Letting Go: A Gentle Night Meditation to Unwind

The average adult takes about twenty-three thousand breaths each day. Last time, we focused on just one peaceful breath at a time. Tonight, we’ll let that breath carry us to a place of deep support. So let’s begin. Find your way into a comfortable position. Lying down in bed, or wherever you feel most at ease.

There is nothing you need to do. Nowhere else you need to be. Simply begin to notice the surface beneath you. Feel the points of contact. The weight of your head on the pillow. The gentle pressure where your shoulders meet the mattress. Noticing the sensation of your back resting against this surface.

The weight of your hips and legs. The light touch of your heels. Each of these points is a point of support. You are being held. Completely and without effort. With your next exhale, allow your body to give a little more of its weight to the surface beneath you. Just a little. Releasing into that support.

And again. Breathing in. And as you breathe out, letting your shoulders feel a little heavier. Allowing your back to soften and spread out. Feeling your hips sink down. As if you are rooting into the earth. Stable. Still. There is a strength in this stillness. A quiet safety in being held.

You don't need to hold yourself up any longer. The day is done. Let yourself be carried. There is nothing more to do. Simply be held.