With each gentle step you take in this peaceful garden, you drift twice as deep into a profound state of relaxation. Like a feather floating down through still air, you descend into tranquility. [Pause 8 seconds]
Ten. [Pause 4 seconds] Feel a wave of warmth beginning at the crown of your head, softening every muscle it touches. [Pause 8 seconds]
Nine. [Pause 4 seconds] That soothing warmth flows down through your face, releasing any tension in your forehead, your eyes, your jaw. [Pause 8 seconds] Let your tongue relax, allowing your lower jaw to hang loose and free. [Pause 8 seconds]
Eight. [Pause 4 seconds] The relaxation deepens as it flows down your neck and shoulders, like warm honey spreading slowly, dissolving any remaining tension. [Pause 8 seconds] Each breath takes you deeper into this peaceful state. [Pause 8 seconds]
Seven. [Pause 4 seconds] Your arms grow heavy and comfortable, relaxation flowing down through your upper arms, your forearms, your hands, all the way to your fingertips. [Pause 10 seconds]
Six. [Pause 4 seconds] Like a gentle wave washing over sand, feel that peaceful sensation flow down through your chest and back, every muscle releasing, letting go completely. [Pause 10 seconds]
Five. [Pause 4 seconds] Halfway down now, sinking deeper with each breath, like slowly descending through crystal-clear water, perfectly supported, perfectly safe. [Pause 10 seconds]
Four. [Pause 4 seconds] The relaxation spreads through your abdomen, your lower back, your hips, becoming heavier, more relaxed with each passing moment. [Pause 8 seconds] Like a warm sunset spreading across a peaceful landscape, let this feeling of complete relaxation envelop you. [Pause 8 seconds]
Three. [Pause 4 seconds] Down through your thighs now, feel the muscles softening, releasing, becoming totally and completely relaxed. [Pause 8 seconds] Your calves, your ankles, all tension flowing away like a gentle stream. [Pause 8 seconds]
Two. [Pause 4 seconds] Even your feet and toes now, becoming perfectly relaxed, perfectly at peace. [Pause 8 seconds] Your entire body is wrapped in a cocoon of deep, peaceful relaxation. [Pause 8 seconds]
One. [Pause 4 seconds] Drifting deeper still, like sinking into the softest cloud, your mind and body now in perfect harmony, completely relaxed, perfectly at peace. [Pause 10 seconds] Every breath takes you twice as deep, twice as relaxed, into this profound state of tranquility. [Pause 12 seconds]