Safe, Held & Loved: A Meditation For Deep Restful Sleep

A gentle sleep meditation for the nights when your mind feels busy, your body feels tired, and you’re ready to let it allll go. Through calming breathwork and nurturing imagery, you’ll be guided toward a feeling of safety and comfort… a quiet place within that feels like home, and that you can return to whenever you need. As you settle into your breath, three simple and powerful affirmations will help you remember that you are supported in ways you can't always see. For tonight, there is nowhere else to be and nothing else you need to do. Just rest, soften, and let sleep sweep you away naturally. And honestly… I’d be surprised if you make it a quarter way through before drifting off. Sleep well, my friend! :)

Transcript

Good evening, Friend. Welcome. I'm so glad you found your way here. If it's been one of those days. Where everything felt a little different. Too loud. Your mind just wouldn't slow down. And you're simply tired of carrying it all. You're not alone. And this practice is for you. For now You can lay it all down to rest. Whatever wasn't finished today. Can wait until tomorrow. Whatever questions remain unanswered, Don't need to be answered tonight. The world will continue turning. While you rest. So let yourself settle here in this quiet refuge where your mind body. And heart. Are free to soften. Let's breathe that in. Beautiful. Before we go any deeper. Just take a moment to notice where you are. Feel the bed beneath you. Notice how completely it receives your weight. How it embraces and supports. Your head. Your shoulders and arms. Hips. And legs. You don't have to hold yourself up right now. Not physically. Nor emotionally. Let the comfort of your bed. Do that for you. Allow yourself to be held. And remember. . . That underneath. All of that? The Earth has always been holding you too. Take a breath to notice that. And perhaps offer a quiet little thank you. Now. Slowly. . . Breathing in through your nose. And when you think you've reached the top. Invite in just a little more air. Then sigh it all out. Through your mouth. Let's practice that together. Again, A slow breath in… a little more. And the long sigh. One last time. Breathing in… even more. And letting everything soften as you exhale. That's it. Perfect. Your body. Who recognizes. This breath. Understands it as a quiet signal. That nothing needs your attention right now. Nothing more is being asked of you. You're safe to let. Go. Safe to rest. Let your forehead smooth. You Your jaw softened. Relax your tongue away. From the root. Of your mouth. Feel the space around your eyes become soft. Your shoulders growing heavy. . . Arms resting effortlessly. Beside you. There is nowhere else to be. Nothing left to prove. Or soul. For the moment. You simply get to be. Shifting your awareness. Down. Into your lower belly. The soft space. Just below your navel. Observe your breath moving here. Your belly rising. And falling. Rising and falling. As you breathe. Across many traditions. This place has been regarded. As the center. Of the body. A place or a life. Quietly. Gathers. A place where breath gravity. And awareness. Some have called it the cosmic womb within. Not only in a biological sense. But as a place within each of us. Regardless of gender. Where we remember. That before we ever learned. To strive. We first learned to be held. So, Imagine a soft circle. Resting there. Calm Warm. And steady. A circle. One of the oldest shapes. Life has ever known. The shape of your eyes your cells. The moon and all the planets. Life has unfolded in circles since the very beginning. And within you that same ancient pattern. Continues. . . A quiet moment. Circle. Of life. Resting peacefully inside. As you breathe in. Allow your breath. Gently. Fell. That circle. Resting just below your belly button. And as you breathe out. You feel it soften. Feel it contract. There's nothing to force here. Simply allowing your breath. To rise. And far. Arise. And fall. Like a slow tide. Moving back. And four. Bye. And 4. . . Through the night. Your body. Remembers. This rhythm. Even. If you're mine. Has forgotten. With each slow exhale. A powerful message. Ripples through your whole being. You are safe. Your how. You are love. If it feels comforting. Place one. Or both hands. Over your lower belly. Feel the warmth. Beneath your palms. As though your own body. Is holding you. From the inside. Supporting you. As existence has always been. Now. To do. Nurturing you. Without asking. Anything of you Stay here. For a few. Slow. Delicious breaths. As you affirm. To yourself. I am safe. I am hell. I am love. I am safe. I am hell. I am love. I am safe. I am hell. I am loved. You may notice a warm, A softness. Spreading. Through you. Not because you forced it. Because there's a part of you that has never. Forgotten. What it feels like. To be cradled. By Cosmic Womb. That supports you. Holds you. And loves you. Just as a mother. Her baby. Without asking. For anything. And return. Sometimes, It simply takes a moment. Like this to remember. You are safe. Your how. Pure love. Silently, A fur rustling. I am safe. I am hell. I AM LOVE. I am safe. I am hell. I am love. I am safe. I am hell. I am love. You are safe. You are safe. And embrace love. See you, Bye. You are embraced by the light. You are cradled and enthralled. Love. Let go now. You can let go now. And let go now. All is well. You are safe. Bye bye. There is nothing more to do. All is well.