This is a meditation for relaxation and peacefulness.
It would be best if you would listen to this meditation while you're in a quiet place,
And preferably while you are alone.
If you would like to listen to this meditation with other people,
It would be best if nobody is up walking around,
Making distractions,
Nor making noise.
Everyone should be sitting down in a comfortable chair or on a sofa.
However,
It would be best if you lay down on a bed or a comfortable sofa to listen to this meditation.
But you may also sit in a comfortable chair or on a sofa if you prefer to do so.
So go ahead and lay down on a bed or a sofa or sit in a comfortable chair or on a sofa and close your eyes.
Let your body settle into the surface beneath you.
Feel the quiet support of the earth holding you.
Take three slow breaths.
Notice your breathing,
Its rhythm and its tenderness.
Let each breath be a gentle invitation to relax.
If thoughts arise,
Let them pass like clouds in a quiet sky.
Now bring your left hand to the center of your chest.
Now place your right hand gently over your left hand.
And just let your hands rest there softly.
And take three slow breaths.
Now feel the top of your head relax.
Feel your forehead and your eyes relax.
Feel your ears relax.
And your nose and your mouth.
Feel your chin relax.
And your neck.
Let your shoulders relax and your chest.
Just let your arms relax and your hands relax all the way down to your fingers and your fingertips.
Feel your stomach relax.
And your hips.
Feel your thighs relax.
And your knees.
And your shins.
Feel your feet and your toes relax.
All the way down to the tips of your toes.
As you breathe,
Let your whole body relax.
Let each breath be a wave of peacefulness.
Now rest as you relax in peacefulness.
Now return to your hands on your chest and the peacefulness that you feel there.
When you're ready to return,
Do so slowly.
Wiggle your fingers.
And stretch your body.
And thank yourself for this moment of care and peacefulness.
