About this episode Unwind and release the day's stresses with this gentle, unhurried meditation designed to help you decompress before sleep. This calming audio guides you through a peaceful transition, allowing you to let go of worries and embrace a serene state of mind. You'll discover a deeper sense of relaxation, preparing your body and mind for a restful night's sleep.
0:00 notice the heavy honest weight of your body where you're resting right now0:07 in episode one thirty seven we let the quiet room hold what was lingering now you can let that whole day put its feet up0:22 settle back into the mattress and let your hands fall open beside you there's nothing out there calling your name tonight0:36 draw a slow easy breath in through your nose all the way down into your belly0:45 let it spill out soft through your lips0:50 mhmm feel your chest rise without any hurry at all nice and steady1:00 feel it sink back down into the cotton sheets releasing the hours behind you1:08 well look at that that breath belongs to you and nobody else you don't have to carry a single thing before breakfast tomorrow1:23 let your attention rest right on the crown of your head softening the skin across your brow1:35 smooth tonic corners around your eyes and temples where the strain of seeing likes to hide1:45 unclench your jaw and let your tongue fall loose and still1:52 mhmm drop your shoulders down away from your ears letting both arms feel heavy like folded linen on a cedar chest2:07 soften your chest your belly and your hips letting the bed take your full weight2:17 ease the long bones of your legs let your ankles turn out and let your toes go completely slack against the covers2:32 here's the thing honey the work is finished2:41 whatever you got done today it was plenty for one pair of hands whatever got left undone can wait on tomorrow's sun because the good lord never asked you to finish the whole world by sundown2:58 you're safe in this quiet room3:04 sit with that a minute baby3:09 listen to the stillness humming underneath the floorboards rest right here in the hollow of this piece3:21 you're cradled by grace tonight through and through3:30 close your eyes to the waking world sugar3:34 let sleep gather you up soft and kind3:41 you've done all you need to do and you did it well3:47 rest well baby go on now and let the night meet you kind and keep watch over you till morning
