The Ocean Of Blue & Green

This meditation will help you to relax more deeply in preparation for self hypnosis or other visualizations. (Providing that you're not afraid of water)! It was inspired by a wierd dream I had one night a long time ago after practicing yoga before bed.

Instructions:

A. Get into a comfortable position and take a deep cleansing breath. Do whatever you need to in order to relax.

B. Now picture yourself either sitting by or swimming in an ocean of blue and green. If you've been sittting by it, note how calm and peaceful the ocean is. If you've been swimming in it, Note how warm and relaxing it is. Also, note that after you've been swimming in it you're starting to become very tired and you start sinking to the bottom. (There isn't anything in the ocean that can harm you in any way so you feel safe). You'll also notice that the deeper you go, the darker the shades of blue and green become and the more relaxed you become. You start sinking to the bottom now. 10...9...8.... The shades are still light and you're still fairly alert. 7...6...5...Now it's medium shades of blue and green and medium relaxation. 4....3....2....1.....0....Now the shades of blue and green are very dark and you're very relaxed. (If you wish, you could repeat the countdown two or three times to enhance the effect.

C. Now if you want, you can insert your affirmations or your post-hypnotic suggestion here_________________________

D. Now when you're ready, it's time to come back up. Coming all the way back, feeling alert,refreshed, and wide awake. You start to come back up now. 1....2....3.... The shades of blue and reeen ae still dark and you're still very relaxed. 4...5... Now it's medium shades of blue and green and medium relaxation. 6...7...8....Now they're getting lighter and you're becoming more and more alert. 9....Beginning to open your eyes. And 10. Feeling alert, refreshed, and wide-awake. Alert, refreshed, and wide awake.

E. And now, just centering yourself.... Sensing your relationship to your surroundings, the familiar sights, sounds, smells, and textures of your environment and whatever you might be sitting or lying on. In addition, the center can become very energized and organized. Take this feeling of relaxation with you as you go on with the rest of your day or evening.