In this meditation,
We will visit the realm of the ancient,
Where a woman who was a healer for her people will guide us to deep sleep.
So let's escape into the serenity of the night and you can relax and indulge yourself in letting go,
Finding stillness.
I will give you a few moments to get comfortable and then we will begin the meditation.
High in the peaceful night sky,
There is a grand white feather,
Noiselessly swaying back and forth on a gentle breeze.
It is a giant feather,
High above the mystical veil of clouds and beyond the reach of the lights of earth.
You are mesmerized by this feather,
Watching it drift back and forth.
It is the most intricate thing you've ever seen and the moon seems to spotlight its path as it drifts down,
Down.
When it flows through the path of moonbeams,
The edges sparkle,
Shimmering magically.
You are at ease as you watch it on its path down,
Arcing back and forth,
Back and forth.
And you feel your body relax and begin to loosen.
Softly,
You are transported to a cozy candlelit room with lovely smells and gentle music playing.
You are lying on the softest,
Most comfortable surface you've ever felt and immediately your body melts.
There are soft white candles everywhere.
An old woman is here to assist in your journey to sleep and you watch her prepare in the soft candlelight.
Time has etched lines on her face,
But her eyes are bright and loving and in them you see an eternity of wisdom.
You feel safe and cared for,
Peaceful as she tucks you in with the softest of blankets,
Taking care that you are perfectly comfortable.
She gently smooths the hair back from your forehead.
You feel serene and at ease as you relax into the soft surface below you.
She sings to herself and you can't quite make out the words,
But it reminds you of a lullaby from long ago.
Her lips move as her hands caress the air several feet above your body and you feel the stress of the day being pulled from your being.
She gently rubs your temples and you feel tension easing from your body.
You are grateful for this experience,
This time to be pampered.
She places her palm on your brow and you feel your forehead relax,
Softening all of its creases and tension,
Smoothing,
Melting.
Your head and neck let go.
She massages your scalp and you feel all nerve endings there relax.
You feel the weight of your head go heavy into the pillow.
Your breath is deep as you melt into the surface below you.
She places her palm on the back of your neck.
You feel the warmth penetrate your muscles as your neck lets go.
Without moving,
You picture your neck lengthening,
Softening.
You relax the space behind your ears.
Take a deep breath into your neck and then let all of the tension drain away.
She lays her hands on your shoulders and says with wisdom,
You're okay.
You know this is true and you will remember beyond this moment,
I'm okay.
With her hands lightly on your shoulders,
They drop a bit and you feel the power in her hands release all of the muscles and tendons bundled in the shoulders.
They relax.
Let this relaxation spread to your shoulder blades.
You feel tranquil and calm.
She takes a warm stone and places it on your neck.
And slowly moves it down your spine as your shoulder blades relax further.
She continues down the spine and the muscles on both sides of the vertebrae relax and melt.
The stone stops on your lower back and the heat penetrates all of the muscles and nerves bundled where your spine meets your hip bone.
Take a deep breath into the base of your spine and feel all of those nerves unwind and relax.
You are more and more at ease going deeper and deeper,
Deeper and deeper.
She places a hand on each thigh and you can feel the tension release.
You ever so slightly wiggle your fingers and toes and then let tension drain away.
You are so relaxed,
So close to deep slumber and you've never felt so peaceful.
She gently massages your calves.
She rubs the bottom of your feet,
Loosening all those tiny muscles.
She then places her hands back on your shoulders and hums her ancient tune as you continue to drift and drift.
There is a feather.
Dancing in the peaceful night sky.
Working back and forth,
Back and forth.
You are as weightless as this feather as you find yourself on the back of a wooly white owl.
You are in a cozy pile of feathers,
Secure and deeply relaxed as it effortlessly glides through the night sky.
You float on the breeze and see images of the earth below.
Quiet lakes and smudges of grand mountains.
You feel even more peaceful as you pass through the clouds where above there are so many more stars than you can see from the earth,
Hundreds more than you could have imagined.
You feel serene and at ease as you drift through the sky.
With the beating of the owl's wings making you drowsy.
The slight rocking of his body lulling you towards sleep.
You are mesmerized by the peace and the beauty here.
And you breathe in the stillness and let it sink into your bones.
You feel calm.
You feel profound peace which cannot be helped since here you are closer to the beginning,
Closer to the divine.
Ancient winds blow over you and you relax even deeper into the feathers of the owl.
Really comfortable,
Perfectly content as he continues to soar.
Your eyelids become heavy and you can feel the owl's heartbeat as you begin drifting into even deeper relaxation into profound stillness.
Your thoughts are hazy as the owl flies on and you are perfectly relaxed.
Your eyes are filled with a wrinkled face with bright eyes.
She lives at the beginning.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is love.
There is a feather shimmering magically as it drifts down,
Down.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
She is taking you deeper and deeper.
