Bedtime For Children: Loving Body Scan

This is a gentle guided meditation for children as they fall asleep. Theresa has a young child and understands the challenges of bedtime and has used a similar practice with her own child. This guided meditation offers a body scan to help children settle down in mind and body and send loving wishes and gratitude to their bodies as they relax into restful and peaceful sleep.

Transcript

Let's begin to settle in for bedtime, Getting ourselves snuggly in our beds, Comfortable, Warm, Nice and easy, Beginning to prepare our bodies for rest as we lay here safely, Peacefully, Comfortably. We can begin to notice how our bodies feel right now. We might ask ourselves that questions. How does my body feel right now as I start to fall asleep? I can feel my toes and I'm going to talk to my body in a really kind way as I say good night to my toes. Thank you, Toes. I love you. It's time to rest now and go to sleep. Good night to my feet. Thank you, Feet, For everything you do for me. I love you, Feet. It's time to rest and go to sleep. Good night to my legs. Thank you, Legs, For working so hard. I love you, Legs. It's time to rest and go to sleep. Good night to my belly. Thank you, Belly. I love you, Belly. It's time to rest and go to sleep. Thank you to my back. Good night, Back. I love you. It's time to rest and go to sleep. Good night to my heart and my lungs. Thank you so much for working so hard for me today. I love you. Let's start to relax and rest as the body goes to sleep. Good night to my fingers. Thank you so much, Fingers. I love you. It's time to rest and relax and go to sleep. Good night, Hands. Thank you, Hands. I love you, Hands. It's time to rest and go to sleep. Good night, Arms. Thank you for everything you do for me. I love you, Arms. You can rest and go to sleep now. Good night, Neck. Good night, Head. Thank you for everything you do for me. I love you. It's time to rest and be calm and still. Good night to my whole body. Thank you so much, Dear body, For everything that you do for allowing me to live in this amazing world. I love you, Dear body. You can rest now and go to sleep. A very gentle, Peaceful sleep with pleasant dreams. Time for the body to rest. Time for the body to be still. Good night, Dear body. I love you. Have a restful and peaceful sleep.