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HypnoSOS episode 8 – Be Kind To Yourself

In a few moments in time… in a few moments in time I’d like you to focusing on your breathing… let your eyes close if you haven’t already, and allow yourself this time… This is your time… time to rest… time to recover… time to breathe… and in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time, I’d like you to become aware of those thoughts in your mind… thoughts that that you will find can just drift for now… just drift… and as you allow those thoughts to drift… allow them some space… and I’d like you to know that nothing else matters… All you need to do is begin to continue to let your mind find the spaces between these words… these words in your mind… the pauses between these thoughts… and take a moment instead of thinking about the words… to focus on the pauses between… and as you focus on the pauses between the words… you will find that your mind will begin and continue to help you to relax…

Allow yourself to relax… and all you need to do is continue to allow your focus… on these pauses… let it continue because nothing else matters… just allow this to happen… and notice that already your breathing has changed… and with your eyes comfortably closed… focusing in on your breathing… aware of the pauses between each word… your breathing has now become deeper and deeper… nothing else matters.

You now have control… complete control… and you will already have found that those thoughts that were negative, have begun to fade… and you can find your mind will just give you some space… space and time to grieve if you need to… space and time above all to take bank control… and if you find that there are any moments in which you forget to listen…then that will be fine, just fine… for even when you are profoundly asleep, you can still hear… you will still remember… you will still pay attention to anything that is of importance to you… you have control completely… completely in control… and you will find that there is nothing else for you to do except… to expect to go deeper… and deeper… deeper still… into this time and space where nothing else matters… just let your thoughts… your mind… find time to begin to let go of any unnecessary nervous tension… any negative thoughts… any fears… or concerns… just let your mind find the time and the space to be comfortable… to be in the moment… and in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time, you can and you will go deeper… deeper… deeper still… deeper and deeper…. into a time and a space where you can start to change the tenor and the nature of the words in your mind… and start to find positive connections… to connect with your thoughts… your feelings… take control… and as your mind starts to move away from the negative thoughts and onto allowing you to focus on moments of peace… moments of pleasure… moments of calm… the pauses between the words if you will… your attention can move on to that which gives you peace… peace to remember what it is that helps you… strengthens you… focuses you… and gives you a level of control that will not only get you through this time… but help to change your mind in a positive way and grow stronger… kinder to yourself….at this time.

In a few moments in time you will hear me say the word NOW… and whenever you hear me say the word NOW… a slightly warm, although really pleasant physical sensation of warm, relaxed muscles can and will begin to and continue to spread from your chest… through your shoulders and all the way out… out through your body… all the way out so that you can and you will let go of any unnecessary nervous tension… allowing your body to completely relax… all the way through… and you can and you will go deeper and deeper… deeper and deeper… into this state of calm… allowing you to grow in strength… allowing you to find better ways… allowing you to become yourself again… your true positive self… allowing you, reminding you to be kind to yourself…

So ready… nice deep breath NOW and let it go… and as it does allow the breath to flow through from your chest to your shoulders and all the way out… out through your body… out to the tips of your fingers… the tips of your toes… all the way through… and for the moment, you can just take a moment to notice how you feel… because your body knows how to relax… your mind knows what you need… and it can also let go… let go of any unnecessary nervous tension… any negative thoughts… and as your mind grows stronger… as you relax… your mind can now focus on the positive… as you relax… you can once again remember how it feels to be the best you can be… the most at peace… the most capable… the most kind… and for this time and in these moments and forever… remember the most important thing… the most precious thing… the best thing that you can do for yourself and for others is to remember to be kind… For although we are all experiencing troubled times… in this ocean of turmoil… we are each equipped with different vessels of different sizes and capabilities… we are not all in the same boat… We can all help each other… and ourselves… by communicating… communicating our own needs… and recognising what they are communicating to us… and in this way we can hope to make this time as frictionless as possible… as we connect and communicate with all those in the other boats… to check on how they are… how we can help… what we can do for others…

We are in our nature, connectors… communicators… It is our nature to be kind… human kind… and kindness starts with self-love… self-nurture… self-care… and when we have taken care of our own needs… then and only then can we care for others…fully… honestly… and with an open and generous heart… to give… just for giving and not for what we might receive… but the fact is… in giving… in giving kindness… we receive more than we ever thought… for we strengthen ourselves… to be kind is to bring love to the other and to ourself… to be kind is to understand the nature of our own capabilities… and to recognize how much better we each feel when we can be kind to others… and to the other that resides in ourself… the other who is perhaps not as strong as we might appear… the other who is perhaps more fearful than we seem… the other who is in need themselves… of laughter and kindness… so recognise the other in yourself and give to them NOW… in these moments… in these short moments… do yourself the kindness of recognising that you are worthy of self-love… self-care… self-nurture… learn to remember to and consistently practice self-love… to become someone you enjoy being around…

Remember we all have more to give than we know… we are stronger than we think… we are more capable than we believe, and perhaps in these times when we are all being tested, it is time to remember to be kind… take a moment now and allow one positive word to come into your mind about how you feel in these moments… and allow that word to become a trigger in future… if you find you feel a little vulnerable… if you need some help… take a deep breath that word come into your mind NOW… Make it the wind in your sails so you can sail ever more swiftly…

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 healthy, normal, positive sensations will be back with you… and you will feel better… stronger… calmer… and yes, more optimistic and ready to be kind… so ready… 1… 2… 3… more aware… 4… 5… 6… more alert… 7… 8… eyes wide open… 9… and 10… wide awake… wide awake… wide awake.

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