Take a long, slow, comfortable breath in through your nose, feeling the cool air flow inward. [Pause 5 seconds] And as you exhale through your mouth, allow your entire body to sink deeper into its position, like settling into the softest cloud. [Pause 6 seconds] With each breath you take, feel yourself drifting into a state of profound comfort and tranquility. [Pause 5 seconds]
Notice the gentle, rhythmic rise and fall of your chest, like peaceful waves on a calm shore. [Pause 6 seconds] With each exhalation, any remaining tension simply melts away, dissolving like snow in warm sunlight. [Pause 7 seconds]
Focus now on your feet and toes, imagining them being wrapped in warm, soothing energy. [Pause 5 seconds] Feel them becoming pleasantly heavy and completely relaxed, as if they're sinking into warm sand. [Pause 6 seconds] This wonderful sensation of comfort slowly flows upward, like warm honey, moving through your ankles. [Pause 5 seconds]
The relaxation deepens as it flows into your calves, making them feel heavy and warm. [Pause 5 seconds] Moving up through your knees, releasing any tension there. [Pause 5 seconds] Flowing through your thighs, spreading that deep, comforting relaxation. [Pause 6 seconds] Your entire lower body now becoming so deeply relaxed, it might feel as if it's floating. [Pause 7 seconds]
This peaceful wave continues its journey upward, like a warm tide of relaxation flowing through your hips and lower back, releasing any remaining tension there. [Pause 6 seconds] Moving through your abdomen, allowing each muscle to completely let go. [Pause 5 seconds] Spreading across your chest, making each breath deeper and more relaxing than the last. [Pause 6 seconds]
The relaxation flows down your arms like warm streams of comfort, reaching all the way to your fingertips. [Pause 5 seconds] Each finger becoming completely relaxed, perhaps feeling heavy or pleasantly tingly. [Pause 6 seconds] This soothing sensation flows across your shoulders, dissolving any tension it finds there. [Pause 5 seconds] Moving up through your neck, releasing any remaining stress. [Pause 6 seconds]
Finally, this wave of pure relaxation flows throughout your head and scalp, like a gentle massage melting away the last traces of tension. [Pause 6 seconds] Feel this profound relaxation in your forehead, your eyes, your jaw. [Pause 5 seconds] Your entire body is now wrapped in a cocoon of complete comfort and tranquility. [Pause 7 seconds]
As I count down from ten to one, you'll sink even deeper into this peaceful state. [Pause 4 seconds] Ten... drifting deeper. [Pause 4 seconds] Nine... twice as relaxed. [Pause 4 seconds] Eight... letting go completely. [Pause 4 seconds] Seven... sinking further. [Pause 4 seconds] Six... deeper still. [Pause 4 seconds] Five... perfectly peaceful. [Pause 4 seconds] Four... floating freely. [Pause 4 seconds] Three... profoundly relaxed. [Pause 4 seconds] Two... almost there. [Pause 4 seconds] One... completely relaxed, perfectly at peace. [Pause 8 seconds]