So Let’s Begin…
FLOATING THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO SLEEP MEDITATION SCRIPT
Take a moment
and turn inward,
shifting all your
attention to yourself.
LONG PAUSE
Let all the clamor
of the day
and the responsibilities
and stress
fall off you like water
and then evaporate.
LONG PAUSE
And draw in one more deep breath
and let it go,
centering on
your third eye,
the space between your eyes.
LONG PAUSE
Now, envision
walking on a hilly sidewalk
in San Francisco
with a brisk breeze
nuzzling your cheeks.
PAUSE
On each side of you
are glorious Victorian homes,
in all pastels
like an artist’s palette.
PAUSE
Curling around the homes
are gorgeous bay windows
that catch the sunlight,
and where you see couples sit and chat
And children read.
PAUSE
As you reach the top of the hill,
you see ice blue water
in the distance,
and hear the sound
of a cable car passing.
PAUSE
Children on the cable car
wave to you,
and you marvel at
the young man
who jumps off
and pulls the lever
to stop.
PAUSE
You board the cable car
and find a seat
on a brown wooden bench,
just as a man calls,
“All clear!”
PAUSE
Along the way,
the cable car stops at the
green dragon gates
of Chinatown,
and a group of
women board.
PAUSE
The women quietly chatter,
oblivious to anyone else.
PAUSE
As the cable car comes to a stop,
you get off and walk
to the end of a pier
where a herd
of sea lions
stretches across the rocks.
PAUSE
The shiny black males
bark and bob their heads
up and down for emphasis.
PAUSE
While gazing at the creatures,
a slender, tan female
with dark eyes like magic pools
catches your attention.
PAUSE
She lifts her head from a baby seal
that is nestled close to her body
and gazes directly at you.
.
PAUSE
For a moment,
you both watch each other,
with a feeling of understanding
passing between you.
PAUSE
A male calls for her,
and the female returns
her attention to her herd,
with her baby cuddling
even closer.
You can’t help but smile.
PAUSE
Now, imagine if you can,
closing your eyes
and being transported
from the pier to
Golden Gate Park.
PAUSE
As you open your eyes,
you find yourself
right in front of
the pagoda of
the Japanese Tea Garden.
PAUSE
Your eyes climb
the five-storied tiers
of the pagoda,
each fanning out in
a beautiful red.
PAUSE
As you gaze at the beautiful structure,
the energy of the pagoda
seems to reach out to you,
and fill you with heightened perception.
PAUSE
An awareness of all
that is around you,
the natural beauty
of the trees and lakes
and the tea garden itself,
fills your being.
PAUSE
You draw in a deep breath
and decide to have a cup of tea
in the garden
and bask in this incredible
awareness of nature.
PAUSE
The tea, a warm lifeblood,
streams into your body,
soothing it.
PAUSE
After tea,
you meander through the park
until you come to paddock
with a small herd of bison,
which you had heard lived in the park.
PAUSE
The great
chocolate and auburn creatures
graze and snort
until one with a tuft
of fuzzy dark hair
piled on her head
spies you.
PAUSE
The female stands
mighty and strong.
Power oozes from her core,and
she inspires awe in you.
PAUSE
After a moment,
the female bison approaches
at a steady and deliberate pace,
close enough to look at you
with her dark, rich eyes.
PAUSE
You and the bison
lock eyes
in a soulful gaze
where she imparts to you
her history.
PAUSE
In just a few seconds,
you see her ancestors
roaming golden plains,
grazing,
and then forced out of their lands
as more people amassed.
PAUSE
In that moment,
you feel her
and know how she
emerged so strong,
so powerful.
PAUSE
After a few moments,
the bison bows her head,
acknowledging the strength
she sees in you,
then walks back to her herd.
Gratitude comes over you.
PAUSE
As your time in San Francisco
comes to an end,
you try to wrap your mind
around the layers of experiences
the city shared with you.
PAUSE
And as you return to your room,
snuggled up in your bed,
you understand that,
for you,
San Francisco is more than a destination:
It is a new awareness
that lives and breathes with you,
now and forever.
NAMASTE
