#84 Relaxation Hypnosis for Stress, Anxiety & Panic Attacks - SILLY SONG - (Jason Newland) (30th January 2020)

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So thank you for listening and I'll stop talking now. Well, I will carry on talking but I'll get on with the recording. Now this is going to be a weird one.

You probably noticed I'm not talking particularly gently. I'm not shouting but this isn't going to be a quiet recording. It's not going to be like loud, loud.

And so I've had to make the recording earlier. So this is early evening. It's actually the wrong, you know, I won't be releasing it till tomorrow morning.

And it's about 10 o'clock. But I couldn't make this recording during the night because of the sound level that it might go up to. And of course, there may be background sounds, there's more likely to be a few more background sounds due to it being, you know, evening, rather than in the middle of the night when there's, you know, there's a lot less going on, which is why it's when I generally make my recordings.

So, what we're going to do, if you want to, is we're going to focus on how you feel. We're going to focus on how you feel physically, focusing on the stress levels, the anxiety, any kind of panic. So not just physically but also in your mind.

Okay, we're going to focus on that stuff. This is something that is something you can do when you're at home, or somewhere where there's no one else around. And simply because of what we're going to be doing makes it a little bit unsuitable for doing while you're on a train, or, you know, at work, or in a library.

Although you could do it internally, you could do it internally, but I quite like the idea of doing it externally because it uses a different type of energy, uses a physical energy, which let's face it, stress and anxiety is energy. It's almost trapped energy that's not being expelled, not being expended, not being used, not being channeled. So we're going to channel it into something ridiculous.

And I say ridiculous, because what we're going to do is not something that you'd expect. Although the title of the recording will give it away a little bit before you listen. So you probably will know.

But, you know, generally, it's not what you would expect from these recordings. We're going to do some singing. And you don't need to be able to sing.

You don't need to be classically trained. In order to do this, it makes no difference what you sound like when you sing, because nobody else is going to hear. So that's it.

It's not about sounding good. It's not about sounding in tune, singing in tune, none of that. It's not important.

All it's about is singing. So you're probably thinking, you might be thinking, oh, really? Can't you just do a relaxation session so I can lay down and just listen to you being calm? I've done lots of those and I will do lots of those in the future. But this is going to be singing.

So if you think it's not for you, I would answer, give it a try anyway. Because the worst case scenario is you'll find it kind of funny. It'll be a bit weird, a bit funny, a bit strange.

But nothing harmful or bad or negative can arise from this. It's not possible, because singing is a very positive, healthy thing to do. It's really good for you.

It's actually really good for you to sing. It's good for your lungs. It's good for your body.

Energy wise. And I'll also say if you're able to, walk around while you do it. So I would say keep your eyes open.

If you've got your eyes closed, make sure you're sitting down. If you're not able to walk around, then sit in a comfortable chair. Or if you're in a wheelchair, sit in a wheelchair.

Or if you're sitting up in bed, sit up in bed. Whatever you want to do. It's up to you.

But I'm going to walk around. And yeah, I'm not walking all the way around the building. I'm just in the room, just kind of just walking around a little bit.

Because it gives me a chance to move my body around. And just by moving my arms, I can actually feel a tingling in my back. Like a really gentle stretch.

Gentle. And this, I can actually feel the stress leaving my body. So I'm going to focus on my body.

You can focus on your body as well. Obviously you can't focus on my body, can you? So focus on your own feelings. I'm not going to know how you're feeling.

So all I can do is tell you how I'm feeling. And then you can kind of join me. So for example, let me get in touch with how I'm feeling.

And it's a little bit, I feel a little bit stressed, a little bit, a little bit uptight today. Or now, I feel a little bit uptight. I'm not sure if I feel it in my body.

Probably the back of my neck and my head. You know, the top of my head, I'm feeling it. Maybe my forehead as well now, I'm noticing a bit of tension there.

So what I'm going to do now, and it's, I'm going to do it with you, or I'm going to do it first. So instead of saying just sing, I'm actually going to do it as well. So hopefully it won't make your ears bleed when I sing.

And so it's going to be something, you could do it in the style of your own kind of song. So if you're a fan of opera, you could sing it operatic style, if that's what you like. Or if you're a fan of bubbly, you could sing it in the style of hymn or Madonna.

Or you could just sing it style of a carol or like, you know, anything, doesn't matter. So I'm going to focus on my forehead. My forehead is feeling a bit tight.

Now I sing better than that normally. So I'm going to focus. My forehead feels a bit tight.

So that was a better version. So it's not about singing really well. It's about just singing.

It doesn't matter how you do it. The top of my head feels a little, little tight. The top of my head feels a little bit tight.

And as I focus on the top of my head, it's actually instantly starting to feel a bit lighter. I don't know it's because I'm kind of internally, maybe the top of my head's laughing at my singing. Who knows? But now I'm going to focus on the back of my neck.

I'm feeling tense. I'll do a Bob Dylan version. In the back of my neck.

Yeah. On the back of my neck. It's feeling so tense.

And it's starting to feel, and if you focus on the part of your body as you're singing it. Back of my neck. It feels so tense.

Oh the back of my neck. It's feeling tense. Now it's feeling a bit more relaxed.

Oh I'm kind of happy. I'm feeling good. Oh yeah.

I'm feeling good. So it could be, you know, old style singing. So now I'm going to focus on my forehead again.

My forehead. It feels a little clammy. Clammy.

Clammy. A little bit warm. Warm.

Warm. A little bit hammy. A little bit hammy.

Oh my forehead. I wish that it felt a little bit shiny. It's like oh.

See my forehead now feels a bit better. My eyes. My eyelids are feeling stressed.

Not stressed, like a bit achy. I don't know why. I didn't even notice it before.

So now I'll focus on my eyes. My eyes feel so heavy. I wish they were a little bit lighter.

Heavy. Heavy. Heavy.

Heavy eyelids. Heavy. Heavy.

Heavy. Heavy eyes. Heavy.

Heavy. Heavy. Heavy eyelids.

Oh. Oh. And covered in eyes.

Nice and smooth. So again, it's just doing a silly song. Do your own version.

You could do my version. There's no copyright on it. I don't think there's going to be any copyright infringements where I need to take you to court to get back all those millions of dollars that you've gained from copying my singing.

I think we're safe there. So my eyes now feel better. So the top of my head is not stressed anymore.

My forehead. I can feel a little bit, but it's more inside my head. So it's kind of behind my forehead.

Sort of, I suppose, more like in the brain. It feels more, it probably isn't in the brain, but it feels kind of there. Sort of between my forehead and my top of my scalp.

And between, yeah, between my forehead and the back of my head is a feeling. Just a feeling. So I'm just going to go, I have a feeling in between my head.

Between my head. It's just a feeling in between my head. How about some bread? Why are you talking about bread? Because I'm hungry.

I want some bread. I'm trying to focus on my head. Doesn't matter because I'd like a sandwich.

I'm trying to focus on my head. The feeling that's in my head. Ooh, ooh, ooh.

And now as I focus, focus, focus, focus on my head, on my head. It feels a bit different, feels a bit different in my head, in my head. So, yeah.

Admittedly, if you've got a headache or whatever, then singing probably might not be what you want to do. But that feeling in my head wasn't pain. It was a feeling.

But now it's not there anymore. It's almost like my singing is scaring away all this stuff. It's shooing it away.

The stress anxiety does not want any part of my singing. It's saying, no, you're right. Bye.

See ya. Doesn't want to be involved. So what you can do is you can focus on the bits to feel a bit stressed, a bit tense.

And you can actually sing to it and ask it what you want it to do. So a few shoulders. Shoulders feel a little bit, a little bit, not hugely tense, a little bit tense.

I'd like my shoulders to feel relaxed. I really would like them to relax. Not just the left shoulder, but also the right one, too.

I'd like them both to relax. Because to my shoulders, I love you. You, you, you, you, you.

My shoulders are relaxing. Shoulders are relaxing. My shoulders feel calm.

My shoulders feel calm. They really feel loose. They really feel loose.

And something else that reminds me of calm. Something else that reminds me of calm. And my shoulders feel nice now.

Feel nice. They feel so loose. Feel so loose.

See, my shoulders feel more relaxed now. I mean, you can just make up words. It doesn't have to make sense.

You can just go, like I did. I mean, the was actually part of the song that I spent many hours, you know, writing. But, you know, you can just make stuff up.

Just make up silly sounds and focus on this as part of the singing. So I've had a few problems with my knees lately. So I've had a little bit of tension in my knees.

So I'm just going to focus on my knees. So I can feel it more when I'm standing up. My knees feel relaxed.

Feel relaxed. My knees feel calm. My knees feel calm.

My knees feel loose now. So loose. Like a lucky charm.

A lucky charm. My knees feel calm. My knees feel calm.

And they're so loose. And they're so loose. And you're focusing on your knees the whole time.

That's the thing. If you're singing to your knees, focus on your knees. Don't focus on your ears unless you're singing about your ears.

You're just focusing on your ears. My ears or knees. My ears feel relaxed.

My ears feel calm. My ears feel so calm. My ears feel calm.

Now, you can go through your body. Stomach. That's a place where we hold, well, I hold stress sometimes.

So I focus on my tummy. Focus on my stomach. And just remember, this is something that's worth remembering.

Anyone that thinks that they don't have any muscles in their stomach are incorrect. The stomach is one of the most strongest parts of your body, if not the strongest part, strongest muscle in your body. And regardless of what you weigh, how much people are overweight, whatever, you have strong muscles in your stomach.

So the next time anyone says, oh, you need, you know, you need to get a six pack, you say, I've got a six pack. It's just hidden. It's in there.

We've all got six packs. Or 10 packs even maybe. I think I might have a three pack.

But anyway, tension can be held in the stomach sometimes. So you focus on your stomach. And it could be a direct love song to your stomach.

Dear Stomach, I love you. Dear Stomach, I care. Dear Stomach, I need you to feel relaxed right there.

Relaxed, relaxed. I really do love you. Stomach, you are my friend.

Stomach, my friend. I really do love you. Forever and ever.

La la la la. I'm not purposely not rhyming because I just can't think of any rhymes, but it doesn't have to rhyme. You know, you're not trying to write a hit song.

You know, this isn't a career move. You know, you're not trying to get a number one hit. This is about the silliness of it.

This is about the fun of it. It's about having some fun, messing about. With that mindset, things change instantly anyway.

As soon as you have that mindset of just, we're just playing. We're playing here. And then you realize, wait a minute, I'm playing.

I'm having fun, where in the past, it would have been an extremely terrible experience. But now I'm actually playing with it. And it changes.

Your mindset changes. The feelings in your body change. And when the feelings in your body change, the thoughts in your mind change.

So when the feelings in your stomach relax, it sends a signal to the rest of your body. Because let's face it, it's all connected by the spinal cord, which is connected to the brain. So everything's connected.

So if your stomach's relaxed, then your feet start looking up, thinking, oh, well, tummy's relaxed. Perhaps we should get ourselves relaxed. And that's the left foot.

The right foot said, yeah, can we relax really quickly? And the left foot says, why? And the right foot says, well, can we relax quickly before Jason starts singing again? If we just get really relaxed, perhaps he won't sing to us. Which is a bit rude. My feet are very rude to me.

Stinky feet. Yeah. So what other parts of your body, or maybe you want to focus on your mind? Sing to your mind.

I'd like my mind to feel comfortable and calm. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'd like my mind to feel amazing and ever so relaxed and loose and calm.

Oh, yeah. It feels so nice when I feel relaxed in my mind. That kind of rhymes.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah.

A nice calm mind. I've got to relax, got to relax, a relaxed mind, a relaxed mind. I've got to relax, got to relax, a relaxed mind, a relaxed mind.

My mind is so calm, mind is so calm. It feels so loose and so nice. My mind is calm, mind is calm, and it feels so loose.

I almost feel like I should be in Snow White with a Dwarf, and I feel like I should be on my way to work. My mind is relaxed, my mind is relaxed, and so calm, and so calm. Remember, this is out loud.

And I want you to join in. It's listening to me. It's not about listening to me, it's about joining in.

It's about doing it. This is a practical thing. I'm not trying to get you to buy an album of me singing.

This is just having fun, messing about, and it changes how you feel. It changes your physiology pretty much instantly. I feel a lot different to how I did before I started this recording, and even my ears are okay.

My ears, sometimes a little bit sensitive, now feel quite relaxed. The same as my head, and my toes, my knees, and my bum, all feel relaxed and calm. It's like a musical.

If you think of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, you know, you're being on stage, and people don't really know what it's going to be about. They don't know what's happening, and you're sitting there in a chair, and you stand up, and you go, my toes, my toes are feeling calm now. My lower back, it feels so loose now, and I'm noticing that feeling of calmness spread from my feet onto my head.

You probably saw that one coming, didn't you? And now I've noticed noticed how my body feels so much more relaxed, even in my heels, my feet, and my hands feel calm, feel calm, my toes feel nice, my toes feel nice, and my mind has slowed down, and my legs feel nice as well. Yes, they do. Yes, they do.

Do, do, do. And my chest is relaxed, my chest is relaxed, and my mind is calm, my mind is calm. I feel that special kind of feeling of relaxation spreading down my spine, spreading down my spine.

And you can just have your own song. Make it up. It doesn't have to rhyme, doesn't have to make sense.

Just make it positive. Make it silly. And if I can do it, you can do it.

And that's it. That's the recording. I'm going to stop singing because I don't think it's fair on anyone's ears for me to continue with my singing.

But that's today's exercise. And you see why I say perhaps you shouldn't do it on a train. Mind you, you may still, you know, even if you do put on a silly voice and, you know, make a silly sound purposely, you may still sound better than the buskers.

But, you know, you might not. But it doesn't matter. It's not a talent contest.

And just give as much attention to each part of your body, focusing on that part of your body when you're singing. State it in the positive. My forearms, my forearms feel so calm, feel so calm.

You know, just that kind of, it doesn't matter. Just play with it. Play with the idea.

It's an idea. And enjoy it. Have fun with it.

And my suggestion is you don't have to wait until you need to use it. Just do it anyway. Spend, maybe spend a few minutes a day doing it at home.

And you don't have to do it loud. You can do it, you can do it gently. You could do it internally in your mind if you wanted to.

And of course, if you can't, if you're not able to move around, you can do it sitting down. You could do it lying down even. It's up to you.

It's about adapting it to your own particular comfort level. And have fun with it. Because as I said, it's not a talent contest.

No one's going to know what you're doing. No one's going to be interested in what you're doing because it's private to you. But you're going to be interested in the results.

So I'm going to leave you with that. Let me know how you get on. And I will speak to you again tomorrow.

I won't be singing to you again tomorrow. Unless I think of another way of using this kind of system. Any opportunity for me to sing, I'll tell you, once I start, I just won't stop.

I'm going to go now. Thank you for listening. Remember to be kind to yourself.

Because you deserve to be happy. And part of being kind to yourself, you've done listening to this and doing the silly exercise that I've just mentioned. That is being kind to yourself.

It's one of the things that you could be classed as being kind to yourself. Have fun with it. Take care.

Lots of love. Bye.