Indigo Gallery

Hello there, so glad you could be here with us for our trip to the Indigo Gallery tonight. There's a really beautiful exhibition on there right now. It's perfect for busy minds looking for a little space to slow down and gently come to rest. Before we go in, we like to start with a short wind down. Tonight's wind down is a breathing exercise, breathing like this has been shown to trigger the rest and digest response in the body and brain. Sounds good, right? So when you're ready, let's begin. So first get comfortable in your bed. Get your pillow if you use one how you like it. Now just bringing the attention to the breath. Just noticing where you feel it in the nose, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm. You're nice and relaxed. We're going to be taking a deep breath in for four, holding it for four and then breathing out for six. So are you ready? Let's begin. In for four. Two, three, four. Hold it for four. Two, three, four. Now breathing out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. Brilliant. Now returning the breath to normal. Now you're feeling nice and relaxed. You're ready for our journey through the Indigo Gallery. This is going to be the perfect way to wind down after your day. For a start there are none of the usual crowds gathering around in groups to see the works of art you've come to see. The gallery is completely empty. There's only us here. The space has been opened late, especially for us. It's so nice and calming to be inside these large airy rooms which have been made available just for us to walk through. There's also something else very special about what we're going to see. All the artworks in this exhibition exist in the same color, the color blue. This is going to be a real treat for your senses. There are no pictures in this room. Above the gentle soothing hum of the air conditioner a calming voice is speaking the names of specific tints of blue. After each name the speaker leaves a pause as if inviting you to repeat the words in your head. As you're lying back now moving deeper in this journey through the exhibition try repeating the names of these blues in your head. Sky blue, periwinkle, powder blue, ice blue, morning blue, medium blue, Egyptian blue, indigo, ultramarine, duck blue, dark blue, resolution blue, sapphire, liberty. That last blue sound so soothing the voice in the room says it again. Liberty. Have you ever noticed before how some...