Introduction
Relax & Realign is a six-stage self-development and relaxation programme designed to help you reconnect with yourself, develop greater balance and build the foundations for lasting positive change.
If you feel that you have been moving through life feeling overwhelmed, pulled in too many directions or somehow disconnected from yourself, Relax & Realign offers an opportunity to slow down, become more aware of your experience and gradually develop a stronger sense of steadiness, clarity and self-understanding.
The programme has been designed as a journey, with each stage preparing for the one that follows. Each stage has 6 or 7 units, which you can work through at your own pace. The activities are under 20 minutes long, so that you can fit them into your day, and you can repeat them as often as you like. As you move through the stages, you may become better able to recognise what you need, respond rather than react and navigate life with greater balance.
Each stage uses a mixture of guided relaxation, simple breathing and movement exercises, Vittoz practices and opportunities for reflection. The programme is designed as an invitation to explore your own experience and discover what feels helpful and meaningful for you. The greatest value comes from allowing the journey to unfold step by step.
About Stage 3 – Building Your Power Base
With awareness established in Stage 1 and energy flow explored in Stage 2, Stage 3 turns to something more grounding: building a strong, stable centre from which to make choices and decisions in your life.
Building Your Power Base is about drawing together your mental, physical and emotional energies and learning to hold a steady centre — even amid uncertainty. Through focused breathwork, guided relaxation, Vittoz concentration exercises and solar plexus energy work, you’ll explore what it feels like to act from a place of internal stability rather than react from a place of overwhelm or self-doubt.
The Stage 3 units are:
Breath and Movement Part 1 – Breathing 4.6.4.2 Along the Axes
Guided Relaxation – Awareness, The Witness
Vittoz – Concentration and the Middle Ground
Visualisation – Sitting in Your Power
Breath and Movement Part 2 – Branch, Yin Yang Standing, Alternate Breath Standing, Sequence
Energy Work – Solar Plexus
Guided Relaxation – The Tortoise
This stage pairs particularly well with the companion resources Change Your Mind About Yourself and Rediscover What Makes You You, which invite you to identify your strengths and values and map out life choices from this position of stability. Stage 3 works best once you’ve completed Stages 1 and 2, as it builds directly on the awareness and energy-flow foundations they establish. By the end of this stage, you may feel steadier and more centred when making decisions, with a stronger sense of your own internal stability to draw on, even when things feel uncertain.
What’s Included
- Stage 3 Workbook (PDF) digital download
- A link (via the workbook) to the Stage 3 media page with MP3 and MP4 files
What You’ll Need
- A pen/pencil and notebook
- Headphones and somewhere you can take some time out for yourself
- Time and commitment to spend on your own personal growth
Companion Resources
If you would like additional support alongside the workbook, you may also be interested in:
- Mentoring Session (30 or 60 minutes)
- Rediscover What Makes You You
- Change Your Mind About Yourself
Important Note
Relax & Realign is a self-study programme intended for personal development and relaxation. It is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic treatment. Please work within your own comfort zone and seek appropriate professional support if needed.
