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 5 – Your Core Being
Having made space in Stage 4 by releasing what no longer serves you, Stage 5 turns inward to discover and unveil your potential, your originality and your unique self.
Your Core Being is about inhabiting different aspects of yourself more fully and allowing your self-worth and self-esteem to shine through. Through the long, inward-reaching Inner Breath, guided relaxation, spiral-drawing Vittoz exercises and heart-centred energy work, you’ll learn to respect yourself more deeply — the negative and the positive — and to see yourself as part of an ongoing process of change, growth and expansion.
The Stage 5 units are:
Breath and Movement Part 1 – Inner Breath 6.2.5.2 and the Four Seasons
Guided Relaxation – Calling Yourself Back to Yourself
Vittoz – Spirals of Change
Breath and Movement Part 2 – Breathing Up Inner Riches, Unfold and Stretch, Sequence
Energy Work – Your Heart
Relaxation – Your Secret Garden
This stage pairs particularly well with the companion resources Change Your Mind About Yourself and Rediscover What Makes You You, which invite you to explore your strengths, originality and sense of self in more depth. Stage 5 works best once you’ve completed Stages 1 to 4, as it draws on the centring and release work they establish. By the end of this stage, you may feel more connected to your own inner riches and unique qualities, with a stronger sense of self-respect and self-acceptance to draw on.
What’s Included
- Stage 5 Workbook (PDF) digital download
- A link (via the workbook) to the Stage 5 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.
