Deep Relaxation

This guided relaxation practice is intended to help you create some powerful healing for yourself by learning how to deeply relax and allow your body and mind bask in their natural space of balance and harmony.

Transcript

This is going to be a time of complete relaxation for you.

So just making a conscious effort to relax as completely as you possibly can.

I encourage you to get into as comfortable a position as possible.

When you're ready,

Soften your gaze or gently close your eyes.

And then for the next couple of moments,

Just concentrate on your breathing.

And as you breathe deeply and evenly,

I encourage you to get the sense of your lungs.

Just notice how they feel.

In your consciousness,

In your mind's eye,

See how your lungs feel while they're completely expanded.

And then see how they feel after you breathe out.

There's no right or wrong way to do this.

All we're working on doing is letting go and relaxing.

It's not a time to be worrying or concerning yourself about anything that's happening in your day to day life.

This is a special time just for you.

Your special time.

And for this short period of time,

Just relax.

Relax and let go.

Good.

And again,

I encourage you to put your focus on your lungs.

See if you can picture them in your mind's eye.

See if you can feel and see them filled,

Expanded.

And then see if you can see them when you relax,

When you breathe out.

And if your mind drifts away at all while listening to this,

That's okay.

Or you can just bring it gently back to where you are.

Just concentrate on the words I'm saying.

Concentrate on deep,

Deep,

Calming breaths.

Good.

Now you can just let all of that go.

Let go of the visualizing of your lungs.

But let your breathing go deep and even.

Your right rate of deep,

Deep breathing.

And I encourage you to visualize in your mind's eye a word.

A word all lit up.

And that word is relax.

Just relax.

And now that same word is right in front of your forehead.

Just see it.

About a foot in front of your forehead.

That word relax.

And now visualize it inside your forehead.

See that word.

And just relax.

Nice,

Gentle,

Even breathing.

Relaxing more and more.

Now I invite you to put your attention over to your left foot.

Toes on your left foot and your ankle.

Letting them all relax.

Any thoughts,

Any cares or tensions just drain away.

As you consciously let your foot,

Your ankle and your toes all just relax.

Any noises you hear are just going to help you go deeper and deeper relaxed.

And now I invite you to put your attention over to your right shoulder.

All the muscles of your right shoulder just melting and relaxing.

Any tensions or cares,

Stray thoughts just fade away,

Draining away.

Just consciously checking your right shoulder to see if there's any tightness there.

And now put your awareness or your focus over onto the muscles and tendons of your right foot.

The toes of your right foot and your ankle.

Just letting them all relax.

And now the calf of your right leg.

Let it relax.

Coming loose and limp.

Lovely and relaxed.

Maybe you could even in your mind's eye see that wonderfully long bone running from your ankle to your knee in your right leg.

How wonderful a piece of construction that is.

Just let it all relax.

All the muscles just relax.

And the muscles of your left calf relax.

Melting,

Softening,

Relaxing more and more.

This whole relaxation exercise is a process.

This is all a process.

It's kind of like when you're a little child.

And you didn't know how to do things like ride a bike or to tell time or to read.

Maybe even when you were out learning to ride a bike you didn't even know how long you were there because you couldn't tell time.

And this is also a learning process.

Just learning to relax.

Learning to be at ease.

To be at peace.

Now just let all the muscles of your left shoulder completely let go and relax.

Relaxing more and more.

Softening and melting.

Just resting comfortably in the seat that you're seated in.

Or in the support of the floor if you're lying down.

Just let it all relax.

And now the muscles of your tummy,

Like your stomach.

Just go so so relaxed.

Soft and relaxed.

Once again remember this is just like a learning process.

Just like when you're a wee child.

Learning to do all of the things that you wanted to do.

Like telling time and reading.

Now the muscles of your left thigh.

This is your time for relaxation.

Letting everything go drifting and dreaming.

If your mind drifts away that's okay.

Whatever you do is just perfect for you in this moment.

Completely relax.

And now all the muscles of your right thigh.

Let it all relax.

Any tensions or tightness draining out into the seat or the floor below you.

Just relax.

Relaxing more and more.

Allowing your brain to deepen and take you further and further into this profound deep sense of relaxation.

Now just putting your awareness to all the muscles of your face now.

All the muscles of your lips,

Your cheeks and your forehead.

Letting them soften,

Flatten out as any tension just melts away.

And then your chest.

Once again your chest all nice and relaxed.

Now your back.

And your whole right arm and the fingers of your right hand.

If there's any parts of your body that's not completely relaxed it soon will be.

You might be a wee bit surprised to see how relaxed you already are.

And like I said if there's any part of your body that's not as relaxed as it could be it soon will.

And if there is any area of tension or tightness in your body that comes to your awareness just keep your awareness on that.

Think about it.

And send the breath to that area allowing it to soften.

Going deeper and deeper into relaxation.

And now all the muscles and sinews,

Tendons of your left arm and your left hand.

As the fingers of your left hand completely relax.

All the muscles of your neck and your shoulders,

Your chest,

Your back side and the whole pelvic area now.

Just put your awareness into that whole pelvic area.

If you need to move at all to help this softening,

Melting to continue that's totally okay.

And then once again putting your awareness over your face.

Allowing those muscles to all continue to smooth out as you go relaxed more and more relaxed.

If my voice drifts away that's okay.

Just so long as you're sitting back or lying back and resting and relaxing as comfortably as you possibly can.

Many things are changing in your body and in your awareness all of which are wonderful.

And it's all just through you doing this deep deep relaxation.

You can choose to stay in this comfortable deep space of relaxation for as long as you like.

But if you're ready you can gently bring your awareness back to the space where you are.

And twinkle your fingers and toes a little bit.

And then gently opening your eyes.

If you're lying down you can turn to your side before sitting up.

And then you can gently come all the way back and go about your day.

Thank you for coming into this practice with me.

Much love to you.

Reviews

A gift it was to receive this meditation this morning 🙏.

AMAZING!!! I DIDN'T WANT THIS MEDITATION TO END!!! 15 MINUETS OF PURE BLISS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FIE THIS ❤️❤️

So nurturing and deeply relaxing.

This was a fantastic wind down. Your voice and pace were a wonderful guide to a truly deep relaxation. Thank you!

I love that you do this without music. So peaceful. Very helpful. Very soothing.
A thought/question/suggestion: what to do with or about the underlying emotions that lead to the tensing and anxiety in the first place?

You will need headphones or volume boast for this lady's mediation,very gentle low voice.
I used headphones and found it to be a very relaxing and enjoyable meditation, thank you

Thank you. Just what I needed. 😊

Thankyou very much.

Beautiful! Thank you so much for making these available to us all!
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Lovely relaxation practice. Thank you. 🙏

I highly recommend this meditation!
It's a great one to relax with :-)

Nurturing & relaxing

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with us!

Fantastic thank you, Namaste 🙏🏻✨🙏🏻

Very calming...slow pace - thank you

Nice! Thank you.

Super soft voice, thank you! Was able to focus and relax deeply :)

Completely relaxed by end. Thank you!! ✨🙏🏼

It's great to take time to find that place of ease and relaxation! Thank you!