Evening Meditation For Reflection And Rest

This gentle evening meditation helps you slow down, relax, and close the day with awareness. You’ll be guided to reflect on the moments that shaped your day and notice where you listened to yourself, and where you may have ignored your needs or inner voice. A calming practice to end your day with clarity, acceptance, and peace.

Transcript

Good evening and welcome to this evening check-in meditation. Now before we start I am inviting you to lay yourself down in your bed in the way that you are fully prepared for sleep. So no more teeth to brush, No more lights to switch off, No more phones to plug in. You are ready to drift off to sleep during this meditation. So if you're ready for that make yourself comfortable, Lay down, Let your head be supported by your pillow and then spread your feet a little wider than your hips. Give your hips a little wiggle and allow your arms to open wide a little bit so you're taking up space in your bed. And then start by taking a really nice and deep breath in through your nose and a big sigh out through your mouth letting it go. Again in through the nose expanding your belly and then your chest and your ribcage. And when you exhale you let go, Let go, Let go. One last time a full breath in expanding your whole torso and this time maybe hold your breath at the top for just a moment and then exhale again a long slow release out through your mouth and allow that last exhale to really ground you into your body. Letting your body get heavy in your bed and really taking a moment to let the bed support you to release into it to surrender after most likely another busy day which is our usual these days. And then let this be a moment to check in with yourself after a long day. So how is your body feeling? Truly? What sensations can you pick up in your physical body? What tension or tightness? Is there any way that you can release that tightness a little bit more and surrender deeper into the support of your bed? And how is your mind doing? What thoughts from today are still circling around that are actually asking you to be released? And how is your heart moving? What emotions did you come across today? And based on how you feel, Based on the answers that you get to these simple inquiries, Is there maybe somewhere a lesson in how you moved through your day today? Is there anything that you could have done differently in order to feel less stressed, Less exhausted, Less fearful, Less hurt, Less angry, Less tense or whatever it is that you are feeling? What lesson can you find in just looking and feeling through your past day and anything that would have made you feel better? And then also is there anything from today that needs to be let go of? That needs to be released? That needs to be forgiven? Or that needs to be completed? And allow that to happen in your mind, In your heart, In your body right now. And then I'm inviting you to think of one thing or more, But at least one thing that you are proud of yourself for today. It can be something really small like even getting up in the morning, Or it can be something really big like completing a successful project at work. Whatever it is, Can you feel that pride for yourself in your body? And can you give yourself the credit that you deserve for this little or not so little achievement? And the beauty is that you don't need anyone else to give that. You just offer it to yourself. So just taking that moment to feel proud of yourself for one little or big thing and feeling that in your body. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. Sinking a little deeper into your bed. And then I'm also inviting you to think of three things that happened today that you are grateful for. And this too can be a small thing from a fresh cup of coffee from the place around your corner that you love so much, To receiving a smile from the cashier in the supermarket that made you feel good, To a successful new client, Or a beautiful moment with a friend. Anything. What are you grateful for today? One, Two, Three things. And just notice how your body feels thinking about these three things. Letting that feeling of gratitude marinate a little bit. Putting a little smile on your face maybe. And helping you to feel good about your day. Because yes, Even on the hardest of days, You'll always be able to find one thing to be grateful for. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. Sinking a little deeper into your bed. And then starting to count down from 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92. And like that you just keep counting backwards from 100 until you slowly drift off to sleep.