Take a deep, comfortable breath in through your nose, filling your lungs completely. [Pause 5 seconds] And as you exhale through your mouth, feel the tension beginning to melt away from your body like snow under warm sunlight. [Pause 6 seconds] With each breath, you sink deeper and deeper into a state of profound relaxation. [Pause 5 seconds]
Notice the gentle rise and fall of your chest, like peaceful waves on a calm shore. [Pause 6 seconds] Let each breath carry you further into tranquility, like a leaf floating downstream. [Pause 7 seconds] Your breathing continues naturally and effortlessly, as you become aware of the weight of your body. [Pause 5 seconds]
Starting with your toes, feel a warm, golden light of relaxation flowing into them. [Pause 4 seconds] Feel each toe becoming completely relaxed and heavy. [Pause 5 seconds] This soothing warmth flows into the soles of your feet, [Pause 4 seconds] across the tops of your feet, [Pause 4 seconds] and around your ankles. [Pause 5 seconds]
The peaceful sensation flows up into your calves, [Pause 4 seconds] releasing any tension it finds there. [Pause 5 seconds] Your knees become loose and relaxed, [Pause 4 seconds] as the comfort spreads through your thighs, [Pause 5 seconds] dissolving any remaining tension. [Pause 6 seconds]
Feel this wave of relaxation flowing into your hips, [Pause 4 seconds] across your lower back, [Pause 4 seconds] and deep into your abdomen. [Pause 5 seconds] Each breath draws this peaceful feeling higher, [Pause 4 seconds] spreading across your chest, [Pause 4 seconds] flowing down your arms like warm honey. [Pause 6 seconds]
Your shoulders release their burden, [Pause 4 seconds] becoming soft and heavy. [Pause 5 seconds] The relaxation cascades down your arms, [Pause 4 seconds] through your elbows, [Pause 4 seconds] into your forearms, [Pause 4 seconds] your wrists, [Pause 4 seconds] and finally your hands and fingers. [Pause 6 seconds]
This wonderful feeling of peace flows up your neck, [Pause 4 seconds] across your face, [Pause 4 seconds] releasing tension around your eyes, [Pause 4 seconds] your jaw, [Pause 4 seconds] and your forehead. [Pause 6 seconds] Your entire body is now enveloped in a cocoon of deep, peaceful relaxation. [Pause 7 seconds]
With each breath, you drift twice as deep, [Pause 4 seconds] like sinking into the softest cloud, [Pause 5 seconds] floating in an ocean of tranquility. [Pause 6 seconds] Every number I count will take you deeper still. Ten, [Pause 4 seconds] nine, [Pause 4 seconds] eight, drifting deeper, [Pause 5 seconds] seven, [Pause 4 seconds] six, [Pause 4 seconds] five, feeling so peaceful, [Pause 5 seconds] four, [Pause 4 seconds] three, [Pause 4 seconds] two, almost there, [Pause 5 seconds] one, completely relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds]