Sleep Journey

Right at the start you're invited to completely let go of trying to fall asleep and to be present with your body instead. Trying to sleep often keeps you alert, so the session replaces that goal with simple awareness and lets sleep arrive on its own.

Before the body work, you look back over your day, accept whatever happened and bring unconditional love to that acceptance. You think of what you're most grateful for, such as a friend, a success or simply being alive. Then you breathe in a silent thank you and breathe out another, until the feeling spreads through your lungs, heart and toes.

You are counted through an inhale of six and an exhale of eight, a few rounds, then keep the pattern on your own. The longer exhale is described as telling your body you are ready to rest. You add silent phrases like I breathe in peacefulness, I breathe in calm, and finally balance.

You rest your attention in the middle of your chest until you feel your pulse, then follow that wave upward through your shoulders, arms, hands and fingertips, neck, jaw, face and crown. You then follow it back down through the ribs, belly, back, organs and hips, to your tailbone, thighs, knees and feet. The wave is pictured as full of love and relaxation.

Once the wave has reached your crown, you invite it into your mind. Your thoughts slow naturally until they match the tempo of your heart, with the heartbeat as a guide. The aim is a sense of heart and brain working as one synchronised unit.

At your tailbone you picture a wave of earthy colour sinking into the earth, then breathe nourishing earth energy back up as the ground holds you. After the heartbeat reaches your feet, you float in a white light, feeling peace and bliss. The last words wish you nourishing, beautiful dreams.