Allowing your eyes to close now or simply softening your gaze.
I want you to become aware of the physical space you occupy in this moment.
In a world that often demands your attention to be elsewhere,
On a screen,
In the future or across the globe,
This practice begins by bringing your attention to the here and now.
Feel the weight of your body supported by whatever you're resting on Notice the contact between your feet and the floor or your back against the chair.
This is your first anchor.
This physical support is a constant,
Tangible reality.
Taking a slow intentional breath in through the nose and as you exhale through the mouth.
Imagine releasing the day's tension as a fine mist or vapour With every breath,
You're signaling to your nervous system that it's safe to step out of fight or flight and into a resourceful presence.
Imagine you are standing at the top of a short set of steps.
Five steps to deep relaxation.
In a moment I'm going to count you down those steps and as I do I want you to count along with me as you imagine stepping down onto each step and with each and every step that your foot touches I want you to imagine that you are becoming twice as deeply relaxed with every step moving into a deeper state of quiet,
Sovereign stability Stepping down now.
Onto the fifth step,
Begin to let go of the external world.
Feel your shoulders dropping away from your ears.
Stepping down onto the fourth step.
Recognise that you have permission to pause sinking deeper into the support beneath you Heavy.
And twice as relaxed Town.
Down to the third step.
Your breath is becoming steady rhythmic and effortless as you move into a focused state of calm.
Calm and serene,
You allow my voice to lead you further down and moving down to the second step.
The muscles in your face and jaw soften completely as any remaining thoughts of the outside world are becoming like background noise.
Distant and unimportant for this time.
And now.
.
.
Stepping down onto the first step.
Into a very deep state of relaxation and stay right Stepping down into stability.
Into the center of your suffering calm.
Fully present.
Fully grounded.
And as deeply relaxed as you've ever felt before.
Deeply relaxed as you've ever felt before.
