Make yourself as comfortable as possible.
Close your eyes and become aware of which parts of your body are feeling tense and which parts are relaxed.
Now take a few deep breaths,
Taking the air in through your nose,
Holding it momentarily.
And then exhaling through your nose.
And with each exhale you will find yourself relaxing more and more deeply.
More and more completely.
Take the air in and let the air out.
Allowing yourself to relax.
Relax.
In a few moments,
I'm going to describe a very vivid scene in which you will picture yourself walking along a beach.
I want you to imagine this scene.
As though you were there experiencing not only the sights,
But the sounds,
The smells,
The taste and touch.
It is a bright summer day.
It is late in the day.
You decide to go for a walk along the beach.
The sun.
Is radiating warmth and comfort as it shines boldly.
The sky is crystal clear without a cloud in sight.
The grains of sand beneath your feet shine from the sunlight and warm the soul of your feet.
The sound of the waves beating against the shore echoes in the air.
You feel the warm,
Light breeze brush against your face as you walk onward.
Far off in the distance,
You can hear the cries of seagulls.
You watch them glide through the sky,
Swoop down into the sea,
And then fly off once again.
As you crawl further along the shore.
You decide to rest.
You sit down on a mound of pure white sand and gaze out at the sea,
Staring intensely at the rhythmic,
Methodical motion of the waves rolling into the shore.
Each wave breaks against the coast.
Rises slowly upward along the beach leaving an aura of white foam and then slowly retreats back out to sea only to be replaced by another wave that crashes against the shore works its way back up the beach and then slowly retreats back out to sea.
With each motion of the wave as it glides in and it glides out,
You find yourself feeling more and more relaxed.
More and more calm.
More and more serene.
The waves are gliding in.
And the waves are gliding out.
You feel more and more calm.
Continue to watch the waves glide in.
Anne out.
Now,
As you stare off into the distance,
You see that the sun is beginning to sink into the horizon.
The sun is sinking down and you feel more and more relaxed as you see its movement going down.
And down.
Down.
The sky is turning brilliant colours of red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue,
Purple and the sunset sinking down.
Down.
Down into the horizon.
You feel very relaxed and soothed.
You watch the sun as it sinks.
Down.
Down.
Down.
The beating of the waves,
The smell and taste of the sea,
The salt,
The cries of the gulls,
The warmth against your body.
All these sights,
Sounds and smells leave you feeling very soothed.
Very calm.
Very serene.
Relax.
In a few moments,
I will count from one to three.
When I reach the count of three,
Your eyes will open and you will feel completely refreshed and totally relaxed.
One.