Yucatán Dream

(waves crashing) Off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the shoreline of Cozumel, a small sea turtle moves from the remnant of its egg into the warm water for the very first time. Nearby, other eggs are in various states, some fully intact, others with small cracks, and a few completely open. Soon, more turtles will hatch and follow the downward slope towards the ocean. Their journeys are protected in this sanctuary, one of many places in the Yucatan, where wonders of the natural world like this are respected and revered. Before we visit, let's take a moment to wind down. Tonight's wind down is a visualization. So, when you're ready, let's begin. So, just take a moment to get comfortable. Letting go of the day. (waves crashing) Enjoying that feeling of having stopped, of having nothing left to do. (waves crashing) 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. (waves crashing) So, starting down at the toes and just the sense of the muscles switching off. The feet, the arches, all those muscles switching off. Same in the lower half of the legs. So, any tension being let go of as the muscles switch off, shut down. (waves crashing) In the upper half of the legs, any tension melting away being let go of. (waves crashing) Into the area of the hips, the pelvis, again, any muscles shutting down for the night. (waves crashing) Completely at rest. (waves crashing) Everything from the waist downward is heavy, at ease. (waves crashing) The muscles in the lower back and the stomach now switching off. (waves crashing) Middle of the back around the diaphragm, the upper back and the chest. (waves crashing) So, any muscles not needed, shutting down, switching off for the night. (waves crashing) The shoulders, switching off. (waves crashing) The upper half of the arms and the lower half of the arms, switching off. The hands, fingers, (waves crashing) just switching off. (waves crashing) Any muscles around the throat and the neck, switching off. The head, the face, the jaw, the eyes. (waves crashing) Any last areas of tension melting away as the muscles shut down, switch off. (waves crashing) At rest for the night. (waves crashing) And allowing thoughts to come and go. Allowing the mind and body, the space they need to rest. (waves crashing) The yellow boat to Cozumel lies through the turquoise water as it arrives at the Playa del Carmen pier right on time for a long afternoon under the sun. The cool breeze touches every seat on the top floor of the ferry, where the only sound is the steady hum of the boat's engine and the lapping of the waves against its sides. In the distance, the light and dark blue waters break together endlessly until the small strip...