Hello,
My name is Callie.
Thank you for taking the time out to join me.
Settle yourself comfortably.
Either seated or lying down.
Try to ensure that you won't be disturbed and if you feel you might be hungry,
Thirsty or in need of a bathroom break,
Just pause this recording.
Until everything is dealt with.
And then return to this journey.
So relax now even more deeply into the comfort of your bed or chair.
And let a wave of calm spread through your body.
Relax your scalp.
Loosen the furrows of your brow.
Unclench your jaw.
Let your neck muscles release.
Let a wave of calming warmth spread across your shoulders,
Releasing any tension that's been long held there.
Passing down to your heart space.
Let the warmth of self-compassion Radiate out releasing and relaxing your chest.
Let your hips surrender into the comfort and support of your bed or chair.
Release the tightness in the muscles of your thighs and calves.
And let your feet totally relax.
Knowing their hard work is over and they can rest a while.
Take in a long deep breath through your nose and hold.
And let it go out through your open mouth.
And again,
Draw in clean,
Fresh air through your nose.
Home.
And now.
Let it out with a sigh through your open mouth.
And now let your breathing return to normal.
Visualize yourself walking along a soft forest path as gentle clouds gather lightly.
Overhead.
As you progress.
Through the dappled light of this beautiful forest.
You begin to feel a few cool drops of rain,
A light on your face.
The gentle drizzle increases.
And you feel more drops gently caressing the rest of your body.
And as you walk You notice that the raindrops are landing elsewhere.
On leaves.
On bow.
On bushes.
On the soft path that you are walking.
Now the shower increases.
As a gentle rain begins.
Each of these stronger drops is a tiny drumbeat.
On the leaves,
The stones and the soil.
The rhythm is soothing.
It's steady.
It's a lie.
The raindrops are soothing.
They are steady.
They are online.
Each droplet is soothing.
Steady and alive.
Echoing the heartbeat.
Of the air You lift your face,
Allowing the rain to fall freely.
Each droplet.
That runs across your face.
Washes away the tension of your furrowed brow.
And creates a surrendering of your clenched jaw.
Every raindrop washes away tension.
And mental clutter.
Each droplet that runs down your face.
Is cleansing away.
Any tension.
And tangled thoughts.
As you glory in the cleansing power.
Of this gentle shower.
You notice how the world is transformed.
Colors deepen.
The scents of the forest intensify.
And the air feels clean and expansive As the rain drops around you,
Landing on the trees,
The stones and the path,
You see how transforming it is.
How the colors deepen.
The scent of the woodland intensifies.
And the air feels clean and expansive.
You revel in the beauty of the rain shower as it continues.
Watching how it transforms the world.
Colours deepening.
Sense intensifying.
And the air feeling clean and expansive.
The rain is a healer.
Each drop is a whisper.
Reminding the world and you that everything is transient.
As it brings out the beauty.
In everything.
It touches.
And as you glory.
In this rain shower.
In your mind.
A tale emerges.
Of an ancient wanderer.
Who once journeyed through storms.
The wanderer was tired and hungry.
And the storms were a setback in their journey.
They had begun to believe that the deluge would never end.
The wanderer of ancient times was beginning to lose all hope.
As they blundered on through the storms.
And yet.
.
.
Each storm.
No matter how fierce.
Did eventually give way to light.
And the ancient wanderer.
Discovered strength.
And clarity.
Within the flowing water.
The ancient wanderer who once journeyed through storms,
Believing the deluge would never end.
Now understood.
That each storm,
No matter how fierce,
Eventually gave way to light.
And as he stand once more.
And look upwards.
Now the rain begins to lighten.
And a rainbow forms,
Arching across the sky.
Its colours are subtle at first.
And then become more vivid.
A bridge.
Between heaviness.
And release.
The rainbow colors deepen as they arc across the sky.
Its subtle colours have become more vivid.
It is a bridge between the burden.
And the surrender.
And the rainbow colors intensify even further.
Arching across the sky.
The subtlety of the reds,
The orange,
The yellow.
The green.
The blue.
The indigo.
And the violet.
A shining bright cleaner.
Creating a bridge.
Between the heaviness of worry,
Anxiety,
Tension and stress and the lightness of release,
Surrender and calm.
Let the wisdom of the rainbow guide your awareness.
The mind may cloud,
Anxiety may fall.
But clarity and peace are always waiting just beyond the storm.
And if now is your normal bedtime.
You will gently drift off into a deeply refreshing sleep.
And if you need to resume your day.
Slowly bring your awareness back to your current environment.
Gently wriggle your fingers and toes and when you feel ready Slowly open your eyes.
My name is Callie.
Go well.
