Let Go of the Day: A Gentle Night Meditation

settle into your space now find the position that feels most comfortable for your body as it prepares for rest in our last time together we found a gentle release tonight we will let the day drift even farther away begin by noticing your breath the quiet rhythm that is always with you feel the air as it enters your nose cool and fresh

and feel it as it leaves warm and soft there is nothing you need to do simply allow the breath to flow in and out each exhale is a quiet invitation to soften now bring that softness to your body feel the small muscles around your eyes release let your jaw become loose and heavy

allow your shoulders to drop down away from your ears noticing a wave of ease move down your arms into your hands feel the weight of your torso sinking into the surface beneath you your legs feel heavy your feet are soft your whole body is held as your body rests imagine a vast quiet evening sky in your mind

if a thought or a memory from the day appears simply acknowledge it see a soft slow moving cloud drifting by gently place that thought onto the cloud and now watch as it floats away carried into the distance until it disappears another cloud arrives ready for whatever is next each one carries a piece of the day away leaving you lighter the sky of your mind grows clearer

more peaceful rest here in this open quiet space there is nothing left to hold nothing left to do but be here in this stillness allowing yourself to drift into deep restorative sleep