Cozy Cat Marina

Boats gently bob up and down as the last moments of sun give way to the rich indigo sky. The marina is alive with the sound of rippling water and a gentle singing of wind chimes. Our feline friends will be so glad to see you again. Welcome back to the cat marina. Have you ever noticed that rusty gate at the end of the toe path? An entirely unexplored part of the marina waits just beyond it. Just past the gate sits a violet colored boat called the Dreamcatcher, a title which is elegantly scripted in sparkling silver on the side. A pair of special feline friends call this vessel home. Their coats are jet black, with star-shaped tags hanging from their collars. They're named after a pair of stars: Bellatrix and Maya. They're currently curled up in a window of the boat's living quarters as a lilac scented incense pulls them into a purring calm. It's a quiet evening at the marina, perfect for exploring and making new friends. But before we do, let's take a moment for a brief exercise. Tonight's wind down is a visualization. When you're ready, let's begin. So, just take a moment to get comfortable, letting go of the day, enjoying that feeling of having stopped, of having nothing left to do. We're going to focus the attention of the mind on the different parts of the body. Watching as the muscles in the body switch off for the night, leaving the body feeling rested and leaving the mind more at ease. So, starting down at the toes and feeling a sense of the muscles switching off. The feet, the arches, all those muscles switching off. Same in the lower half of the legs. Notice any tension being let go of as the muscles switch off, shut down. In the upper half of the legs, any tension melting away, being let go of. Into the area of the hips, the pelvis. Again, any muscles shutting down for the night, completely at rest. Everything from the waist downward is heavy. At ease. The muscles in the lower back and the stomach are now switching off. Middle of the back, around the diaphragm, the upper back and the chest. So, any muscles not needed shutting down, switching off for the night. The shoulders switching off, the upper half of the arms and the lower half of the arms switching off. The hands, fingers, just switching off. Any muscles around the throat and the neck, switching off. The head, the face, the jaw, the eyes. Any last areas of tension melting away as the muscles shut down, switch off, at rest for the night. And allowing thoughts to come and go. Allowing the mind and body the space they need to rest. This light blue boat, named Eloise, the name painted in pink, is home to Harmony, a singer, and her five-year-old daughter, Avery. They moved to the marina two years ago, and Avery loves living...