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You find it easy to focus your attention, and imagine things clearly ... and I want you to imagine that you are standing on a balcony overlooking a beautiful garden ... as you look into the garden, you see that it is surrounded with lovely trees ensuring that the garden is private, secluded and peaceful. There are flower beds set in the lovely lawn and further along is a waterfall into a stream ... listen to the sound of the water ... as you look around, you see the trees and you hear a faint sound of a bird singing in the distance, adding to the feeling of deep relaxation through your entire being.
If you look more closely you will see that there are five steps leading down into the garden and then a small path that leads to the waterfall. In a moment we will walk down the steps and with each step you go deeper and deeper into relaxation. So let's begin ... you watch your foot as you place it onto the first step ... and as you do this, you feel yourself going deeper into relaxation. Down onto the second step and as you feel your foot firmly placed on the step, you feel a wonderful relief as you drift even deeper into relaxation. Down onto the third step, feeling wonderfully free and ... so ... so ... relaxed. As your foot reaches for the fourth step, another wave of relaxation drifts through your whole body. Down onto the fifth step now and feeling even more deeply relaxed than ever before.
Now you are standing on the lawn ... you see a little way ahead is the waterfall and at the side of it is a garden bench ... notice the colour of it ... what is it made of. In a moment I would like you to walk over to bench ... and sit down on the bench ... When you sit down you will be surprised at how comfortable it is ... and then you will be even more relaxed than you are now ... So let's begin to walk over ... now sit down on the bench ... as you sit down on the bench, take a deep breath ... and as you breathe out you feel a wave of relaxation go through your body relaxing every muscle and nerve ...(stay silent for 3 seconds) ... as you breathe in ... you breathe in positive thoughts ... and as you breathe out ... you breathe out negative thoughts ... leaving room for more positive thoughts.
© Kate Erickson
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