With each breath, you sink deeper into this peaceful state, feeling the weight of relaxation flowing through your entire body. [Pause 8 seconds] Let's begin a gentle journey deeper into tranquility. [Pause 5 seconds]
Notice the relaxation starting at the top of your head, softening all the muscles in your scalp and forehead. [Pause 7 seconds] This wave of comfort flows down through your face, releasing any tension around your eyes, your cheeks, your jaw. [Pause 8 seconds]
Ten. [Pause 4 seconds] The relaxation deepens as it spreads down your neck, like warm honey flowing slowly downward. [Pause 8 seconds]
Nine. [Pause 4 seconds] Your shoulders becoming heavy and loose, all tension melting away like snow in warm sunlight. [Pause 8 seconds]
Eight. [Pause 4 seconds] Down through your arms, past your elbows, into your forearms and hands. Each finger becoming completely relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds]
Seven. [Pause 4 seconds] The peaceful sensation flowing through your chest and back, like gentle waves washing away any remaining tension. [Pause 8 seconds]
Six. [Pause 4 seconds] Your breathing becomes deeper, more natural, as relaxation spreads through your abdomen, like a warm, soothing blanket of comfort. [Pause 8 seconds]
Five. [Pause 4 seconds] Halfway there now, feeling like you're floating on a peaceful cloud, supported and safe. [Pause 8 seconds]
Four. [Pause 4 seconds] The relaxation flowing down through your hips and thighs, like sinking into the softest feather bed. [Pause 8 seconds]
Three. [Pause 4 seconds] Past your knees, through your calves, every muscle releasing completely, like a gentle stream washing away any remaining tension. [Pause 8 seconds]
Two. [Pause 4 seconds] All the way down to your feet and toes, becoming as heavy and relaxed as a warm stone in the summer sun. [Pause 8 seconds]
One. [Pause 4 seconds] Your entire body now completely relaxed, like a deep pool of still water, perfectly calm and peaceful. [Pause 8 seconds]
With each breath, you drift twice as deep, like descending a beautiful staircase of light, each step taking you deeper into this profound state of relaxation. [Pause 10 seconds] Every sound around you allows you to relax even more deeply, every thought floating away like clouds in a summer sky. [Pause 12 seconds]