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into my arms … my arms are becoming very limp as the upper muscles of my arms
now relax … all the muscles of my arms are becoming limp and deeply relaxed, right
down to my fingertips …

My chest and upper back are now relaxing … a warm glow of deep relaxation
completely relaxes my chest … my chest is very, very relaxed … This healthy
relaxing glow continues to flow down into my abdomen and lower back … The
muscles of my stomach are very relaxed; very, very relaxed indeed … My pelvic
region now relaxes as the warm sensation continues to flow downwards as I become
more and more relaxed …

The relaxation now flows into my thighs … the powerful muscles of my thighs are
now completely relaxed … right to the bones … so relaxed, just like my upper body
… The feeling flows further, into my knees … my knees are now very, very relaxed
… The relaxation is now spreading into my calves, becoming ever more relaxed,
very, very relaxed, and on down to my ankles … They are now relaxed, so relaxed
… and now to my feet … my toes … the soles of my feet and heels … completely,
completely relaxed … I enjoy the wonderful benefits of complete relaxation now …

When ready I am going to count from 1 to 7 to gradually readjust and come out of
this healthy state of deep relaxation … 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … now beyond the midpoint,
when I open my eyes I will be wide awake and revitalised both physically and
mentally … 5, I begin to adjust my body … 6, I prepare to open my eyes … and 7, I
open my eyes and am wide awake now, both physically and mentally alert.

It may seem on first reading the relaxation that it will take a long time to do. You will
be surprised just how you feel about time once you’ve done it. Over a short period,
even just a few practice sessions, you will be able to dispense with the above and
achieve the same relaxation very quickly on your own. I use this approach and the
rest of the techniques that follow to focus my mind completely in a matter of seconds
or over a longer time – say 10 or 15 minutes depending on my situation and need. I
practise this relaxation technique three times a day and it makes a wonderful
difference.

The introduction of imagination

It’s worth reminding ourselves that relaxation will assist to dissipate our physical
stress and give us access to much more of our thinking capacity by accessing our
right-brain faculties.

My aim with this technique is to help you to relax both physically and mentally. This
will reduce stress and trigger right-brain activity. Then, we will focus the right side of
your brain and your expanded thinking on solving your problems, improving your
performance and bringing any changes you desire into your life.

Imagination is an outstanding part of the right side of the brain. Einstein said:
‘Imagination is more important than knowledge.’ He realised that if we use only
the knowledge we have today we will produce no growth or fantastic future
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