07:19

A Gentle Body Scan For Deep Rest

by Meg Gold

Rated
5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
4

Recorded during my virtual Nervous System Reset workshop in December 2025, this gentle body scan invites your body to soften and unwind. You’ll be guided slowly through the body, allowing tension to release and the breath to settle. This practice is ideal for evening listening or easing into sleep.

Body ScanRelaxationSleepProgressive Muscle RelaxationGuided VisualizationBreath AwarenessGroundingGrounding Technique

Transcript

Imagine tension just melting away.

Let your forehead soften.

Smooth out any lines of thought or concern.

And your eyebrows drift away from one another.

As the area around your eyes,

Those tiny muscles that work all day,

Relax and soften.

And your eyelids rest gently.

As the space behind your eyes is open and calm.

And your cheeks and your jaw,

Allow them to release.

Even if that means you need to make just a little bit of movement of them,

Wiggle your face.

Then invite your tongue to drop away from the roof of your mouth.

The back of your throat softens.

The neck.

And the base of your skull.

And as your awareness draws across your shoulders,

That place where so much weight is carried.

Allow them to drop a little closer to the ground.

And they just fall away.

And your right arm,

Upper arm,

Elbow,

Forearm,

All the way down to the wrist.

Notice any sensation,

Maybe a vibration,

A warmth,

An ease.

Feel the palm of your right hand,

The back of your hand,

Each of your fingers as they gently curl in.

No effort needed.

Just softness.

And the attention falls to your left arm.

The upper arm,

Elbow,

Forearm,

Right down to the wrist.

Sense the flow of energy all the way into your hand.

The palm,

The back of your hand,

Each of the fingers.

So soft.

No effort.

And guide your attention to your heart space,

The chest.

Feel the gentle rise and fall with each breath.

Notice the warmth here.

An expansion on the inhale.

And a softening on the exhale.

And sense the back of the heart.

The space between the shoulder blades.

The quiet space that supports you here.

Allow the back of your body to be heavy.

Supported by the earth beneath you.

And as the beautiful light continues down your body to the mid-torso,

The ribs,

Even the sides of your body.

The stomach,

The soft belly,

The center of your breath.

Notice the rise and fall in the abdomen.

Each exhale.

Releasing even more.

And the hips and the pelvis.

Your root,

The area that grounds you down.

The hips.

The glutes.

The pelvic floor.

All release.

All rest without effort.

The right leg,

The thigh.

Knee.

Calf right down to the ankle.

Feel the weight of the leg sinking down into the ground.

And your right foot.

Top of the foot.

Bottom of the foot.

Each of your toes relaxed and connected.

And your left leg.

Thigh.

Knee.

Calf.

Ankle.

Sense the steadiness beneath you.

Right down to the foot.

Top of your left foot.

The bottom.

And each of your toes.

Relaxed.

And spacious.

And allow yourself to feel the whole body as one.

From the crown of your head.

To the tips of your toes.

From the front of your body.

Right through to the back.

From the right to the left.

From the inside.

All the way out.

The entire body.

Resting.

Heavy,

Yet light.

All at the same time.

You are held.

You are supported.

You are completely at ease.

Meet your Teacher

Meg GoldToronto, ON, Canada

More from Meg Gold

Loading...

Related Meditations

Loading...

Related Teachers

Loading...
© 2026 Meg Gold. All rights reserved. All copyright in this work remains with the original creator. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

How can we help?

Sleep better
Reduce stress or anxiety
Meditation
Spirituality
Something else