Take a deep, relaxing breath in through your nose, feeling your lungs expand fully. [Pause 5 seconds] Now exhale slowly through your mouth, releasing any tension you've been holding. [Pause 6 seconds] With each breath, you find yourself drifting into a state of profound comfort and tranquility. [Pause 5 seconds]
Notice how your body feels heavier with each passing moment, like sinking into the softest cloud. [Pause 7 seconds] Feel the gentle rhythm of your breathing, like peaceful waves on a quiet shore. [Pause 6 seconds]
Begin by focusing on your forehead. Feel the muscles there softening, releasing any tension. [Pause 8 seconds] Let this relaxation flow down through your eyebrows, your eyelids becoming heavy and peaceful. [Pause 7 seconds] Your cheeks and jaw becoming loose and relaxed, any tension melting away like snow in warm sunlight. [Pause 8 seconds]
Imagine a warm, golden light, like gentle sunshine, beginning to form above your head. [Pause 6 seconds] This healing light slowly descends, enveloping your entire head in a cocoon of warmth and comfort. [Pause 8 seconds]
The relaxing warmth flows down into your neck, dissolving any tightness there. [Pause 7 seconds] Your shoulders dropping, becoming heavy and loose. [Pause 8 seconds] This soothing sensation cascades down your arms like warm honey, flowing through your upper arms. [Pause 7 seconds] Through your elbows, into your forearms. [Pause 6 seconds] Into your hands and fingers, each digit becoming completely relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds]
The golden light expands across your chest and back, every breath drawing you deeper into relaxation. [Pause 8 seconds] With each exhale, you sink twice as deep into this peaceful state. [Pause 7 seconds] The warmth flows down through your torso, releasing any remaining tension. [Pause 8 seconds]
Feel this wave of relaxation moving into your hips, like gentle waves washing away any discomfort. [Pause 7 seconds] Down through your thighs, becoming heavy and supported. [Pause 8 seconds] Through your knees and calves, all tension dissolving completely. [Pause 7 seconds] Into your ankles and feet, every toe becoming perfectly relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds]
Now, as I count down from twenty to one, with each number, you'll drift twice as deep into this peaceful state. [Pause 6 seconds] Twenty, sinking deeper. [Pause 7 seconds] Nineteen, letting go completely. [Pause 7 seconds] Eighteen, drifting peacefully. [Pause 8 seconds] Seventeen, deeper still. [Pause 8 seconds] Sixteen, floating freely. [Pause 8 seconds] Fifteen, so relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds] Fourteen, peace flowing through you. [Pause 9 seconds] Thirteen, every breath relaxing you more. [Pause 9 seconds] Twelve, drifting down. [Pause 9 seconds] Eleven, deeper and deeper. [Pause 9 seconds]
Ten, feeling so peaceful. [Pause 10 seconds] Nine, twice as relaxed. [Pause 10 seconds] Eight, floating freely. [Pause 10 seconds] Seven, completely at ease. [Pause 11 seconds] Six, deeper still. [Pause 11 seconds] Five, pure tranquility. [Pause 11 seconds] Four, profound peace. [Pause 12 seconds] Three, almost there. [Pause 12 seconds] Two, drifting deeper. [Pause 13 seconds] One, completely relaxed. [Pause 15 seconds]