Close your eyes.
Take a moment here to make sure that you're comfortable.
Take a long,
Slow,
Deep breath in.
Hold it for a moment.
Slowly exhale.
Now,
Just allow any tension to melt away as you gradually relax more and more deeply with each breath.
Slow deep breath in and exhale.
Take a third deep breath in.
Hold it for a moment and let it go.
Continue to breathe slowly and gently.
Relax.
Now bring your awareness to the top of your head.
Sense or imagine a feeling of relaxation beginning to spread down from the top of your scalp.
Let the muscles in your forehead and temples relax.
Allow your eyes to relax.
Let your cheeks and jaw soften and let go of all tension.
Now this peaceful feeling flows down your neck and deep into the muscles in your shoulders.
Seeing them,
Releasing them.
Allow this peaceful feeling to flow through your arms all the way to the tips of your fingers.
As your body relaxes,
Your mind relaxes,
Your thoughts become weightless.
Now the peaceful sensation flows through your chest and your stomach.
Feel how this area gently rises and falls as you breathe slowly and deeply.
Now turn your attention to your back and feel this relaxing sensation flow all the way down your spine.
Now the peaceful feeling flows through your lower body.
Relax your buttocks,
The back of your thighs,
The front of your thighs.
Feel all these large strong muscles becoming loose and relaxed.
Soothing feelings flow down through your knees and into your calves.
Your ankles relax.
Now your feet relax.
Your entire body is soft,
Calm,
And relaxed.
Begin to deepen your breath,
Bringing your awareness back to the sound of my voice.
Back to your physical body.
Invite gentle movement by wiggling your toes and your fingers.
When you're ready,
Reach your arms overhead,
Finding a full body stretch,
Just like you do when you wake up.
Reach through your fingers,
Through your toes,
And go ahead and roll on to your left side.
Take a moment here to connect back with yourself and your breath.
Notice how you feel.
Press yourself back up to a seat.
Welcome back.