Welcome to this guided progressive body relaxation exercise.
Settle in and find a place of stillness,
Free of any distractions,
And just start by bringing your awareness to the breath as it moves in and out,
In and out.
In this practice,
I'll move through various points of the body,
Naming each physical point of the body just briefly.
And as I do so,
Simply bring your awareness to that area in your physical being and invite a sense of relaxation or release.
Sometimes people fall asleep from these types of progressive relaxation exercises,
So if you have somewhere you need to be after this practice,
I encourage you to set a timer.
As you're ready,
Find stillness and bring your awareness to the crown of your head,
Forehead,
Right temple,
Left temple,
Right eye,
Left eye,
Left eye,
Right cheek,
Left cheek,
The bridge of the nose,
The mouth,
The tongue,
The front of the throat,
The right ear,
The left ear,
The back of the head,
Back of the neck,
Right collarbone,
Right bicep,
Right elbow,
Right forearm,
Right hand,
Right thumb,
Right pointer finger,
Right middle finger,
Right index finger,
The right pinky,
The entire right hand,
The entire right arm,
Left collarbone,
Left bicep,
Left elbow,
Left forearm,
Left hand,
Left thumb,
Left pointer finger,
Left middle finger,
Left index finger,
Left pinky,
The left hand,
The entire left arm,
The right shoulder blade,
The left shoulder blade,
The right mid-back,
The left mid-back,
Right lower back,
Left lower back,
The right side of the chest,
The left side of the chest,
The abdomen,
The pelvis,
The right glute,
The left glute,
The right thigh,
Right knee,
Right shin,
Right calf,
Right foot,
The right first toe,
Right second toe,
Right third toe,
Right fourth toe,
Right pinky toe,
The entire right foot,
The entire right leg,
The left thigh,
The left knee,
Left shin,
Left calf,
The left foot,
Left first toe,
Left second toe,
Left third toe,
Left fourth toe,
Left pinky toe,
The entire left foot,
The entire left leg.
Notice now the entire lower body.
Notice the entire upper body.
Notice the entire body.
Allow the entire body to experience a sense of peace and ease and stillness.
Notice your entire being,
Feeling calm and peaceful and quiet.
Allow a sense of ease to envelop you as the breath moves in and out of your lungs,
Sending vital life force energy to every fiber of your being.
And as it does so,
Allow every fiber of your being to be at peace with you.
To feel a renewed sense of vitality,
A sense of resilience,
Giving yourself the opportunity to thrive.
Whenever you're ready,
Start to shift your awareness from the internal world to the external world,
Becoming aware of anything you can hear or smell or sense.
Take a slightly deeper breath and perhaps stretch the arms overhead as if you're just waking up from a deep slumber.
Take your time to shift away from this deeply restorative practice.
Maybe stay here and take a little snooze.
I encourage you to slowly wake up.
Be well.
