You You The purpose of the visualization of this peaceful place Is to help you relax your mind And guide you To imagine your own peaceful Safe place This place will be an imaginary area That you can visualize to help calm And relax your mind when you're feeling stressed Begin by setting aside a few minutes so that you can relax Without having anything else You need to focus on Find a comfortable position And for the next few moments,
I want you to focus on calming your mind By focusing on your breathing Allow your breathing to center and relax you Breathe in And breathe out Breathe in And breathe out Breathe out Continue to breathe slowly and peacefully As you allow the tension to start to leave your body Release the areas of tension Feeling your muscles relax And become more comfortable with each breath Continue to let your breathing relax you Breathe in And breathe out Just relaxing Breathe in And breathe out And breathe out Breathe in Let the rate of your breathing become gradually slower as your body relaxes Now begin to create a picture in your mind of a place where you can completely relax Imagine what this place needs to be like in order for you to feel calm and relaxed Start with the physical layout of the place you're imagining Where is this peaceful place?
You might envision somewhere outdoors or indoors You may be small place or a large one Create an image of this place Now picture some more details of this peaceful place Who is in it?
Are you alone?
Or perhaps you are with someone else Are there any other people present?
Animals?
Birds?
Imagine who is at your place Whether it is you only or you have company Imagine even more details about your surroundings Now focus on the relaxing sounds around you in your beautiful place Now imagine any taste and smells your place has to offer Imagine the sensations of touch including the temperature Any breeze that may be present The surface you're on Imagine the details of this calm place in your mind Now focus on the sights of your place Colours,
Shapes,
Objects,
Plants,
Water All of the beautiful things that make your place so enjoyable To add further details of this relaxing scene Go ahead and imagine yourself there What will you be doing in this calming place?
Perhaps you're sitting,
Enjoying this place,
Relaxing Maybe you're walking around There's not any other variety of activities Picture yourself in this peaceful place Imagine a feeling of calm,
Of peace A place where you have no worries,
No cares or concerns A place where you can simply rejuvenate,
Relax and just enjoy being there Enjoy your peaceful place for a few moments more Visualize the sights,
Memorize the sounds,
Sensations around you And just return to this place in your mind whenever you need a break You can take a mental vacation to allow yourself to relax and regroup before returning to your regular roles In these last few moments of relaxation,
Go ahead and create a picture in your mind that will allow you to return Next time you need a quick relaxation break Picture yourself in your peaceful and beautiful place This moment you're imagining now,
You can picture it again the next time you need to relax And when you're ready to return to your day,
File away the imaginary place in your mind Waiting for you the next time you need it Turn your attention back to the present Start noticing your surroundings as your body and mind return to their usual level of alertness and wakefulness Keep with you the feeling of calm from your peaceful place as you return to your everyday life Namaste
