Lie down however you like.
On your back, or curled on your side.
Whatever shape feels good tonight...
that's the right one.
Let the rain start the slowing down.
It's steady.
It doesn't speed up or stop.
Breathe in through your nose...
And let it out...
slow as syrup.
In again...
And out...
even slower.
For the next six minutes...
we're going to melt.
Just a little at a time.
It's Wednesday.
Halfway through the week.
You've been holding yourself up since Monday.
Standing straight.
Keeping it together.
Your body got stiff doing that.
Like a candle in a cold room.
Hard and upright.
But the room is warm now.
The blanket is warm.
And warm things soften.
You don't have to make it happen.
Warmth does it on its own.
Just notice the tension.
Wherever it's sitting.
Maybe it's the knot between your shoulders.
From leaning toward a screen.
Maybe it's your lower back.
From that chair at work.
The one that never quite fits.
Maybe it's your hands.
Still half-gripping the steering wheel.
And let the warmth find it.
Picture a warm glow.
Resting on your forehead.
Like a hand that's been by the fire.
Your forehead begins to soften.
The skin goes smooth.
Like wax warming at the edges.
The warmth slides down.
Over your eyes.
Your eyelids go heavy and loose.
Now your jaw.
It melts open, just a little.
Your teeth come apart.
Your tongue gets soft.
It rests on the floor of your The mouth.
warmth spills over your and chin...
down your Your neck.
neck sinks into the pillow.
Now your shoulders.
They've been so stiff.
Let the warmth pool And there.
feel them start to melt.
Down, and out to the sides.
Your shoulders spread out on the mattress.
Soft and wide.
Like wax spreading on a warm plate.
Now your arms.
The warmth runs down to your elbows.
Then your wrists.
Your arms melt into the sheets.
Your hands go soft.
Fingers curled and loose.
Breathe in...
And out...
melting a little more.
Now your back.
The warmth runs down your spine.
One bone at a time.
Your back melts into the bed.
The mattress takes the shape of you.
Every curve, every hollow.
Nothing to hold up anymore.
Your hips soften.
They get heavier.
They sink a little lower.
And now your legs.
The warmth pours down your thighs.
Your knees let go.
Your calves get soft and heavy.
And your feet.
Warm all the way to your toes.
Melting into the end of the bed.
Now you're soft everywhere.
From your forehead to your feet.
Hard to tell where you end...
and the bed begins.
All melted now.
The rain keeps falling.
Steady on the roof.
If some part tightens up again...
let the warmth go back there.
It'll soften again.
Warm and heavy.
Like the last candle in the house...
burned low and soft.
Your breath has slowed right down.
Longer out than in.
You didn't even have to try.
Breathing in...
And out...
There's nothing left to hold.
The bed has all of you now.
Just stay melted.
Just the rain.
Goodnight.