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2/2/2015 1:18:43 PM: Before you start, turn off the television.Turn off the lights and close the blinds. Make the room darkTurn off your email and your IM clients.Put your phone on vibrate, and leave it in another room.Turn off all distractions.Relax.Find a comfortable position in your chair.Feet flat on the floor.Hands resting on the desk, with one finger on the mouse wheel so you can scroll the textNow.Breathe in while you count slowly to three.Exhale for a count of two.Once again, breathe in. Hold the breathImagine the cares of the day drifting from the top of your head.Like smoke.Exhale.Nothing matters except breathing.Turn off all other thoughtsBreatheLet your problems drift from youLike smokeRelaxBreatheWith each exhale, imagine the day’s tensions leaving your body with your breathAs you sink deeper into your chairMore and more relaxedBreatheDeeper and deeperFeel the muscles in your jaw loosenYour neckYour shouldersYour chestYour armsYour legsAnd breatheFeel the sensation of drifting lazily downwardLet yourself driftFeel your arms become heavyHeavyAnd breatheA feeling of calmness and contentmentAs your entire body becomes limp and relaxedThe muscles in your back are relaxingAlmost like a mental massageFeel it. Feel the rhythm as you breatheAll the way down your spineAs your body continues to drift downward. SlowlyBreatheNotice how the world begins to close in, like tunnel visionEverything around your drifts away. Fades into the backgroundOnly the screen remainsOnly the words on the screenBegin the journey into your own inner worldBreatheDrift towards that special part of youThat only you can go toRelax and drift down towards that comfortable placeLet go of your distractionsLet go of the roomThe chairYour bodyBreatheRelaxLet your mind wander wherever it wants to go.It doesn’t matter because these words will go with youAnd as you drift… breatheAnd sinkand relaxAnd in a few moments, you will see the words ‘Nowww, my sub’And when you see those wordsNowww my subAll the remaining tension will leave your bodyThere will be nothing but your mind and these wordsNo bodyNo roomBreatheNowww, my subFeel completely at peaceLike you could stay in this place foreverCalm and contentedBreathingEnjoy this wonderful feeling of complete relaxationUntil you even lose awareness of your bodyUntil you are nothing but calmnessContentmentRelaxationFocus on the phrase ‘Nowww, my sub’ below until you can’t feel your body at all.Nowww, my subRead it again and again, slowly, until your body disappearsNowww, my subNowww, my subNowww, my subNowww, my subNowww, my subNowww, my subAnd each time you do this, you will be able to reach a greater depthEach time, more peaceMore relaxationYou will know when you’ve reached your ultimate peaceNowww, my subAnd you’ll know that any time I send you these wordsNowww, my subYou can reach this place againNowww, my subThese words are my gift to youThat only *I* can give youNo one elseNowww, my subAnd when you reach that final placeWhere nothing else existsCome to me.Write to meSurrender to meCrave meAnd when I send you the wordsNowww, my subYou will be mineAnd you will reach that place that only I can take you toCome to meSurrenderCrave meSurrender to meNowww, my subNowww, my subAnd your eyes will close