We welcome ourselves to this moment.
We call ourselves from the past and future and connect with ourselves here in this moment,
In this space and time.
Beginning with the breath,
Breathe in slowly and deeply,
Filling your body with life,
Peace and relaxation.
And breathe out slowly and intentionally,
Releasing any tension,
Stress or obstacles that might interfere with your work today.
Again,
Breathe in slowly and deeply,
Filling your body with peace and wisdom,
Just feeling that relaxation moving through you.
Breathe out slowly and gently with a deeper level of relaxation as you simply allow your breath to just continue naturally and feel the effectiveness of my words.
Notice the top of your head and feel a peaceful,
Calm,
Wonderfully warm light beginning to fill your body.
As it continues,
It becomes a deep wave of relaxation in whatever color or feeling that you experience it.
As you feel it move down behind your eyelids,
Your eyes,
Your cheeks,
Face and jaw.
You feel it move towards the back of your head and down over your throat.
It increases and warms.
It goes down to the base of your spine,
Allowing you to relax and release and just let go as it goes deeper and deeper still.
It feels so wonderful and good.
Light moves across your chest and shoulders,
Down the arms and through your fingertips.
You might feel a light tingle or warmth and that is a good sign that the tension is leaving your body and you're becoming more and more relaxed.
Light travels slowly down your hips,
Legs and out your toes,
Leaving you feeling completely relaxed and calm.
Become aware of the points where your body touches the surface you're resting on.
You feel the sensation of your feet and the connection with the support.
You allow your feet to gently sink into the surface and allow it to support your feet and you feel so good and supported.
Now you pay attention to your backside where you make contact with the support you're resting on.
You just relax into it,
Allow yourself to gently sink into it.
Allow it to support you.
It is safe and you are supported here and you feel so wonderfully relaxed and comfortable.
You begin at the top of a spiral staircase with ten steps.
It is dark and quiet.
You are completely safe as you begin your descent down to a peaceful place.
I'll count down from ten on each step and as you go you'll feel more deeply relaxed on every step.
Ten,
Nine,
Relaxing deeper and deeper,
Eight,
Seven,
Feeling an even deeper change,
Six,
Five,
Trusting yourself and the process,
Four,
Going even deeper now,
Three,
Two,
One.
You are now in a safe,
Comfortable,
Peaceful place.
This place is where your heart,
Mind and soul connect fully with one another.
Think of how wonderful and comfortable this place is.
Be aware of the things you see,
The sounds that you hear,
Any lovely smells or sensations that you have here in this wonderful,
Peaceful place.
You feel opened up to love and to learning about yourself here,
And comfortable with the process of growing stronger and healthier.
You feel safe and relaxed here.
You come upon a door and when you walk through it you are in an open field with a beautiful ancient temple.
You approach the temple and look at its crumbling rock walls,
The overgrown plants growing around and up the walls.
Light comes from within the temple doors and you can feel that it is warm and comfortable.
But instead of entering,
You walk around the temple,
Easily and effortlessly pulling up the weeds and repairing the stone.
As you do,
You think to yourself that this temple is your sacred body,
The one that is a house and home for your mind,
Heart and soul.
As you continue to tend to the garden and the walls,
You think to yourself how you nourish your body.
You are filled with gratitude for it,
For carrying you through all your days.
Your breath,
Deep and refreshing,
Clears away the cobwebs.
You know that you are strong and capable and use your body to play and to enjoy your life.
You know when to nourish your body with food and water and when your body has had enough.
You know when your body is tired and you lovingly allow it to rest.
You know that your body is the sacred temple that houses your feelings as they arise so that you can process through them in love and wisdom.
As you take a deep breath,
It reminds you that you are going to take such good care of your body and within the next 90 days,
Your body will feel stronger,
Healthier and bless you even more.
You admire the work you did to repair and love your temple and as the light shines brightly through the doorway,
You enter it and find a beautiful,
Calm and inviting room.
You find another spiral staircase,
At the top of which is this present world.
I'm going to count to 10 on each step and at 10,
You'll feel yourself become more present and join with me completely.
1 2 3,
Letting any scenes or emotions fade to the background,
4 5 6,
Feeling yourself returning and making a small movement,
7 8,
We're nearly there,
9 and 10.
Feeling totally safe and comfortable,
You allow yourself to become fully aware of this feeling,
Slowly opening your eyes and now we are ready to begin today's work.
