Elizabeth
Nodding her head, Elizabeth accepted the report. "Okay. That's not too bad." Higher than she was expecting, but lower than it could be. She could work with a four.
Her feet touched against the cold floor as she set aside her own mug. She placed her hands flat against the top of her legs, looking for Maea to do the same. Smiling softly, her eyes fell closed as she said, "I want you to close your eyes... Focus on slowing your breathing, taking each breath long and deep, feel it filling your lungs, reaching to the very bottom. In. And out." The kind to do as much as she says, Elizabeth did the same, expanding her chest with the slow intake of oxygen, in through her nose and out through her mouth, focusing on the way it centered her in the moment.
After a few seconds, she spoke again, guiding with a soft voice, "Once you do that, I want you to tighten then relax every muscle in your body, starting with your head. Squeeze every muscle in your face - don't worry, no one's watching - then let your face go slack, letting gravity pull it down." Eliabeth felt her face scrunch in a weird expressive mixture of anger and disgust, her brows coming together and her eyes squishing closed before she released it, feeling every muscle more relaxed than before, pulling down. She then proceeded to the next section. "Then your neck and shoulders. Tighten. And relax." Her shoulders came up to her ears, tensing then releasing before she said, "Then your arms, to include your hands. Tighten. And relax." Elizabeth balled up her fists, feeling the nails bite into her hands momentarily, then the relaxation leaving them soft and supple against her legs once more. "Then your abdomen and buttocks. Tighten. And relax." She tensed everything, releasing it with her commands before moving to the final section. "Then down to your legs, and finally your toes. Tighten. And relax." Her thighs and calves flexed, her toes curling against the floor before flattening once more. "Feel how your body comes in contact with each point on the chair and floor. Let the feeling come then go, keeping you grounded but not dragging you down." Elizabeth did the same, letting her mind go blank to sense every bulge of the cushions, every pulse of the fireplace heat, every grain of the wood beneath her.
Finally, she took a deep breath, pulling herself back into the present as she looked to Maea. "And lastly, slowly open your eyes." Her posture stayed relaxed, at ease despite the turmoil of their previous conversations. She smiles softly as she asked, "How do you feel?"
Her feet touched against the cold floor as she set aside her own mug. She placed her hands flat against the top of her legs, looking for Maea to do the same. Smiling softly, her eyes fell closed as she said, "I want you to close your eyes... Focus on slowing your breathing, taking each breath long and deep, feel it filling your lungs, reaching to the very bottom. In. And out." The kind to do as much as she says, Elizabeth did the same, expanding her chest with the slow intake of oxygen, in through her nose and out through her mouth, focusing on the way it centered her in the moment.
After a few seconds, she spoke again, guiding with a soft voice, "Once you do that, I want you to tighten then relax every muscle in your body, starting with your head. Squeeze every muscle in your face - don't worry, no one's watching - then let your face go slack, letting gravity pull it down." Eliabeth felt her face scrunch in a weird expressive mixture of anger and disgust, her brows coming together and her eyes squishing closed before she released it, feeling every muscle more relaxed than before, pulling down. She then proceeded to the next section. "Then your neck and shoulders. Tighten. And relax." Her shoulders came up to her ears, tensing then releasing before she said, "Then your arms, to include your hands. Tighten. And relax." Elizabeth balled up her fists, feeling the nails bite into her hands momentarily, then the relaxation leaving them soft and supple against her legs once more. "Then your abdomen and buttocks. Tighten. And relax." She tensed everything, releasing it with her commands before moving to the final section. "Then down to your legs, and finally your toes. Tighten. And relax." Her thighs and calves flexed, her toes curling against the floor before flattening once more. "Feel how your body comes in contact with each point on the chair and floor. Let the feeling come then go, keeping you grounded but not dragging you down." Elizabeth did the same, letting her mind go blank to sense every bulge of the cushions, every pulse of the fireplace heat, every grain of the wood beneath her.
Finally, she took a deep breath, pulling herself back into the present as she looked to Maea. "And lastly, slowly open your eyes." Her posture stayed relaxed, at ease despite the turmoil of their previous conversations. She smiles softly as she asked, "How do you feel?"
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
