Now, we're going to relax the muscles in your face. Focus your attention on the upper part of your face; your forehead. Lift your eyebrows as high you can. Can you feel the tension in your forehead and your scalp? Hold the tension. One…two...three…four…five…relax. Feel the tension rushing off your face. Can you feel your face relaxing? Okay, fine.
Now, we're going to tense and relax the muscles in the central area of your face. Focus your attention on your eyes and cheeks. Now, squint your eyes very tightly, and at the same time, wrinkle up your nose. Feel the tension in the central part of your face. Hold the tension. One…two...three…four…five…relax. Feel the tension rushing off your face. Can you feel your face relaxing? Okay, good.
Next, we'll tense and relax the muscles in the lower part of your face. Start by focusing your attention on your jaw and mouth. Carefully clench your teeth together and pull the corners of your mouth back. Do feel the tension in the lower area of your face and in your jaw. Hold the tension. Hold….and relax. Feel the tension rushing off your face. Can you feel your face relaxing? Great.
Now, we're going to move to the neck muscles. Tighten the muscles in your neck by carefully pulling your chin down towards your chest. Do you feel tension in your neck? Hold the tension. There may be some shaking in the neck muscles – that's okay. Feel the difference in tension between the muscles in the back of the neck, as compared with the muscles in the front of the neck. Now relax. Can you feel the tension being released; can you feel your neck relaxing? Good.