you ready just take your eyes closed Just relax and focus your attention on the rise and fall of your breath With each breath you take you notice yourself relaxing The more you relax the better you feel and the better you feel The more you allow yourself to relax as that relaxation drifts throughout your body and your mind I want you to imagine a beautiful flight of stairs and each step you go deeper and more relaxed 10 Take the first step down now completely at peace

Nine Going down deeper and deeper

Down Eight Clearing your mind Being calm Seven Going down deeper and deeper Six Feeling relaxed in every way Five Halfway down now Feeling safe Four Much more relaxed than ever

before 3 Going down deeper and deeper Two going deeper completely

One feeling safe calm and relaxed

zero Completely relaxed Now just imagine a beautiful safe place This can be a real place or an imaginary place And you feel safe and calm coming out of this safe place into a comfortable room for change And now feeling calm relaxed and at peace Just Feeling happy and brave at all times Knowing that you are strong and powerful feeling happy calm and relaxed

And now just imagine a big bubble and you go inside this big bubble and it protects you from all that scares you And you feel safe You feel love You feel brave and happy at all times as all that scares you bounces off this big bubble and disappears As you feel protected you feel calm relaxed You feel safe at all times clearing your mind being at

peace feeling safe As you feel strong and powerful as you let go completely at peace allowing each thought to disappear appear as you feel safe calm and relaxed Knowing that you are strong and powerful completely as you feel brave Feeling happy at all times Feeling safe as you throw away all that once scared you And you feel safe calm and

relaxed as all of the changes and suggestions take place from now on for the rest of your life All of the changes and suggestions take place from now one for the rest of your life In a moment I will count from one to five and on the count of five I will say fully aware and all of the changes and suggestions take place from now on for the rest of your life One feeling safe calm and relaxed Two being at peace Three feeling happy strong and powerful Four On the next number I will say fully aware and all of the changes and suggestions take place from now on for the rest of your life Five Fully aware Open your eyes