Quiet the Overthinking Mind

Welcome to Night 2 of your REWIRE journey. Tonight is about clearing the mental noise, the static that keeps your mind spinning when you most need rest. Find a comfortable position, lying down is ideal for sleep hypnosis. Let your hands rest naturally at your sides or on your stomach, wherever feels most easeful. You may keep your eyes open or closed as we begin, allowing them to close whenever they feel ready. Tonight we use your breath as an anchor, a gentle rhythm to guide your attention away from thinking and into being. There is nothing you need to figure out. Nothing you need to do. Simply follow the sound of my voice and let your breath lead the way. You are safe. You are ready. You can let go now.

And so we begin with your breath. [5 second pause] Not changing it. Not controlling it. Simply noticing the rhythm that is already there. [6 second pause] The gentle rise. [4 second pause] And fall. [5 second pause] Your body knows this rhythm. It has been with you since the moment you were born. [6 second pause] Trusting that wisdom now. [5 second pause] Each inhale brings with it a quiet invitation to settle. [6 second pause] Each exhale carries away a little more of the noise. [7 second pause] That's right. [5 second pause] Your mind may want to chatter. It may want to think about today, or tomorrow, or all the things that feel unfinished. [7 second pause] And that is okay. [5 second pause] Thoughts are just thoughts. They are like clouds passing through a vast sky. [6 second pause] You are the sky. [5 second pause] The clouds come and go, but the sky remains. [7 second pause] Watching your breath now. [5 second pause] Following it in. [4 second pause] And following it out. [6 second pause] And as you follow this rhythm, something begins to happen on its own. [6 second pause] Your attention naturally starts to narrow. [5 second pause] To focus. [4 second pause] Like a lens adjusting, the background noise begins to soften. [7 second pause] The static begins to clear. [6 second pause] There is only this breath. [5 second pause] This moment. [6 second pause] This rhythm. [8 second pause] In. [4 second pause] And out. [5 second pause] In. [4 second pause] And out. [6 second pause] And with each cycle, you are sinking a little deeper. [7 second pause] Settling a little further into the comfort beneath you. [6 second pause] Your mind grows quieter. [5 second pause] Not because you are forcing it. [5 second pause] But because it is finally being given permission to rest. [8 second pause] That's it. [5 second pause] Following the breath. [5 second pause] Letting go. [10 second pause]

And now, imagining that your mind is like a pool of water. [7 second pause] At first, the surface was rippled with thoughts. [5 second pause] Little waves of worry. [4 second pause] Ripples of planning and remembering. [6 second pause] But as you breathe, the water grows still. [7 second pause] Each exhale is like a gentle hand smoothing the surface. [6 second pause] The ripples fade. [5 second pause] The water becomes clear. [6 second pause] So clear you can see all the way down to the peaceful depths below. [8 second pause] And in that clarity, there is nothing to do. [5 second pause] Nothing to solve. [5 second pause] Nothing to figure out. [7 second pause] Just stillness. [8 second pause] The kind of stillness that has been waiting for you all along. [7 second pause] Beneath the noise. [5 second pause] Beneath the static. [6 second pause] There is a quiet place inside you that is always at peace. [7 second pause] A sanctuary that the busy mind cannot touch. [6 second pause] And tonight, you are returning to that place. [7 second pause] Breathing your way back home. [10 second pause]

And as you rest in this stillness, I'm going to count from ten down to one. [5 second pause] With each number, you go deeper. [5 second pause] Further than you went last night. [6 second pause] Further into the quiet. [6 second pause] Ten. [8 second pause] Sinking into the comfort beneath you. [6 second pause] Feeling the bed or the surface supporting you completely. [7 second pause] Nine. [8 second pause] Deeper into relaxation. [6 second pause] Your body growing heavier. [5 second pause] So heavy and so comfortable. [7 second pause] Eight. [8 second pause] The static fading more and more. [6 second pause] Just distant now. [5 second pause] Like a radio playing in another room. [7 second pause] Seven. [9 second pause] Your mind is becoming like a calm lake at sunset. [6 second pause] Undisturbed. [5 second pause] Perfectly still. [8 second pause] Six. [9 second pause] Each breath takes you deeper. [6 second pause] Each exhale releases another layer of tension. [7 second pause] Five. [10 second pause] Halfway there. [5 second pause] So peaceful now. [6 second pause] So deeply relaxed. [8 second pause] Four. [10 second pause] The thoughts that seemed so important are drifting away. [7 second pause] Like leaves floating downstream. [6 second pause] You don't need to follow them. [7 second pause] Three. [11 second pause] Sinking deeper and deeper. [6 second pause] Into the quiet. [6 second pause] Into the stillness. [8 second pause] Two. [12 second pause] Almost there. [5 second pause] Your mind is clear. [6 second pause] Your body is heavy. [6 second pause] You are safe. [8 second pause] One. [15 second pause] Deeply relaxed. [6 second pause] Deeply at peace. [10 second pause]

And in this deep, quiet place, your mind is finally still. [8 second pause] The overthinking has settled. [6 second pause] Like sediment sinking to the bottom of clear water. [8 second pause] You don't have to try to stop your thoughts anymore. [7 second pause] They have simply quieted on their own. [8 second pause] Because this is what your mind has been wanting. [6 second pause] This is what it has been needing. [7 second pause] Rest. [8 second pause] True, deep rest. [7 second pause] And tonight, you are giving yourself that gift. [8 second pause] Every time you exhale, you are teaching your nervous system that it is safe to let go. [8 second pause] That there is nothing to figure out right now. [7 second pause] That everything can wait until tomorrow. [8 second pause] Right now, there is only this breath. [6 second pause] This stillness. [6 second pause] This moment of peace. [10 second pause] And as you sleep tonight, your mind will continue to clear. [7 second pause] The static will dissolve completely. [7 second pause] And you will rest more deeply than you have in a long time. [10 second pause] Your unconscious mind knows how to do this. [6 second pause] It has always known. [7 second pause] Tonight, you are simply remembering. [8 second pause] Remembering how to let go. [7 second pause] Remembering how to be still. [9 second pause] Remembering the peace that has been inside you all along. [12 second pause]

And as you continue to drift deeper, knowing that tomorrow you will wake feeling different. [8 second pause] Lighter. [5 second pause] Clearer. [6 second pause] The mental noise will be quieter. [6 second pause] You will feel more settled in your own mind. [7 second pause] More at home in your own thoughts. [8 second pause] And each night of this journey, you are rewiring your mind for peace. [7 second pause] For stillness. [6 second pause] For rest. [8 second pause] Tonight is another step. [6 second pause] Another layer of static cleared. [7 second pause] You are doing so well. [8 second pause] You are healing. [7 second pause] You are releasing what no longer serves you. [10 second pause]

And now there is nothing left to do but drift. [10 second pause] Let the stillness hold you. [8 second pause] Let the quiet wrap around you like a soft blanket. [10 second pause] Your breath continues on its own. [7 second pause] Slow. [5 second pause] Easy. [6 second pause] Peaceful. [12 second pause] There is nothing else. [8 second pause] No where else to be. [7 second pause] Nothing else to do. [10 second pause] Just this. [8 second pause] Just rest. [10 second pause] Drifting deeper. [8 second pause] Deeper into sleep. [10 second pause] Deeper into peace. [12 second pause] The static is gone. [8 second pause] The noise has faded. [8 second pause] There is only stillness now. [12 second pause] Only peace. [10 second pause] Only rest. [15 second pause] And as you drift off to sleep, your mind continues to settle. [10 second pause] Quieter and quieter. [10 second pause] Still and still. [15 second pause] Sleep is coming now. [8 second pause] Sleep is here. [15 second pause] Drifting. [10 second pause] Floating. [10 second pause] Resting. [20 second pause] So deeply at peace. [15 second pause] So deeply asleep. [20 second pause]

The quiet is complete now. [15 second pause] Your mind is still. [12 second pause] Your body is heavy. [10 second pause] And you are drifting into the deepest, most restorative sleep. [20 second pause] Everything is okay. [12 second pause] Everything has settled. [15 second pause] The static has cleared. [12 second pause] And you are free to rest. [20 second pause] Free to sleep. [15 second pause] Free to let go completely. [25 second pause] Drifting deeper. [15 second pause] And deeper. [20 second pause] Into peaceful sleep. [25 second pause] Into quiet stillness. [30 second pause]