Excerpt from Chapter 3
Objectives of Chapter 3
The major objectives of Chapter 3 are to teach you how to give yourself an hypnotic induction, record it on tape, and listen to the induction with maximum results. Its sounds like a lot to expect at this part in the book. However, remember that the best hypnotist in the world for your success, is you. Once you have accepted that statement in your subconscious, you will be able to achieve results you never believed possible.
Instructions for Your Self-hypnosis Recording
Listen by yourself for the first few sessions. Do not tell anyone that you are going to work on a problem with self-hypnosis. Other people's views and misconceptions of hypnosis will come into play if others are brought in to the process at this phase. Let yourself have many positive experiences with self-hypnosis to share with your friends at a later date. Your success is the most important issue here, not the validation of your friends.
Remember that since your mind will be very alert during this exercise, you will be able to react to any emergency that is going on around you.
Practice this skill over and over. Repetition will help condition you faster.
As you read the following script into your recording equipment, read in a slow, relaxed style. As you are reading the script into your recording device, you may notice how I say things like, "you are going deep asleep, or you will feel alive and alert." Record this exercise first exactly as written and then substitute, the word, "I' for you. Practice and see, which exercise you, enjoy best.
Use a new tape for each new induction. Label each tape to correspond with each Chapter. This is Chapter 3, Self-hypnosis Conditioning, Eyes Open Method. Side B of the tape may be labeled Eyes Open Method with "I."
If you fall asleep during the exercise, don't worry. Practice sitting in a less comfortable chair next time. You were probably just a little too relaxed as you lay on your bed.
As you read the hypnosis conditioning script into your recorder, pause for 3 seconds each time you see the (Pause) cue.
Self-hypnosis Induction 1: Eyes Open Method
Always remember that ALL hypnosis is self-hypnosis! You are always in control. You have all the power necessary to make positive changes in your own life. You may have found out already in life that you also have the power to make all the negative changes in your life. Let's focus on the positive changes.
Find an area in your home or place of work where you can have about 10 minutes to yourself. That's right, only 10 minutes are needed in your quest for a successful induction at this point. After practicing this exercise many times, you may reduce the time to only one or two minutes. Now read the following words into a recording device. Read very, very slowly. Pretend that you are tired as you read this exercise and you will react in a relaxed, sleepy, manner. You will find yourself empathetic to your own voice. You may want to print out this page for future reference. Whenever you see the (Pause) cue, pause for 3 seconds, then go ahead and read again. Let your body relax for a few moments before continuing to record.
BEGINNING OF EXERCISE
Sit up in a comfortable chair or lie on a couch or a bed with your hands resting in your lap or by your side and take three slow deep breaths. Each time you inhale, focus on filling your lungs with clean, fresh air. (Pause)
As you exhale, feel all of the tension leave your lungs. (Pause)
Now stare at a spot. Look at a spot on the wall or ceiling. (Pause)
Look at that spot, breathe deep and relax. (Pause)
Your body is relaxing, deeply relaxing. (Pause)
Your eyes are getting heavy and closing down. (Pause)
You are going deep, deep, and deeper into a pleasant state of relaxation. (Pause)
Your mind is alert and aware, and your body is relaxing, perfectly. You feel good, you feel fine...you feel perfectly relaxed. (Pause)
Each and every deep breath that you take lets you relax deeper and deeper. (Pause)
Each and every sound that you hear allows you to relax deeper and deeper. (Pause)
Nothing will disturb you. Just breathe deeply and relax deeply. (Pause)
Let your body relax. (Pause)
Let all of your muscles relax as you gain control over the powerful subconscious part of our mind. (Pause)
All of your cares and troubles are just drifting away. (Pause)
You can bring them back at any time you want. (Pause)
However, it feels good to let them drift away at this time. (Pause)
But it feels good to let them drift away at this time. Each and every breath you take allows you to relax deeper and deeper each and every sound that you hear, allows you to relax deeper and deeper. (Pause)
You feel good. You feel fine. You feel perfectly and completely relaxed. (Pause)
Your mind is alert and aware and your body is relaxing perfectly. Now allow your eyelids to feel heavy. (Pause)
Allow your eyes to feel tired. Begin to close your eyelids down tight. This will allow you to relax deeper, deeper and sounder than ever before (Pause)
You are going down deeper and sounder in this wonderful state of relaxation. (Pause)
Your mind is keenly alert and aware, and your body is relaxing perfectly. (Pause)
Now picture in your mind that with your eyes closed down tightly, you can see out of an imaginary hole in the top of your head. (Pause)
Imagine that you are looking out of that imaginary hole or window and you can see a beautiful relaxing scene around you. (Pause)
You make be picturing the night sky, or a beautiful daytime scene with mountains and trees, or a lake or the ocean shore. Or, you may be picturing a comfortable room or place that is very quiet and still. (Pause)
Whatever picture you hold in your mind, just hold it there and relax deeply and soundly. (Pause)
Now I am going to count from three down to one. With every count take a long slow deep breath. Then exhale deeply, and allow yourself to relax deeper and sounder than ever before. (Pause)
Okay, three breathing deeply, two, inhaling deeply and exhaling. Feel the tension leaving your lungs. (Pause)
One, deeper and more completely relaxed than ever before (Pause)
You feel relaxed, focused and at peace. (Pause)
Each time you practice this exercise, You will find yourself relaxing to a greater and greater degree. (Pause)
Your body feels totally relaxed as your mind is keenly alert, aware and very powerful. (Pause)
You can achieve anything YOU want when you execute your own power. (Pause)
You will sleep better when its time to sleep and you will find more energy when you are awake. (Pause)
Your life is getting better and better. (Pause)
Day by day, in every way you are getting better and better. (Pause)
You feel good. You feel fine you feel totally and completely, relaxed. In a moment I am going to count from 1 to 5. (Pause)
By the time I reach 5, you will be alert and awake and feeling better than you have ever felt before. (Pause)
Each and every time you practice this exercise, you will find yourself relaxing to a greater and greater degree. (Pause)
All right, one, two, three, four, five. (Pause)
You are wide-awake, alert and feeling better in every way!
--This text refers to the
Spiral-bound
edition.
