The first thing to do in this restoration of resilience exercise is to become conscious of your breath.

This is a chance to become more resilient and you'll start this process immediately by

focusing on every breath in and every breath out.

Breathe in and feel the air fill your body.

Breathe out and fill your body begin already to release tension and stress.

Feel the air,

air, fill your body, and then as you exhale, now releasing all of the energy that no longer serves you.

Focus on your physical body now.

If you need to adjust your position to be more comfortable, do that now.

Scan your body looking for areas of tension,

for areas of concern.

Areas in your body that cause pain

and visualize the breath filling that problem area.

And on the out-breath, imagine all of the tension and stress or pain leaving your body.

Allow this to be the intention with every exhale,

a letting go of pain or stress.

And now starting from your crown of your head

feel the stress and tension beginning to melt away your forehead

your eyebrows your eyes relaxing your cheeks your jaw your tongue the back of your head and your neck. Just allow any tension in

your body in any of those areas to melt away.

And then moving over your shoulders,

relaxation melting into your upper arms, down past your elbows, and into your forearms, past and around your wrists, and then into your hands and

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