Drift Into Stillness: 30-Minute Sleep Surrender

" Surrender To The Stillness". In honor of World Sleep Day, Sarah Blondin and Garth Stevenson have collaborated on a beautiful sleep meditation for Insight Timer. Get comfortable in your warm bed and surrender your mind and body to the gentle current of the night.

Transcript

If you can surrender yourself to the stillness,

You will begin to see there is a quiet world inside you.

There is a pool of calm water.

Sleep is a form of surrender.

Surrendering our minds and our bodies to the gentle current of the night.

The secret art of letting go and letting be.

Finding rest now in the warmth of your bed,

In the quiet of the room surrounding you.

Find a still point within yourself now.

I want you to take a deep inhale now from the bottom of your belly all the way up to the top of your head and then hold.

Hold.

And release.

And as you release,

Let all your tissues and fibers relax.

Taking another deep inhale from the bottom of your belly all the way up to the top of your head.

Collecting stress and worries and holding it at the top of your head.

Hold.

Hold.

And release,

Letting your body relax even further than the first time.

Imagine handing your body to the sound of the waves.

Watching everything you've been holding dissolve.

Watching the stress,

The worries,

The doing float up and away from your body,

From your mind,

From your heart.

Let it leave into the air around you.

Like wind or water,

Just let it go.

There is a world of quiet within you.

There is a pool of calm water.

Drop deep into your body now becoming heavy.

Sinking like a stone into the comfort of your sheets,

Your pillow.

Imagine your bed holding you.

And with your imagination,

I want you to see a glowing palm of light rubbing your chest,

Your heart,

Your ribs.

Relax,

Dear one.

Know that it is safe to rest in your true nature.

Sinking deeper and heavier now.

The palm of light is now touching your right shoulder,

Your left shoulder,

Your lips,

Your chin.

It slides from the base of your neck down your spine now,

All the way to your tailbone.

Your right hip,

Your left hip,

Your right kneecap,

Your left kneecap,

Your right foot,

Your left foot.

Imagine becoming soft without walls.

Imagine becoming the night's gentle breath.

And let it breathe you into the grace of release,

Dear one.

There is nothing for you to hold,

No worlds to organize,

No pain to maintain,

No walls to uphold.

Let yourself return to the quiet of your life,

The quiet of your being.

And let space open around you now,

Feeling out beyond your feet into the room.

Out beyond your right shoulder,

Out beyond your left shoulder,

Beyond your ears,

Behind your back,

In front of your chest,

In your belly,

In your ribs,

Beyond your fingertips.

Feel a space around your entire head.

Become buoyant in the arms of the night.

Bringing your attention now to your heart.

Finding your pulse,

Your rhythm,

Your heartbeat.

Imagine that your heart is breathing.

Thank you for showing me love.

Thank you for upholding my life.

For comforting me,

Guiding me,

Caring for me.

Thank you that I can feel,

That I can hold.

Thank you that I can care,

That I can love,

That I can heal.

Thank you for never leaving me alone.

Hearing these words of gratitude be heard and felt by your heart.

Witnessed by your being.

Feeling the health and harmony of your words.

Feeling your very tissues,

Your blood,

Your breath.

Becoming well by your own attention and care.

Thank you for being with me.

Thank you for being with me.

Thank you for being with me.

Resting in your calmness now.

All the wellness you created.

Resting in your peace.

Resting in your peace.

Resting in your peace.

Resting in your peace.

Resting in your peace.

Resting in your peace.

Surrender all of you now to the waves.

Letting your own gentle rhythm rock you to sleep.

Letting your breath soothe.

Letting your heart quiet.

Letting all be.

Watching every bit of your being dissolve into the water.

Letting go of your toes,

Your legs.

Releasing your hips,

Your stomach,

Your ribs,

Your chest.

Opening the heart,

The shoulders.

Release and dissolve.

Spread wide and away.

Letting go of your head,

Your ears.

Letting go of all the air and the wind and the tension.

Letting go of your head,

Your shoulders.

Letting go of your head,

Your hips.

Becoming nothing.

Nothing.

Nowhere.

No time.

Nowhere.

Nowhere.

Nowhere.

Dissolved into being.

Dissolved into grace.

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Reviews

Every night she puts me to bed! Thank you Sarah. ☺️

Always love your stuff, if this didn't put me back to sleep, nothing will.

THANK YOU ! When I woke up at 1am and needed more sleep, yet again … this worked ! Your voice , your comfort , your words ! 🩵🙏🏼✨

Very peaceful, beautiful, helped me sleep with ease, thank you!

In all of these meditations, I usually find there is one line that lingers. In this one, it was the healing palms of light on my shoulders. Very comforting.

Had the volume too loud so I didn’t fall asleep during the meditation, but as soon as it was over I was out for 40 minutes.

Beautiful combination of sounds... strings, piano, etc.

Sarah can do no wrong in my eyes. Every track is sublime. Thank you.

Gorgeous. After a troubled few hours this finally helped me back to a serene sleep. Thank you, dear Sarah xoxo. You were the first teacher here for me (and for many, I presume). I have been with Insightt Timer since it was just a timer and you were my first introduction to the wonders of magical guided meditations. So long ago! Thank you ever so much. It is wonderful that you are still here taking care of us all. xxxoooxo wendy

This was absolutely beautiful and amazing thank you

Wonderfully effective is the best way I can describe this meditation. I've tried to listen to the whole meditation twice but sleep has taken me away each time. I will need to listen at a time when I am not tired in hope of listening to it all. Thank you for sharing your gift.

This is an incredible meditation. It is very thoughtfully curated. The music ebb and flows when it needs to, the instructors voice is calming and inquisitive. This is my go to when I’m needing to relax and find sleep. Just incredible!!

The combination of guided meditation, music chosen, and sounds of nature weave beautifully in thes minutes.

This fill me with sadness & joy alike.
When I take my final breath on this plain, I hope to hear this. 🙏❤️

Love the calmness of her voice and carefully chosen, intentional words.

I love this and return to it over and over again. Thank you!!

Absolutely perfect! Stunning sound quality and so relaxing.

Your voice, your words, your guidance with the misic make my mind relax and my body love being in the bed ….

Thank you from my heart
Love & Light

Works every time… out like a light. Soothing, calm, relaxed state of mind. Your voice is pure sleep medicine itself.

Through my treatment and recovery I've been tasked with learning meditation and mindfulness, and have been practicing now for several months. My Recovery Dharma facilitator turned me on to Sarah Blondin and she immediately became my favorite. The tone of her voice is so genuine and soothing.....her messages so real and heartfelt. She's truly amazing and I look forward to more and more and more and more (LOL) Truly a pure hearted and dedicated practitioner who is effective every time, every day!