Imagine yourself outside in your favorite place in nature.
It could be a peaceful tropical beach.
It could be a lovely old garden.
Or maybe you could imagine lying back on a boat which is sailing on a beautiful river.
It really doesn't matter where you are as long as it feels good to you.
And it's a beautiful day.
The sky is a special shade of blue,
Very clear.
And it's a warm day,
A warm summer's day.
And in the sky is a dazzling sun.
It's so bright that you just want to close your eyes and feel the warmth of the sun on your body.
So imagine this now in your mind.
And surprisingly,
You find that you can direct the sun over and around your body.
And as you realize this,
You begin to direct the light from the sun over your face.
And you can feel the warmth of the light from the sun on your face,
Just relaxing those muscles around the eyes and the nose and the mouth.
And as you do this,
You find that the facial muscles begin to flatten out as they relax and you let go.
And it's a beautiful day.
You move the light from the sun into the throat area,
Feeling the warmth of the light from the sun in your throat,
Relaxing all those muscles,
Letting go.
And the sunlight moves into the shoulders and across the shoulders,
Making them feel loose and limp and comfortable.
You feel so relaxed,
So comfortable and at peace with the world.
And you direct the light from the sun down the right arm,
From the shoulder to the tips of the fingers.
The right arm begins to relax and let go,
Relax and let go.
And it's a beautiful feeling to be here right now.
The warmth of the light from the sun penetrates the nerves and bones and muscles of that right arm.
It's such a beautiful day.
You move the sun over to the left arm and guide the light from the sun down and up the left arm,
From the top of the shoulders all the way down to the tips of the fingers.
You can feel the left arm relaxing,
Becoming heavy and comfortable and relaxed.
Now move the light across and into the chest area and relax the chest and all the muscles there.
That's right.
Now the stomach.
Relax the tummy and down to the hips and the thighs and over to the right leg.
Relax the right leg.
Let it feel really comfortable.
Let it relax.
Now move the light from the sun down the right leg,
Up and down,
From the top of the hips to the tips of the toes and the right leg relaxes.
Let go.
And it's a beautiful day.
Move the light into the left leg now and move it up and down the left leg,
From the top of the hips to the tips of the toes and the left leg relaxes.
Releases all tension.
Let go.
Your whole body is now totally and completely relaxed,
From the top of your head all the way down to the tips of your toes.
And as your body relaxes,
Your mind relaxes also.
And as your mind relaxes,
I want you to notice that the sun is going down.
The sun is going down and down,
Deeper and deeper.
And the sky is ablaze with an abundance of colors of crimson and bright purple and blue yellow streaks.
And it's a beautiful evening.
Your mind relaxes and lets go.
Releases all the stresses of the day.
Let go.
And the sun goes further and further down,
Over the horizon,
Until in its place is a black velvet sky.
And twinkling up there in the sky is a single twinkling star.
Now keep your mind focused completely on that star.
Nothing else matters except this beautiful single solitary sparkling star in the sky.
And it's a beautiful night.
Apart from the star,
It is very dark,
But you feel so safe,
So comfortable,
So relaxed,
And at peace with the universe.
Imagine yourself now,
Moving toward that star in the sky,
Moving up and up and up.
Your body is weightless as it lifts up to the star,
Going higher and higher,
Up and up.
And as the star grows bigger and bigger,
You realize you're getting quite close to the star.
It just gets bigger and bigger,
Brighter and brighter,
Until all at once you are that star in the night sky.
You are that beautiful star twinkling away,
That silver star in the night sky.
You become the star and the star is you.
You are one,
Back from where you came.
And it's a beautiful star,
So you go deeper and deeper into gentle relaxation.
Dodge with your eyes dimming in the bright stars above.
You you
