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And now you build the roof in the same way. Do you have a roof? or… are the stars
your roof?…is a canopy of trees your roof?. ..or glass?…or timber?…whatever it is
you build it. And now inside your Peaceful Place…you look outside…you may need
to put in windows...so you do that and as you look outside you put in all the scenery…
that you either see or you want to see from your Peaceful Place. So whatever it is,
you do that, right around you…and now, inside your Peaceful Place… you put in all
the things that you really want with you…what are they? Do you have your favourite
furniture, your favorite pictures? Do you bring in our favourite hobby? Whatever it is
you bring it in and decorate your Peaceful Place.
And now, in your Peaceful Place, you place a chair…do you sit on a special chair?…
something that’s soft that you sink right into...or do you sit on the ground or the floor?
This magical chair, it has so many wonderful powers for you. Every time you sit in
it, you know that relaxation has begun, and that stress goes…and you’re able to do
anything you want in this magical chair,. So now you stand up and you walk through
the entrance of your Peaceful Place. You give yourself some sort of combination,
or some sort of sign perhaps, or some sort of word you use to gain entry into your
Peaceful Place.
So as you exit, you look back, knowing exactly how you gain entry. Do you press a
button? Or is it your body that just lets you through? And so now you move down
the magical pathway, knowing that at anytime you will be able to get back to your
Peaceful Place and that any time that you get back there relaxation has begun and
stress has gone. So as you move down your magical pathway, you move into the first
place you started from, which was your relaxed place, so that once again you become
familiar with it. What is there around you…what do you see and hear and feel?...
And now from your relaxed place you return to the present…on the count of five you
will open your eyes and when you do you will be relaxed and alert and well. And
invigorated, and you will know you will be able to get back to our Peaceful Place at
any time, and when you do, you have relaxation and stress goes...so on the count of
ONE, you can feel the blood flowing to our fingers and your toes...on the count of
TWO, you move your fingers and toes a little bit, and THREE, you stretch your body
a little bit…and FOUR you just lightly roll your neck..and FIVE, your eyes open,
wide wake , alert, well, healthy and invigorated, knowing that you can get back to
your Peaceful Place at any time.
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