Star Wars™ Islands of Ahch-To™

The suns have just begun to set along the rocky coast of Ahch-To, home of the first Jedi temple. A gentle rain falls down through the patchy clouds, glimmering off the fields of wild grass that cover the cliffside. Along the edge of the island, a collection of large boulders stand upright, seeming to defy gravity. Their jagged edges have been carved by centuries of wind and erosion, giving each one a unique character and presence. At this time of day, with the suns hanging low on the horizon, the rocky cliffside becomes a resting place for the Island's natural inhabitants. Families of porgs make their way into their burrowed homes, huddling together for warmth as night quickly approaches. At the hilltops, the island's devoted caretakers, the Lanai, wrap up their daily duties and take refuge from the rain in their stone huts. Now with the Island's activity coming to a slow stop, let's settle in for the evening with a short wind-down exercise. Tonight's exercise is a really simple breathing exercise. So when you're ready, let's begin. So first, get yourself comfortable. Now just bringing the attention to the breath, just noticing where you feel it in the nose, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm. You are 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. Great. Now returning the breath to normal. Gentle storm clouds drift over Ahch-To's oceans. On this watery planet, home to the first sacred Jedi Temple, an archipelago dots the horizon. Among these tall green crags, the temple island rises out of the ink blue sea, two rocky peaks cutting across the sky. In the mist, a long, narrow staircase twists steeply up the side of the mountain to the first Jedi Temple, a vast cave hollowed out in the side of the cliff. A deep sense of peace emanates from the curved door in the cliff even in this cold, wind-swept landscape. Inside the ancient room, the world feels quiet and contained. The presence of the Jedi Masters is felt in the cool, sparse air and in the streams of water rivering in neat lines over the rock outside. Rain falls in the entryway, spattering against the rock cliff or dropping beneath the lines to the sea below. The waves are a deep blue-black, the color of the galaxy. They swirl against the cliffs. This is a protected place,...