Stairway to Beach
Deepener
I’d like you to imagine that it is a warm summer day and that you are standing on a grassy knoll overlooking the ocean. The waves meet a beautiful pink sandy beach below you. You want to go to this beach and feel the warm sand on your feet. The only way down is a large stone stairway that descends beside the knoll. You know that the stones that create the stairway will be smooth and warm when your feet touch them. There’s 20 steps to reach the beach. In a moment, I will count these steps for you and as I do you will walk down each one becoming more and more relaxed as you go. On the last step, when your feet finally sink into the warm sand, you will be in a deep state of relaxation. Okay, now, we’re going to begin. The stone stairway is welcoming as you peacefully descend onto the first step.
20. . . You are deeply relaxed
19 . . . You feel yourself completely letting go
18 . . .
17 . . .
16 . . . Deeper and deeper into relaxation.
15 . . . This step takes you even deeper.
14. . .
13 . . Relaxed
12 . . .
11 . . . Letting go completely
10 . . .
9 . . . Deeper and deeper
8 . . .
7 . . . More and more relaxed
6 . . .
5 . . . so relaxed now
4 . . .
3 . . . almost to the bottom now
2 . . . deep, deep relaxation
1 . . . All the way down now into deep … deep relaxation.