Hello my friend,
How was your day?
Maybe you had an incredible day.
Maybe you learned something new.
Maybe your day felt fast and exciting.
Or maybe it felt a bit longer than usual.
Maybe even boring at times.
No matter what kind of day you had,
I invite you to rest your body in this moment.
When we sleep,
It's like we hit the reset button.
We give our bodies a chance to relax and to heal.
And we give our minds a chance to go on an adventure.
To travel to another world for just a little while.
Come on my friend,
Let's go on a little journey in our minds.
If you want to come on this trip with me,
We have to calm down our bodies so that our minds can be free.
Make sure that you're in a comfy space with your favorite blanket.
You know,
The one that you always feel better when you have in your hands.
Rest your head on something soft.
A pillow or a stuffed animal.
Begin to move your body around while I count down from 10.
Find that perfect resting position.
Here we go.
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
Seven.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.
Nine.
Nine.
Eight.
Nine.
Nine.
Nine.
Ten.
Ten.
Ten.
Ten.
Ten.
Ten.
Ten.
One,
Two,
Three.
Take in a nice,
Deep breath down all the way.
Gy.
So take a deep breath.
Right back in there.
Good.
Take a deep breath away at the beginning of your breath.
Now I want you to imagine walking down a dirt path with towering trees all around you.
You happen to notice a lovely shiny gemstone on your path and so you pick it up.
It shimmers in the palm of your hand and you know this special stone is meant for you.
So you put it in your pocket and you continue on your path.
After only a few more steps you notice another gemstone in your path.
It's a different color and a different shape but just as beautiful and you place this one in your pocket as well.
And as you continue on your journey only a moment has gone by and you come across another lovely gem and another and another.
You place every single one in your pockets one after another.
And at this point your pockets are so full that you couldn't possibly fit one more.
As you look into the distance you see a beautiful pond of water.
The water is crystal clear with blue and white flowers covering its bank.
You decide to dip your toes in the water when you notice this sweet little turtle walking up next to you and suddenly splash and he's swimming.
Quite fast actually.
Faster than you'd expect a turtle to swim.
You know that you are supposed to follow him and you jump in right next to him.
You had forgotten about all of the lovely gemstones in your pockets and the weight of them begins to pull you under the water but have no fear because on this adventure you can breathe underwater.
And so you surrender allowing your body to peacefully sink deeper and deeper.
Your new turtle friend is swimming down with you right by your side.
You see incredible rays of light streaming down from the sun bouncing off of green leafy plants that live under the water.
Everything is so peaceful.
You continue to sink deeper and deeper with your new turtle friend and then you finally reach the bottom.
Now you have been on this adventure for quite some time and you realize the only way to go back is to swim up to the surface of the water.
You also realize that these precious gemstones are weighing you down.
You'll have to let them go in order to be light enough.
You decide to release all of the red gems as they float down shimmering.
You become lighter and begin to float a bit higher.
Then you release your orange gems and they swirl around with the red ones and you float even higher.
One color at a time you release these gems.
Yellow and green and then blue and finally purple.
Now your body is so incredibly light that you float all the way up to the surface.
You've made it!
As you look back down at the water you see swirls of colorful light reflecting off of all of the gemstones.
Reds and oranges and yellows.
Every color of the rainbow.
The pond is even more beautiful now than ever before.
You've created such a magical place to come back to whenever you wish.
And now my friend you may rest and you may sleep.
Take another deep breath.
Relax your eyes.
Relax your mouth.
Relax your shoulders.
Let your arms fall to your sides.
Relax your belly as it rises and falls.
Breathe easy.
Relax your hips.
Let your legs be heavy.
Relax your ankles and your feet.
All the way down to your toes.
Now you are ready for sleep.
For tomorrow another incredible adventure awaits you.
Sleep well my friend.
