The Genie Within: Your Subconscious Mind by Harry Carpenter Read Free Book Online Page B

up your back. Your back muscles are now relaxed...sooo relaxed. Feel them relax and become heavy. Feel your shoulders slump as they become heavier and heavier. Now, relax the muscles of your stomach and chest. And as you do, feel your torso increase in weight...pulling you down under the push of gravity. Your body is now completely relaxed. It feels wonderful...just let go...let go completely. All of your internal muscles are relaxed .
    Now visualize this ball of warm heavy light flowing into your head and arms. Relax your neck muscles. Feel your neck become heavier and more relaxed. Maintain just enough muscle tone to keep your neck in a comfortable position. Feel this relaxation move down through your arms and into your fingers...all the way to your fingertips. Your arms are completely relaxed...your fingers are completely relaxed now. They are limp...Your fingers are limp and heavy .
    Now you allow this feeling of relaxation to spread up through your jaw. Feel your jaw muscles relax. Feel your throat and tongue relax and all internal dialog quiets. And lastly, feel your scalp relax .
    You are completely relaxed now...every muscle...every cell in your body is relaxed. You feel comfortable...you feel contented. This is such a pleasant state...soooo pleasant...soooo relaxing...soooo comfortable. Your entire body relishes this feeling...you relish this state of deep relaxation in the alpha state .
    With each breath, you are more and more relaxed. With each breath, you feel better, more at ease and happier. Now visualize a pleasant scene...see yourself on the beach of a beautiful tropical island. Feel the warmth of the sun on your body. Feel the warmth of the sand on your bare feet. Feel the warm sand oozing between your toes as you press your feet into the soft, forgiving sand. See yourself sitting in a soft, luxurious lounge chair...you feel completely comfortable...completely at rest. Gaze out at the ocean. The water is calm and serene. There are gentle ocean swells that are in rhythm with your breathing...a slow, relaxing rhythm. As you breathe out, let go of tiny bits of tension that lingered in yourbody. Each time you exhale, a little more tension melts and flows out of your body. Each time you exhale...you are more and more relaxed .
    Smell the fresh salt air...feel the soft touch of the warm tropical breeze. In the distance you hear sea gulls...you can see the sea gulls swooping up and down near the shoreline. You hear the whisper of the breeze passing through the fronds of the palm trees lining the beach. Watch the thin palm trees sway gently in the tropical breeze .
    Scoop up a fistful of sand and let it fall back on the beach. See how effortlessly it falls and forms a pile. The pile of sand is with total absence of resistance...there is a complete lack of tension .
    Your eyes feast on the vivid blues and greens of the warm, clear water in the shallows of the coral reefs. You are soooo relaxed...every muscle in your body is limp...every part of your body feels heavy and relaxed...You feel a nice warm glow throughout your body that is the result of perfect, unhindered circulation...brought about by perfect relaxation. Wallow in this feeling...relish this state of mind. Know it is a healthy state...and that your body is rejuvenating itself...energizing itself...healing itself...easily and effortlessly .
    Each time you relax...each time you go to this state which is your sanctuary...relaxation is easier and easier. Each time you practice deep relaxation, you relax faster and to a deeper healthy mental state...each time the feelings are deeper and more enjoyable. Each time you practice deep relaxation you reach a place where you are poised, happy, and feel healthier .
    Noises or other distractions only act as signals to relax you more. Every time you hear a noise, you go deeper into your sanctuary and become ever more relaxed. All tension is melted away. You are completely relaxed...serene...happy...content .
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