Welcome.
My name is Taylor Eastman,
And I am here to guide you towards deep relaxation so you can have the most restful sleep your body has been waiting for.
If you're hearing my voice right now,
You've already done something beautiful for yourself tonight.
You've chosen rest.
You've chosen to let go.
Find your most comfortable position.
Perhaps lying down in bed.
Or in a seated position if that serves you better.
Allow your body to fully surrender to the surface beneath you.
Feeling the bed.
The pillow.
The weight of your own body being held completely.
You don't need to do anything tonight.
You don't need to figure anything out.
Whatever the day has brought.
Whatever you are carrying.
You can set it all down right here.
This time is yours.
This space is safe.
And I'm going to guide you,
Gently.
Into the deepest rest your body has been waiting for.
When you are ready.
Allow your eyes to close.
We will begin with three slow cleansing breaths together.
Breathe in slowly through your nose.
Filling your lungs completely.
And release everything through your mouth,
Every tension,
Every thought.
Every wake from the waking day.
And again.
Breathing in slowly and deeply.
And releasing completely,
Letting your body soften just a little more with each exhale.
And one final cleansing breath,
Drawing in peace.
Drawing in columns.
And releasing everything that is no longer needed tonight.
Now allow your breath to find its own natural rhythm.
There is nothing to control.
Nothing to manage.
Simply breathe.
And let your body begin to drift.
Now I want you to turn your attention gently towards the very top of your head.
The crown.
Imagine just above you.
A beautiful orb of light.
Pure,
Warm,
Radiant light.
The color of liquid gold or soft white starlight.
Whatever you perceive is perfect.
This light carries with it an energy of complete safety.
Unconditional love.
And the deepest peace that you have ever known.
As you breathe in,
Feel this light beginning to pour gently down through the crown of your head.
Like warm honey.
Like liquid sunlight.
Slowly,
Very gently entering your body.
Feel it settling at the very top of your head.
A warm,
Golden glow beginning to radiate from within.
Feel this golden light now moving gently down.
Into your forehead.
Taking note of any tension that may be held there.
The small muscles between your brows.
The gentle furrow that carries the weight of thinking.
The light touches it softly.
And invites it to fully release.
Your forehead becoming smooth,
Peaceful.
Weightless.
The light moves down now into your eyes,
To your eyelids.
And feel your eyes releasing any strain that they may be holding.
From it looking at all of the technology screens.
All of the reading.
And all of the looking and searching of the day.
The light gently washes it all away.
Your eyes grow heavy,
Softer,
Completely at rest behind your closed lids.
This warmth continues to spread.
Down into your cheeks.
Across your face.
Feel the muscles of your face letting go.
Every tiny expression.
Every health tension releasing into the light.
Your face becomes completely neutral.
Completely soft.
Like the face of someone in the most peaceful of rest.
You are safe,
You are held,
And you are deeply at peace.
Now the light of relaxation finds your jaw.
Your jaw carries so much.
Words unsaid.
Tension held.
You might let your mouth fall gently open as the light touches your jaw and invites every last bit of it that may be holding to simply release.
Your jaw unclenches now.
Your teeth part slightly.
Your entire lower face becomes soft,
Heavy,
And completely relaxed.
As we move through this meditation,
You may find that your thoughts begin to arise.
Worries,
To-do lists,
Memories perhaps.
The mind doing what the mind does.
If a thought does come.
I invite you not to fight it.
Instead.
Simply acknowledge it.
You might silently say.
Thank you for showing up.
I see you.
And then imagine placing that thought gently into the light that is surrounding you.
And watch it be carried away.
Up and out.
Released to the universe to be held until morning.
You don't need to solve anything tonight.
The light will hold it all for you.
The light continues its gentle journey.
Flowing down into your neck.
Your neck holds so much weight.
The weight of your head.
Of your responsibilities.
Of everything that you carry forward throughout each day.
Feel the light softening every muscle.
Every vertebrae.
Every thread of tension that may be held there.
Your neck becomes long and loose.
Completely supported.
Completely free.
And now,
The shoulders.
Feel the light pouring into your shoulders like warm water filling a vessel.
Your shoulders may want to drop a little further as the light arrives.
Let them.
Let them fall away from your ears,
Releasing everything that they've been carrying.
All of the responsibility.
All of this driving.
All of holding and all together.
The light dissolves it all now.
You are allowed to rest now.
You have done enough today.
From your shoulders,
The light begins.
To flow down through your arms.
Feel it moving through your upper arms.
Warming and softening as it goes.
Down through your elbows.
Notice how heavy your arms are becoming.
Beautifully.
Wonderfully heavy.
Sinking deeper into the surface beneath you with each breath.
The light continues down through your forearms.
To your wrists.
And all the way to your hands and fingertips.
Feel your fingers uncurl gently as the light reaches them.
Every last bit of effort releasing from your hands.
Now the light moves into your chest.
Your hard space.
Breathe in.
.
.
And feel the light pouring deeper into your lungs.
With each inhale.
Your chest expanding gently with illuminating warmth.
And releasing with each exhale.
Growing softer.
And more open.
Your heart space.
So often the place where we hold our deepest worries and our deepest longing.
The light touches it gently now.
Not to fix anything.
Just to be present with you.
To remind you that you are loved.
That you are enough.
You are loved.
You are a nut.
And you are exactly where you are meant to be.
If any worry or thought has been waiting patiently.
This is a good moment to acknowledge it.
Think it's for it care.
And release it gently back into the light.
The light now fills the whole of your back.
From your upper back and shoulder blades.
Moving down through your mid-back.
Releasing any knots or tightness stored there.
Down through to your lower back.
Which carries so much weight through each day.
Feel the surface beneath you supporting you completely.
You don't have to hold yourself up.
You can let go entirely.
The light and earth beneath you.
Have you held completely?
The warm light now is flowing down into your belly button.
Your abdomen.
This is where we hold so much of our stress,
Our anxiety,
Our unprocessed emotions.
Feel the warmth of the light softening it all.
Like warm hands gently releasing a held fist.
Your belly rises and falls with each breath,
Loose and easy.
The light fills your hips now too.
Your pelvis.
All the way to the base of your spine.
Everything becoming heavy,
Warm,
And completely at ease.
All is well.
You are protected.
And there is nothing that you need to do now.
The light continues its slow,
Beautiful journey downwards.
Flowing into your thighs.
Feel the large muscles of your thighs growing heavy and warm as the light moves through them.
All of the walking,
The standing,
The moving throughout the world.
Your legs have carried you faithfully.
Allow the light.
As it honors that now.
Filling every muscle with deep illuminated rests.
Down through your knees now.
Releasing any tension held in these joints that carry you through every step of your life.
The warmth flows down through to your calves.
Feel them softening completely.
Heavy and warm against the surface beneath you.
The light moving slowly.
And gently.
All the way down.
All the way down to your feet.
Your ankles.
Your heels.
The soles of your feet.
To your toes.
Feel this warm,
Gentle light.
At your feet now.
Like warm water gathering at the end of a long beautiful river.
Your entire body.
From the top of your head to the tips of your toes,
Is now completely filled with this loving,
Healing light.
Your entire body is now bathed in golden light.
Every cell.
Every muscle.
Every bone.
Completely relaxed,
Completely held.
Completely at peace.
There is nothing left to do.
Nowhere left to go.
Nothing left to figure out tonight.
Simply rest in this light.
Let it continue to do its work as you begin to drift.
You are safe.
You are protected.
And you are loved.
If sleep wants to come.
Allow it to come.
You don't need to hold on to anything anymore.
The light remains with you.
Always.
Rests now.
You are home.
Have a good night.
Sleep well.
And remember.
You?
Are held in the light.
