This short guided relaxation is intended to offer some time for self-care,
Kindness and healing.
Spend a few moments finding somewhere comfortable to sit or lie down.
Somewhere you will not be disturbed.
Somewhere warm and peaceful.
Somewhere you can be sure you have cushions and blankets if needed.
And spend a few moments bringing your awareness to your breathing.
Just feeling the gentle in and out movements of the breath in your body.
Not trying to change anything.
The rhythm is completely natural.
Completely automatic.
Just bringing your awareness to the breath.
Gently deepening the breath.
Feeling the breath deep in your body.
Breathing in relaxation.
Breathing out any tension.
Feel the relaxation beginning in the soles of your feet.
Spreading over your feet and your ankles and lower legs.
Gently rising.
Allow the knees to soften.
Allow the thighs to be heavy.
As a sense of relaxation continues to spread.
Allow your hips to soften.
Your stomach and lower back to sink down.
Feel the spine spreading.
The shoulder blades widening.
And feel the expansion of the chest and release with every breath.
Let your shoulders and upper arms relax.
Your elbows.
Lower arms and wrists.
Feel your hands soften.
And your palms open.
Just feel your hands feeling warm,
Heavy and relaxed.
Release any tension in the neck and throat area.
And feel this relaxation spreading to your chin and jaw.
Let your head be heavy.
Your face soften.
Release tension around your lips,
Cheeks,
Nose and eyes.
Feel your eyelids heavy.
As your eyes sink back in their sockets.
Bringing this soft relaxation to the crown of your head.
Feel your whole body very calm and very still.
Very calm and very still.
As you relax.
Just bring your awareness to any part of your body where any healing needs to take place.
Just being aware of tiredness,
Tension,
Pain or discomfort.
Just bring your awareness to that area of the body.
Slowly.
Gently.
Allowing and encouraging this area of pain,
Tiredness or tension to just melt away.
Allowing the body to heal.
As you breathe in health and healing.
Feeling calm and very still.
Very calm and very still.
Breathing gently.
Breathing softly.
Stay a while.
Just be with yourself.
Start to take slightly deeper breaths.
As you slowly bring your awareness back to your place in this room.
Gently moving your fingers.
Gently moving your toes.
Just gently moving your head from side to side.
Just getting some movement back into the body.
Your next in breath.
Take both arms overhead.
And have a lovely stretch.
Up into your fingertips and down into your toes.
Bringing your arms down with a yawn or a sigh.
And have another stretch if you'd like one.
And when you're ready.
Just turning gently onto your right side.
To take a few moments to recover.
