So once you've found that comfortable,
Deliciously restful position,
Ask yourself now if there is even 1% or 2% more comfortability that you could find.
Taking the time to adjust and let sounds fall into the background of your awareness.
Begin to take 5 or 6 easeful breaths,
Focusing on your exhale.
Allow each exhalation to ground your body.
Commit your weight to the support beneath you,
As though the tension is falling through your body and into the ground.
Releasing,
Resting,
Breathing,
Making an intention now for your body to rest.
Make an intention for your body to rest deeply.
Inviting you to bring your awareness to the hinge of your jaw,
Letting it slack a little,
Letting your back teeth separate.
Let your attention wander to the back of your eyes,
Imagining a spaciousness deep in the sockets.
If your mind is busy or thoughts are coming through,
That is okay,
Just try to move your focus to the front of your brain,
Behind the forehead,
Around the third eye.
If there are any thoughts or worries dropping into your awareness,
Letting them fall to the ground,
To the earth beneath you.
Breathing in and out,
Imagine your whole body settling into rest.
Imagine your whole body surrendering to rest.
Visualise your whole body resting deeply.
The muscles of your arms softening away from the bones,
Your skin softening away from the muscles.
Give yourself permission to rest deeply here.
You are safe to rest now.
Inviting you to follow my voice as I name various points throughout your body,
Knowing there is nothing you need to do except settle your intention,
Perhaps breathe into the space with the intention to rest.
Bring your awareness to the space between your eyebrows,
Rest.
The centre of your throat,
Rest.
Lowering your awareness to your right shoulder,
Letting your attention run down your upper arm to your right elbow,
Down your forearm into the right wrist,
Tip of your right thumb,
Tip of the right index finger,
Middle finger,
Right ring finger,
Tip of the right little finger and let the whole hand rest.
Move your attention now to your throat,
Rest.
As your awareness drifts to your left shoulder,
Your awareness runs down to upper arm,
Through to the left elbow,
Rest.
To your left wrist,
Breathing in and out as you rest,
The tip of the left thumb,
Tip of the left index finger,
Tip of the left middle finger,
The left ring finger,
Tip of the left little finger and let the whole hand rest together.
Bring your attention back to your throat,
Rest.
The centre of the chest,
The right side of the chest,
The left side of the chest,
Rest your awareness at your navel,
In the space between the pubic bones,
Breathe,
Rest in your womb space,
The whole abdomen and torso rest.
Inviting your awareness to the centre of the right hip,
Right knee,
Right ankle,
Breathing and resting your awareness in your left hip,
Left knee,
Left ankle.
Let your whole body rest,
The crown of your head,
Space between your eyebrows,
The tips of your toes,
Your whole body rests.
Notice the rhythm of your breath,
Rest in the changing sensations between the inhale and the exhale,
Rest in the changing sensations of your breath,
Noticing a sense of deep rest and surrender in your body,
In your mind,
Curious at this state of rest,
Asking your inner landscape,
What would you have me know?
What would you have me know?
With each breath,
Rest is present,
Rest is here for you,
Rest is the threshold into your enoughness,
Into your innate worth,
Because you are here,
Because you are alive,
You deserve rest.
Inviting you to notice how your body feels against the material that is holding you,
The weight of your muscles and bones,
Feel your breath,
Move your body gently,
Is there anything about this practice that you would like to remember?
This state of being,
A thought,
A sensation,
A memory,
Not needing there to be anything in particular,
And if there is nothing,
That is perfect.
Meet all of your experience in the moment as it is.
Remember where you are in the room,
Taking some deeper,
Richer breaths in and out,
Noticing the sensations your breath can create in your fingers and in your toes,
Perhaps gently beginning to allow slow and slight movement as our rest practice is coming to a close,
Taking a moment of gratitude for yourself entering into a state of rest,
This devotion and this willingness to meet yourself in rest at this moment.
Take note of how you feel,
Thanking your body for holding you,
Holding your soul and your spirit,
The garden of your heart and heart,
And taking whatever you need with you from this practice,
Trusting that all that you have cultivated,
All the sensations of deep rest will continue to regenerate as you emerge.
So I close our guided rest practice,
Inviting you to take as much time as you need and desire to reawaken,
Knowing the invitation eventually will be to roll onto your side and let the eyes open softly,
And to go gently and to drink plenty of water once you are back in the here and now.
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you.
