Three Gifts (Completely relaxed)

The transcription is a guided relaxation and visualization exercise. It instructs the listener to find a comfortable position, close their eyes, and focus on their breathing. The listener is encouraged to relax deeply and imagine sinking into a deeper state of relaxation. The exercise also prompts the listener to think about positive possibilities and appreciate three moments or things from their day. The goal is to connect with these positive experiences and cultivate a mindset of gratitude and growth. Let yourself into a comfortable position, where for the next 10 minutes or so you can completely relax, however you feel most comfortable. Do whatever it is you need to do, so that you can give yourself this time. Time to yourself. If you need to move at all throughout, go ahead, make the minor adjustments as needed. And now, just allow yourself to close your eyes and take a few moments to notice yourself being supported. As you do, take a slow deep breath in, to the count of 4, then pause for a moment, before breathing out even more slowly, maybe to the count of 6. Repeat this a couple of times. Each time you breathe out, say to yourself, I am completely relaxed. And on your next exhale, imagine yourself thinking more deeply. As you do, try focusing on whatever it is you see when you close your eyes. It might be shapes or patterns, or colours, or maybe it's just darkness. As you do, just enjoy this time you have to relax. Having nothing else to do other than relax. Keep your focus on your breathing. Slow and deliberate breathing. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Reminding yourself to completely relax. So that if you were to notice how relaxed you currently feel in your body, with your thoughts, and thinking about relaxing having different levels, how we know the difference between being a little bit relaxed and deeply relaxed? Two points separated by different levels of relaxing. All the way down to being as relaxed as you can imagine yourself being. So much more relaxed than you are now. Because you'd have a way of knowing the difference between how relaxed you are and how relaxed you're becoming. Just by being curious about what changes and what stays the same. Noticing things that you might hear or things that you might feel that are different or the same. That by noticing them lets you know you are learning the route to your unconscious. As I ask you, in whatever way you do this, to imagine sinking down to the next level of relaxing. And again, sinking deeper and deeper. Just taking your time to feel whatever it is that lets you know you are completely relaxed. And just enjoy this moment. And as you do, if you can open up your mind to all the positive possibilities that might come to you over the next weeks. That could help you to move forward in the way that you want to. As you relax, sinking to the level that you choose, that is right for you today. Just know that your body releases all the good feeling hormones, endorphins, into the bloodstream as you're doing this relaxing. Helping you to view things in a more positive light. Maybe even feeling a little lighter, a little brighter. We can both be curious what the first thing will be that you notice that lets you know you are beginning to feel happier. Just being you. As I ask you to take another long, slow breath into the count of four. Hold your breath for just a moment and then breathe out even more slowly. Saying to yourself, I am completely relaxed. Now, just allow your mind to drift back over your day and see what it can find. Something that you would consider a gift from the day. Allow yourself, your mind, to find three moments, three things you appreciate from your day. Just three small things that you can be grateful for. Whatever it is that makes your heart sing. Something that fills you with love. You may not have even noticed these things until now. We are all different in what we notice and what is important to us. It could be something in nature or something somebody said. Or something as simple as a good cup of tea. A moment alone or with a loved one. A smile, a laugh, a learning. It really doesn't matter. I'll give you a moment to contemplate your three gifts for the day, today. And now, if you have your three gifts, that's excellent, well done. If not, feel free just to pause the recording for a moment and give yourself all the time you need to find your three things for today. And now, I will ask you to take a further moment to contemplate how you are connected to those three gifts. Sometimes it is not apparent how we bring good things into our life. It is good to notice that we are connected to all these moments. And you might find it becomes easier to find these connections and even easier to find these gifts, these moments, in each day as we do this more and more. And neither of us know yet when will be the first time you will notice something during your day that you will later consider a gift. Many people have been surprised as to where this practice will take them. New steps in their journey, a new direction in life, new ways of thinking and feeling about themselves. As you realize the connection to all these three gifts, so that as your mind becomes more attuned to noticing the good things in life, the good things in your life, and you feed what you focus on, the positive, noticing all the good things around you, it means that you are changing, growing, doing more of what you want to do and being more of who you want to be. And I am not saying this will be instant, but just that it could begin now, in the smallest of ways, leaving you knowing that it is possible. But soon, looking back, you are beginning to notice a difference in you, maybe how you sound, the things you are saying, in your head or out loud, the way you feel, or just taking a different point of view from before. And it doesn't matter whether it's you or someone else who notices that first. It just means that you are growing, your confidence is growing and that becomes another gift that leads to another. So just allow your mind to take all the time it needs to soak up everything it needs to, in the most encouraging and powerful way, as I leave you with that thought.