Get nice and comfortable...

Now, take a deep breath and slowly, slowly release it.

And as you release, allow all of the tension from every part of your body to be released right along with each exhale.

Breathe in slowly and breathe out... with each breath, you become more deeply relaxed.

Breathe in and breathe out... and as you become more and more relaxed... you sink into a deep sleep...

Each breath is more relaxing than the breath before... and you can think of nothing except breathing in and out and going deeper into a deep, deep sleep.

And, each time you hear the word sleep, you go deeper and deeper... It is easy to relax now... and you drift, down, down like a leaf drifting gently down a stream...

You are barely conscious of your breathing now... you are in a world of gentle calm where everything is easy and you feel very relaxed and content... you may have a sensation of floating... and you are floating down... and as you gently descend... you drift into a deeper sleep than you can ever remember... Sleep... deep sleep.

And it is good to sleep now... you are now deeply asleep...

...you can still hear my voice... and you follow the sound of my voice... in a few moments, I'm going to say the word awaken... and when I do, you will awaken as if from a long and restful sleep, refreshed and relaxed... and the next time that you go into a deep sleep, you will sleep even deeper, you will become even more relaxed and more focused than the time before.... you will become more relaxed and in a deeper sleep than you can ever remember.

...And now I'm going to count to three... One... Two... Three... Awaken!