Adam Cox

Take a deep breath in.

And as you breathe in, breathe in that resourceful feeling of calm and relaxation.

And as you exhale, just allow any feelings of worry, stress, or tension

start to leave your body in your outward breath.

Breathing in relaxation, exhaling tension, each breath enables you to release any emotions, any tension, any sensations that have been holding you back consciously

but especially unconsciously, that's in.

And the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you feel.

And the more relaxed you feel, the deeper you breathe, where each breath enables you to drift deeper and deeper down

to that wonderful place where change happens not through force but the change happens naturally in that wonderful way because there's things that you've changed in your life that didn't require effort

an item of clothing that used to be your favorite and then you just stopped wearing that item of clothing things change all the time so as you breathe in and breathe out just fill your lungs completely right deep down into the diaphragm and then release all the way out

letting your body relax and soften as you do when you breathe in just fill your diaphragm and your chest and then as you exhale just allow your shoulders to drop your jaw to loosen

and allow your hands and your arms to just feel limp and loose and relaxed like the limbs of a puppet with no strings that's it with every breath you're moving into a deeper state of calm open honest awareness not asleep

just curiously present.

The kind of present where your mind becomes very clear, and your body becomes very wise.

And I'm going to count down from ten to one.

With every number, I want you to imagine taking one step down a staircase that takes you deeper to that place within.

A safe, calm, relaxing place.

Each descending number is one step down the staircase, but represents 10% more relaxation.

and maybe you imagine this staircase as wooden or marble even made of gold encrusted with jewels so let's walk down that staircase now 10. taking the first step and just feeling a wonderful sense of release

And then nine, deeper down now.