Drift Into Stillness: A Gentle Nighttime Meditation

settle in now honey find that quiet place in your bed where your body can finally feel at ease last time we were together we spoke about softening into the night tonight we'll invite our minds to soften right along with us let your breath be your anchor now notice the gentle rise of your chest as you breathe in and the gentle fall as you breathe out there's no need to change a thing

the body knows how to breathe it knows how to rest just follow that rhythm in you and out now as you lie here thoughts from the day might still be stirring that's alright baby that's what minds do don't you fight with them let's try this instead imagine you're sitting on the bank of a slow peaceful stream and as each thought comes into your mind gently place it on a leaf watch that leaf flowed into the water and drift slowly away down the stream

another thought comes another leaf you don't have to follow it mhmm just watch it go and then in the quiet spaces between those thoughts you might notice a stillness that's the peace that's always underneath rest right there honey let yourself be held in that quiet there is nothing you need to do right now nowhere you need to be just this breath

this moment this peace it's a blessing isn't it you don't have to carry it all before breakfast leave all those leaves floating on down the stream they'll be gone by morning the night is for rest it is for grace go on now and let the day meet you kind