Begin by finding a comfortable relaxed position.
Allow your body to begin to relax.
Breathe in.
.
.
And breathe out.
Take a cleansing breath in and breathe out the tension in your body.
Feel relaxation beginning at the bottom of your feet.
It might feel like stepping into a warm bathtub,
Or it may feel like a tingling sensation,
Or it may feel simply calm and loose.
Allow the relaxation to spread over your feet and up to the top of your feet.
And allow the relaxation to spread over your feet and up and toward your ankles.
Feel the relaxation rising above your ankles,
Flowing up your lower legs,
Up to your knees,
And continuing up to your upper legs.
And continuing up to your upper legs.
Allow the relaxation to continue to spread throughout your body,
Rising now through your hips,
And your stomach,
And your lower back.
Continuing to rise up through your chest and your upper back.
Now let your upper arms relax,
Your elbows,
Your lower arms,
And your wrists.
Feel the relaxation spread to your hands,
Relaxing the palms of your hands,
The back of your hands,
Each and every finger and thumb.
Your hands feel pleasantly warm,
Heavy,
And relaxed.
Feel your body relaxing further,
And your hands and relaxes allow your shoulders to ease back slightly.
And allow your upper back to relax even further.
Let your shoulders relax,
And your neck.
Feel the relaxation continue to spread to your chin,
Your mouth,
Your cheeks,
Your nose,
And your eyes.
Feel your eyelids heavy and relaxed.
Notice your eyebrows relaxing,
Your ears relaxing,
And your forehead.
And your forehead feels cool and relaxed.
Let the relaxation spread further to the very top of your head,
And now your entire body is relaxed and calm.
Feel the relaxation flowing throughout your body,
From your head to your feet.
And you can relax even further as you let your spine relax completely.
Starting where the top of your spine meets your head,
Feel the relaxation.
Feel your muscles giving up their hold and relaxing.
Feel the relaxation spreading down your spine,
Down your neck,
Down your upper back,
Middle back,
And lower back.
All the way down to your tailbone at the very base of your spine.
Notice all the muscles of your back relaxing completely.
Feel the relaxation flowing throughout your body.
And now breathe in.
And then hold that breath.
Relax your muscles totally,
Allowing the breath to flow gently out of your nose or your mouth.
Take another deep breath,
Breathing in relaxation.
And then release the breath,
Breathing out any remaining tension.
Continue to breathe smoothly and slowly as you now mentally scan your body,
Just looking for any remaining tension.
If you notice any tension,
Focus on that area.
Direct the relaxation to flow into that area,
And then carry the tension away.
Imagine that the air you are breathing can cleanse your body and remove tension.
Imagine that each breath carries relaxation.
Picture the tension in your body leaving with each exhale.
Now simply relax,
Calmly.
Enjoy the feeling of relaxation for the next few moments.
Focus your attention now on your body and think about the healing that needs to take place.
Create an image in your mind of your current state of being,
And then focus on that moment.
And then relax.
Create an image in your mind of your current state of being.
Imagine the physical ailment that troubles you.
And focus on the specific location in your body where the problem is present.
And you might want to imagine the problem as a dark area.
And picture the healing relaxation as bright light.
See the light of relaxation flowing through your body and direct the bright light of healing relaxation toward the dark area.
And you know your body has many ways of healing itself.
See the healing relaxation promoting your immune system,
Promoting strength,
Promoting growth of healthy tissue,
Removing unhealthy matter from your body,
Removing toxins,
Bacteria and waste,
Cleaning up your body.
Imagine the light of healing relaxation flowing,
Swirling,
Touching the edges of the dark problem area in your body.
And you might notice small pieces of the dark area being carried away by the healing relaxation.
Allow these dark pieces to leave your body as you breathe out.
Breathe in health.
Breathe in healing and breathe in calm.
Breathe out tension.
Breathe out illness.
Breathe out any problems in your body.
Allow the light healing relaxation to continue swirling around the dark problem area and see the dark area getting smaller and smaller.
Imagine the dark area completely enveloped by relaxation.
See the healing relaxation making the dark area lighter and lighter and even lighter.
See the healing relaxation carrying away anything that is not good for your body.
And imagine your immune system working to heal you.
Picture the cells you need going to the place as they need to go,
Working as they need to heal your body.
And imagine the healing relaxation flowing and cursing now through your entire body.
Picture your body entirely filled with relaxation.
See the problem area your body is healing.
See it becoming even lighter,
Filled with relaxation,
Carrying away any discomfort,
Healing.
Allow your body to heal itself.
Take a cleansing breath in and breathe out what your body does not need.
Breathe in relaxation and breathe out all the old air.
And then relax for a few moments and imagine the healing process going on inside of your body.
Feeling confident in your body's ability to heal.
Feeling calm and at peace.
And now you can choose to return to your usual level of wakefulness and alertness or if you like,
Drift into sleep.
If you choose to awaken,
Feel your body and mind becoming more aware of your surroundings.
And if you decide to sleep,
Then let the relaxation deepen you further.
And now you can choose to return to your usual level of wakefulness and alertness or let the relaxation deepen you further.
I will count to three.
When I reach three,
You will be at your desired level of relaxation or alertness.
Whatever you choose.
Sorry.
