Harvest Inn

Far beyond the gentle curves of this quiet country lane, past the babbling brooks and the rows of orchard trees, sits the Harvest Inn, a stately bed and breakfast cherished by locals and our destination for the evening. Elegant and inviting all at once, the Harvest Inn is a favorite retreat for travelers and vacationers alike, most of whom, like you, are simply seeking a relaxing getaway, a place to catch their breath and slow down a bit no matter the season. The entryway of the home opens into a spacious sitting room where a large crackling fire has been patiently awaiting your arrival. An armchair across from the cobblestone fireplace invites you to sit and admire the various amenities that surround you for every room of the Harvest Inn has its own story to tell. As you settle yourself in for the evening, let's begin with a short wind-down 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 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. 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 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. Down the hall to your left, across from the dining room, you'll find the library. The library is, well, one of the most storied rooms here at the inn. If, during your stay, you decide to visit the library be sure to close the pocket doors behind you so you won't be disturbed. The dark wooden walls are quite regal and the smell of old books just never gets old....