Sound of Silence: How to Find Some Quietude in Your Life | Zen Habits

Sound of Silence: How to Find Some Quietude in Your Life | Zen Habits: "Having a time of stillness in your life can be similarly wonderful, if you don’t have it already. Let’s take a look at some ways to find quietude in your life and see how the sound of silence can allow your thoughts to emerge."

Guided Relaxation Script

Guided Relaxation Script

Many Guided Meditation scripts are available, yet many teachers and students are not able to enjoy maximum advantage of this great relaxation and healing technique.

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, provides a script and some great tips:

• Use your natural teaching voice, rather than an artificial “relaxing” voice.
• Pause regularly. Leave space for students to shift their focus inward.
• The script shouldn’t fill up the entire relaxation period, and will take about 7 minutes to read, with appropriate pauses throughout. Shorten this script for shorter relaxations, so that there is time for extended silence. The guided audio version has 2 minutes of silence near the end of the relaxation; in classes or private sessions this silence can be much longer.
• Give students time to settle into a relaxation pose and quiet down before you begin leading them through this script.

Enjoy!