This is a guided meditation to prepare your body for sleep.
Going to sleep is one of my favorite parts of the day.
When I get to slip between the sheets and the comforter and my head lands gently on my pillow,
So follow along with me on an outer space adventure into dreamland.
Now even though this meditation is best served for preparing for bedtime,
You can really do it anytime you want to relax.
So if you aren't quite ready yet,
Now is the moment to adjust your pillows or your blankets,
Maybe pull the covers up to your chin or cuddle with your favorite furry friend.
And once you've completed this routine,
Whether you find yourself in your bed or on your couch or even on your yoga mat,
This is no longer what you thought it was.
Actually you are in a capsule inside a spaceship.
As you sit here and you make yourself as comfortable as you possibly can,
You are actually bucking yourself in for a safe and delightful ride into outer space,
A dreamland that lives on the other side of your eyes.
And perhaps you might even have a little eye mask or maybe you could even just put your hands on your eyes to help block out some of the light.
This is your safety gear for the ride.
So go ahead and just make those final adjustments,
Fine tune your comfort and make sure you are absolutely perfectly comfortable as you can possibly be.
And now that you feel settled and your body is ready for rest,
We can begin the countdown.
Now bear in mind,
This countdown is a lot slower than any just ordinary countdown.
This is a countdown for the sleepy rocket ship to take off into dreamland,
That special magical place just beyond your waking mind.
10,
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
9,
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
8,
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
7,
6,
Slower every time.
4,
Another breath.
3,
2,
One more.
1 last breath.
Take off.
The rocket ship gradually,
Gradually pulls away from the earth and it's floating above the roads and the buildings.
You can see the roof of your house and then your school.
And it feels like you're in a hot air balloon.
It's slightly floating and not at all like you would expect a real rocket ship to feel.
Everything down on earth keeps getting smaller and smaller and smaller until finally,
A part of the perfect view of the earth comes into view.
A perfect floating sphere surrounded by darkness.
Over your shoulder,
A perfect shimmering glimpse of the moon comes into view and you notice the wrinkles and the facial features of a friendly,
Familiar adult.
A grandparent or an auntie perhaps,
They wink at you and you feel a flush of warmth to your heart.
Even in your sleep,
A little smile creeps into the corners of your lips.
Floating rocket ship keeps floating along.
Maybe you take a nap along the journey,
But when you awake,
The capsule that you are sleeping in opens up to a totally new and unique landscape.
Congratulations,
You made it to dreamland.
And this dreamland,
It is everything you could imagine it to be.
Everything is full of wildflowers and unique trees,
But the colors are different than they were on earth.
Instead of earthy browns and deep greens,
You actually see all of the beautiful landscape in a cast aid of ultraviolet purples,
Deep blues and calming indigos.
The smell in the air is your favorite scent.
Temperature in the surrounding air is natural and easy on your skin.
And there are cute fluffy creatures that don't look like either a cat or a dog,
But somehow both.
One of the cat dogs comes up to you,
Wagging its tail and gently rubbing against your leg,
And then it keeps walking.
So you decide to follow it.
The adorable cat dog is walking you towards a river,
But it is unlike any river that you have ever seen on earth.
This is a glitter river and it's flowing with a constant stream of shimmering,
Glittering silvers,
Golds and shiny rainbow sprinkles.
It's one of the most beautiful things your eyes have ever witnessed.
So you pull out a blanket and you lie down to watch it for a while and your furry friend lies down with you.
As you lay there with your furry friend,
Taking in the glittery river,
You notice how calming and relaxing the shhhh sound of the river is and you close your eyes and just to focus on the sound.
Absentmindedly you pick up a stick and you start drawing in the sand next to you and without even realizing it,
Your hand spells out the words,
Sweet dreams in a slow sweeping script that only you can read.
When you look around again,
All the critters in dreamland have fallen asleep and it is as quiet and still as can be.
You gently lie your head back down onto that pillow of softness and rest your eyes.
When you awake,
Dreamland has disappeared.
You have a sneaking suspicion that your journey was actually more than just a dream and you smile at your memory knowing that you can recall this memory at any time.
Feel free to stay here for a few more moments before we end this beautiful meditation today.
Thank you for listening.
