Sam Sagewood

Lyrics

[Near silence]
[One distant deep singing bowl]
[Deep warm male baritone, extremely close-mic]
Before we begin...
find somewhere you can be still.
[Pause]
Sit comfortably...
or lie down.
Let your hands rest wherever they naturally fall.
[Pause]
If you're using headphones...
keep the volume comfortable.
You don't need to concentrate.
You don't need to understand anything.
And you don't need to make anything happen.
[Long pause]
For the next little while...
let yourself stop carrying everything.
[Soft bowl]
Let your jaw loosen.
Drop your shoulders.
Unclench your hands.
[Pause]
Take one slow breath in...
[Soft swelling resonance]
and let it go.
[Long fade]
Again...
slowly in...
and slowly out.
[Pause]
If thoughts come...
let them come.
You don't have to fight them.
Just notice the sounds...
and let them pass through you.
[Long pause]
Nothing to accomplish.
Nowhere else you need to be.
Just this moment.
[Soft crystal bowl]
Close your eyes if that feels comfortable.
[Pause]
And let everything else wait.
[Deep bowl]
Let's begin.
[Long instrumental decay]
[No more speaking]