How to Find Happiness Within

After you relax your stomach muscles, you imagine a ball of sunlight travelling down from the top of your head, through your face and throat, and into your stomach. You see it swirling and glowing, then send it out to every nerve, bone and muscle and through the bloodstream. The track says to leave the light there, because it knows what to do. It's an image for warmth and ease, and it prepares you for the happiness work that follows.

The countdown comes once your whole body is relaxed. With each number from 8 to 0, you drift further into blissful relaxation. It takes you into the deeper, creative state where the happiness suggestions are given, so you aren't just thinking about joy but feeling it.

You go back to a time you felt great happiness, even in a small moment such as receiving a gift. You take a long breath in, exhale, and let that joy, love and laughter come back. The point is to notice that you already create happiness for yourself, as you have all your life.

It invites you to pick something that brings you happiness and put it first thing in the morning. Examples include breakfast with loved ones, yoga or meditation, a peaceful walk, a dog walk, a new hobby or some morning breath work. It also suggests scheduling these moments regularly and not setting unrealistic expectations.

The track says happiness is often found in simple things, like watching children play or looking at the world with curiosity. It also says that without inner happiness, external sources can never truly satisfy you. The closing suggestions focus on gratitude, self-love and the line 'the joy of you'.

The teacher counts up from one to five. Your eyes begin to flicker at four, and at five you open them, wide awake and alert. That's why it works well in the morning, since you finish feeling awake and not drowsy.