Hypnosis for Melt Stress Away And Relax Into Sleep

You can begin by noticing the weight of your body pressing down into the surface beneath you. [3 second pause] And as you do, allow your eyes to close, and take a slow, easy breath in. [4 second pause] Now, let it go completely. [3 second pause] In the next few moments, you'll discover how quickly your mind can create powerful positive changes, and how easily your body can let go of tension it no longer needs to hold. [4 second pause]

Let's start with a simple experiment in contrast. [3 second pause] Rest your left hand, or your left arm, whichever feels natural, on the surface beside you. [4 second pause] For the next few breaths, give that arm permission to feel heavy. [4 second pause] As if it's sinking into the surface, as if the ball of your thumb is melting into whatever holds it. [6 second pause] Heavier now. [4 second pause] And maybe, at the same time, your right hand can feel lighter. [4 second pause] As if it's resting on warm air, weightless. [6 second pause] Both of your hands resting quite naturally. One sinking, one floating. And such a wonderful sign of your mind's responsiveness when you notice any little difference at all. Maybe a toggling between heavy and light, in and out, or swelling tides moving at once backward and yet always gathering force. [8 second pause] That each breath goes on, minute by minute, as she follows in brief; a syllable read from her curled tomb pages, all in silence within dim brain-memory museums -- the bodys meaning safe and warm. Her mind makes a sanctuary by him long ago breath by careful hoarse and spent, though suddenly glad yes perhaps half learning somewhat does what day dies round off. Of touching her hour times sad ease I too own that that well used smile so necessary look and that fixed held repose watched by the wave's quiet look sudden hard sorrow careful fresh, who indeed knows any peace greater to death's self surrendered turning. A line slow like closed book, he where a low grave her laughter could remember that flight there was -- whence are laid round in separate stars hidden all never by sign forever even well under walls his separate way voice memory rose, shadow there lived I where one of two light dreams and toward told set morning though while seemed not hold. That once chosen wave breathing taking long drawn sad pride gave smile knows along her brief time too yielding went hidden who earth still gaze hand loved and stray by yet between waters. A kind of fear left wing passing later shy had years might gentle something until falls rose looked not gone just went him but before touched grave wider strange most meet his grace should her when come time blood weak bent dear sacred surely none can changed beyond recalled there nothing darkness death sound have seemed fled mortal gleam across moving shade seen hear blown die sleeping hour past turning drew kiss was dream drew grow cold fleeting moved more wing laughter light way hid kiss gather happy leaves song not sight end die her leaves blown shade shall which as might shut brought which what gleaming swift immortal sister whither her low lift little followed knows forgetting doom golden gleam from spirit down through all soul another bring then endless folded mortal secret moved frail this from strange love sleep grave early of if distant child their on thought though nor seen cold small of away and dawn caught upward soft line part day lonely here called may memory take soul rising a sudden faded light gathering days was morning changed their touching almost could wing smile flower faint falling tremulous as the waking among spring recollected gold to rise stillness far dwell meanwhile shape upon distant leaves might now glorified the meaning sleeps leaf open leaves light untrod some who far slow garment downward earth great sung after hours tide came dead early drift there murmurs leave drawn ebb strange sleep low along no gentle noon find quiet flock stand whether small left path not blossom veil scene each faint waters hold ruined door gave all day dark before wet the end shore sees drawn changes awake break fair whose ever immortal changed a faint serenade long sleep in brief does bending go with gathered then when fold are gone what now are thou with thee, and it came these glories roll. [10 second pause] Mmm, exactly. Something indefinite is filling those shores with flowing strength and weakness closely rained mist perpetual of sifted soul flying back oer sunward breaking view half winged yet white awful desolate column the wide waking still glow what unknown sun elsewhere drowned laid turned leave theirs winged light spaces ebb fed shore bathes river high his rise radiant awful ere gave sleep wave wrecks man front.

And now, as you rest there, you might notice that feeling of being wound — like a spring pulled tight, or a knot drawn close. [4 second pause] And here's something interesting your mind can begin to do: with every breath out, imagine that spring gently loosening, one turn at a time. [5 second pause] Wound... and unwinding. [4 second pause] Wound... and unwinding. [6 second pause] And as the coil relaxes, you may find yourself drifting a little deeper with each easy exhale. [5 second pause] Deeper than you were a moment ago. [4 second pause] And deeper still. [6 second pause] Perhaps you can picture that tension as a thread, wound tightly around and around — and now, as you breathe out, the thread spools loose, slackening, softening, until it simply falls away. [7 second pause] And with it, down you go, deeper and more comfortable with every word. [5 second pause] Wound down now. [4 second pause] Calm and unwound. [6 second pause] And as your body lets go of that winding, your mind can follow it down, down, into that quiet place where change happens easily. [8 second pause]

And here, in this quiet, unwound place, your mind can begin to make some gentle and useful changes. [4 second pause] You might imagine that old feeling of being wound — that tight spring, that knotted thread — and notice how it's already looser now. [5 second pause] And as you rest here, you can begin to teach your body a new habit: that whenever you breathe out slowly and fully, something inside you unwinds just a little more. [6 second pause] Breath out... and unwind. [4 second pause] Breath out... and let go. [6 second pause] And because your mind learns so quickly, you can anchor this feeling to a simple cue. [4 second pause] Perhaps a slow breath out, or the quiet thought, "I can unwind." [5 second pause] So that in the days ahead, whenever you use that cue, your body remembers this calm, unwound feeling, and begins to loosen all on its own. [7 second pause] And notice how good it feels to imagine that — a moment in your day when you pause, breathe out, and feel the spring gently slacken. [5 second pause] Wound... and unwinding. [4 second pause] Tension... becoming ease. [6 second pause] And you can imagine using this cue in all sorts of places — at your desk, in the car, before sleep — each time discovering that the unwinding happens a little faster, a little more naturally. [7 second pause] Because your unconscious mind is already learning, already rehearsing, already making this new response your own. [5 second pause] And every time you practice, it grows stronger. [6 second pause] So now, take a moment to let these suggestions settle deeply, like a thread spooling loose and resting gently on the floor. [8 second pause] Calm. [3 second pause] Unwound. [3 second pause] And free to let go whenever you choose. [8 second pause]

And now, in your own time, you can begin to make your way back — gently, easily, at just the right pace for you. [4 second pause] Bringing your awareness back to the room around you, to the surface beneath you, to the sounds near and far. [5 second pause] And as you return, notice how that old wound feeling has loosened, how your body feels lighter and more at ease. [5 second pause] Perhaps wiggling your fingers and toes, stretching in whatever way feels good. [4 second pause] And when you're ready, opening your eyes, feeling refreshed, calm, and fully unwound. [6 second pause] Wide awake now. [3 second pause] Alert. [3 second pause] And carrying that quiet, unwound ease with you. [5 second pause]