You're going to be. This recording is designed to help you relax and fall asleep. Therefore never listen to this recording while driving or

doing anything that requires your attention. So when you're ready to begin to relax, simply allow your eyes to close.

Simply allow your eyes to close now.

And with your eyes closed,

notice how your body is being supported right now. Notice how you're

breathing in and out.

And begin to take longer, deeper breaths.

Each time you exhale,

imagine that all the air that's being exhaled from your lungs is carrying any stress

within you and being removed from your body.

That's right.

Just imagine that every time you exhale, you remove stress and become more relaxed. Just.

Almost as if you're breathing in relaxation and exhaling tension. In a moment, I'm wondering if you can begin to use your imagination to imagine yourself standing at the top of a set of five steps.

Imagine that these steps lead to a place where you can be totally relaxed.

Comfortable. relaxed, comfortable, and free of stress for a while. Each step that you take downward can help you to relax, your mind and body. And in a moment I'm going to begin to count down from five to one.

Guiding you down this staircase, an end to a state of deep relaxation and comfort

so that you can drift off for a while

and rest. The stairs are easy to navigate and there is a handrail for you to imagine yourself holding so that each time you step downward, you can just relax more and more deeply.

Your mind and body will be like a lake that is choppy, but then as all the wind dies down, the lake becomes calm and as smooth as glass.

So let's begin now

by taking that first step with the count of five.

And you can imagine stepping onto that step with your left foot, left foot, if that's the right foot, if that's the right foot for you.

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