The Island - A Guided Visualisation

This Guided Visualisation audio is designed to take you on a mindful and guided journey to a place and time where you may feel safe to explore concerns, or simply for calmness and relaxation.
'The Island', takes you to a 'secret' place that contrasts against the sometimes, dreary drudgery of reality. Here then you are in ownership of everything you visualise as you are offered the chance to unwind and relax in a visual environment that calms and delights.

Transcript

This guided visualisation is for adult clients only.

Please do not listen to this visualisation while driving,

Operating machinery or taking part in any kind of activity that requires your full attention.

If any emergency should occur whilst you are listening to this visualisation,

You will become fully aware of the situation and you shall be able to deal with it calmly and efficiently.

You may be seated or choose to lie down on a bed,

Couch or floor,

Just as long as you are comfortable.

You may choose to keep your eyes open,

But it may better aid you in the visualisation if you close your eyes.

You may close your eyes now.

For the next few moments I want you to just check your body for any signs of tension,

Beginning with your head,

Then neck and shoulders.

If you find tension there,

Just relax and let it go.

Continue down your body now,

Looking for any tension in your chest,

Stomach and arms and hands.

If you find tension there,

Just relax and let that tension go from you.

Gently checking your hips,

Legs and feet now.

If you find tension,

Just relax and let it slip away from you.

Take this time to relax and make yourself comfortable.

You will be going on a journey,

But before we start,

As you relax,

I would now like you to concentrate your attention upon your breathing.

Just breathing naturally in and out.

Noticing the sensation of cool air going in through your nostrils as you breathe in,

And the sensation of warm air going out through the nostrils as you breathe out.

Not forcing the breathing,

But just noticing the breath in and the breath out.

Visualise yourself now,

Getting up from where you are and walking through a door into another room.

This looks like any other room that would match inside your house.

On the far wall,

There is a full-sized framed mirror that anyone else would see as being ordinary.

In fact,

Nothing special at all.

But this is not just a mirror,

And only you know its true secret.

You close the door behind you and walk toward the mirror.

As you do,

You look at yourself in its reflection.

You look and feel as you always have.

You put your hand behind the frame of the mirror and touch a switch that is hidden there.

For a second,

Nothing seems to happen,

But then very silently and gently,

The mirror slides open to reveal an opening.

And you see your image of how you have always looked and felt slide gently away with it.

The secret of the mirror is that it is a doorway.

You step into the opening and find yourself in a well-lit passageway.

You walk along the passageway and find that ahead of you,

The light is changing into rainbow colors.

And the further you walk,

The brighter the rainbow colors get.

As you walk into the rainbow colors,

You look down and see that you are walking on a sun-bleached wooden walkway,

Safe and wide.

And as you pass through the rainbow colors,

You look up again and you can see the sunlight streaming down from a blue azure sky and feel the warmth of the sunshine upon your body.

This is tempered by a cooling sea breeze.

The jest seems right for you.

Either side of the walkway is a sea of crystal clear blue water extending as far as your eye can see.

You breathe in the smell of the sea as ahead of you,

The wooden walkway stretches toward an island that seems to float and shimmer in the sun.

You notice to the side of the walkway,

Upon a bench,

There are some appropriate clothes for you to wear for this glorious weather and you leisurely put them on.

You stroll along the walkway now,

For there is no need to hurry.

The meaning of time knows nothing of this place.

Looking down into the warm,

Clear blue water,

You can see under the surface a splendid coral reef and swimming around and through its many coral surfaces,

You can see tropical fish of all shapes,

Sizes and colors.

They swim lazily in the calm waters as they search amongst the living corals of the reef for that which will sustain them.

As you continue toward the island,

You start to make out its features.

This island is truly your dream island.

You notice that the walkway goes onto a white,

Long,

Wide and fine sandy beach.

Along the beach,

You can see the occasional tropical palm tree,

Some tall and proud,

Others demurely bowing towards the sea.

Beyond the beach,

There are more tropical palm trees and flowering bushes green and lush,

Offering you their promise of coolness and abundance.

Occasionally,

You catch a glimpse of a tropical bird shining with all its colors as it flies out from the trees and circles around,

Before returning back into the trees.

You step onto the beach now and walk along the shoreline as you take in the sights and sounds of this tropical moment.

The sea here is shallow and has been calmed by the Barrier Reef and laps very gently onto the beach.

The clear,

Shallow water is warm and inviting and you may walk barefoot through it and feel the cares and troubles of the day slipping away.

As you walk and feel the tensions and stresses fall away,

You look around and marvel at the harmony of nature in all its many forms.

The simplicity of the sand as the sea forms ridges with it under the water.

The way the sky blends with the sea away on the horizon,

That shimmers in the haze of the sun.

A short way ahead,

There is an outcrop of low-lying smooth rocks,

Weathered by the ages of time.

As you get closer,

You can see rock pools that have been formed.

Here you may explore them at your leisure.

Examining the small watery worlds as each in turn reveals something new that intrigues and delights you.

Small fish hiding under broken coral and here a starfish gliding slowly on its way.

There,

Two small crabs having a tug of war with the same piece of food.

And here,

A family of tiny seahorses cavorting playfully among sea anemones.

Each are microcosms of worlds working and moving within their own time and place.

Leaving the rock pools now,

You walk further on up the beach.

Up ahead,

You can see a hammock slung between two palm trees.

You make your way toward it and see that next to it is a comfortable beach chair and a bamboo table,

Upon which there is bowls of food and fruit and cooling drinks.

Here you may rest a while and sit in the chair or lie in the hammock under the shade of the palm trees and look across the beach to the sea and ponder upon the power that ebbs and flows throughout all creation.

Shortly,

Feeling replenished and refreshed,

You arise and notice there are footprints just discernible in the sand.

The footprints lead away and up the beach.

You follow the footprints and shortly see that they lead toward some flowery bushes amongst tropical palms.

Their flowers are all resplendent in their respective colors and scents.

The smell from them seems to harmonize the spirit within you as you feel the welcoming presence of natural things.

Of the birds,

The insects and the animals and creatures that you allow to share this place.

Birds can be heard singing happily as an overture that seems to be greeting you upon an expected return.

In front of the bushes and in the cooling shade of the trees,

There is a cushioned seat of pure white marbled stone.

You go to it and see that there is familiar writing engraved upon its back.

The words that you read are as follows.

This is a safe place.

For a short while you can choose to be calm and peaceful here.

You may choose to think your way through what troubles you.

Within this space you may seek to find what is the best way for you.

You may return here anytime you want to.

For this island and all that is here and all that you see beyond the rainbow colors is yours.

You know now that you have given yourself permission to be here.

For the footprints were yours all along.

And you may use this space for yourself.

You sit on the seat and you may use this space now.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

For the footprints were yours all along.

Having used this safe place for a short while you get up from the seat and walk back.

You once again enter the glorious tropical sunshine and stop to refresh yourself from the table by the hammock.

Looking around you marvel at this special place.

This place that has been gifted to you.

You stroll back and past the rock pools as you take in the cool breeze that blows gently across the sea.

You continue walking back along the shoreline of fine white sand.

Eventually coming back to the sun bleached wooden walkway.

You step onto it and make your way back to where you changed your clothing.

Along the way stopping occasionally to look down into the clear waters to see the colourful living reef hosting its guests of tropical fish.

You change back into your clothes and look back once more along the wooden walkway to the island.

When you return the choice is yours and in a way it has always been so.

You walk forward and into the bright rainbow colours.

They are changing their light now as you enter into the well lit passageway.

From there you step through the opening and using the switch again stand there and watch the mirror silently glide back into place.

And as it does you see yourself coming back into the reflection of the mirror.

As you look at yourself you wonder how do you look and feel now.

You cross the room,

Open the door and step through.

You close the door and return to where you are now.

This guided visualisation is ending now.

You once again focus your attention upon the breath.

Breathing in and breathing out.

Noticing the cool air entering the nostrils as you breathe in and the warmer air leaving the nostrils as you breathe out.

In your own time you may now open your eyes and stretch if you wish.

For this guided visualisation has ended now.

Thank you for listening.

When you are near shaky heavenly sky you find yourself in this virtual space.

Reviews

Thank you so much for this wonderfully tranquil and calming visualisation. I loved the imagery and the music. I shall certainly revisit. Namaste. 🙏🌴

Lovely!! Enjoyed the walk on the beach & lovely music. 😎💕