As you continue to relax .... use your imagination and imagine yourself in a special place .... a peaceful ... quiet .... and comfortable ... place.  Just allow your mind to drift .... across time .... across space ... to a place ... that is peaceful ... comfortable ... and safe.  A place that brings forth feelings of contentment and happiness ... Whatever comes to mind that means those things to you ....

Allow yourself to begin to experience ... all the sensations of this place ..... the peace ... the comfort ... the feelings of safety .... and happiness ... Just allow whatever ideas or thoughts come into your mind ... Just imagine, think about …. or remember a special place ... a safe place .... wherever that is for you .... and notice all those wonderful sensations of peace .... comfort .... and happiness that are part of your special place .... Notice all the things around you .... Notice the sounds and noises ... You may, perhaps, notice smells or aromas ... Taste and touch whatever you wish to taste and touch ...

As you allow yourself to experience everything in this place ... you’ll notice that those feelings of peace, tranquility, comfort, safety and happiness... are intensified ... becoming part of you ... imprinting on your mind and heart ... taken deep within you ... as you move into an even more deeply relaxed state ... so comfortable and at peace .... feeling so content and so very, very relaxed ...

And whenever you focus your mind on this special place, you’ll find the feelings return immediately and you may even choose to allow those feelings to become stronger ... and more a part of you ... Just allowing yourself to enjoy this special place more and more... and you may notice that your enjoyment is heightened every moment you mentally spend here ... So for a few moments just enjoy this very special, peaceful place ... Let yourself experience it fully and know all the parts of this wonderful, safe place ... Allow yourself to enjoy the peaceful feelings that this place calls forth in you.

Whenever you enter your special place, you’ll feel and experience all emotions in their proper perspective ... And in your special place you realize that you can retain all of these wonderful, peaceful feelings in your normal waking state ... In fact, whenever you even think of your special place, the wonderful, peaceful feelings that you are feeling now, will return instantly and stay with you for the remainder of your day .... benefiting you in a very positive way .... and you’ll enjoy the pleasure it brings.

Know that you can return to this special place any time you so desire. Imagine yourself in your special place now... Feel yourself in your special place now... Enjoy your marvelous and wonderful safe place now and relax even more ..... So very relaxed and so very comfortable now... And relaxing more and more in your very special place.

To return to your wonderful, tranquil, relaxing and safe place ... at any time ... all you have to do is close your eyes and take a few deep relaxing breaths ... and just imagine this wonderful place ... and as you imagine your special place, you'll automatically remember the feelings that make this place so special to you .... You'll experience the feelings of peace, comfort and happiness regardless of where you are or what's going on in your life.

YOUR SPECIAL PLACE
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Imagine yourself in a special place …. a peaceful …. quiet …. beautiful place …. You mentioned (use the place they told you about, if possible)

Notice the temperature of the air … the ground beneath your feet …

Remember the way everything looks …. the scenery …. the view ….. the beauty of it all … Just take it all in ... thinking about it …. remembering perhaps … or imagining …

Remember the way it smells …. and the sounds that are common to this place ….

But most of all … think about the way you feel …. in this beautiful … wonderful … special place … This is your place … a place you can return to anytime … and anytime you think about this wonderful place, you’ll automatically feel calm … peaceful … and serene.