About this episode Drift into tranquility with this gentle nighttime meditation designed to help you release the day's stresses. This unhurried journey will guide you to a state of deep calm, allowing you to let go of worries and embrace peaceful rest. Prepare for a night of restorative sleep as you gently transition from wakefulness to serenity.
0:00 Settle into the place where you rest.0:06 Allow your body to feel its own weight.0:13 Last time, we watched our thoughts drift by like clouds.0:22 Tonight, we come home to the simple anchor of the breath.0:32 And now, bring your awareness to your breathing.0:41 Simply noticing the air as it enters… and as it leaves.0:50 Perhaps you feel it at the tip of your nose.0:58 A coolness on the way in.1:02 A warmth on the way out.1:06 Or maybe you notice the gentle rise and fall of your chest, or your belly.1:19 There is nothing to change.1:24 Simply notice.1:26 With each breath out, an invitation to soften.1:34 Allowing the shoulders to release their hold.1:42 Letting them fall away from the ears.1:48 Noticing the small muscles around your eyes.1:56 Letting your jaw be soft… unclenched.2:02 Your hands can be heavy and open.2:08 Each exhale carries away a little more tension.2:16 A little more of the day.2:20 Your body growing heavier… more deeply at rest.2:29 Now, let the day go.2:32 All the conversations.2:36 All the tasks.2:38 All the plans for tomorrow.2:43 You can set them down now.2:47 They will be there in the morning if you need them.2:56 But for tonight… there is only this.3:03 This quiet.3:04 This stillness.3:07 Resting in the gentle space between your thoughts.3:16 Nothing to do.3:18 Nowhere to be.3:21 And if you are still awake… that is alright.3:28 Simply stay with the quiet rhythm of your breath.3:37 It will carry you when you are ready.3:43 Sleep is a welcome guest, not a task to be completed.3:52 Rest now.3:54 Rest well.
