0:00 Here, at the end of your day, you have arrived.0:05 In our last time together, we spoke of inviting deep rest.0:13 Tonight, we will gently let go of all that is needed to find it.0:21 So begin by finding a position that feels truly comfortable for you.0:29 Perhaps lying down in your bed, feeling the full support of the mattress beneath you.0:40 There is nothing else you need to do right now.0:46 Nothing to fix, and nowhere else to be.0:51 This time is just for you.0:54 Simply allow your body to settle.0:59 Let your hands rest wherever they fall.1:04 Let your shoulders soften away from your ears.1:09 Notice the weight of your body making an impression on the surface below.1:19 And when you feel ready, allow your eyes to gently drift closed.1:27 Now, bring your awareness to your breath.1:32 Just noticing its natural, easy rhythm.1:37 Without any need to change it at all.1:41 Feel the gentle rise of your chest or perhaps your belly on the inhale.1:50 And the soft, complete release on the exhale.1:56 There is no right or wrong way to breathe.2:01 Your body knows exactly what to do.2:06 It has been breathing for you all day, without you having to think about it once.2:16 All you have to do now is notice.2:20 Just this breath, in.2:23 And this breath, out.2:26 Feeling the simple, physical sensation of air as it enters your body… cool and fresh.2:36 And the feeling of surrender as it leaves… warm and soft.2:44 As you continue to breathe in this easy way, you might begin to imagine your exhale doing a gentle job.2:57 Imagine each exhale is carrying something away with it.3:04 Perhaps it carries a lingering thought from a conversation you had.3:12 Or a small worry about something on your list for tomorrow.3:20 With each breath out, you can gently, softly, release it.3:27 Visualize these thoughts or feelings as small, puffy clouds in a vast blue sky.3:37 As you breathe out, you watch one of those clouds begin to drift.3:45 It floats slowly, peacefully, across the sky of your mind.3:52 And then it's gone.3:55 Another breath out… another cloud drifts by, and disappears over the horizon.4:04 There is no effort here.4:08 No pushing.4:09 You are simply the sky, allowing the clouds to pass.4:15 Some days the sky is full of clouds.4:20 Other days, there are only a few.4:24 It does not matter.4:27 The sky does not mind.4:29 You are the stillness that holds it all.4:34 You just watch them go.4:37 And as the clouds drift away, you begin to notice what remains.4:45 The space between them.4:48 A sense of quiet.4:50 A sense of deep, abiding stillness.4:55 With each exhale, this feeling of spaciousness can grow.5:02 The sky of your mind becoming clearer.5:07 More open.5:08 More peaceful.5:10 This stillness is not something you have to create.5:16 It is always here, just underneath the noise and activity of the day.5:25 You are simply returning home to it now.5:30 Feel this quiet expand from your mind, traveling gently down into your body.5:40 A sense of softness in your jaw and your forehead.5:46 A comfortable heaviness in your arms and your legs.5:52 Your whole body, resting.5:56 Held.5:56 Secure.5:57 Sinking softly and deeply into the surface beneath you.6:04 You don't need to hold on to anything now.6:09 The thoughts may still come and go, and that is perfectly okay.6:17 When they do, you can simply notice them, and then return your attention to your breath.6:28 Your gentle anchor in this quiet, present moment.6:35 The day is complete.6:37 It is done.6:39 You have done enough.6:41 There is nothing left to do.6:45 And now, there is only rest.6:48 The deep, restorative rest your body and mind have been waiting for.6:57 May your sleep be peaceful and deep.
