Give yourself permission to simply arrive.
Allow your weight to melt into the mattress,
Finding those quiet pockets of support where you can truly let go.
You don't need to hold yourself up anymore.
Feel the blankets and the bed rising to meet you,
Inviting every muscle to uncurl and soften.
Take a slow,
Fluid breath in,
And as you exhale,
Feel your body surrendering its boundaries,
Sinking deeper into the stillness of the room.
The world outside is fading,
Your only task is to listen,
To breathe,
And to disappear into this moment of rest.
You are moving from the world of doing to the profound ease of simply being.
In the quiet space behind your heart,
Let a gentle intention surface.
If no words come to mind,
Simply whisper to yourself,
I am at peace with this day.
Let this thought drift through you like a soft golden light,
Seeing it three times as you sink further into the support beneath you.
We will move awareness through the body now.
As I name each part,
Imagine it becoming heavy and completely relaxed,
As if it is dissolving into the bed.
Begin by bringing awareness to the right hand thumb,
Second finger,
The shoulder melting back,
The right waist,
Hip,
The heavy still thigh,
The sole of the foot,
The top of the foot,
Right big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
The shoulder melting back,
The left hip,
The heavy still thigh,
Ankle,
The sole of the foot,
Foot,
Left big toe,
Second toe,
The throat,
Your chest,
The navel,
The whole body sinking,
Gently rising and falling with each breath.
Now count backward from 11 down to 1,
Letting each number be a step deeper into the dark.
If you lose the count,
It does not matter,
Let the number feel cool and spacious.
The walls are a soft dusty indigo,
These frames hold the echoes of your day.
As you glide past them,
You aren't holding on to them,
You are simply letting them be.
With every exhale,
Watch as the images inside these frames begin to blur,
To soften,
Gradually floating away,
Till these frames are beautifully empty.
The gallery is becoming wider,
Quiet.
You step through it and find yourself floating in a warm,
Dark sea.
There is no wait here,
There is no effort.
You are simply a part of the vast,
Quiet night.
You are the stillness that remains.
The gentle rise and fall of your chest,
Your belly.
You are submerged in deep,
Restorative rest.
Allow my voice to drift away now,
As you drift further into your peaceful slumber.
Your body knows how to rest.
