Hello and welcome to Calm Your Coaches.
My name is Michaela and today I offer you a simple way to use your mind and your imagination to create for yourself a state of mind that's peaceful,
Pleasant,
Relaxing,
Restful and refreshing.
Really,
What I'm going to invite you to do is to have a daydream.
Daydream yourself to a place that's very beautiful to you,
Very peaceful and very safe.
Let's begin by finding a comfortable position,
Either sitting or lying down.
I invite you to close your eyes and begin by paying attention to your breathing.
Now let yourself take a few nice deep full breaths.
Let yourself breathe into your abdomen,
Bringing your breath all the way down into your belly and allowing your out breath to be a real letting go kind of breath.
As if with that breath,
You can begin to release any tension or discomfort or distraction that you don't need to hold on to.
You're just using that breath to begin shifting your attention from the outer world to your inner world and take a five minute break.
Go to a place that's peaceful and beautiful.
You'll induce a state of peacefulness and relaxation which is centered within you.
Let yourself imagine that when you breathe in,
You're breathing in fresh energy and oxygen that's flowing through your whole body because you are.
And imagine that with every out breath,
You just let go a little bit of tension,
A little bit more discomfort,
A little bit of distraction.
So you're breathing in energy and relaxation and you're letting the out breath be a real letting go of tension.
Let any outside sounds around you be in the background of your awareness.
They're not important and not important to your purpose right now.
If there ever is something you need to pay attention to,
You're able to open your eyes and do that.
But begin now to imagine yourself going to a place that's very beautiful to you.
Very peaceful,
Very safe and secure.
A place that you feel really good to be at.
This might be a place that you've actually been to in your life or it may be a place you've visited before in your imagination.
Or it can be a new place.
Some combination or some place that you've never imagined yourself going to before.
It doesn't really matter.
As long as the place you're imagining is very beautiful and special to you.
Very peaceful,
Very safe.
A nice,
Comforting place to be in for a few minutes.
Allow yourself to imagine going there as best you can in your own way.
And look around and notice what you imagine seeing in this special,
Quiet,
Peaceful place.
Notice the colours and the shapes and the things that you see there.
And by the way,
If there's more than one place that comes to mind,
Simply pick the one that interests you the most right now.
You can visit the others at any other time.
And so as you notice what you see,
Notice if you imagine hearing any sounds in this special,
Peaceful,
Quiet place.
Or whether it's just very quiet.
You may even imagine an aroma,
An odour or a fragrance in this place.
And you may not.
It doesn't really matter.
Just notice whether there's an aroma or a fragrance in the air.
Notice the temperature,
Maybe the time of the day and the season of the year.
Notice if there are things that are alive around you.
And especially notice any feelings,
Any peacefulness or relaxation or comfort that you feel.
And allow them to be there.
Allow yourself to relax into them and to feel that relaxation,
That peacefulness.
Nothing else to do right now.
Nowhere else to go.
Simply enjoying a few quiet moments in this very beautiful and peaceful place.
Find the spot where you feel most comfortable and allow yourself to get settled there.
Simply enjoy a few quiet moments.
Peaceful,
Relaxed.
Nothing to do.
Nowhere to go.
Enjoying the beauty and the safety.
As you deeply relax in this place of beauty,
Peacefulness and safety,
You can allow your body to recharge and your mind as well.
Even your spirit.
Just drawing from the sense of deep restfulness and comfort that's here.
And if this is a pleasant experience,
You should know that you can come back here and enjoy this any time of your own choosing.
Simply by deciding to shift your attention to your inner world,
Allowing your breathing to get deep and comfortable.
And imagining yourself coming to this very beautiful,
Very peaceful and very quiet place.
If your mind should wander or get distracted,
Simply take another breath or two and refocus your mind back into this beautiful,
Peaceful and quiet place.
And let this be your focus of attention for five minutes,
10 minutes,
Whatever period of time is right for you.
And then when you decide to bring your attention back to the outer world,
As I'll invite you to do now,
Allow the images to fade.
But bring back with you any sense of relaxation,
Peacefulness,
Refreshment,
A good feeling that comes from taking a little time to find that place of calm,
Quiet and peacefulness within you.
And know that you can come back and visit this place any time you choose.
And also know that this place is always within you,
And that by even remembering it or thinking about it,
You can touch into that feeling of calmness,
Peacefulness and serenity.
Bring those qualities more and more into your daily life.
