Namaste.
Let's take a slow breath together and arrive in this space,
A gentle landing place.
Tonight,
We rest through breathing,
Not through effort,
Not through force,
Through breath.
There is nothing to fix,
Nothing to solve,
Just breathing.
Let your body lie exactly as it is.
Allow the mattress to hold your weight.
Bring your awareness to your breath,
Not changing it,
Just noticing.
Feel the inhale entering,
Cool air moving gently.
Feel the exhale leaving,
Soft and warm.
Inhale for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
And exhale for six,
Two,
Three,
Four,
And six.
Inhale slowly and exhale slowly.
Imagine your breath as gentle night wind moving through tall grass.
Inhale as the wind arrives.
Exhale with the wind passing through.
If thoughts arise,
Let the breath carry them past.
Inhale,
I am here.
Exhale,
I am safe.
Inhale,
Here.
Exhale,
Safe.
Allow the counting to fade now.
Let breathing happen naturally.
With each exhale,
Sink one inch deeper,
Deeper into rest.
Your body knows how to fall asleep.
You do not need to make it happen.
If you are still listening,
Let my voice grow distant,
Like wind far away.
Your breath continues,
Slow,
Easy,
And steady.
Om Shakti Shanti.
May peace become your power,
And may power be peaceful.
Drift,
Rest,
Sleep.