Welcome.
This deep body relaxation can allow us to be mindful of our physical selves whilst enjoying a deep sense of rest and healing.
You may like to listen to it throughout the day when it's safe for you to do so,
To help instil a sense of calm or before you go to sleep at night,
Allowing you to drift easily into a relaxing sleep.
Deep body relaxation through meditation can be a wonderful part of mindful living.
So let's begin.
You can do this lying down in a comfortable position.
When you are ready,
Close your eyes.
It's safe to give into a deeply relaxing rest today.
Take a nice deep breath and then allow your breath to follow its natural rhythm.
Focusing on the breath for a few moments.
Allowing your body to relax as you breathe in and out.
Focusing on the muscles in the body now.
Focusing on each part and as you observe,
You may notice a relaxation,
A letting go.
To starting at the top of the head.
What might you notice?
What might you let go of?
Gently moving down through your face.
Forehead,
Eyes,
Cheeks,
Mouth,
Tongue,
Jaw muscles.
Perhaps expressionless as you lay there resting.
Letting go of that tightness.
Moving down into the neck and shoulders.
What might it feel like to release all those muscles?
Down through the arms and into your hands.
Your arms resting,
Relaxing.
Just sensing how your hands feel as they rest there.
You may feel a tingling sensation in your hands.
Perhaps a gentle warm feeling.
Perhaps a sense of real presence there.
Or perhaps nothing.
Or perhaps only something you understand.
Notice the chest.
The gentle rise and fall.
Noticing the gentle beat of your heart.
Gently observing.
Moving down into the stomach.
Those stomach muscles might become more relaxed,
Even more at ease as you breathe in and out each time.
There's a real sense of allowing now.
Allowing,
Letting go.
Breathing calmly and steadily and evenly.
Focusing on the back now.
Those muscles on either side of the spine.
Noticing those long muscles softening.
Moving into the legs now.
Down through the thigh muscles.
Down through the knees.
The back of the knees relaxing.
Along into the shins and calves on each leg now.
Focusing on the feet for a few moments.
Into the toes.
The tips of each toe.
How wonderful it might feel to relax all those muscles in the body.
Traces of tension softening as you are calmly and quietly watching.
Connecting to the moment now.
Your breath guiding you into complete relaxation.
Notice the whole of your left side now.
The whole of your left side.
Noticing,
Observing.
Focusing on the right side now.
The whole of your right side.
Notice the whole body now.
The whole body.
Continuing to let go.
To be at one with the moment.
Your whole body is relaxed.
Your whole body surrenders.
Your whole body is deeply relaxed.
Your whole body deeply surrenders.
Letting go.
Relaxing.
Surrendering.
Allowing your body to go further into complete relaxation.
You may like to continue this deep bodily rest for a while longer.
You may like to continue this deep bodily rest for a while longer.
You may like to continue this deep bodily rest for a while longer.
You may like to continue this deep bodily rest for a while longer.
