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Micro-Odyssey · 20 min

Floating on a Cloud

A soft, drifting sleep journey across a sunset sky. This 20-minute journey guides you one gentle line at a time, with deep space playing softly in the background. Read it below, or press start to follow along with a timer and an optional spoken voice.

Start Floating on a Cloud (20 min)

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The full script

  1. Let your whole body settle and your breath slow.
  2. Imagine a large, soft cloud drifting down to meet you.
  3. You climb onto it, and it is the softest thing you have ever felt.
  4. It holds your whole body perfectly.
  5. Slowly, the cloud begins to rise.
  6. You float above the rooftops, gentle and safe.
  7. The air is warm and smells faintly of summer.
  8. Below you, the world grows smaller and quieter.
  9. Fields, rivers and little towns drift past.
  10. The sun is setting in shades of peach and lavender.
  11. Your cloud drifts slowly towards the glow.
  12. With every breath, you sink deeper into the softness.
  13. Your arms are light. Your legs are light.
  14. Your thoughts are drifting too, like smaller clouds passing by.
  15. You do not need to hold onto any of them.
  16. The sky turns from gold to deep blue.
  17. The first stars appear around you.
  18. Your cloud slows, floating gently in the evening air.
  19. Everything is quiet and soft.
  20. You are safe. You are held. You can let go.
  21. Rest on your cloud as long as you like.
  22. Let sleep drift in whenever it is ready.

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