Begin this meditation when you are ready to fall into a deep sleep.
Get yourself comfortable in your bed,
Adjust your pillows and blankets,
And get into whatever position in which you can most easily fall asleep.
Close your eyes.
Start to notice your breath.
Focus on the rise and fall of your chest and belly,
Or notice the way in which your breath feels as it enters and leaves your nose.
Don't try to control the way you're breathing,
Go at your own pace and simply notice it.
You may have thoughts and feelings running through your head from the day.
This is perfectly normal.
There's no need to try to stop these thoughts and feelings,
Simply notice them from a distance.
Think of these thoughts as clouds passing through the endless sky of your mind.
Whenever a thought comes into your mind,
Surround that thought with a puff of clouds and watch it gently float away.
Take a few breaths and start noticing any tension you may be carrying throughout your body.
Flow with ease through a gentle body scan,
Beginning with the bottom of your feet,
Flowing up from your feet to your shins,
Over your knees to the tops of your legs,
Up through the pelvis,
Over your tummy,
Releasing tension you may be carrying.
Keep scanning up over your ribs to your upper back and into your shoulders.
Down your arms into your hands,
Releasing any tension you may have.
Back up through your arms to your shoulders and your neck,
Releasing as you go.
Notice any tension in your jaw,
Your face,
Your eyes,
And up to the crown of your head.
Simply let go and let yourself sink deeper and deeper into relaxation.
Spend the rest of this meditation just being with yourself,
Observing your thoughts floating away into the clouds and releasing any tension that may arise throughout your body,
Just listening to the soothing sounds of the music in the background.
I will now leave you on your own for the rest of this meditation.