Welcome,
Beloved.
The day has completed its cycle,
And the world is inviting you into the velvet embrace of the knife.
This is your time to step out of the strain of doing,
And land softly into the grace of being.
Arrive here exactly as you are.
There is nothing left to achieve,
No story left to finish.
You are stepping into the sanctuary of the great rest.
Imagine your bed is a cloud of light,
Perfectly supporting the weight of your physical form.
As you lie here,
Feel the boundaries of your body beginning to soften.
You are like a star returning to the night sky,
Finding your place in the vast,
Quiet harmony of the universe.
There is a deep,
Luminous peace available to you now.
A peace that is as natural as the breath itself.
You are safe.
You are health.
You are cherished by the stillness.
Let us invite the body to remember its natural ability to dissolve into rest.
We will use the breath as a bridge between the world of activity and the world of dreams.
Close your eyes and take a slow,
Deep breath in through the nose.
Imagine you are breathing in the cool,
Indigo light of the evening.
Let it fill your chest and the spaces behind your eyes.
Hold it for a moment,
Feeling the quiet fullness of this moment.
Now,
Exhale through your mouth with a long,
Slow release.
As you let the breath go,
Feel your muscles melt into the surface beneath you,
As if you are becoming one with the earth.
Again,
Breathe in,
Drawing in the essence of tranquility.
See it as a silver mist entering your temple,
Soothing every nerve,
Calming every pulse.
Hold that stillness at the peak.
Exhale,
Letting go of the day's momentum.
Feel your body becoming heavy,
Warm,
And wonderfully still.
Now,
Allow your breath to find its own effortless rhythm.
Visualize a soft,
Golden glow beginning at the soles of your feet.
This is the light of sacred rest.
As it touches your toes,
Your ankles,
Your calves,
They turn to liquid light and settle into deep repose.
The light travels up,
Bathing your knees,
Your thighs,
And your hips.
Any lingering activity simply evaporates into the night air.
Your torso becomes heavy and relaxed.
Your heart beats with the slow,
Steady rhythm of the stars.
The golden light flows down your arms to the tips of your fingers and up through your neck,
Softening your jaw,
Your tongue,
And the space between your brows.
Your entire being is now a vessel of quiet radiance,
Floating in a sea of peaceful indigo.
You are drifting now,
Moving toward the high heights of the dreamscape.
There is no boundary between you and the peace of the night.
You are the stillness.
You are the rest.
You are the deep,
Dreaming heart of the world.
Sleep now,
Beloved.
Wrap yourself in the tapestry of the stars and wake only when the light calls you home.
You are whole.
You are loved.
The light and the sovereign truth within you.
Sleep in me.
