guided relaxation
“Our Inner Kingdom”
I’m going to tell you a story. Get comfortable.
Close your eyes, and imagine that you’re inside
this story.
Take in a very deep breath and let it out slowly.
As you continue to breathe deeply and calmly,
think about something you do well. What do
you really love to do? This is called a talent, and
we all have something that we’re really good at
doing.
Now just feel those good feelings of doing
what you enjoy and continue to focus on your
breathing. Feel yourself getting lighter and
lighter. Take another breath, and feel yourself rising up higher and higher. Take another
breath, and feel yourself rising up so high that
it feels like you’re floating. Now keep breathing
calmly, and fly through the sky, gliding around
in the air.
with Mellisa Dormoy
of Shambala Kids
You walk toward the gate and go inside. A man
in a funny looking suit is standing there to
greet you. “Welcome to our kingdom!” he says.
“You’re our new ruler! We’ve been waiting for
you!”
This kingdom is a place where they really love
and admire people who can do all the awesome
things that you can do, and since you do things
so well, they want you to be the new ruler of
their kingdom! All the people love you and desire to be like you. You are a role model and inspiration to every single person here! How does
it feel knowing this? Perhaps you have a huge
feeling of gratitude welling up in your heart!
You can come back to this kingdom any time
you forget how amazing you are, and all the
people here will remind you how incredible and
amazing you are. For now, it’s time to go back
When you’re flying like this, if you want to go to home, but you can carry all the wonderful feelings back with you and enjoy them every day.
a place, all you have to do is think of it. Think
about a kingdom where everybody loves your
Now, I’ll tell you a secret about this kingdom
talent. It’s a special place where everyone admires you so very much for your special talent! of yours. The people from your kingdom - the
people who think that you’re amazing and aweYou are like the queen or king of that castle!
some - are actually all around you! They’re just
As you approach the castle gates, you see a
kind of scattered in the waking world, so you
big banner that says, “We love you!” All of the
might have to look for them. But if you keep
townspeople are lined up on the side of the
being awesome and looking for those special
streets with flags and banners, and they’re all
people, you’ll find a lot of people around you
cheering for you as you walk toward the gate.
who know the truth of how special and wonEverybody’s shouting and saying, “You’re awederful you truly are!
some!” and “You’re FANTASTIC!”
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