Sleep is a powerful experience that we all have no matter who we are.
Sleep allows our bodies to heal and our minds to sort out any problems so that we can create our own future.
Meditation is a wonderful way for you to access a slower brain frequency state.
This is similar to when you are sleeping.
This allows for the creative brain to activate and begin the process of manifesting your desires.
So now get ready to go into a very relaxing state and allow yourself a deep sleep.
Let's begin.
Get comfortable.
Take a few nice inhales and exhales allowing yourself to be right here in this present moment.
With your eyes open find a small spot to gaze at somewhere in front of you just gently and focus on that spot and don't let your eyes turn away.
As you look here I'm going to ask you to blink your eyes with every number that I count starting with the number 10.
Okay 10.
Blink your eyes.
9.
Blink.
8.
Blink.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
And 0.
Your eyes are ready to close so allow them to close gently and you will notice when you do so a gentle wave of relaxation sweeps over you completely.
Getting a well rested night's sleep is important.
Sleep is our rest state and awake is the active state.
We must have a good flow going between resting and activating.
Rest and activate.
Rest and activate.
And we can achieve our goals.
Imagine now that in front of you there is a set of stairs going down.
These stairs lead you to knowledge of restful and rejuvenating sleep.
When I begin to count down from 10 you will start to walk down these stairs feeling more and more relaxed with every step you take.
10.
Begin your journey of insight into sleep.
9.
8.
Feeling so relaxed with each step.
7.
6.
5.
More and more calm.
4.
More and more relaxed in the mind.
3.
2.
1.
As you step off the last step you step into white sand.
It's so soft and warm under your feet.
Just feel the sensations you have in your feet on the sand.
Now look up and all you see is more sand in front of you but you can hear the ocean.
Walk towards the sound of the ocean and as you're walking you can feel the Sun on your skin.
You may feel a light breeze as well.
You notice the smell of the salty air and as you're looking around you see the ocean peak over the sand dune.
You're walking towards the ocean now and you notice the sand under your feet gets firmer because it's saturated with seawater and you get to the shore where the ocean meets the sand and you see little waves coming up and down,
Up and down.
As the waves come and go you see some things in the sand like shells,
Pieces of seaweed,
Your own footprints,
And you see a little piece of driftwood that's the perfect size for writing in the sand with.
Pick up this driftwood.
Now write your name into the sand.
Write out each letter noticing the sound it makes as you scratch it through the sand.
Good.
Now step back and look at your name.
As you see the beautiful name that's carried you through your whole life you notice a little wave coming closer.
This wave catches part of your name and washes it away as it goes back into the ocean and then another wave comes and washes away even more and another comes and washes it away and another until all you can see is ripples in the sand where your name used to be.
That's good.
Now continue walking along your beach noticing the surroundings.
What kind of sounds do you hear?
Can you hear the seabirds or the wind gently blowing?
Can you feel the warm Sun on your skin?
How does the sand feel under your feet again?
It's nice,
Right?
Maybe you can even smell the smells of the ocean.
You find a fresh date that's ready to eat.
You bite into it and notice how delicious it is.
Just be here at your beach today eating your fruit.
Now as you've walked you've learned a lot about how beautiful this beach is and you're ready for a little rest.
You look around and notice there is the perfect spot for you to lie down and take a gentle nap in the life-giving sun rays.
So go ahead and lie down and before you close your eyes to rest you look out into the ocean.
Watch the horizon and how the ocean meets the sky.
This is the most beautiful scene you've ever witnessed.
As you gaze along the big blue you allow yourself to fall asleep naturally.
You listen very closely to what I tell you because it's important to your overall well-being.
Sleeping is natural for everyone.
The only thing keeping you from getting the instinctual sleep that you deserve is your thoughts.
Your mind has pushed you around and made you restless when you get into the bed or your thoughts keep coming louder and louder,
Repeat themselves.
So it's hard to relax with that noise happening in your mind.
But now you are committed to making a positive change.
From now on when an unwanted thought arises in your mind you can say to it enough and stop.
And that is final.
If another bothersome thought arises you may completely say enough,
Stop.
And you'll find that training the mind is like training a little puppy.
The puppy learns from making mistakes and testing boundaries and then being gently guided towards a better path.
It's up to you to train them.
It's the same with your mind.
Without some gentle training it may keep you up at night.
So when a negative repeated or unwanted thought comes into your mind you can stay say enough and stop.
Now very good.
And when a lovely relaxing thought comes allow yourself to be present right there and allow the beautiful feeling to surround you and make you feel rested.
Just like your nap on your beautiful beach.
Very good.
Now float and drift into a restful and rejuvenating night's sleep.
And when you rise you will feel recovered,
Rested,
And renewed.
Good night.
