Sleepy Quest

Rio, the river guide, asks Elena to throw one worry into the water with each exhale and let it wash downstream. You're invited to do the same: breathe in with Elena, and as you breathe out, let go of one of your own worries. Elena releases three, and you can choose yours.

Artibol, the tree, counts down while you relax one body part at each number. It begins with the head at ten, then goes through shoulders and neck, upper back and chest, lower back and belly, arms, hands, hips, upper legs, lower legs, and ends with the feet at one.

Luna, the moon, tells Elena to think of a dream she wants so she can fall asleep and dream her best dream. Elena pictures hers in color, using all her senses and feelings, while taking two slow breaths. You do the same with your own wish, so your last thoughts are hopeful ones.

Elena spends the story looking for a magic rock. At the end Luna tells her she has found it, because she is the sleepy rock. By then her mind and body are relaxed and her dream is made, so she lies still and sleeps. The ending suggests the ease you need is already within you.

Yes. It's meant for bedtime and for settling back down in the night. The story is slow and soft, and it moves from breathing to worry release to body relaxation. That gives you a clear path back toward sleep without needing to think much.

Elena breathes into her belly, feeling it expand as she inhales and drop as she exhales. It's a technique her father taught her for when she felt nervous. The narrator repeats a prompt to inhale and exhale with Elena, so you simply follow along.