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Let My Voice Guide You to Sleep · INSPIRE STORY

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  Speaker 1: Come back home to peace and ease to night, as
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  you release all tension, physical and mental before drifting into
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  a deep, restorative sleep. Whatever you're carrying right now, be
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  it lingering energy from the day or even something heavier,
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  this is your time to find freedom from it. This
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  is your time to rest and retreat. My name is
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  Jason Stephenson, and it's a gift to be your guide
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  to night. You can fall asleep at any moment along
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  the way, so make sure you're in a safe and
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  comfortable space to do so. As we journey to a
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  quiet cottage adorned by fairy lights and pink blossomed divines,
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  you have full permission to release completely, not by force,
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  but through natural gentle untangling. Allow my voice to guide
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  you through that process, one step at a time as
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  you come home to your quiet, steady self. As you
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  come home to a solid night's sleep, begin now by
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  drawing your attention to the soles of your feet and
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  inviting them to let go. There's no where your feet
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  need to take you. Tonight's travels will be inward. Relax
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  your heels, your toes, your arches and ankles, and sends
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  into your calves, encouraging them to soften. Your lower legs
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  melt into the mattress supporting them, before your attention moves
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  through your knees. Invite your knees to relax, then sends
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  into the front of your thighs and into the back
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  of them, guiding these muscles to let go. Take a slow,
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  steady breath, as if you could breathe all the way
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  down your legs. Inhale down to your toes, and as
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  you exhale, let your legs relax even more. Your legs
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  are deeply, deeply relaxed. Move your attention now to your tailbone,
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  which roots downwards. Then widen your lens to encompass your
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  entire pelvic space. Taking a few slow, cleansing breaths down
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  into this area. With each exhale, your hips gently relax,
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  and the sense of spaciousness fills your lower abdomen. Notice
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  the rise and fall of your belly as you breathe.
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  Encourage your core to soften to release any stress or contraction.
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  Invite your lower back to gently melt as well. Before
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  you slowly and gently travel up your spine inch by inch,
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  Your ribs and all the muscles around and between them
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  bind ease and lightness. Here then your attention rests gently
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  in your heart and in your breath. Take a few slow,
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  steady breaths into and out of your chest. You might
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  begin to notice traces of lilac and honeysuckle on each inhale,
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  a whisper of the place you're on your way to
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  the subtle floral aroma travels from your lungs to your
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  nervous system. As an energetic sigh leaves your body, it's
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  a sigh of gentle, effortless surrender. Your muscles relax gently
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  all the way up your shoulders, which release any weight
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  they've been carrying than inch by inch, you trace your
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  arms to your fingertips, guiding your upper arms to soften,
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  your elbows to relax. Your lower arms melt gently, and
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  your wrists they find ease. Your awareness now moves into
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  the palms of your hands, which release any grip they've
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  been holding on the day. Behind you, your fingers soften completely,
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  and as they do, your mind melts too. Take a slow,
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  steady breath all the way down your arms inhale to
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  your fingertips, and as you exhale, let your arms relax
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  even more. Feel the way they surrender to the support
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  beneath them. Your arms are deeply, deeply relaxed. Your attention
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  travels slowly back up to your shoulders. Guide any tension
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  in those muscles to unravel just a little bit more. Slowly,
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  scan the muscles along the sides of your neck and
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  moving into your jaw area, which unclenches effortlessly, slowly and intuitively,
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  scan through every inch of your face. Invite any tension
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  or subtle contraction to melt. Sinking down into the support
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  of your pillow, All the small muscles around your eyes untangle,
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  and so does your forehead. As your whole face relaxes,
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  your thinking mind let's go even more, and your head
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  gives way to the support of the pillow and bed
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  below you. And as your mind relaxes, you may become
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  aware of a violet light stretching across your inner eye.
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  Another whisper of the place you're moving into. Sense into
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  your whole body as it rests here, heavy with the
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  downward pull of gravity, yet still somehow weightless. Take a
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  few slow whole body breaths, extending each inhale out to
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  your hands, feet, and crown. Imagine your entire body is
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  filled with pale violet light and a growing sense of spaciousness.
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  And on your next exhale, let your whole body drop
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  sink into the comfort of what's beneath you. Your physical
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  space is holding and supporting you here exactly as you
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  are now. Allow your awareness to center itself in your
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  mind's eye and the soft amethyst light that fills it.
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  A warm spring breeze drifts through, carrying those vermilion notes
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  of lilac and honeysuckle, And on that canvas of your
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  mind's eye, a quiet stone cottage on a peaceful, clear
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  evening appears. The cottage has large windows with seed of frames.
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  Vines wander across the weathered stone, boasting large pink blossoms
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  that shimmer in the violet light of dusk. Dozens of
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  potted plants surround the tranquil home or returning to bloom
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  after winter. You lift your gaze to find a large
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  oak tree grounded not far from the house. Glowing lanterns
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  hang from its high ancient branches, casting ethereal light across
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  the garden. You may not have been here before, but
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  there's a sense of being welcomed home. You exhale a
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  sigh of relief, trusting that you're in the right place
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  that this cottage holds all that you need. The sun
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  has sunk beneath the horizon, casting that enchanted lavender light
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  up into the cosmos. You take a slow, deep breath in,
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  filling with the fresh florrel air, exhaling as your shoulders
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  melt towards the earth. The house is ready to hold
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  and support you, so envision yourself moving towards its front door.
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  Soft golden light beam out from the inside, imbued with
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  the warmth and care this cottage contains, and as you
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  arrive at the front door, you reach for the large
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  brass knob, turning it slowly and stepping inside. You close
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  the door behind you. Stepping into a large central living room,
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  you feel instantly embraced, and a whole bodied surrender moves
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  through you. You can feel the cottage taking over the
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  work of holding, settling, and tending. It's not something you
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  have to intentionally work at anymore. The house is here
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  to do it for. You take a few slow, steady
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  breaths to really arrive here, to give both mind and
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  body permission to be held, to be deeply and unconditionally supported.
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  There is nothing to fix or force, and nothing that's
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  required of you, allow yourself to rest as the space
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  naturally takes care of things. Now, as you look around
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  the enchanted cottage, you marvel at how natural it is.
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  On one side, a large living wall rises from floor
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  to ceiling, alive with soft green moss, small budding florals,
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  and emerging ferns. The other walls are formed entirely of stone,
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  ancient and imperfect the way nature is trailing. Vines meander
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  across these walls, rising from large planters that rest on
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  the hardwood floor. Wooden beams arch overhead, dark solid and
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  wrapped in fairy lights. From them hang dried herbs and
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  wildflowers lavender, sage, and rosemary. Notice their subtle scent wafting
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  through the room. On the far side of the cottage
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  is an expansive window, offering a serene view of a quiet,
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  dusk lit pond, And beside the window is a deep
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  armchair draped with a wall blanket. You can feel the
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  chair calling you, and very soon you will settle into it.
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  But first you sense a deep intrinsic call to connect
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  with the natural elements of the room. You sense they
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  may have something to share with you. If you haven't yet.
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  You slip off your shoes and tuck your toes into
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  slippers instead. Then you journey deeper into the heart of
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  the cottage, exhaling a sigh of relief as you embrace
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  this natural, gentle home coming. You begin by move moving
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  towards the living Wall, slow and unhurried. There is no
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  need to rush here, and nothing is asked of you.
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  You give yourself permission to explore gently, to move as
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  if each step is an arrival. As you get closer
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  to the living elements of the wall, more details stand
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  out to you, like the countless shades of green, and
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  the diversity of moss and leaves, from soft sage to
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  deep emerald. The living Wall is a tapestry of dozens
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  of plants species. Tiny beads of dew rest on the
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  broad leaves, shimmering beneath the fairy light strung above. Some
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  of the plants boast flowers, small delicate blooms in rose,
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  violet and clementine tones. Your eyes trace their soft petals
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  as your nose takes in their gentle aromas. You stand
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  before the living war admiring and absorbing its freshness, its vitality,
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  feel into your breath, noticing how it weaves into and
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  out of the plant life. As you breathe, you become
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  a part of this living wall. Your forehead softens, your
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  shoulders melt, and your whole body is naturally guided to
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  let go. There's nothing you need to cling to here.
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  Slowly and gently now, whenever you're ready, you continue to
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  move through the space. One of the exposed stone walls
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  back condeu, so you make your way in its direction.
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  As you arrive at the wall, your eyes trace the
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  vines that crawl up it. How enchanted they are, you
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  think to yourself. You admire the wandering paths they take.
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  They do not grow in straight lines. Instead, they rise
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  and loop and twist and turn, some sections cling closely
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  to the stone, while others arc outward, suspended in the
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  warm open space, are still completely supported. These vines are
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  whispering a message to you now to trust your own
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  path the way they trust theirs. Vines don't force their
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  way forward, and they don't rush to get ahead. They
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  feel respond and adapt to each moment with ease and grace.
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  You release a deep sigh of relief, melting into this invitation,
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  You surrender your attachments to the past, and future, just
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  allowing yourself to be here. Instead, a deep sense of
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  trust is growing from within the same kind of trust
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  that the plants here embody responding to another whisper. You
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  reach out to touch the stone wall, your fingertips land
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  first before you plant your palm on its rugged surface.
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  The stone is cool to the touch, but on the contrary,
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  are warm and loving. It is these walls are here
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  to support and protect you. These walls are your shelter,
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  cocooning you in a safe space within. Take a few
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  moments to feel the grounded strength of these walls flowing
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  through your palms and into your very own body. Sends
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  into your own strength, your own rootedness, your own capacity
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  to support yourself. With every passing moment, you are naturally
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  effortlessly releasing what does not serve you. It's not happening
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  through force, through pressure, or out of fear. It's happening
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  because you're coming home to yourself within the loving container
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  of this glowing stone cottage. Release in this moment is
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  more about remembering the quiet, steady, trusting place inside of yourself.
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  So fill with more of that trust on each in breath,
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  naturally releasing any tension physical or mental. On each out breath,
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  the room is growing darker, which pulls your attention to
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  the world beyond the window. The soft amethyst light in
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  the sky has darkened. Now rich mulberry pervades, but the
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  outside world is still luminous, and your eyes land on
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  the full moon that's quietly risen to take its place
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  for the night. It's a celestial body that never fails
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  to enchant you when nature is ready to rest for
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  these coming hours, and so are you. With grace, you
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  make your way to that deep armchair by the window,
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  settling into its plush surface and pulling the wall blanket
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  up over you. Exhale a slow, deep sigh as you
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  settle in A low lying table sits next to you.
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  On it rests a clay mug filled with warm tea,
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  its faint steam curling up into the quiet air. And
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  next to the mug sits a potted orchard with white
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  blossoms that are smooth, open and luminous beneath the light
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  of the full moon. Take the mug into your hands
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  and raise it gently to your nose. What kind of
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  tea would be most nurturing for you at this moment?
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  Imagine your preferred herbal aromas, perhaps lavender, come a mile
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  lemon balm, or something else, rising as steam through your nostrils,
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  slowing and quietening your mind. Then take a few slow,
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  mindful SIPs, noticing how the herbs naturally gently invite your
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  body to melt. As you sip your tea, you look
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  over at the orchard. Its petals are in full bloom.
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  Yet you can tell there's no strain or force behind
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  their opening. Instead, there's softness and effortlessness. There's ease and grace.
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  And as you admire this beautiful plant, as you inhale
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  the fresh aroma of tea and greenery all around you,
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  something subtle happens in your chest, a natural settling, a
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  gentle widening. As your heart softens, expands and settles, you
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  might even notice a small, gentle smile stretching across your
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  face through your interior. It's a quiet smile of contentment
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  as you remember the lightness, beauty, and ease that lives
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  inside of you. It's a smile of homecoming, a smile
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  of remembering. Mug still in hand, smile still in heart.
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  You gaze out at the tranquil, moonlit pond. The water
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  is still as glass, reflecting the peace and quietude that
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  rises within you. For a few moments, you savor the
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  world outside, the mulberry sky, the forested horizon, and the
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  silver moon that watches over all of it. Then you
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  call your attention back inwards, noticing how tired you've become.
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  You set your mug back down on the table beside you,
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  smiling at the orchard for a full, intentional breath one
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  last time for tonight. You look around at the cottage
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  that holds and supports you. How quietly alive it is,
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  how supportive, steady, and nourishing this place is. You might
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  like to silently whisper for a word of gratitude to
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  this nature infused space. Then your head surrenders into the
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  headrest behind it, and you naturally close your eyes as
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  all the visuals disappear. Sends into the fullness of your body,
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  and welcome yourself home right where you are. You are home.
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  Exhale gently as you remember that at this very moment,
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  there's nothing you need to do, nothing you need to achieve,
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  no one in need to be. Feel how unconditionally you
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  are held in this moment. Feel the warmth of care
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  and love and support of the surface beneath you, the
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  air around you, and the love within you. Now draw
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  your attention to the crown of your head, and one
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  last time for tonight, let's soften the physical body. Allow
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  all the muscles in your forehead to soften, letting your
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  thoughts go as well. Imagine ease and relaxation washing over
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  your temples, moving through the sides, inside and back of
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  your head, and invite your whole face to untangle. Let
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  any lingering tension in your face or head sink into
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  the pillows supporting you. Guide your awareness down the sides
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  of your neck as if it could gently massage the
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  muscles there. Then drop down into your shoulders as any
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  residual weight or stress is released. There's nothing your shoulders
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  need to bear right now. Welcome a slow moving current
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  of release to move from your shoulders to your fingertips,
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  softening your upper arms, your elbows, your lower arms, and wrists.
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  Landing Jackie in both of your hands, now give your
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  hands permission to surrender any lingering grip they might be holding.
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  There's nothing to hold onto here. Breathe gently now into
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  your heart, watching the gentle rise and fall of your
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  chest with each cycle on the inhale, your heart widens
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  as effortlessly as a blooming orchid, and on the exhale
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  it softens like nightfall. Invite this natural relaxation to exit,
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  denned throughout your entire chest and through your back as well.
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  Let it sink down into your belly, which expands and
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  softens naturally. Your pelvic space fills with ease as well.
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  Your hips are softened and soothed, and naturally this cascade
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  of relaxation flows down your legs, bringing ease and lightness
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  to your thighs, to your knees, to your calves and ankles,
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  and down into your feet. Feel your feet really anchoring here,
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  Let them be heavy, let them rest completely. Take a
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  few whole body breaths, as if breathing into every far
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  corner of yourself. With each inhale, your whole body expands gently,
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  and with each exhale is surrender deeper and deeper and deeper.
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  Breathe naturally. Feeling the weight of your body on the
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  bed supporting you. Notice how gently and powerfully gravity is
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  holding you here. You are held deeply, warmly completely. Now
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  let yourself drift as nature does, into rest. You don't
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  need to force it to happen or rush to get there.
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  Just trust that sleep is on its way, and until
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  it comes, let yourself be rocked by your breath, like
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  a wave moving into and out of your body. There's
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  nothing to fix or figure out, nothing to prove or achieve.
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  Give yourself for permission to be here, simply breathing. As
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  you naturally and gracefully transition into sleep, you be supported
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  by restorative sleep and sweet dreams. And until next time,
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  good night, my friend, Good night,