softening and relaxing with the breath.
Your legs are heavy and relaxed.
Your entire body is relaxed.
You are standing before a door.
It is a great stone door,
Heavy and powerful.
Its iron handle is encrusted with gemstones,
Red,
Green,
And blue.
You feel drawn to the door,
Invited somehow.
The handle calls to you and you feel its pull.
You touch your fingertips to the gemstones encrusting the handle,
Feeling their smooth and rough textures.
And the door responds to your touch,
Opening easily.
Beyond the door is a gorgeous,
Wide,
Spiraling staircase.
The staircase is of a deep reddish-brown wood and an iron railing with intricate patterns running along its length.
You take a step down and notice that there are tiny amethysts embedded in the railing,
A shimmery purple color emanating from the places where your hand touches the rail.
You immediately feel drawn further down the staircase,
Its beauty inviting and clear.
You feel your mind clearing.
Any problems or worries simply lifted away.
You are able to be present with exactly what's in front of you and all the images and emotions that are evoked by this gorgeous amethyst and wood staircase.
As you go deeper down the staircase,
You notice the railings have changed,
Boasting deep blue sapphires embedded along your path.
You feel present and aware.
You feel that your intuition and imagination are being welcomed as you descend the staircase,
Which becomes even more beautiful and more illuminated as you continue along your journey.
A little deeper down,
The gemstones shift again,
This time to turquoise,
Smooth under your hands.
The bright and beautiful gemstones shimmer from blue to green and back as you watch them,
And you feel a hum around your throat.
You feel that truth is being invited into your body,
Into your throat.
You feel able to see clearly not only what's in front of you,
But what's inside of you as well.
There is a growing sense of ease and trust coming along with these turquoise gemstones.
You descend a little deeper,
And the gemstones have become perfect pink rose quartz.
The slightly opaque,
Irregularly cut gemstones seem to draw your attention to them,
And that reflects back to the space of your heart.
You feel your heart softening further,
Opening gently.
You feel a surge of love along with other emotions which seem ready to flow out of you.
Your emotions feel as if they are melting,
Any frozen places or areas of tension gently letting go,
Able to move and shift and speak to you however they like,
Ready to be let go if it's time to let go.
You walk down a little bit further with your soft heart.
The railings now have shifted from dark iron to bright yellow gold.
The metal is warm under your hands,
The gold and light bright but soft at the same time.
You feel a lightness in your solar plexus,
A feeling of strength,
Sureness,
A calm courage.
The buttery gold invites you further down the staircase,
And you feel absolutely calm and confident,
Your shoulders relaxed,
Knowing that you're comfortable going deeper inside yourself along the staircase,
That you are strong and capable,
Your emotions connected,
Your intuition sharp.
A little further down the staircase and the railing changes again from gold to warm orange amber.
The slightly translucent railing reflects the light like its own little sunset.
You feel a warmth in your pelvis,
Low down in your belly and into your genitals.
You feel a light tingling there,
A sense of connection to the deepest places in your body.
You feel safe and connected and your desire stirs deep inside your body.
You continue further down the staircase with courage,
Intelligence and an open heart.
You find yourself at last at the landing of the staircase.
The end of the railing is capped with rubies and you are guided along a thick red carpet,
Stone walls embedded with dark red gems and beautiful patterns.
Your bare feet sink into the soft carpet and you feel very connected to the earth,
Grounded,
Safe and comfortable.
You walk forward,
Delighting in the sweet sensations of walking along the soft carpet and enter into a room.
It is a beautiful stone room with a wide open window and sliding doors that open somehow onto a moonlit beach.
The breeze from outside caresses your face lightly.
There is a bed in the center of the room,
A massive bed surrounded by a light veil,
Shifting softly in the saltwater breeze.
You sit on the bed and then lie down on its expansive,
Incredibly soft white sheets.
It is the most comfortable bed you've ever been on and find your body responding to its softness,
Drawing deeper onto the bed,
Curling up with many soft,
Clean white pillows surrounding and supporting your body.
You are completely safe in this bedroom and also completely free.
This is a place where you can relax and let go,
Where your sleep will be protected and held for as long as you need it.
You feel your body surrendering to the safety,
The sweetness and the softness of this perfect bedroom created for you to rest in.
You let go into the draw of sleep and rest on this perfect bed,
Relaxing,
Sleeping and healing for exactly as long as you need to.
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Recent Reviews
Deanna
April 16, 2021
What a unique meditation as a way to relax and work your way through the chakras. Really enjoyed this one. I highly recommend it.
Sleeping
September 6, 2020
Amazing sadly it did not put me to sleep and every thing I try, it never works.😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😘😍😎😋😊😉😆😗😙😚☺🙂🤗🤔😥😣😏🙄😶😑😐😮🤐😯😪😫😴😌😓😒🤤😝😜😛🤓😔😕🙃🤑😲☹🙁😦😭😢😤😟😞😖😧😨😩😬😰😱😳🤥🤡🤠😇😠😡😵😷🤒🤕🤢🤧☻😈👽👻☠💀👺👹👿👾🤖💩😺😸😹😻🙉🙈😾😿🙀😽😼🙊👦🏽👧🏻👨👩🏽👴👵🏿👨🏫👩🏽🎓👨🏽🎓👩🏼⚕️👨⚕️👼🏻👶🏻👩🏽🏫👨⚖👩🏽⚖👨🌾👩🌾👨🍳👩🍳👨🏽🔬👩🏽💼👨💼👩🏽🏭👨🏭👩🔧👨🔧👩🏽🔬👨🏼💻👩🏽💻👨🏽🎤👩🎤👨🏽🎨👩🏽🎨👮♂️👩🏽🚒👨🚒👩🏽🚀👨🏽🚀👩🏽✈️👨✈️👮🏽♀️🕵️♂️🕵🏼♀️💂♂️💂♀️👷♂️👷♀️👸🤶🎅👱♀️👱♂️👳♀️👳♂️🤴🏼👰🏾🤵🤰🏿👲🙍♂️🙍🏿♀️💁♂️🙆🏾♀️🙆🏽♂️🙅🏽♀️🙅♂️🙎🏽♀️🙎♂️💁🏽♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️🙇♂️🙇🏽♀️🤦♂️🤦🏽♀️🚶♂️💇♀️💇♂️💆♀️💆♂️🤷♀️🤷🏽♂️🚶♀️🏃♂️🏃🏽♀️💃🕺👯♂️👯🏿♀️👭🏽👬👫👥👤🗣🕴💏💑👪👨👩👧👨👩👧👦👨👩👦👦👨👩👧👧👩👦👦👩👦👨👧👧👨👧👨👦👦👨👦👩👧👩👧👦👩👧👧💪🤳👈👉🖖🤞✌👇👆☝️🤘🤙🖐✋👌👍👏👋🤚🤜🤛👊✊✍👐🙌🙏🤝💅👂💋👄👅👁👀👣👃💘❤💓💕💖💗💞💝🖤💜💛💚💙💟❣💌💤💢💣💥💭🗯🗨💬💫💨💦🕳👓🕶👔👕👖👗🛍👝👜👛👚👙👘🎒👞👟👠👡👢👑💍💄📿⛑🎓🎩👒💎💎💎💎💎💎
Denzel
February 17, 2020
Thanks for the meditation, Julie , I really loved it, it was very wonderful to listen & hear, my friend.❤️😌
Paul
October 12, 2019
This is my go to sleep meditation. Thanks, Julie!
Marta
July 6, 2019
Thank you for the lovely imagery that led me into the gift of peaceful sleep.