Hey there , if your mind is still busy spinning with thoughts , hopes , questions , you're not alone . Sometimes it's not the worry that keeps us awake . Sometimes it's the hope , the longing , the vision , the thing we wish would happen or feel we're still waiting on . It's that connection to feeling like things would be better if , or will be better when , and it takes us off of living in the moment . Hope is beautiful , but when we hold it too tightly it can become another kind of pressure , another weight that we carry with us into bed . It takes up a lot of mental energy and you don't need to carry it tonight , my friend . You get to rest . So I've created this meditation for you to create space to relax and sleep . Let's start with your breath . Inhale slowly through your nose and gently release it through your mouth , again soft to inhale
and even softer exhale . Again soft to inhale and even softer exhale . Feel your head getting heavier against the pillow . Let your shoulders drop your jaw . Soften your belly , release . You are being held , no need to grip or grasp . Trust that you are supported .
Speaker 1Now imagine that every thought , every loop , every rumination , every hope is gently taking shape above you like soft paper lanterns . Some are bright , with dreams hovering in the distance . Some are heavy with wondering and responsibility . Some are flickering with what-ifs . You don't need to extinguish
them , just notice them . Now imagine yourself placing each lantern in a small boat and setting it on the surface of a quiet lake . By one , they drift , not away from you , but away from now . You can return to them in the morning if you wish , or you can let them go , but for now you are off duty . Watch them drift away . If part of you is still holding , holding hope , holding to expectations , trying to control outcomes , if part of you is still doing this , place your hand gently on your chest , feel your heartbeat , feel your heartbeat , feel the rise and fall of your breath . You don't have to give up on what you want . You don't have to hold it all tonight either .
Speaker 1Sleep is what's going to help you , and hope is allowed to rest as well . There's absolutely nothing that thinking about stuff is going to do except keep you from glorious sleep . So I want you to trust me as you picture yourself in a quiet
field under a wide night , starry sky . The moon is watching over you . The stars are clear and steady . The stars are clear and steady . You lay the weight of these thoughts that hold you down . Beside you , you let go of hope for a moment . Not discarded , just no longer clutched . You're allowed to sleep .
Speaker 1Before it all makes sense , things will unfold as things will unfold , exactly how they're supposed to , and no amount of ruminating thoughts is going to help you . Right now , you are allowed to rest , even while things are becoming . I know and I understand there's so much you want to do , so much you feel burdened to do , so much others want from you and you have dreams to follow and paths to forge . But , my friend , you're allowed to trust that rest is part of the becoming . So I invite you to let yourself drift right now , carried by the calm knowing that you are not behind , knowing that you are not late , knowing that you are not late and believing that you have everything you need right now , that you are already enough .
Speaker 1Let your breath stay easy , allow the space between thoughts to grow wider , floating away , floating away as you too , drift into the stars , with the moon watching over you . You are safe and supported . Trust that possibility is all around you and there's nothing you need to do except sleep . You already know how to do it . Trust and let it go . Absolutely
nothing to fear , my friends . You are safe . You are safe , you are here , you are loved . Breathe in the gratitude of the . Now you get to rest . Now it's your time , gently drift . Your body is resting , heart is softening . You've already done enough . Sleep will come . Trust , just breathe , namaste .