Begin by taking a couple of deep,
Full breaths.
And let the out-breath be a real letting go kind of breath.
Make sure you are comfortable and that you won't be disturbed for about 10 minutes or so.
As you breathe comfortably and easily,
Invite your body to relax and let go of any unnecessary tension.
Take the time to bring your attention to each part of your body and invite it to release and relax as you have so many times before.
Release and relax any tension you may have in your left foot,
Your right foot,
Your calves,
Your thighs and hamstrings,
Your hips,
Pelvis,
Lower back,
And buttocks.
Take your time and sense the comfortable feelings of deepening relaxation beginning in the lower half of your body.
Easily,
Naturally,
Invite your abdomen to release and relax and join in this more comfortable and pleasant state of relaxation.
The organs within your abdomen,
Your mid-back and flanks,
Your chest,
The muscles across and between your shoulder blades,
Deeper and more comfortably at ease.
The organs in your chest,
Breathing easily and naturally.
Your shoulders and neck,
Relaxing more deeply,
More comfortably,
More easily.
As each part relaxes,
You relax more deeply and as you go deeper,
It is easier to relax.
The relaxation is flowing down your upper arms to your elbows,
Forearms,
Wrists and hands.
Sense the relaxation in the small muscles between your fingers and all the way to the tips of the index fingers,
The middle finger,
Ring fingers,
Little fingers,
And thumbs.
Lope and forehead soft and relaxed,
The muscles of the face soft and at ease.
The little muscles around the eyes releasing more deeply,
More pleasantly,
More comfortably.
Then imagine yourself at the top of your imaginary staircase that leads to an even deeper and more comfortable state of mind and body.
Notice what it looks like today and descend one step at a time,
Going deeper and more comfortably relaxed with each descending stare.
Let it be an enjoyable experience.
Sit for that special inner place of peacefulness and healing you have visited before.
Ten,
Nine,
Deeper,
More comfortably relaxed as you go down the stairs.
Eight,
Seven,
Not being concerned at all with how deeply you go or how you go more deeply.
Six,
Easy,
Comfortable.
Five,
Just allowing it to happen.
And four,
Comfortable and pleasant.
Three,
Two,
Body relaxed yet your mind still aware.
One and go in your mind to a special inner place of deep relaxation and healing,
An inner place of great beauty,
Peacefulness and security for you.
A place you have visited before or one which simply occurs to you now.
It really doesn't matter where you go now in your mind as long as that place is peaceful,
Beautiful and healing to you.
Take a few moments to look around this special inner place and notice what you see,
What you hear.
Perhaps there's an odor or aroma here.
And especially notice any feelings of peacefulness,
Safety and connection that you feel here.
As you explore,
Find the spot where you feel the most relaxed,
Centered and connected in this place.
Feeling comfortable and quiet in this place.
When you are ready,
Focus your attention on the symptom or problem that has been bothering you.
Simply put your attention on it while staying completely relaxed.
Allow an image to emerge for this symptom or problem.
Accept the image that comes whether it makes sense or not,
Whether it is strange or familiar,
Whether you like it or not.
Just notice and accept the image that comes for now.
Let it become clearer and more vivid and take some time to observe it carefully.
In your imagination,
You can explore this image from any angle and from as close or as far away as you like.
Carefully observe it from different perspectives.
Don't try to change it.
Just notice what draws your attention.
What seems to be the matter in this image?
What is it that it represents the problem?
When you know this,
Let another image appear that represents the healing or resolution of this symptom or problem.
Again,
Simply allow it to arise spontaneously.
Allow it to become clearer and more vivid.
Carefully observe this image as well from different perspectives.
What is about the image that represents healing?
Recall the first image and consider the two images together.
How do they seem to relate to each other as you observe them?
Which is larger?
Which is more powerful?
If the image of the problem seems more powerful,
Notice whether you can change that.
Imagine the image of healing becoming stronger,
More powerful,
More vivid.
Imagine it to be much bigger and much more powerful than the other.
Imagine the image of the problem or symptom turning into the image of healing.
Watch the transformation.
How does it seem to happen?
Is it sudden,
Like changing the channels on a television?
Or is it a gradual process?
If it is a process,
Notice how it happens.
Notice if what happens seems to relate to anything in your life.
End your imagery session by focusing clearly and powerfully on this healing image.
Imagine that it is taking place in your body at just the right place.
Notice whether you can feel or imagine any changing sensations as you imagine this healing taking place.
Let the sensations be sensations of healing.
Affirm to yourself that this is happening now and that this healing continues in you whether you are waking,
Sleeping,
Imagining,
Or going about your daily activities.
When you are ready,
Prepare to return to your waking consciousness.
Imagine yourself at the bottom of your imaginary staircase and begin to ascend.
One.
Two.
Allowing this image of healing to continue to work within you.
Three.
Becoming more and more aware of your surroundings.
Four.
When you reach ten,
You become wide awake and alert.
Feeling refreshed and better than before.
Five.
Lighter and lighter.
Six.
Aware of the room you are in.
Seven.
Feeling refreshed and relaxed and better than before.
Eight.
Almost wide awake now.
Nine.
Your eyes may want to open now.
Ten.
Allow your eyes to open and come fully wide awake.
Feeling refreshed,
Relaxed,
And better than before.
Stretch and smile and go about your day.
Namaste.
