This meditation is going to be a guided imagery taking place on a large body of water, a large lake.

Now, even if you have a fear of boats or water, for a lot of people, once they're relaxed in a meditative state,

these things don't bother them because your mind knows it's's real but not real kind of all at the same time.

But if this is an intense fear for you of water or boats, then this meditation may not be the best fit for you.

There are others for anxiety and stress relief that are already in the podcast that you could listen to.

And of course, over the next several weeks, there will be more that are not water-based.

This is the Meditation Minis podcast with your host, hypnotist, Shell Hamilton.

Go ahead now and close your eyes.

Take a couple of deep breaths, just letting those

audible little sighs out on the exhales, signaling to your body and mind.

Relax and just let go for a time.

You can turn your inner awareness to the top of your head or the tips of

your toes and if you choose beginning to imagine a comforting, relaxing feeling beginning to drift

through your body. Or if you prefer, you can just focus your attention on the sound of my voice and the feeling of the air just moving in and out of your nose or lungs as you just breathe and be.

And imagine what it would be like to find yourself on a lovely little sailboat, a beautiful calm lake on one of those

perfect kind of days with just enough wind to fill the sails but not so much that it

makes a bunch of crazy waves and you're just sailing along in the smell of the green trees and the water you may see some

birds or even hear some seagulls because seagulls like to be any place there's water the

sound of distant fishermen as they toss their lines.

And you're just out on the lake.

And the boat is moving from one side to the other in a very comforting, relaxing way as you sail to the center of the lake.

And the beautiful blue sky and the wind in your face

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