4169: Sleep Prep | The Evening Unwind Walk: 10-Minute 1,000 Steps Meditation for Deeper Rest

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1:02Welcome back to our Sunday bonus episode. This is where I share an episode from a different podcast in our little network. Today's episode is from our newest show called Step Into Calm, where I walk with you and guide you through a walking meditation, because I know how uncomfortable it can be to sit and meditate. I learned walking meditation many, many years ago, and really enjoyed it, so I recommend trying it out. If you do enjoy it, you can find Step Into Calm, wherever you're listening to this, and you can show your support by following or subscribing in your favorite podcast app. I have a link in this episode's description too. So with that, hopefully you're ready for a little walk as we optimize our life. Hey there. Whatever today held, it's behind you now, and this little walk is where you begin to let it go. There's no agenda for these next few minutes.

2:02We're simply going to use this walk to unwind, to loosen the grip of the day, and let the body begin getting ready for rest. So keep strolling at an easy, unhurried pace, a little slower than usual if that feels nice. Eyes open and soft, taking in the evening around you. There's nothing to accomplish here. This is the part of the day where you finally get to stop trying. To begin, just notice how the day has gathered in your body. Maybe the shoulders are up near the ears, the jaws tight, is a low hum somewhere, the leftover buzz of everything you did today. You don't have to push any of it away.

3:04Just notice that it's there, the day still being carried. Now let's begin to set it down. Take a slow, full breath in through the nose. And let it go with a long, soft sigh out, letting the shoulders fall. Again, breathe in, gathering up the tension of the day, and breathe out, letting it spill down and away, the jaw softening, the hands unclenching. And as you keep walking, let each breath out, carry a little more of the day out of the body.

4:21With every step, you're a little further from the noise of it all, and a little closer to rest. If the day wants to replay itself, the conversations, the worries, the things left undone, that's all right. Let them come. You just don't have to hold them tonight.

5:25Let each thought drift on past like the last of the light leaving the sky. There's nothing left to solve right now.

6:25The day is done, and you did enough. The day is done, and you're a little further from the sky. Just as slow, easy walking, letting the body soften and slow with each step.

7:50The day is done, and you're a little further from the sky. The day is done, and you're a little further from the sky.

8:51You might let your awareness widen to the cooling air, the quiet, the dusk settling in around you. And underneath it all, the body winding down, getting ready to rest. The day is done, and you're a little further from the sky.

10:51The clock comes to an end, notice how things have loosened. The body a little heavier now, a little softer, closer to sleep. Let this be the beginning of your rest. The winding down has already started. When you get home, you can carry this softness with you into the quiet of the evening and into sleep. And that brings our practice to a close. Let your attention drift gently back to your walk, and let the day go. Rest well tonight. Now I want to tell you about a book that's stuck with me,

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