Take a deep, comfortable breath in through your nose, feeling your lungs expand fully. [Pause 4 seconds] And as you exhale through your mouth, allow your body to settle more deeply, like a feather gently floating down to rest. [Pause 6 seconds] With each breath, you can feel the weight of your body being supported, as if you're being cradled by a soft cloud. [Pause 5 seconds]
Notice the gentle rise and fall of your chest, creating a peaceful rhythm. [Pause 5 seconds] Starting from your toes, feel a wave of warmth and relaxation flowing upward. [Pause 4 seconds] Let this soothing sensation spread through your feet, [Pause 4 seconds] ankles, [Pause 4 seconds] and calves, releasing any tension it finds. [Pause 6 seconds]
This comfort continues up through your knees, [Pause 4 seconds] thighs, [Pause 4 seconds] and hips, becoming deeper and more profound with each breath. [Pause 6 seconds] Feel it flowing through your lower back, [Pause 4 seconds] spreading across your abdomen, [Pause 4 seconds] and rising through your chest. [Pause 8 seconds]
Your shoulders might begin to soften and release, like ice melting in warm sunlight. [Pause 6 seconds] This relaxation cascades down your arms, [Pause 4 seconds] through your elbows, [Pause 4 seconds] into your wrists and hands, [Pause 4 seconds] all the way to your fingertips. [Pause 8 seconds]
Your neck gently releases any remaining tension, [Pause 5 seconds] and this wave of peace flows up into your scalp, [Pause 4 seconds] across your forehead, [Pause 4 seconds] and around your eyes. [Pause 6 seconds]
Your mind may drift to various thoughts, like leaves floating on a peaceful stream. [Pause 5 seconds] Just as these leaves naturally flow past, your thoughts can drift by without needing your attention. [Pause 8 seconds] Each thought that appears simply dissolves, like morning mist in gentle sunlight. [Pause 7 seconds]
With each breath, you're sinking deeper, like slowly descending through layers of soft, warm sand. [Pause 8 seconds] Ten... drifting deeper... [Pause 4 seconds] Nine... twice as relaxed... [Pause 4 seconds] Eight... letting go completely... [Pause 6 seconds] Seven... sinking further... [Pause 4 seconds] Six... more and more peaceful... [Pause 8 seconds]
Feel the weight of your eyelids becoming heavier, like soft velvet curtains wanting to close. [Pause 6 seconds] Allow them to close whenever they wish, knowing that each time they do, you'll drift twice as deep into comfort. [Pause 8 seconds] And as they close, you can sink even deeper into this peaceful state, like descending through layers of soft clouds. [Pause 12 seconds]