Take a deep, comfortable breath in through your nose, feeling your lungs expand fully. [Pause 5 seconds] And as you exhale, allow your body to settle more deeply into its supporting surface, like a heavy blanket sinking into soft sand. [Pause 7 seconds] With each breath, you can feel tension beginning to flow away, like water slowly draining from a pool. [Pause 8 seconds]
Notice the gentle rise and fall of your chest as you breathe naturally and easily, creating a peaceful rhythm that carries you deeper into relaxation. [Pause 7 seconds] Each exhale is like releasing a weight you've been carrying, letting it dissolve completely. [Pause 8 seconds]
Starting at the crown of your head, imagine a warm, golden light of relaxation beginning to flow downward. [Pause 6 seconds] This soothing energy moves through your scalp, releasing any tension it finds. [Pause 5 seconds] Flowing down across your forehead, softening the muscles around your eyes. [Pause 6 seconds] Your cheeks and jaw become completely relaxed, letting go of any holding patterns. [Pause 7 seconds]
This wave of comfort flows like warm honey down through your neck, dissolving any knots of tension it encounters. [Pause 8 seconds] Your shoulders soften and drop, becoming heavy and peaceful. [Pause 7 seconds] The relaxation deepens as it flows down your arms, through your biceps, your forearms, into your hands and fingers. [Pause 8 seconds] Each finger becomes loose and comfortable, free from any tension. [Pause 6 seconds]
The peaceful sensation spreads across your chest and upper back, like a gentle wave washing away any remaining stress. [Pause 8 seconds] Down through your middle back, releasing each vertebra one by one. [Pause 7 seconds] Your entire torso becomes heavy and settled, supported completely. [Pause 8 seconds]
This calming wave continues flowing downward, through your lower back and hips, like warm sunlight melting away tension. [Pause 7 seconds] Down through your thighs, releasing any stored tension. [Pause 6 seconds] Through your knees and calves, every muscle becoming soft and relaxed. [Pause 7 seconds] Finally, this wave reaches your ankles and feet, spreading through every toe, until your entire body is enveloped in deep, peaceful relaxation. [Pause 9 seconds]
With each breath now, you drift twice as deep, like sinking into the softest cloud. [Pause 8 seconds] Every exhale carries you down, down, deeper down into this tranquil state of complete relaxation. [Pause 10 seconds]