GOING DEEPER INTO RELAXION

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | Herbal

By now, your breathing should have slowed and you should be taking slow, relaxed breaths. You can now deepen your relaxation like this.

Picture yourself in a beautiful garden facing a deep, transparent spring. So clear is the water that you can plainly he white sandy bottom a hundred feet below.

In your imagination, tots a shiny new dime into the spring. Then, from a distance of about two feet, watch the dime as it darts and rolls and flashes and twists on its slow, silent way to the bottom. Continue to watch the dime closely as it goes down and down, deeper and deeper. After about a minute, it comes to rest on the white sandy bottom. Here in the depths of the spring, far from freeways and telephones, deadlines and pressures, ail is completely calm, peaceful, relaxed and still.

Tell yourself once more, “My mind and body are deeply relaxed. I am completely at peace and in harmony with the world. In my mind, I feel only peace, love and joy. I am thoroughly content and completely at ease.”

At this point, your mind should feel wonderfully clear and receptive and you should be awake and aware of everything that is going on. Although you may doze off, try to remain awake if possible. Let go of the future and the past, keep your awareness in the here and now, and continue to enjoy every moment.

You can continue to rest and enjoy your deeply relaxed state, or you can continue straight on into Technique #15, Biofeedback, or #16, Creative imagery.

Whenever you wish to return to normal consciousness, remain lying down for a few moments while you open your eyes and move them around, wrinkle and unwrinkled the face, and move each muscle of the body in turn. Then sit up and move around some more. It’s best to avoid getting up suddenly.