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HypnoSOS Episode 44 – Finding More Joy

In a few minutes in time… in a few moments in time… I would like you to focus on your breathing… Notice each breath in… and out… in… and out… and be aware of the pauses between each breath… as you continue to focus on your breathing you will notice… that the pauses… grow longer apart… as your breathing slows down… as you start to relax… And you can allow the muscles of your shoulders to warm and relax now… let them relax… the muscles of your neck and jaw… and allow them to warm now… allow them to relax… and you may even find that you find that you yawn… you may even find that you start to move your jaw around… easing the muscles… helping them to relax… and your shoulders and your jaw and your neck can all start to warm and relax… all of those muscles beginning to relax… even your tongue in your mouth… focus on it and let it relax… you may be aware that each time you swallow… a perfectly natural reflex happens without you having to think of anything at all… just notice it… and let your breathing carry this warmth through from this area to every part of your body… let it radiate… with each breath out, that warmth, that relaxation spreads through… from the muscles of your shoulders, your neck, your jaw… each breath out… the muscles around them soften and relax… all the way through relax… as if you have dropped a pebble of salt… a pebble called peace… into this area… and with each breath out the ripples spread… and you go deeper… deeper… deeper relaxed… deeper… and deeper relaxed… you may find in these moments you forget to pay attention to the words that I say… and that will be fine… you may forget to pay attention to the sound of my voice… and that too will be fine… You may even forget to pay attention to your own inner thoughts… the sound of your inner voice… but regardless of whether you’re paying attention or not… the relaxation has spread regardless… carried on each breath… letting go of any unnecessary nervous tension… letting go and helping you to relax… all the way through… relax… and you can and you will… enjoy the sensation as it continues… and any unnecessary nervous tension is carried from you… drains away around you… soaked up by your surroundings, it can then drain away… into the earth… leaving you free… leaving you feeling… lighter… leaving you feeling more connected… to the positives… of this world… more able to focus on the things you enjoy…

And… in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time… you will hear me say the word… nowww… and before I say this word… I will ask you to take a deep breath and to hold it until I say the word… nowww… and when this happens… a feeling of not only deep … deep… peace will spread through you… but a change in your awareness… helping you to focus on the positives… to pay attention to the small joys around you… whether that is the softness of your clothing… something that makes you laugh… the feeling of the breeze on your cheeks… so many many moments in a day… which we can focus upon… that are good… positive… reassuring… and it is time today to move your attention onto those things…so take a deep breath in now… and… nowww… let it go… and as you do, you go deeper… deeper… deeper still… as you do, you go deeper… deeper still…to this state… of physical relaxation… but also the state of joy… of being just in the moment… where nothing else matters… being able to register that which is positive in these moments… so… another… deep breath in… hold it… and… nowww… release that breath and feel free… free to focus on the good things… free to find other things that make you happy… free to create these moments so that… when you go to bed at night… your unconscious mind, your memory can review these positives and take them into your dreams… take them into your dreams to reinforce this state… of joy…this inner stillness… this moment in which… there is nothing else… except the moment… and in moments of this kind you can be free… there are no negatives… there is nothing to do… all the experience is… of being… being in a moment… of bliss… of joy… of stillness… and it is these moments upon which you can build,. it is these moments that give you strength, it is these moments that help you to feel grounded and calm, no matter what is going on around you… It is these moments… that connect you once again that which is important and to actively seek out and find… the joy in your world… breathing deeply and easily… you may even experience moments of drifting or floating, and that too will be absolutely fine… you are completely in control of this process throughout… Remember you are in control in this inner space… you have choice over what comes into your mind… and control over that which you choose to release… so anything that has no place, anything that does not give you joy… let it go… nowww… and embrace this moment of peace… of stillness… of grounding… of joy…

And in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time you will hear me count from 1 to 10… and at the count of 8 your eyes will naturally and easily open… and at the count of 10 you will be fully wide awake… all normal healthy and appropriate sensations and responses will be back in the present… and remember the word present means gift… these thoughts, these feelings are the gift you give to yourself today… enjoy them… joy in the moment of peace… you will hear me count from 1 to 10… at the count of 8 your eyes will naturally and easily open and at the count of 10 you will be fully wide awake… and you’ll feel calm… you’ll feel peaceful… you’ll feel grounded… and prepared to look for and find the joy of the moment… so ready… 1… 2… 3… waking up… 4… 5… 6… more aware… 7… 8…eyes open, wide open… 9 and 10… fully wide awake… stretch and rest for a moment…

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