Guided Imagery: The Forest-Allow 10-15 minutes
These next four weeks, we will do our Relaxation Exercise in the guided imagery of The Forest. A change from The Beach, we will sink into the soft pine needles, listen to the bubbling brook and the scurrying animals.
---Lie down or sit down and get comfortable---Loosen any clothing that is too tight---10 seconds
---Stretch---and relax---stretch---and relax---stretch---and relax---10 seconds
---Notice your breathing without trying to change it---just noticing the breath, going in---and out---in---and out---in---and out---
1 minute
---Now, imagine yourself in a cool, dark, forest---10 seconds
---Walk along a path by a bubbling spring---noticing the ferns and wildflowers---the shy, small forest animals---10 seconds.
---Come upon a clearing with a soft cushion of silent pine needles---10 seconds
---Lie down and listen to the wind whistling through the pine trees---10 seconds
---Hear the spring bubbling beside you---10 seconds
---Feel the soft cushion of pine needles beneath you---10 seconds
--- Listen to the breeze blowing the branches---back and forth---back and forth---10 seconds
---The spring bubbling---10 seconds
--- The breeze blowing the branches---10 seconds
---Hear the birds calling in the trees---10 seconds
---Birds calling back and forth---10 seconds
---Hear the rustle of small animals around you---curious rabbits---and mice---10 seconds
---Stay here as long as you like---
3-5 minutes
---And, when you are ready, stretch, and massage any tension in your face, neck, shoulders, or feet, if you like---
1 minute
