About this episode Drift into tranquility with 'Nightfall Release,' your perfect end-of-day companion. This gentle, unhurried meditation guides you through a calming process of letting go, helping to dissolve the day's stresses and prepare your mind for peaceful rest. Embrace a serene transition from wakefulness to sleep, leaving behind worries and embracing profound relaxation.
0:00 Your sense of smell is the only sense directly wired to the parts of your brain that hold memory and emotion.0:20 In our last time together, we practiced letting go into quiet relaxation.0:34 Tonight, we will create a place to put what we release.0:44 Find a comfortable position.0:50 Allowing your body to feel supported.0:57 And when you feel ready, gently close your eyes.1:06 Let’s begin with the breath.1:11 No need to change anything.1:16 Just noticing.1:19 An easy breath in through the nose.1:25 And a long, slow breath out.1:31 Feeling the gentle rise of your chest or belly as you breathe in.1:43 And the gentle fall as you breathe out.1:50 Letting each exhale be a little softer...1:58 a little longer...2:02 than the one before.2:05 Now, bring your awareness to your body.2:13 Noticing any areas of tightness or tension.2:21 Perhaps in the jaw.2:25 Allow the teeth to part slightly.2:31 Let the tongue rest.2:35 Notice your shoulders.2:39 If they are holding on...2:43 simply invite them to soften.2:49 To melt down and away from the ears.2:56 Letting go of the day.3:00 Setting it down without judgment.3:06 It is finished.3:09 And now...3:11 you are here.3:13 I invite you now to imagine a place.3:20 A place of perfect peace and safety.3:27 This is your own inner sanctuary.3:33 It might be a place you have been to before.3:42 Or a place that exists only in your imagination.3:51 It does not matter.3:54 Simply allow the image to arise.4:00 What do you see here?4:04 Notice the light.4:08 Is it the soft glow of morning...4:14 or the warm light of a fire?4:19 See the colors around you.4:24 The shapes and the shadows.4:29 And what can you hear in your sanctuary?4:37 Perhaps it is the sound of gentle waves.4:44 The rustle of leaves in a soft breeze.4:51 Or maybe...4:54 it is just deep, profound quiet.5:00 A silence that holds you.5:04 Now, notice what you feel.5:09 The temperature of the air on your skin.5:17 The texture of the ground beneath you.5:24 Is it soft sand...5:27 cool stone...5:30 or a warm blanket?5:33 Feel the complete support beneath you.5:40 And finally...5:43 that sense of smell.5:47 What scent fills the air in this place?5:54 The clean smell of rain.5:59 The fragrance of woodsmoke...6:04 or wildflowers.6:07 A scent that means safety.6:12 A scent that means peace.6:17 Find a place to rest here in your sanctuary.6:25 And as you settle in...6:30 feel the deep sense of calm.6:35 In this place, you are completely safe.6:42 You are perfectly at ease.6:47 Any thoughts or worries from the day simply dissolve at the edges of this space.7:02 They cannot enter here.7:07 This place is only for your rest.7:13 Only for your peace.7:17 Know that you can return to this sanctuary whenever you need to.7:29 It is always here.7:32 Waiting for you.7:35 This peace is yours to keep.
