Beach and Sea Visualization Exercise
This exercise is excellent for calming the mind, and also focuses your attention and stimulates your creative energies. As an aid to this exercise, try vaporizing a combination of essential oils in a diffuser; 2 drops each of lemon, juniper and cardamom is very uplifting. These aromas have a positive effect on mood and help to improve concentration.
Sit comfortably in an armchair, resting your hands on your lap, and your head on a cushion, dim the lights and relax.
Imagine that you are walking on a long stretch of white sandy beach, which you can see curving away towards the distant horizon. The temperature is warm and there is a gentle sea-breeze. The sun is shining brightly and you feel very comfortable. You walk slowly, and first you become aware of the sand through your toes. It is warm and silky soft to the touch; and every step you take is like a caress. Tiny grains glisten on your skin as you walk along.
You turn to look at the sea. It is quite calm, and a deep aquamarine blue, shining with lighter flecks of sunlight. You gaze for a few moments at the stunning blue colour, feeling it bathe your eyes. Then you walk down to the water, smelling the tang of salt, hearing the cry of seabirds and the sound of the waves. Pause foe a few moments and let the scene build in your imagination, let your senses create the impressions.
Now imagine that you are going into the water, tasting the salt on your tongue and feeling the tingling, rejuvenating effect of the sea, swimming without effort, still aware of the amazing aquamarine blue colour all around you. Feel how different it is to be in it as well as seeing it. Feel yourself supported by the water, the sun still shining brightly all around you.
You come back to the shore, and as you leave the water, feel how refreshed and revitalized you are. Take a few slow, deep breaths, flex your toes and fingers and let your awareness come back to the room.
This exercise is excellent for calming the mind, and also focuses your attention and stimulates your creative energies. As an aid to this exercise, try vaporizing a combination of essential oils in a diffuser; 2 drops each of lemon, juniper and cardamom is very uplifting. These aromas have a positive effect on mood and help to improve concentration.
Sit comfortably in an armchair, resting your hands on your lap, and your head on a cushion, dim the lights and relax.
Imagine that you are walking on a long stretch of white sandy beach, which you can see curving away towards the distant horizon. The temperature is warm and there is a gentle sea-breeze. The sun is shining brightly and you feel very comfortable. You walk slowly, and first you become aware of the sand through your toes. It is warm and silky soft to the touch; and every step you take is like a caress. Tiny grains glisten on your skin as you walk along.
You turn to look at the sea. It is quite calm, and a deep aquamarine blue, shining with lighter flecks of sunlight. You gaze for a few moments at the stunning blue colour, feeling it bathe your eyes. Then you walk down to the water, smelling the tang of salt, hearing the cry of seabirds and the sound of the waves. Pause foe a few moments and let the scene build in your imagination, let your senses create the impressions.
Now imagine that you are going into the water, tasting the salt on your tongue and feeling the tingling, rejuvenating effect of the sea, swimming without effort, still aware of the amazing aquamarine blue colour all around you. Feel how different it is to be in it as well as seeing it. Feel yourself supported by the water, the sun still shining brightly all around you.
You come back to the shore, and as you leave the water, feel how refreshed and revitalized you are. Take a few slow, deep breaths, flex your toes and fingers and let your awareness come back to the room.
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