And just relaxing deeper and even deeper … drifting way down now … deeper and even deeper relaxed … and recognizing and realizing how many of us experience sensations that we regard as unpleasant … tension, stress, strain and discomfort … and we have already learned one method of dealing with these … and that is … just breathing deeply and removing all parts of stress and strain …
And using another image now … another image that can bring us peace, comfort, contentment and deep relaxation … and another method that is so powerful it can remove all the symptoms of stress and strain … the symptoms of stress and strain are all very subjective feelings … we feel them, but as we know only too well it is difficult to consciously modify our feelings … and it is much easier to modify object … and so we are now changing our unpleasant sensations into objects …
If you are experiencing pain or discomfort or if you feel tense or anxious … I want you to take that unwanted feeling, tension, stress or strained muscle and give it a shape … just imagine a shape … allow yourself to visualize that shape … it can be any kind of shape … it can be an abstract shape or a concrete shape … and it can be an object or a geometric design or it can be soft and it can be a color … whatever shape or object first comes into your mind is the right shape or object for you … don’t try to force the shape … just let it happen … as you go deeper and even deeper relaxed … and you are doing so very well … you are peaceful, calm and very relaxed…
And just relaxing and going deeper and even deeper … give that shape a color … and just imagine the size of the shape … and you can give it a size just by knowing the size or by picturing it next to an object you know the size of … and you are recognizing and realizing that the shape is the symbol of you discomfort … and the larger the shape is … the more severe the discomfort is … and the smaller the shape is … the less the discomfort is …
And practicing now … first making the shape larger … and then making it smaller … and when you make the size of the shape bigger it is easier to make the shape smaller … and if you have difficulty making the size of the shape smaller .. then use a few tricks … if the shape is a balloon you can put a needle into it, or kick it away … throw it away … put it on a boat or an airplane or tie it to the back of a truck and let it drive away …
And realizing that as this symbol is becoming smaller, the feelings associated with it are becoming less intense and you can make it smaller … as small and comfortable as you want to make it … and you are making it smaller by practicing making it larger and then smaller … and you realize that these are skills and as with any skill … the more you practice the more powerful the skill becomes … and you are using these skills … and using these skills any time you desire … the more you practice the easier it is for you to allow these skills to be totally and completely effective … so very easy to use and so very powerful … anytime you choose to use this skill … and practicing making the shape smaller and the color of the shape fade … and every time you do this it is easier and even easier …
I am going to let you rest for a moment but when I awaken you … you will find that you can give the shape as size and a color and then instantly … effortlessly and easily make the shape smaller and the color fade … and every time you do this it becomes easier and even easier … and when I awaken you the shape is fading and becoming smaller …