Begin to invite yourself to let go of the stressors of the day.
Maybe the stress of this past week.
Even if only one layer is being released.
And you feel your body begin to sink down further into relaxation.
As you do,
Start to feel a sensation of heaviness in your legs and the arms,
Allowing for relaxation.
And as the legs and arms feel so very relaxed,
Let's return the focus back to the abdomen.
As the awareness shifts back to the belly,
The body continuing to relax,
You see,
Sense,
Feel,
Or imagine that you're in your favorite place in nature.
This could be somewhere you've recently been,
Or a location in your imagination.
You choose and sense yourself there.
As you find yourself connecting to this favorite place in nature,
You begin to relax even more fully.
It's a perfect day.
The temperature here is just to your liking.
The breeze is exactly how much or how little you enjoy.
As you find yourself resting here in this favorite place,
You notice a small butterfly.
It is red in color,
And it's moving out in the distance.
You remember that the butterfly represents endurance,
Change,
Hope,
And life.
These ideas warm your heart.
Perhaps you'll choose to become this butterfly and sense the body moving along its gentle journey from flowers to plants to air.
Either way,
You choose to connect with this red butterfly.
You see,
Sense,
Feel,
Or imagine its delicate wings,
Its beautiful red color.
It stops,
Pauses,
And floats and flutters past you.
And you allow,
Watch,
Or feel the gentle wind blowing away any stressors or concerns you may have.
And just notice how wonderful it feels to be free of them.
This invites the mind to be more calm and encourages you to feel more peaceful in this moment.
And you may even say this silently to yourself,
I am peaceful.
I am calm.
The butterfly now transforms to the color orange.
Maybe you know the name of this orange butterfly.
Or maybe you'll simply appreciate its beauty.
You may choose to become the butterfly and sense the body moving along in its journey.
See,
Sense,
Feel,
Or imagine the delicate wings,
Its beautiful orange color.
It stops and pauses and then continues to float gently in the wind.
I am peaceful.
I am calm.
The butterfly transforms to the color yellow.
You may know the name of this type of yellow butterfly.
Or maybe you simply appreciate the beauty.
You sense the body of the butterfly moving along its journey.
Sensing its most delicate wings.
Its beautiful yellow color.
You watch as it floats,
Pauses,
And continues on.
I am peaceful.
I am calm.
The butterfly transforms to the color green.
You may know the name of this green butterfly.
Or maybe you simply appreciate its color.
Sense the body of the butterfly moving along.
Watch now as it floats and pauses and continues to glide along.
I am peaceful.
The butterfly transforms to the color blue.
Perhaps you know the species of this blue butterfly.
Or maybe you simply appreciate its beautiful blue color.
Sense the butterfly moving along now.
Watch as it floats,
Pauses,
And continues to glide along.
I am peaceful.
I am calm.
The butterfly transforms to the color indigo.
A purple-blue shade of the midnight sky.
You may know the species or simply enjoy its color.
And watch now as it floats,
Pauses,
And continues drifting along.
I am peaceful.
I am calm.
The butterfly now transforms to a luminous shade of white.
And you watch as it floats and pauses and continues drifting.
And you're reminded of the symbolism of hope and of transformation.
And so you too understand this time of change in our lives.
Continuing to float here,
Enjoying your favorite place in nature.
And as you allow yourself to float,
Begin to repeat these phrases.
May I be peaceful.
May I be calm.
May I be healthy.
May I be peaceful.
May I be calm.
May I be healthy.
May I be peaceful.
May I be calm.
May I be healthy.
Continue with these phrases for as long as you choose over the course of the next few minutes.
If there are other phrases you wish to include,
This is a perfect time to do so.
