Take a few moments now to find a comfortable place where you won't be disturbed for a few moments and a good position for your body to be in for this guided visualisation.
So just in your own time,
Having a breath in and a long breath out.
There's a little pause at the end after the out breath.
Another breath in.
A longer breath out.
And a short pause.
And again a short pause at the end of the out breath to help the body and mind calm.
And once again the same again,
A breath in.
A longer breath out.
And a short pause.
And just letting your breathing return to normal.
Imagining your face relaxing and your eyes relaxing.
If you want to close your eyes you can.
Letting your jaw relax and your shoulders.
As the shoulders relax more,
Allowing these feelings to come into the arms,
The hands and the fingers.
Softening and relaxing.
Relaxing the back,
The spine through to the hips.
And the legs,
The knees,
Right down to the ankles and the feet.
And in your mind's eye,
Imagine being in a place which you find safe and relaxing.
This may be a place that you've known in the past.
A place you've been to on holiday.
Or just a favourite place out of doors.
But imagine that place now.
And imagine you were there.
Just visualising what it would look like.
Taking your time to soak up as much of those feelings of being calm and relaxed as you need.
Almost as if you could breathe them in.
And taking your time to be here as long as you need.
Just knowing to yourself that you can come back again to this place in your own time whenever you need to.
But beginning now to come back to the room in which you're sitting.
Having a breath in.
Waking up a little bit.
Starting to move your fingers and your toes.
And just beginning to open your eyes again.
And then coming fully back into the room around you with your eyes open,
Getting used to the light.
And readjusting to your usual waking state.
But knowing that you can go back again at any point to this calm,
Safe,
Relaxed place.
