Starlight Diner

Hello and welcome to the Starlight Diner, the perfect road side resting spot on this dark clear night. Most people only notice the Starlight Diner when they're crossing through the desert in the middle of the night. In fact, some locals like to say that the Starlight Diner can only be seen at night, it's soft pink walls dissolving with every sunrise and reappearing again when the stars come out. From a distance, you might not think to stop, but something about the Starlight Diner draws you in. Upon closer inspection, the reason quickly becomes obvious. Stationed above the dining area is a large, domed glass ceiling, built to provide guests a panoramic view of the sky above as they enjoy their meals. You might feel as though you were traveling in a space ship if you weren't nestled in a cozy booth. The Starlight Diner is both a resting place and a chance to marvel at the great beyond. As you settle into your corner booth, let's begin the evening with a short wind down exercise. Tonight's wind down is a visualization, so when you're ready, let's begin. So no matter what's been going on today, whether it's been a busy day or a calm one, this is an opportunity to put everything down, to let go of any inner chatter and find a place of rest in both the body and the mind. So first, get yourself comfortable in bed, just taking a moment to pause and be still. And when you're ready, taking a big, deep breath, breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. And as you breathe out, allowing the body to sink down into your bed, feeling the weight of the body, allowing thoughts to come and go. Now imagining a steady flow of warm sunlight flowing down through the body, dissolving any tension, any discomfort, as it begins to fill the body, starting with the toes, moving up through the feet and the legs, being filled with sunlight. The qualities of warmth, space, ease, as it continues to travel up through the body, up past the waist, through the back and the stomach. It's as though it washes away any discomfort. It continues up through the chest and the upper back into the shoulders and down the arms, all the way down to the hands and fingers. A sense of relief in the body and stillness in the mind as it continues to travel up through the neck and the throat into the head and face, all the way to the very top of the body until there's nothing other than that sense of stillness remaining and now just gently bringing the attention back to the body. Well, a diner itself is lit only by candles and stars. The kitchen is another story. Crisp, bright light shines down on metal surfaces betraying the presence of any renegade crumb. The kitchen team is small and efficient, working together like a well-rehearsed orchestra....