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<v Speaker 1>The day is finished. Whatever you carried through it, the meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>the errands, the conversations that asked more of you than

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<v Speaker 1>you had to give, You can set it all down now,

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<v Speaker 1>not to morrow, not in an hour. Now picture yourself

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<v Speaker 1>walking to the door of a room you have not

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<v Speaker 1>entered in a long time. The door is old, the

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<v Speaker 1>door is heavy. It has a brass knob that is

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<v Speaker 1>slightly cool to the touch.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, let your breathing find its own rhythm, a rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>that is a little slower than your waking rhythm, a

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<v Speaker 2>rhythm that is a little deeper.

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<v Speaker 1>Breathe in through your nose, feel the as it enters.

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<v Speaker 1>Cool at the nostrils, cool in the throat, cool in

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<v Speaker 1>the chest. Breathe out through your mouth softly, slowly, let

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<v Speaker 1>the breath leave without effort. You find yourself in a garden.

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<v Speaker 1>The garden is not a place you have been before,

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<v Speaker 1>though it feels familiar. The garden has the quality of

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<v Speaker 1>a place you might have dreamed as a child, soft edged, gentle,

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<v Speaker 1>lit by a light that has no visible source. There

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<v Speaker 1>is a path in the garden. The path is made

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<v Speaker 1>of small, smooth stones. The stones are cool underfoot. The

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<v Speaker 1>world will still be there in the morning, but it

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<v Speaker 1>does not need you tonight. On the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the door, the body rests. The body is heavy, the

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<v Speaker 1>body is warm. The body is held by the bed.

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<v Speaker 1>The body is held by the blankets. The body is

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<v Speaker 1>held by the night. On the other side of the door,

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<v Speaker 1>the breath slows. The breath becomes almost nothing. The breath

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<v Speaker 1>becomes the smallest rise and fall. In the garden there

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<v Speaker 1>are places to sit. There is a stone bench half

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<v Speaker 1>covered in moss. There is a wooden chair beneath an arbor.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a low wall at the garden's edge where

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<v Speaker 1>you could sit and look out over the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the garden. You do not need to sit, but the

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<v Speaker 1>garden offers these places. The garden is generous with its rest.

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<v Speaker 1>The light in the garden does not change. The light

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<v Speaker 1>is always the same. The dark is the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>dark that wraps itself around you like a heavy blanket.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see if you look the faintest suggestion of

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<v Speaker 1>trees at the edge of the property. The trees are still.

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<v Speaker 1>The trees are sleeping too. There is a clock in

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<v Speaker 1>the room. The clock is not ticking. The clock is

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<v Speaker 1>silent tonight. Time does not need to be measured tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Time will pass on its own without any help from us.

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<v Speaker 1>You are already arriving at rest. You can feel it,

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<v Speaker 1>can't you. That small softening behind your eyes, The way

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<v Speaker 1>your shoulders have already begun to drift lower on your back,

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<v Speaker 1>The slow, almost imperceptible deepening of your breath. That is

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<v Speaker 1>your body telling you something it has always known. That

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<v Speaker 1>rest is not something you earn. Rest is something you allow.

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<v Speaker 1>So allow it right here, right now, Let them be

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<v Speaker 1>the path down into sleep. Fifteen fourteen thirteen. If your

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<v Speaker 1>mind wanders, that is all right. The mind wanders. The

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<v Speaker 1>mind is allowed to wander. When you notice it has wandered,

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<v Speaker 1>just return to the number. Return gently, return without judgment.

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<v Speaker 1>The number will be waiting for you. Twelve eleven ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Each breath takes you deeper, each number takes you lower.

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<v Speaker 1>The body is heavy. Now. Your mind is allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>be busy. Your mind does not need to be quiet

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<v Speaker 1>for sleep to come. Sleep comes even with a busy mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Sleep comes even with thoughts. Sleep comes e when you

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's coming. Sleep comes on its own schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Trust the sleep to come. You are loved. You are

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<v Speaker 1>loved by people you know You are loved by people

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<v Speaker 1>you have never met. You are loved by the night itself.

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<v Speaker 1>You are exactly where you are supposed to be, in

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<v Speaker 1>this bed, in this breath, in this moment, you are

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to rest. Rest is not laziness. Rest is not weakness.

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<v Speaker 1>Rest is the foundation of everything else. Without rest, nothing works.

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<v Speaker 1>With rest, everything becomes possible. You are worthy of this sleap.

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<v Speaker 1>You are worthy of this piece. You are worthy of

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<v Speaker 1>being held by the night. Let your thighs feel heavy.

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<v Speaker 1>Let your knees soften, Let your calves release, Let your

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<v Speaker 1>ankles be still, Let your feet open. Let your toes uncurl.

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<v Speaker 1>The toes have been gripping all day, gripping shoes, gripping floors,

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<v Speaker 1>gripping uncertainty. Tonight the toes are free. Feel your whole

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<v Speaker 1>body now, Feel it, from the crown of your head

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<v Speaker 1>to the soles of your feet. Feel it heavy, Feel

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<v Speaker 1>it warm, Feel it held. The grass is the green

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<v Speaker 1>of new growth. In the center of the circle, there

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<v Speaker 1>is a single tree, and the tree is old. The

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<v Speaker 1>tree is large. The tree's branches spread wide, making a

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<v Speaker 1>canopy of leaves that filters the light into dappled patterns

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<v Speaker 1>on the grass. You sit beneath the tree. You lean

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<v Speaker 1>against the trunk. The trunk is solid, the trunk is

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<v Speaker 1>warm from the sun. You feel held by the tree.

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<v Speaker 1>The chairs hold the shape of the people who have

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<v Speaker 1>rested here. You sit in one of the chairs. The

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<v Speaker 1>chair is