Quieting the Mind Meditation - Sleep Version

Quiet your mind and find inner peace through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "What the Heart Says", by James Crews.This version ends with music allowing you to drift off into sleep.What the Heart SaysThe mind may leap five steps ahead,devices pinging with new messages,alerts, alarms. But the heart says,There is no emergency. That musclewanting to unclench, aching to flexas free as the monarch nectaringon a Mexican sunflower at the cuspof autumn. Don't we all long forspace to pause and draw sweetnessfrom each bright thing in our path?Don't we crave the slowness of thatbutterfly perched on orange petals,coming alive in a way it never canwhile in mid-air, wings folding andunfolding their own form of prayer?-James CrewsContinue your mindfulness journey with Julie - through her writings. Her latest book is, "Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause & Peace", a collection of poems focusing on themes of nature, self-compassion, and tranquility.Her other books include,"SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". All are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.