There are times when a part of our life seems to be suspended.
Waiting for an answer.
A message that is slow to arrive.
A decision someone else has to make.
A result.
A confirmation.
And a few words that could change what comes next.
Even when we try to think of something else.
The waiting remains present.
It comes back in an automatic gesture.
In the urge to check.
In the feeling that rest should only begin after finally knowing.
The hardest part is not always the answer itself.
It is the space that comes before it.
That place where several possibilities remain open.
The mind then tries to fill this space.
It imagines.
Interprets.
Calculate.
Wanting to turn uncertainty into certainty before night falls.
This meditation is not going to invent the answer for you.
It will help you live this time differently.
Let the question exist without giving it all your attention.
Rediscover what is already continuing in your life.
And then allow the body to sleep.
While reality follows its own course.
And if you fall asleep during the practice.
Do not worry.
It is completely natural.
Your unconscious listens even while you sleep.
And continues to reprogram itself.
And now.
Settle into your bed.
The meditation will begin shortly.
Let your eyes close and feel the transition between the day and this practice.
My voice stays close to you.
The music creates a regular movement.
You can let yourself rest in this rhythm.
Without trying to produce any particular state.
Begin by feeling three points of support.
The back of the head.
The middle of the back.
And the pelvis.
Notice their contact with the bed.
These three points are already supported.
You can let them gain a little more weight with each exhalation.
The air enters.
The chest opens slightly.
The air flows out.
And the weight of the head sinks down.
A new inhalation arrives.
As it leaves.
It lets the back grow wider.
Then the breath returns again.
And the pelvis finds a quiet stability.
The face can follow.
The forehead smooths out.
The muscles around the eyes relax.
The cheeks become softer.
The mouth loosens.
And the jaw allows a comfortable space between the teeth.
Now.
Feel the throat.
Sometimes this is where the words we are waiting for remain.
Or those we are preparing.
Passage of the air soften this area.
With each breath the throat becomes freer.
As if it were finding enough room for all possible answers.
The relaxation spreads to the shoulders.
And into the arms.
The elbows settle down.
The wrists become supple.
The hands can remain open.
Turned towards the bed.
Or resting on the body.
According to what is comfortable for you.
They have nothing to grasp during this practice.
The breath moves down towards the belly.
Feel its movement under your hands.
Or within you.
A discrete warmth forms there.
It reaches the hips.
The thighs.
Then spreads down to the feet.
The legs receive their weight.
The heels take support.
The toes loosen.
Your body now forms a stable whole.
Three points of support have become an entire surface of rest.
The question can remain somewhere in your mind.
While the body is already learning another answer.
To let go and settle.
In this state.
Allow your unconscious to open.
You give it permission.
It can discover how to keep what matters without staying on alert around what has not yet happened.
And now.
Imagine on your inner screen.
You are walking along a long stone jetty by the sea.
Night is beginning.
The sky is still crossed by a deep blue color.
And the water reflects a few traces of light.
Under your feet.
The stone is even.
Slightly warm after the day.
At the end of the jetty there is a small lantern.
Protected by clear glass.
It casts a gentle light.
You walk towards it and stop very close.
Around you.
The sea breathes with a slow movement.
The air carries a light smell of salt.
Let the question you are waiting for take the form of a luminous point inside this lantern.
A word.
And initial.
Or a color is enough.
The lantern keeps this question visible.
Contained.
Placed in front of you.
Observe what happens in your body as you look at it.
A sensation may appear in the chest.
The throat.
Or the face.
Give it a few moments.
It simply shows that this answer matters to you.
Bring one hand closer to the glass.
Its surface is warm.
The light remains steady behind it.
Say inwardly to this question.
I know you are there.
Then let your hand come back down.
You have just acknowledged the waiting while remaining on the jetty.
From the end of the jetty.
A path leads down to the beach.
You follow it calmly.
The sand is fine and firm near the water.
The sea advances by a few centimeters.
Then withdraws.
This ancient movement accompanies all the times of life.
You begin to walk along the shore.
On your left.
The lantern remains visible at the end of the jetty.
On your right.
The beach stretches out under the sky.
Your footprints mark the sand.
And your breathing naturally finds its rhythm.
Notice what already exists around the waiting.
The contact of the ground.
The temperature of the air on your face.
The movement of your chest.
The line of the horizon.
Your life extends far beyond the space left by an answer.
It also contains this movement.
Than the next one.
And this capacity to feel what is present.
Farther on.
You discover a natural pool between the rocks.
The water there is calm and clear.
The sky is reflected in it with precision.
You sit down on a smooth stone and look at the surface.
In this reflection.
Let three things appear that continue to belong to you while you wait.
A quality.
A relationship.
An activity.
A place.
And a part of yourself.
They may appear as very simple images.
Take the time to recognize them.
The first reminds you of what already supports you.
The second represents what you can still experience today.
The third shows a part of you that remains whole.
Whatever the answer to come.
See these three images join your reflection in the water.
Your face and these resources occupy the same surface.
Waiting has a place in your life.
And your life has a much vaster space around it.
A quiet warmth rises from the stone up into your pelvis.
It reaches the belly.
Than the chest.
It carries this understanding into the body.
You can wait and continue to live.
You can long for an answer and still receive the night.
These two realities can exist together.
You stand up.
And take the path back to the jetty.
Your walking becomes slower.
The three resources remain present with you.
Like subtle colors in your chest.
In front of you.
The lantern keeps shining.
When you arrive near it.
You see that it has a small handle.
You could take it back.
Watch over it.
Keep it very close.
You choose instead to leave it in its place.
Protected at the end of the jetty.
It can watch over the question while you sleep.
Place both hands on the stone of the railing.
Feel its stability.
The sea continues its movement.
The sky grows deeper.
The answer follows its own path while your body receives the whole night.
You can say inwardly.
This question has its own light.
And my night has its own rest.
Take the time to feel the effect of these words.
The throat may open a little more.
The belly gains space.
The shoulders find a lower position again.
The lantern stays lit.
And you can move away.
You return towards the shore along the jetty.
As you walk.
The light becomes smaller behind you.
While remaining visible.
It keeps exactly the space it needs.
In front of you,
The beach welcomes you with its clear expanse under the night.
Now let this image fade.
The jetty.
The sea.
And the lantern become lighter on your inner screen.
Your attention returns to the bed.
To the three initial points of support.
Then to the whole body.
The back of the head is supported.
The back is supported.
Pelvis is supported.
The breath continues without waiting for any confirmation.
It enters.
It leaves.
Faithful to its movement.
Far away,
The lantern remains at the end of the jetty.
Its light holds the question with gentleness.
It no longer calls for your gaze.
It simply keeps watch.
Surrounded by the sea air and the broad rhythm of the water.
The beach stretches between you and it.
The footprints left in the sand grow less distinct as the night advances.
The pool between the rocks now reflects a few stars.
The three resources you recognized there have already settled into your body.
The sea comes in and goes back.
Each wave knows its own measure.
Your breathing adopts the same simplicity.
The inhalation arrives.
The exhalation brings you closer to sleep.
The silence between the two grows wider.
Your unconscious can hold the question without repeating it.
It knows that an answer has its own path.
Its own timing.
Its own conditions.
Meanwhile,
It can nourish your stability.
Your presence.
The parts of your life that continue to grow.
The light of the lantern now looks like a star placed near the horizon.
It becomes one peaceful point among others.
Your inner gaze can turn away and join the whole sky.
The body grows pleasantly heavier.
The hands rest.
The belly becomes soft.
The legs allow themselves to be received.
The night takes care of the space that remains open.
And sleep begins to draw nearer like a slow tide.
The jetty fades into the color of the sky.
The water.
Keeps its regular movement.
The question remains protected.
Can slip more deeply into this night that demands no immediate answer.
And if you are not asleep yet.
Repeat the following positive affirmations.
Until you find sleep.
Your unconscious will then take over.
My life continues to offer me its resources.
My body deserves rest tonight.
Each answer follows its own path.
I keep my stability in uncertainty.
My breath accompanies me with faithfulness.
I recognize what remains whole within me.
The night welcomes open questions.
I receive the present while I am waiting.
My chest regains a peaceful space.
My belly calms to the rhythm of the breath.
I entrust time to time.
My resources remain available within me.
I fully inhabit the life that continues.
Sleep renews my confidence.
I let each piece of information arrive naturally.
My attention returns easily to my body.
I can desire with gentleness.
Serenity accompanies my times of waiting.
My rest has a full and undiminished value.
I feel supported in this night.
My mind finds a right distance again.
I protect my calm with simplicity.
The present offers me stable support.
I remain connected to what nourishes me.
Each exhalation deepens my peace.
The night widens my inner space.
I open myself to a restorative sleep.
During my sleep,
My unconscious strengthens my confidence.
I fall asleep in gentle safety.
My life continues to offer me its resources.
My body deserves rest tonight.
Each answer follows its own path.
I keep my stability in uncertainty.
My breath accompanies me with faithfulness.
I recognize what remains whole within me.
The night welcomes open questions.
I receive the present while I am waiting.
My chest regains a peaceful space.
My belly calms to the rhythm of the breath.
I entrust time to time.
My resources remain available within me.
I fully inhabit the life that continues.
Sleep renews my confidence.
I let each piece of information arrive naturally.
My attention returns easily to my body.
I can desire with gentleness.
Serenity accompanies my times of waiting.
My rest has a full and undiminished value.
I feel supported in this night.
My mind finds a right distance again.
I protect my calm with simplicity.
The present offers me stable support.
I remain connected to what nourishes me.
Each exhalation deepens my peace.
The night widens my inner space.
I open myself to a restorative sleep.
During my sleep,
My unconscious strengthens my confidence.
I fall asleep in gentle safety.
My life continues to offer me its resources.
My body deserves rest tonight.
Each answer follows its own path.
I keep my stability in uncertainty.
My breath accompanies me with faithfulness.
I recognize what remains whole within me.
The Knight welcomes open questions.
I receive the present while I am waiting.
My chest regains a peaceful space.
My belly calms to the rhythm of the breath.
I entrust time to time.
My resources remain available within me.
I fully inhabit the life that continues.
Sleep renews my confidence.
I let each piece of information arrive naturally.
My attention returns easily to my body.
I can desire with gentleness.
Serenity accompanies my times of waiting.
My rest has a full and undiminished value.
I feel supported in this night.
My mind finds a right distance again.
I protect my calm with simplicity.
The present offers me stable support.
I remain connected to what nourishes me.
Each exhalation deepens my peace.
The night widens my inner space.
I open myself to a restorative sleep.
During my sleep,
My unconscious strengthens my confidence.
I fall asleep in gentle safety.
My life continues to offer me its resources.
My body deserves rest tonight.
Each answer follows its own path.
I keep my stability in uncertainty.
My breath accompanies me with faithfulness.
I recognize what remains whole within me.
The night welcomes open questions.
I receive the present while I am waiting.
My chest regains a peaceful space.
My belly calms to the rhythm of the breath.
I entrust time to time.
My resources remain available within me.
I fully inhabit the life that continues.
Sleep renews my confidence.
I let each piece of information arrive naturally.
My attention returns easily to my body.
I can desire with gentleness.
Serenity accompanies my times of waiting.
My rest has a full and undiminished value.
I feel supported in this night.
My mind finds a right distance again.
I protect my calm with simplicity.
The present offers me stable support.
I remain connected to what nourishes me.
Each exhalation deepens my peace.
The night widens my inner space.
I open myself to a restorative sleep.
During my sleep,
My unconscious strengthens my confidence.
I fall asleep in gentle safety.
My life continues to offer me its resources.
My body deserves rest tonight.
Each answer follows its own path.
I keep my stability in uncertainty.
My breath accompanies me with faithfulness.
I recognize what remains whole within me.
The night welcomes open questions.
I receive the present while I am waiting.
My chest regains a peaceful space.
My belly calms to the rhythm of the breath.
I entrust time to time.
My resources remain available within me.
I fully inhabit the life that continues.
Sleep renews my confidence.
I let each piece of information arrive naturally.
My attention returns easily to my body.
I can desire with gentleness.
Serenity accompanies my times of waiting.
My rest has a full and undiminished value.
I feel supported in this night.
My mind finds a right distance again.
I protect my calm with simplicity.
The present offers me stable support.
I remain connected to what nourishes me.
Each exhalation deepens my peace.
The night widens my inner space.
I open myself to a restorative sleep.
During my sleep,
My unconscious strengthens my confidence.
I fall asleep in gentle safety.
You you you
