I'm Liz Finlay and welcome to the sleep meditation that will help you to relax,
And drift off.
Get comfortable and as you lie down on your bed,
Close your eyes,
And let's do a few deep breaths to help calm your mind.
It is with deep breathing that the parasympathetic nervous system is activated to regulate our stress hormones.
And so as you take a deep breath in,
Visualize beautiful white light entering your body.
Hold that breath for a short time.
And then as you breathe out,
Allow all stress and tension to be released.
Letting go of all that has happened to you today.
Breathe in the light.
Hold your breath.
And then breathe out all stress.
Breathe in the light.
Hold your breath.
And breathe out all stress and tension.
And one more.
Breathe in the light.
Hold your breath.
And breathe out all that doesn't serve you right now.
Bring your attention to the soles of your feet.
And visualize roots beginning to grow out of them.
Down through the floor.
See them reaching through the soil.
Moving deep past the rock.
And right to the centre of the earth.
Where you find an enormous amethyst crystal.
See the brilliant purple light radiating off this crystal.
That will help to calm your mind,
Protect you as you sleep.
It is a purifying energy and has a natural sedative effect.
Send your roots to wrap around the amethyst.
Every direction.
Round and round until they cradle the crystal.
Then begin to drink this brilliant purple energy up through your roots.
Bringing it up past the rock.
Up through the earth's crust.
All the way up into your room.
And see it begin to enter your body through the soles of your feet.
As this energy swirls around your feet and ankles,
Feel them gently release.
Drawing the energy up into your calves and shins.
Feel them ease as every muscle and tendon relaxes.
Swirling around your knees.
This energy helps them to unlock and become soft.
Then drawing it up into your thighs.
Allow your legs to grow heavy as every muscle and tendon relaxes.
As the energy comes up into and around your hips,
Feel them sink into the bed below you.
It is there to support you.
Drawing the energy into your abdomen.
It gently massages your organs as your lower back relaxes.
It then begins to swirl up around your heart and lungs as your upper back relaxes.
Moving up and around your shoulders,
Feel all stress and tension melt away.
As your upper back relaxes.
As your lower back relaxes.
As your lower back relaxes.
As this energy travels down your arms and to the very tips of your fingers.
Your shoulder blades are now free to sink further into the bed.
As your arms grow heavy with every muscle and tendon relaxing.
Then moving up your neck and into your head.
Allow this energy to help your neck muscles to relax.
And your jaw to release.
We tend to hold so much tension in the jaw.
Often going to bed clenching our teeth or even grinding them.
So see this brilliant purple light swirl in and around your jaw.
As softness replaces the tension.
Now bring your attention to your body as a whole.
Seeing all of your cells begin to light up and glow with this brilliant purple light.
As it swirls within your whole body.
And once every single cell is shining bright.
This energy begins to seep through your skin to surround you.
It fills your aura so that your energy fields are now bathed in this light.
Our experiences and emotions leave energetic imprints in our auras and are known as samskaras.
So visualize the brilliant purple light clearing your aura of any stress related samskaras.
Gently dissolving them.
As the energy swirls around you.
And all the way through each and every layer of your aura.
As it reaches the edge of your aura.
Visualize it begin to form a crust.
That grows into a beautiful shield made of amethyst crystals.
Twinkling as the light catches its many facets.
Let it grow as thick as you wish.
And intend for it to keep your body and spirit safe throughout the night.
You are now suspended in a bubble of this calming and protective energy.
Allowing the sedative effect of the amethyst to help you drift off to a peaceful sleep.
Take a deep breath.
And wishing you sweet dreams.
