So Let’s Begin…
CLOUDS AND LEAVES SLEEP MEDITATION SCRIPT
Breathe in a deep breath
filled with cool, expanding air,
and allow your distracting thoughts
to just dissolve.
LONG PAUSE
Draw in another deep breath
and center yourself,
letting your mind
open and feel free.
LONG PAUSE
Now, see if you can imagine
lying on a bed
of fall leaves,
a bed of beautiful
orange, red and golden leaves.
PAUSE
And while you’re lying there
with eyes closed,
feel the cool snap of autumn’s air
kiss your cheeks until they’re rosy.
PAUSE
Now, imagine opening your eyes
and looking up
at a vast, blue sky
a sky the color of
star sapphires and cornflowers.
PAUSE
And while gazing at the sky,
you notice an amber sun
that seems to shimmer
in the crisp, autumn air.
PAUSE
Then, in the center
of this magnificent sky,
a single marshmallow cloud
catches your eye.
PAUSE
The cloud floats for a bit,
and seems to transform
into animals,
a dog,
a fish
a rhino,
all before your eyes.
PAUSE
Then, as you’re while watching it,
the cloud slowly starts to disperse,
with pieces being pulled
in different directions.
PAUSE
And for a moment, you connect
with the cloud,
understand being pulled
in different directions
until you no longer feel whole.
PAUSE
Yet, the cloud dissipates
with beauty and grace
naturally melding into the sky,
becoming one with something greater
than itself.
PAUSE
For a moment, you may feel
a tinge of frustration or stress.
Breathe, and allow it to pass
so you can be yourself…
like the cloud
PAUSE
Now, take just a minute,
and draw in another breath,
and see if you can imagine
that every time you feel
pulled apart, you transform–
you gather into something greater.
PAUSE
You gather yourself
by talking with a friend,
or a group of girlfriends,
or a family member,
someone who gives support.
SHORT PAUSE
Now, bask in that support.
PAUSE
And now, allow yourself to imagine
catching sight of tree,
a tree aflame
with autumn’s red.
PAUSE
And on that tree,
you spy
a single leaf,
barely holding on.
PAUSE
And this leaf is being blown
by the breeze,
back and forth
and back and forth,
until it finally breaks away.
PAUSE
As the leaf separates
from the tree,
it wafts gracefully
to the ground.
PAUSE
And when the leaf touches the ground
another breeze blows and
picks up all the leaves,
so they twirl and circle
around your leaf.
PAUSE
The breeze settles,
and the leaves
fall to the ground
all around your leaf.
PAUSE
As you gaze at the leaves,
you notice your leaf is now
centered and grounded,
stable and secure,
among all the other leaves.
PAUSE
Now see if you can imagine
that this beautiful autumn leaf
that broke off a branch
to find itself
is really you.
PAUSE
And like the leaf,
you can see yourself as
strong, secure and resilient–
filled with a stabilizing force
to all who are around you.
PAUSE
Take a moment and
just breathe,
breathe in that you are the leaf.
PAUSE
And as you breathe,
see if you can imagine
images of yourself
flowing before you,
showing you all the beauty
of who you are.
PAUSE
And as the images roll on,
give yourself permission
to know that you are part
of something greater.
PAUSE
You are you,
strong and grounded,
and connected to
all other women
who love and support you
along your journey.
PAUSE
NAMASTE
