Welcome, I'm Lauren. In today's meditation, we are doing a sleep story about a little

brown mask. And this story, which will be quietly spoken, will be followed by a

guided meditation to relax and help you sleep. Before we start, I'd like you to

choose a place in which you may practice your meditation. This could be a

comfortable chair or your bed. Dress in comfortable loose clothing and when

you're ready, we will begin. Sit down or lie down comfortably and we

will begin. Relax your body, release your body. Relax your body, release your

physical form. Let yourself go. Relax your arms, legs, feet, hands, face, neck,

shoulders, head, release, relax, let go. Once upon a time, there was a little

brown mouse named Maisie. Maisie was a curious little mouse who loved to explore

her surroundings. Each day she would get up nice and early. She would do all her

chores. She would exercise. She would have a healthy breakfast and after breakfast,

she would set out for the day to explore the local forest, which was just next to

her home, a cottage. She would race to the forest and do all sorts of things. Sometimes

she liked to climb up one of the trees and look out to see what she could see. Sometimes

she would hide under a bush and watch the other animals as they play during the day.

Sometimes she would seat herself by the stream and watch the stream pass by. At times she

would lie back on the moss, placing her paws behind her head and just look up at the clouds

and watch the clouds float by one at a time. She loved to explore whether she was looking

at nature or watching other animals. It was all fun to Maisie. However, Maisie had trouble

falling asleep because at night Maisie became worried. Maisie would worry about this and

that. Maisie would worry about different animals and her family and Maisie would worry about

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