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Everyday Motivational Affirmations - Get Rid of Nightmares - Guided Meditation For Deep Sleep · Everyday Motivational Affirmations

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  Speaker 1: Many people experience night terrors and struggle with how to
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  Speaker 1: get rid of nightmares. This relaxation exercise uses guided imagery
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  Speaker 1: and visualization to help return your mind to a peaceful,
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  Speaker 1: RESTful state, free of fear after experiencing a nightmare. Let's
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  Speaker 1: begin the relaxation exercise. Perhaps you have just had a nightmare,
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  Speaker 1: or maybe you are getting ready to sleep and want
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  Speaker 1: to fill your mind with peaceful images. Or perhaps you
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  Speaker 1: have woken up in the night and want to get
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  Speaker 1: back to sleep. Maybe you just want to promote positive
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  Speaker 1: mental images to help you relax. Whatever the case may be,
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  Speaker 1: this relaxation to get rid of nightmares can help to
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  Speaker 1: create a peaceful mental state. Positive images can help to
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  Speaker 1: get rid of nightmares. This guided imagery will help get
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  Speaker 1: rid of nightmares and create a positive place in your mind.
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  Speaker 1: Positive visualization can create this place. Imagine a place that
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  Speaker 1: is perfectly safe and very comfortable. Imagine what this place
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  Speaker 1: would be like. Create an image in your mind of
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  Speaker 1: all the details of a safe, peaceful place. With this
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  Speaker 1: image and mind, begin to relax your body. Fear creates tension,
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  Speaker 1: and to get rid of nightmares, it is important to
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  Speaker 1: decrease this tension. Start by noticing where the tension is
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  Speaker 1: in your body. Pay close attention to your shoulders, neck, back, hands,
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  Speaker 1: and jaws. These are areas where tension tends to build up.
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  Speaker 1: Once you have located the tension in your body, choose
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  Speaker 1: one area to relax first. Focus your attention on this
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  Speaker 1: area and conciously allow the muscles to relax and soften,
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  Speaker 1: becoming loose. Breathe, imagining that your breath brings relaxation to
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  Speaker 1: this area. Feel the tension leave as you breathe out.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe in relaxation, and breathe out tension. Keep breathing, letting
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  Speaker 1: your breaths be slow and regular. Notice that the area
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  Speaker 1: you are focusing on is more relaxed than it was before.
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  Speaker 1: See how you have the ability to relax your muscles.
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  Speaker 1: Feel your muscles relaxing further. Notice your jaws relaxing, becoming loose,
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  Speaker 1: your mouth resting comfortably, with your teeth slightly apart. Feel
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  Speaker 1: your neck and shoulders relaxing and your shoulders getting lower
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  Speaker 1: as the muscles give up their hold. Allow your hands
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  Speaker 1: to relax, resting open, loose, relaxed. Feel your back relax
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  Speaker 1: all the muscles become soft and loose. To get rid
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  Speaker 1: of nightmares. Let's create a positive image to focus on.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine that you are at a luxurious resort where you
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  Speaker 1: are completely safe and cared for. Your room is spacious, sunny,
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  Speaker 1: and comfortable. In this place, you have no worries. There
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  Speaker 1: is nothing you need to do. You're here just to
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  Speaker 1: relax and take time for yourself. The room you are
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  Speaker 1: staying in is very luxurious. You have a large space
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  Speaker 1: with everything you need kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room. Picture
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  Speaker 1: being in a large room that is just for relaxation
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  Speaker 1: and enjoyment. This room is your own private escape. Here
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  Speaker 1: is a warm pool, a soft, comfortable lounge chair, plants,
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  Speaker 1: and large windows. The sun streams through the windows, making
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  Speaker 1: the pool sparkle. Take in this scene, imagining this lovely place.
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  Speaker 1: Though this room is indoors, the plants and pool create
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  Speaker 1: an almost outdoors feel. Through the windows, you can see
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  Speaker 1: a beautiful view. Imagine where your resort is located. What
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  Speaker 1: do you see outside? Your resort can be anywhere you like,
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  Speaker 1: by the ocean and the mountains, on a golf course,
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  Speaker 1: an oasis in the desert. Your resort can be anywhere
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  Speaker 1: you like. Imagine the picturesque view you would see out
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  Speaker 1: the windows. The room is warm, with a soft breeze
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  Speaker 1: created by silent fans. Imagine yourself here in this safe, luxurious,
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  Speaker 1: beautiful place. You may see yourself walking toward the pool
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  Speaker 1: or sitting in the lounge chair. Here you can do
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  Speaker 1: whatever you wish. I'll pause for one minute. For the
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  Speaker 1: next minute, imagine the relaxing things you can do here
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  Speaker 1: and create a picture in your mind of you relaxing
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  Speaker 1: in this piece full place. Now, imagine resting on the
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  Speaker 1: lounge chair. Feel the sun shining down as you become
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  Speaker 1: warm and relaxed. The chair is very soft, and as
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  Speaker 1: you recline, laying back and closing your eyes, you feel
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  Speaker 1: so at peace. You are so comfortable here. Feel yourself
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  Speaker 1: sinking into the lounge chair, sinking deeper into relaxation. Notice
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  Speaker 1: the peaceful thoughts that are filling your mind. See that
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  Speaker 1: by focusing on these thoughts they become stronger, filling your
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  Speaker 1: consciousness with peace. The peaceful thoughts are very clear, increasing
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  Speaker 1: in clarity as you focus. All other thoughts and concerns
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  Speaker 1: are far away. Right now, as you sleep, your mind
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  Speaker 1: can remain in this positive place. Feel yourself drifting off
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  Speaker 1: to sleep, filled with peaceful, pleasant thoughts, beautiful, serene dreams
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  Speaker 1: occupy your consciousness. Calm, peace relaxed thoughts that enter your
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  Speaker 1: awareness can pass lazily through your mind like clouds drifting by.
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  Speaker 1: You don't need to focus especially on any of them.
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  Speaker 1: You are so calm allow your thoughts to pass without
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  Speaker 1: dwelling on them. You can get rid of nightmares by
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  Speaker 1: allowing the negative images and thoughts to leave your mind
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  Speaker 1: as they are replaced by images of the peaceful resort
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  Speaker 1: in your imagination. Turn your attention again to the pool
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  Speaker 1: allouch chair you imagined. See this peaceful place just for you.
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  Speaker 1: Only pleasant thoughts remain here. This place is a retreat
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  Speaker 1: from all stresses and worries. Any time worried thoughts arise,
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  Speaker 1: focus again on the resort, a luxurious, safe place where
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  Speaker 1: you can get away from the life stresses, get rid
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  Speaker 1: of nightmares, and just relax. See all the details of
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  Speaker 1: this place. You can picture yourself enjoying the pool and sunroom,
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  Speaker 1: or having a warm bath and a jacuzzi tub. Perhaps
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  Speaker 1: you imagine getting into a large, soft, comfortable bed and
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  Speaker 1: having an app Your suite has a variety of things
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  Speaker 1: for you to enjoy, and as a place just for you,
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  Speaker 1: where you can relax. Relax here, resting, enjoying this holiday,
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  Speaker 1: fill your mind with happiness and peace. Now, if you
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  Speaker 1: want to, you can drift off to sleep, ever so slowly,
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  Speaker 1: drifting down into a pleasant, calm land of dreams, slipping
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  Speaker 1: deeper and deeper. I'll count now from one to five.
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  Speaker 1: When you reach five, you will be fully relaxed and sleep.
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  Speaker 1: One becoming heavier, sleepy and relaxed. Two safe and warm,
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  Speaker 1: comfortably floating, drifting relaxed. Three pleasant, peaceful, happy thoughts fill
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  Speaker 1: in your mind. Four so deeply relaxed. Five drifting into
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  Speaker 1: deep sleep, filled with pleasant dreams. Mm hmm