In a minute,
I'm going to ask you to close your eyes and I'll take you on an imaginary fantasy trip.
When you are finished,
You will open your eyes and draw something that will be at the end of this trip.
Now I'd like you to get as comfortable as you can,
Close your eyes,
And go into your space.
When you close your eyes,
There's a space that you find yourself in.
It's what I call your space.
You take up that space in this room and wherever you are,
But you don't usually notice it.
With your eyes closed,
You can get a sense of that space,
Where your body is and the air that's around you.
It's a nice place to be because it's your place.
It's your space.
Notice what's going on in your body.
Notice if you're tense anywhere.
Don't try to relax these places where you might be tense and tight.
Just notice them.
Run down your body from your head to your toes and take notice.
How are you breathing?
Are you taking deep breaths or are you breathing with small,
Quick breaths?
I'd like you to take a couple of very deep breaths now.
Let the air out with some sound.
Okay,
I'm going to tell you a little story now and take you on a make-believe trip.
See if you can follow along.
Imagine what I tell you and see how you feel while you're doing it.
Notice if you like going on this little trip or if you don't.
When you come to parts you don't like,
You don't have to go there.
Just listen to my voice,
Follow along if you want to,
And let's just see what happens.
I want you to imagine that you're walking through the woods.
There are trees all around and there are birds singing.
The sun is coming through the trees and it's shady.
It feels very nice walking through these woods.
There are little flowers,
Wildflowers,
Along the side.
You're walking along the path.
There are rocks along the sides of the path and every now and then you see a small animal scurrying away,
A little rabbit maybe.
You're walking along and soon you notice the path is rising and you're going uphill.
Now you know you're climbing a mountain.
When you reach the top of the mountain,
You sit on a large rock to rest.
You look around.
The sun is shining.
Birds are flying around.
Across the way,
With a valley in between,
Is another mountain.
You can see that on the mountain there is a cave.
You wish you could be on that mountain.
You notice that the birds are flying over there easily and you wish you were a bird.
Suddenly,
Because this is a fantasy and anything can happen,
You realize that you have turned into a bird.
You test your wings and sure enough,
You can fly.
So,
You take off and easily fly to the other side.
On the other side,
You land on a rock and instantly turn back into yourself.
You climb around the rocks looking for an entrance to the cave and you see a small door.
You crouch down and open it and enter the cave.
When you are inside,
There is plenty of room to stand up.
You walk around examining the walls of the cave and suddenly you notice a walkway,
A corridor.
You walk down this corridor and soon you notice there are rows and rows of doors,
Each with a name written on it.
All of a sudden,
You come to a door with your name on it.
You stand there in front of your door thinking about it.
You know that you will open it soon and go to the other side of that door.
You know that it will be your place.
It might be a place you remember,
A place you know now,
A place you dream about,
A place you don't even like,
A place you never saw,
An inside place or an outside place.
You won't know until you open the door.
But whatever it is,
It will be your place.
So you turn the knob and step through.
Look around at your place.
Are you surprised?
Take a look at it.
If you don't see one,
Make one up right now.
See what's there.
Where it is.
Whether it is inside or out.
Who is there?
Are there people?
People you know or don't know?
Are there animals?
Or is no one there?
How do you feel in this place?
Notice how you feel.
Do you feel good or not so good?
Look around.
Walk around your place.
You will open your eyes and find yourself back in this room.
