So coming to lie down,
Coming to release the whole body,
Allowing the whole body to soften into the earth.
Just making yourself really super comfortable,
Using pillows or blankets,
Bolsters,
Just make yourself really nice and comfortable.
Just observing how hard the floor is and how soft your body is and the spaces where your body is connecting to the earth and the spaces where your body is not connecting to the earth like maybe the back of your neck,
The back of the knees,
The arch of the spine,
So bringing yourself into a place where you can really become still.
Calling all of yourself back to yourself in this moment,
Shutting down your eyes,
Maybe covering your eyes and just making yourself really,
Really,
Really comfortable for this practice of yoga nidra.
Making sure you're warm enough and taking a moment here then to just really make any last minute adjustments.
And as I go through this rotation of consciousness,
I invite you to visualize yourself in a dark sky floating and as we go to each of the body parts,
I invite you to place a twinkling star on the body part.
So taking your awareness to your mouth,
Become aware of your tongue and place a twinkling star on the tip of the tongue,
The lower jaw,
The lower row of teeth,
The upper row of teeth,
The gums,
The upper lip,
Placing a star in the space between the lips,
Right ear,
Left ear.
Twinkling stars on both the temples,
The back of the head,
The top of the head,
The tip of the nose,
Filling the right nostril with twinkling stars,
Filling the left nostril with twinkling stars,
The right eyelid,
The left eyelid,
The right eye,
The left eye,
The right eyebrow,
The left eyebrow,
A twinkling star in the space between the eyebrows.
Now go to the right hand,
The right hand thumb,
Second finger,
Third finger,
Fourth finger,
The little finger,
The palm of the hand,
Shoulder,
The right armpit,
A twinkling star on the knee,
Covering the sole of the foot in twinkling stars,
The top of the foot,
The right big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Little toe,
Go to the left hand,
The left hand thumb,
Second finger,
Third finger,
Fourth finger,
Little finger,
The whole palm of the hand twinkling with stars,
The back of the hand,
The left armpit,
The left thigh,
The whole sole of the foot twinkling with stars,
The top of the foot,
The left big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
The little toe,
The right shoulder blade,
The left shoulder blade,
The right inner ear,
A star in the centre of the chest,
The whole spine twinkling with stars,
The whole head,
Right arm,
Left arm,
Both arms together,
The whole right leg,
The whole left leg,
Both legs together,
The whole front of the body,
Follow the gentle tide of your breath without altering it,
Now envision your breath as a golden light flowing up and down your spinal column,
With your inhale the golden light flows from the tailbone to the crown of the head,
Bring your awareness to the sensation of heat,
Your right leg warm,
Your left leg warm,
Imagine that you are standing outside in nature,
You feel your bare feet on the earth,
You're standing in an open meadow surrounded by a lush forest,
You tip your face upward to feel the warmth of the sun,
You smell the wild flowers in the air,
And in the distance you see a path leading in,
Once you arrive there in the forest your eyes adjust to the shade of the trees,
The path continues in front of you and winds easily up the hillside,
Sunlight shines through the trees,
Birds sing in the distance,
You continue on the path as it climbs steadily uphill,
Near the top of the hill you see a small opening in the side of the mountain,
This opening is a cave,
You feel drawn to the cave and walk towards it,
Within the cave you see a single lit candle,
You realize you've stumbled into a sacred temple,
A sense of calm washes over you and you feel at peace with all that is,
You gaze into the candle flame and you drop into deep meditation,
In the middle of the flame you see the purest golden seed untouched by the fire,
On the surface of the seed you see your intention inscribed,
Gaze into the flame once again and the seed is no longer in the flame,
Gently guide your awareness back to your physical body lying on the earth,
Your body slowly breathing in and breathing out,
And without opening your eyes become aware of your surroundings,
The earth beneath you,
And as your awareness comes back invite your breath to deepen,
And when you feel ready stretch your arms long overhead and extend your legs long,
Point your toes and take a full body stretch,
From here slowly roll over into the fetal position on your right side,
And this posture resembles a newborn child or a fertile seed,
And this posture symbolizes new beginnings,
Take some moments here,
And when you're ready gently bringing yourself fully back into
