Shinrin Yoku Sleep Practice - Forest Bathing

Stop overthinking and take a moonlit forest bath to help you relax, let go and drift into a deep and restorative sleep. Known as Shinrin Yoku, or 'Forest Bathing', your health and your mental and emotional well-being are improved naturally as you connect with the tranquillity of nature in this virtual forest bath session.
Relax and enjoy.
'Deep beneath the dreaming' soundtrack by Christopher Lloyd-Clarke

Transcript

Hi, This is Kim Carmen Walsh welcoming you to this guided sleep meditation designed to help you relax, Slow down and drift into sleep. . . . . Naturally helping you to connect with the present moment and to let go of overthinking. . . . . Please do not listen to this recording whilst driving or operating machinery. . . . . Steely you should listen to this recording as you are going to sleep. . . . . Preferably lying on your back with your legs uncrossed and your arms resting lightly at your sides. . . . . There is absolutely nothing you need to do. . . . . Just lie back and listen. . . . . Allowing yourself to be transported naturally into sleep. . . . . To sleep throughout the night and awake only at a time that you set for yourself. . . . . And should you need to wake during the night, You will do so. . . . . Tend to whatever needs attending. . . . . Return to bed. . . . . And just by bringing your attention back to the present moment. . . . . To the sensation of your body lying in your bed. . . . . You will drift easily and naturally back into a deep and healing sleep. . . . . So. . . . . When you are ready. . . . . Take a deep breath in. . . . . And as you breathe out. . . . . Close your eyes. . . . . And begin to relax. . . . . Gently bringing your attention to the present moment. . . . . Here and now. . . . . Wherever you may be. . . . . Tuning into your senses. . . . . As you listen to the sounds you now hear. . . . . Listen to the silence beneath the sounds. . . . . The space between the words. . . . . Helping you to connect on an intuitive level with a space beyond form. . . . . Beyond opinions and thoughts. . . . . Noticing how good it feels to let go. . . . . To surrender to this moment. . . . . Aware of the sensation of your body lying in bed. . . . . Aware of the texture of the sheets against your skin. . . . . Curious about the varying degrees of contact between the bed and your body. . . . . Of how some parts of your body appear to sink more heavily into the bed. . . . . While at other points your body only lightly touches the surface. . . . . Letting go. . . . . Feeling more quiet and still than you have ever felt before. . . . . And in your mind's eye now. . . . . You see. . . . . Feel. . . . Experience yourself standing at the edge of a forest. . . . . And just ahead of you is a path that will lead you safely and serenely through the forest. . . . . To a point within. . . . . To the still point of your being. . . . . It is dusk time in this special place. . . . . The sun is setting behind you. . . . . And the forest is lit by the warm golden rays of the setting sun. . . . . You can hear the birds gently chattering and chirping as they make their way back to their nests for the night. . . . . And from this ancient wood. . . . . You sense a deep wisdom. . . . . An energy of peace. . . . . Tranquility. . . . . And strength. . . . . So you begin to walk slowly along this path. . . . . Each slow step taking you deeper into the depths of the forest. . . . . Into the depths of your higher self. . . . . To the original you that exists beyond all thought. . . . . Each slow footstep. . . . . Feeling more relaxed. . . . . Happy. . . . . Content. . . . . Noticing the sensation of the ground beneath your feet. . . . . Each footstep grounding you to the power of nature. . . . . To the beauty and tranquility of this forest. . . . . Aware especially of how this feels in your chest. . . . . In your throat. . . . . Allowing the external to fall away. . . . . As you become more present to this moment. . . . . To the sensations in your body. . . . . To the sounds. . . . . To the sight of the trees and the undergrowth through which you are walking. . . . . You are aware of the scent of the pine trees and the moss. . . . . A hint of earthiness born to you in the fresh air of the forest. . . . . Starting to walk slowly along the path. . . . . Down into the depths of the wood. . . . . Deeper and deeper. . . . . So quiet. . . . . And still. . . . . Your mind. . . . . Your body. . . . . Your spirit. . . . . Feeling the loving kindness that's in the very air you breathe. . . . . Resonating with the deep peace. . . . . Tranquility. . . . . And power of this special place. . . . . As you walk deeper into the woods. . . . . It's gradually becoming darker. . . . . You're safe. . . . . Supported and loved. . . . . As day turns to night. . . . . Knowing the rhythm of nature. . . . . A cycle of night and day. . . . . Taking you beyond ideas and concepts of past and future. . . . . You exist completely in the now. . . . . This moment. . . . . The infinity of being. . . . . The true depth of you. . . . . Flowing with ease and bliss. . . . . As you're anchored in the present. . . . . And although it is getting darker. . . . . The moon is shining brightly. . . . . It's casting a magical light throughout the forest. . . . . You notice the coolness of the night air against your skin. . . . . And how good it feels to be aware of the tingling sensation this brings. . . . . Feeling so peaceful and deeply alive at the same time. . . . . So that you fully inhabit your body with acceptance. . . . . Intelligence. . . . . Love. . . . . And you now find yourself coming to a clearing. . . . . To a beautiful wildflower meadow that softly glows under the light of the moon. . . . . And at the centre of the meadow you see a large oak tree. . . . . So you continue to walk slowly and lazily through the meadow. . . . . The sensation of the grass and flowers gently caressing your skin as you walk through the meadow. . . . . The scent of nectar and warm earth coming to you as you walk towards the tree. . . . . Feeling naturally connected with the deep peace and the intuitive wisdom of this special place. . . . . So that the sight of the meadow and the oak tree bathed in the soft light of the moon. . . . . The scent of the wildflowers. . . . . And the quiet peace of this magical place help you to feel even more relaxed. . . . . Calm. . . . . And tranquil. . . . . And as you reach the oak tree. . . . . You see a large bed hammock. . . . . Swinging gently from the large strong branches above. . . . . You climb easily into the hammock. . . . . And there are cushions and blankets should you need them. . . . . To making yourself comfortable. . . . . Breathing deeply in. . . . . And slowly out. . . . . You surrender more deeply to this moment. . . . . To the sensation of your body being gently rocked as the hammock sways softly. . . . . In the meadow. . . . . . You see the branches and the leaves. . . . . And through the spaces between the branches and leaves. . . . . You see a clear night sky. . . . . Looking up into the distance beyond where you're lying. . . . . Beyond the height of the tree. . . . . High up beyond the earth. . . . . To the vastness of space. . . . . To the sparkling twinkle of the stars in the deep blue-black velvet of the night sky. . . . . Feeling at one with this moment. . . . . At one mind. . . . . Body. . . . Spirit. . . . Universe. . . . . Going beyond space and time. . . . . Flowing with the infinite present. . . . . Allowing your body and mind to relax more deeply. . . . . To let go. . . . . To surrender to the space. . . . . To the quiet wisdom within. . . . . And to help you deepen the sensation of peace and quiet. . . . . I'll guide your attention over your body. . . . . From the top of your head. . . . . To the tips of your toes. . . . . And as your attention travels down your body. . . . . You notice yourself drifting and floating so easily and naturally down into sleep. . . . . Starting now. . . . At the top of your head. . . . . Slowly. . . . Softly bring your attention down to your forehead. . . . . Gently over your eyes. . . . . Noticing how all those facial muscles let go. . . . . Relaxed and smooth as your awareness travels over them. . . . . Your attention is a soft balm of healing and tranquility. . . . . Always available to you in the present moment. . . . . Viewing down your face. . . . . To your jaw. . . . . Parting your teeth just a little. . . . Letting go deeper and deeper. . . . . Quiet. . . . . Still. . . . Sinking more heavily down into your bed. . . . . As your attention continues gently down the back of your head. . . . . Softly. . . . Lightly. . . . Down the back of your neck. . . . . And across your shoulders. . . . . Floating. . . . Drifting in the sensation of bliss and being. . . . . Into the present moment. . . . . In the silent wisdom of your body. . . . . Breathing slowly down your arms. . . . . To your hands. . . . . To your fingertips. . . . . Deeper and deeper still. . . . . Across your chest. . . . . Softly down to your tummy. . . . . Across your upper back. . . . . And slowly down. . . . . Down. . . . . Down. . . . . All the way down to your lower back. . . . . Drifting and floating. . . . Your body tranquil and serene. . . . . Your mind quiet and peaceful. . . . . Looking down your pelvis and your buttocks. . . . To your legs. . . . . The wave of ease and tranquility. . . . Deep peace and contentment continues down to your thighs. . . . . To your knees. . . . . Your calves. . . . . Your feet. . . . . All the way down to the tips of your toes. . . . . Deeper and deeper still. . . . . So quiet and peaceful. . . . . Drifting naturally into sleep. . . . . So that you sleep throughout the night and awake only at a time that you set for yourself. . . . . Feeling positive. . . . . Optimistic. . . . . Rejuvenated. . . . . Imagine with you all the benefits of this session into the day. . . . . So that you notice yourself feeling naturally calmer. . . . . More present to your everyday life. . . . . Keeping all things in proportion. . . . . Knowing that small things are just small things. . . . . You are the stillness. . . . . The peace. . . . . And quiet within. . . . . And this ability to tune into the present moment helps you to listen. . . . . To feel. . . . . To know your truth. . . . . The beauty and the wisdom of your true self. . . . . Helping you to naturally let go of the thinking mind. . . . . Letting go of thoughts and judgements. . . . . Aware of your opinions fading into the background of your awareness. . . . . As you tune in more to the power of your intuitive body and mind. . . . . To the quiet wisdom within that is always working for your higher good. . . . . Your peace. . . . . Your happiness. . . . . So just continue to rest now. . . . . To trust that the peace you seek is always inside. . . . . And just by bringing your attention to this moment. . . . . Using all of your senses. . . . . Your sense of sight. . . . . Touch. . . . . Hearing. . . . . Taste. . . . . And smell. . . . . You turn down the volume on your thoughts. . . . . Naturally freeing you from old beliefs. . . . . From old thought patterns. . . . . To begin each moment afresh with curiosity. . . . . Wisdom and strength. . . . . Knowing the loving kindness of who you really are. . . . . Connected with the infinite present. . . . . With the deep intelligence of the universe. . . . . Drifting down now into sleep. . . . . Sleep. . . . . Sleep. . . . . Sleep. . . . . Sleep. . . . . Sleep. . . Sleep. . . . . . Sleep. . . . Sleep. . . . . Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Reviews

I loved listening to this - though I drifted off early, I plan on visiting this many more times.

Thank you for this sleep meditation. It really helped me calm my mind and body feeling relaxed. I'm happy that this meditation found me last night. Truly grateful. Have a wonderful day 🙏 ❤️ 🙂

Beautiful rest. Thanks for your wonderful meditation

Beautiful practice! Also you have a very good tone and energy level for a sleep meditation. I think sometimes that’s hard to do well, and you nail it - calming and conducive to sleep but not lacking energy. Made it easy to feel strong guidance that put me at ease. Thank you!🙏🏼

You have a very soothing voice. Lovely, relaxing meditation. Thank you. 🙏🏼💤💜✨