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AndrewFarquharsoninfo@hypnotherapy-now.co.uk

AbstractThistrainingisdesignedforyoutolearnsomeofthekeytherapeutictechniquesenablingyoutoachievethebestpossibleresultswithyourclientsofthefuture,startingfromtheapplicationsandhistoryofclinicalhypnotherapy,andhowtobringaboutahypnotictrance,throughtoavarietyoftherapeutictoolsthatyoucanalmostmixandmatchtohelpwithavarietyofissues.

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INTRODUCTIONThistrainingisdesignedforyoutolearnsomeofthekeytherapeutictechniquesenablingyoutoachievethebestpossibleresultswithyourclientsofthefuture,startingfromtheapplicationsandhistoryofclinicalhypnotherapy,andhowtobringaboutahypnotictrance,throughtoavarietyoftherapeutictoolsthatyoucanalmostmixandmatchtohelpwithavarietyofissues.Ihaverunafull-timepracticeforthepastsevenyearsusingonlyamixofthesetechniqueswithprofoundresults,andI’msurethatyoucandothesame.ApplicationsforHypnosis:Hypnotherapycanchangelives.Itisaremarkableforceforchange.IknowthisbecauseIhaveseenithappenwithmanypeopleanditsapplicationsintherealworldisendless.Takeamomenttothinkaboutallthedifferentissueshypnotherapymaybeabletohelpwith.So-whathasHypnotherapythepotentialtohelpwith?FamousUsersofHypnosis:Mozart(1756-91)composedthefamousoperaCosiFanTuttewhilsthypnotised.ThomasEdison(1847-1931)inventor.HenryFord(1863-1947)carmanufacturer.

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AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)physicist.SirWinstonChurchill(1874-1965)politician,countedbackwardsin3’sinordertostayawakeallnightandavoidtirednessduringWorldWarII.KevinCostnerflewhispersonalhypnotisttoHawaiitocurehisseasicknessduringthefilmingofWaterworld.AndyBryant,haircareconsultant,hittheheadlineswhenheunderwentavasectomyunderhypnosiswithoutanaestheticand,immediatelyaftertheoperation,wentbacktowork.Andyou,ofcourse.TheHistoryofHypnosis:(AnexcerptfromTheHypnoticWorldofPaulMcKenna-FaberandFaberLtd1993).“TheearliestreferencestohypnosisdatebacktoancientEgyptandGreece.Indeed,'hypnos'istheGreekwordforsleep,thoughactualstateofhypnosisisverydifferentfromthatofsleep.Bothcultureshadreligiouscentreswherepeoplecameforhelpwiththeirproblems.Hypnosiswasusedtoinducedreams,whichwerethenanalysedtogettotherootofthetrouble.Therearemanyreferencestotranceandhypnosisinearlywritings.In2600BCthefatherofChinesemedicine,WongTai,wroteabouttechniquesthatinvolvedincantationsandpassesofthehands.TheHinduVedaswrittenabout1500BCmentionhypnoticprocedures.Trancelikestatesoccurinmanyshamanistic,druidic,voodoo,yogicandreligiouspractices.”HypnoticPioneers:ThemodernfatherofhypnosiswasanAustrianphysician,FranzMesmer(1734-1815),fromwhosenametheword'mesmerism'isderived.Thoughmuch-malignedbythemedicalworldofhisday,Mesmerwasneverthelessabrilliantman.Hedevelopedthetheoryof'animalmagnetism'-theideathatdiseasesaretheresultofblockagesintheflowofmagneticforcesinthebody.Hebelievedhecouldstorehisanimalmagnetisminbathsofironfilingsandtransferittopatientswithrodsorby'mesmericpasses'.Themesmericpassmustsurelygodowninhistoryasoneofthemostinteresting,andundoubtedlythemostlong-winded,waysofputtingsomeoneintoatrance.Mesmerwouldstandhissubjectsquitestillwhileheswepthisarmsacrosstheirbody,sometimesforhoursonend.Isuspectthatthisprobablyhadtheeffectofboringpatientsintoatrance,butitwascertainly

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quiteeffective.Mesmerhimselfwasverymuchashowman,conveyingbyhismannerthatsomethingwasgoingtohappentothepatient.Initselfthisformofindirectsuggestionwasverypowerful.Mesmerwasalsoresponsibleforthepopularimageofthehypnotistasamanwithmagneticeyes,capeangoateebeard.Hissuccessfuelledjealousyamongmanyofhiscolleaguesandthiseventuallyledtohispublichumiliation.Lookingback,itisquiteincrediblethathypnosissurvivedtheseearlyyears,becausethemedicalworldwasdeadagainstit.AnotherforwardthinkerwasJohnElliotson(1791-1868),aprofessoratLondonUniversity,whoisfamousforintroducingthestethoscopeintoEngland.Healsotriedtochampionthecauseofmesmerism,butwasforcedtoresign.Hecontinuedtogivedemonstrationsofmesmerisminhisownhometoanyinterestedparties,andthisledtoasteadyincreaseinliteratureonthesubject.ThenextrealpioneerofhypnosisinBritainappearedinthemidnineteenthcenturywithJamesBraid(1795-1860).PrimarilyaScottisheyedoctor,hedevelopedaninterestinmesmerismquitebychance.Oneday,whenhewaslateforanappointment,hefoundhispatientinthewaitingroomstaringintoanoldlamp,hiseyesglazed.Fascinated,Braidgavethepatientsomecommands,tellinghimtoclosehiseyesandgotosleep.ThepatientcompliedandBraid'sinterestgrew.Hediscoveredthatgettingapatienttofixateuponsomethingwasoneofthemostimportantcomponentsofputtingthemintoatrance.Theswingingwatch,whichmanypeopleassociatewithhypnosis,waspopularintheearlydaysasanobjectoffixation.Followinghisdiscoverythatitwasnotnecessarytogothroughallthepalaverofmesmericpasses,Braidpublishedabookinwhichheproposedthatthephenomenonnowbecalledhypnotism.Meanwhile,aBritishsurgeoninIndia,JamesEsdaile(1808-1859),recognisedtheenormousbenefitsofhypnotismforpainreliefandperformedhundredsofmajoroperationsusinghypnosisashisonlyanaesthetic.WhenhereturnedtoEnglandhetriedtoconvincethemedicalestablishmentofhisfindings,buttheylaughedathimanddeclaredthatpainwascharacterbuilding(althoughtheywerebiasedinfavourofthenewchemical

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anaesthetics,whichtheycouldcontroland,ofcourse,chargemoremoneyfor).So,hypnosisbecame,andremainstothisday,an'alternative'formofmedicine.TheFrenchwerealsotakinganinterestinthesubjectofhypnosis,andmanybreakthroughsweremadebysuchmenasAmbroseLiebeault(1823-1904),J.M.Charcot(1825-1893)andCharlesRichet(1850-1935).TheworkofanotherFrenchman,EmileCoué(1857-1926),wasveryinteresting.Hemovedawayfromconventionalapproachesandpioneeredtheuseofauto-suggestion.Heismostfamousforthephrase'DaybydayineverywayIamgettingbetterandbetter'.Histechniquewasoneofaffirmationandithasbeenchampionedincountlessmodernbooks.Amanofenormouscompassion,Couébelievedthathedidnothealpeoplehimselfbutmerelyfacilitatedtheirownselfhealing.Heunderstoodtheimportanceofthesubject'sparticipationinhypnosis,andwasaforerunnerofthosemodernpractitionerswhoclaim,'Thereisnosuchthingashypnosis,onlyself-hypnosis.'Perhapshismostfamousideawasthattheimaginationisalwaysmorepowerfulthanthewill.Forexample,ifyouasksomeonetowalkacrossaplankofwoodonthefloor,theycanusuallydoitwithoutwobbling.However,ifyoutellthemtoclosetheireyesandimaginetheplankissuspendedbetweentwobuildingshundredsoffeetabovetheground,theywillalwaysstarttosway.InasenseCouéalsoanticipatedtheplaceboeffect-treatmentofnointrinsicvaluethepowerofwhichliesinsuggestion:patientsaretoldthattheyarebeinggivenadrugthatwillcurethem.Recentresearchintoplacebosisquitestartling.Insomecases,statisticsindicatethatplaceboscanworkbetterthanmanyofmodernmedicine'smostpopulardrugs.Itseemsthatwhiledrugsarenotalwaysnecessaryforrecoveryfromillness,beliefinrecoveryisSigmundFreud(1856-1939)wasalsointerestedinhypnosis,initiallyusingitextensivelyinhiswork.Heeventuallyabandonedthepractice-forseveralreasons,notleastthathewasn'tanygoodatit!Hefavouredpsychoanalysis,whichinvolvesthepatientlyingonacouchandtheanalystdoingalotoflistening.Hebelievedthattheevolutionoftheselfwasadifficultprocessofworkingthroughstagesofsexualdevelopment,withrepressedmemoriesoftraumaticincidentsthemaincauseofpsychologicalproblems.Thisisan

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interestingideathathasyettobeproved.Freud'searlyrejectionofhypnosisdelayedthedevelopmentofhypnotherapy,turningthefocusofpsychologyawayfromhypnosisandtowardspsychoanalysis.However,thingspickedupinthe1930'sinAmericawiththepublicationwiththepublicationofClarkHull'sbook,HypnosisandSuggestibility.Inmorerecenttimes,therecognisedleadingauthorityonclinicalhypnosiswasMiltonHErickson,MD(1901-1980),aremarkableman,andahighlyeffectivepsychotherapist.Asateenager,hewasstrickenwithpolioandparalysed,butheremobilisedhimself.Itwaswhileparalysedthathehadanunusualopportunitytoobservepeople,andhenoticethatwhatpeoplesaidandwhattheydidwereoftenverydifferent.Hebecamefascinatedbyhumanpsychologyanddevisedcountlessinnovativeandcreativewaystohelppeople.Hehealedthroughmetaphor,surprise,confusionandhumour,aswellashypnosis.Amasterof'indirecthypnosis',hecouldputapersonintoatrancewithoutevenmentioningthewordhypnosis.Itisbecomingmoreandmoreacceptedthatanunderstandingofhypnosisisessentialfortheefficientpracticeofeverytypeofpsychotherapy.Erickson'sapproachanditsderivativesarewithoutquestionthemosteffectivetechniques.Overtheyear’shypnosishasgainedgroundandrespectabilitywithinthemedicalprofession.Althoughhypnosisandmedicinearenotthesame,theyarenowacknowledgedasbeingrelated,anditisonlyamatteroftimebeforehypnosisbecomesamainstreampractice,asacceptabletothepublicasavisittothedentist.LawsofAttraction:

Whilemany‘laws’canbe,andareappliedtohypnosis,threemajorlawsaregeneraltonearlyeveryformofhypnosisandhypnotherapy,includingself-hypnosisandconversationalhypnosis.

TheLawofFocus/ConcentratedAttention

Thislawhasgainedsomeattentionlately,thankstoafewbooksandfilms.Ithasbeencalledthe‘secret,’andthe‘lawofattraction,’amongothers.Inthesimplestterms,thislawstatesthatwhatwefocusonbecomesourreality.This

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isduetohowthesubconsciousmindworks.Whateverwefocusonthemost,oursubconsciouspropelsustoward.Ifwearealwaysanxiousandthinkingaboutfailure,wesabotageourselves.If,ontheotherhand,wefocusonthebestpossibleoutcomeinanyscenario,wesetourselvesupforsuccess.

Itreferstotheprincipleofrepetitionofsuggestions.Whenweconcentrateattentionrepeatedlyonagoaloridea,ittendstoberealised.Inotherwordsifwefocusonsomething,thatthingbecomesareality.(Aclassicprincipleinformulatinghypnoticsuggestionsistorepeatthemseveraltimes.)

TheLawofReversedEffort

Theprincipleofreversedeffortprimarilyappliestomakingsuggestionstoproducephysiologicaleffects.This‘law’referstothefactthattheharderyouconsciouslyendeavourtodosomething,themoredifficultitbecomestosucceed.

Haveyouevertriedtonotthinkaboutsomething?

Forexample,trynowtonotthinkaboutapinkelephant.What’sinyourmindrightnow?Ifyou’relikemost,it’sabigpinkelephant,whileyou’restrugglingwithallyoumighttoimagineitaway.

Thisisasimple,classicyetpowerfuldemonstrationofthelawofreversedeffort.Whenwetrynottofocusonsomething,ourmindscan’tdoit.Thisisbecausethesubconsciousis,insomeways,notverysmart.Itdoesnotprocessnegativestatements.Whenyouthink“Iwon’tthinkaboutapinkelephant,”itonlyprocesses“I...thinkaboutapinkelephant.”

Thelawofdominanteffect/emotion

Thisprinciplestatesthatstrongeremotionstendtotakeprecedenceoverweakerones.Thus,onceagain,ratherthanappealingtotheconsciouswill,youwillfinditmoreeffectivetoconnectyoursuggestionstoadominantemotion.Inotherwords,asuggestionlinkedtoanemotionwilloverrideanyothersuggestionintheperson’smindatthetime.

Forexample,let’simaginethatyouwishtoquitsmoking.Youcouldremindyourself(orbetoldbyahypnotherapist)howbadsmokingisforyourhealth,usingcold,hardfacts.Youcouldalsopicture(orhaveahypnotherapist

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describetoyou)howdevastatedyourfamilywouldbeifyousuccumbedtolungcancer.Youmightpictureyourownfuneral,pictureyourspouseandchildrentryingtogetbywithoutyou,picturethelonelinessandangertheywouldfeelatyourpassing.

Whichscenariohasmoreemotionattachedtoit?Obviously,thesecondexample,andthisiswhystrongemotionalscenariosandstatementsaremorepowerfulinhypnosis(andineverydaylife,forthatmatter).

Mostofthegeneralpublichaveamisconceptionofwhathypnosisreallyis.Thismisconceptionislargelyduetothecomedyhypnotiststhey’veperhapsseenonthetelevision.Theybelievehypnotistscancontrolormanipulatepeople.

Itisimportanttoexplaintoeveryclientwhathypnosisisandalleviatetheirpossiblemisconceptions,andtosetthesceneastowhattheclientcanexpectornotexpecttohappen.

Thereisabsolutelynoquestionofbeingcontrolledormanipulated,oreveninducedintoahypnoticstateagainstyourwill.Peopleinhypnosisarenot“asleep”.Onthecontrary,theyareoftenmoreawarethanusualofwhatistakingplaceandtheirsensesfunctionfarmoreefficientlythannormal.Peoplecannotbemadetodoanythingthattheydonotwanttodo,andtheywillonlyacceptsuggestionsthatconformtotheirownattitudesandbeliefs.Thestateofhypnosis,whichisatotallynaturalphenomenon,isastatethatwegointonaturallyupto120timesaday.

ExplanationofHypnosis

Thedefinitionofhypnosisis“Astateofrelaxationandconcentrationatonewithastateofheightenedawarenessinducedbysuggestion”.

It’simportanttorememberthatallhypnosisisself-hypnosisandasahypnotherapistyouaremerelyafacilitatortohelpyourclientintoself-hypnosis.

Whocanbehypnotised?

Everylivinghumanbeingcanbehypnotisediftheywanttobe,andofcoursefullco-operationisrequired.

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Itisanaturalstatewegointoashumanbeingsupto120timesaday.Itformspartofthesleepcycle,wegointohypnosiseverynightbeforewegotosleep,andagaineverymorningbeforewebecomefullyawake.

Examplesofhowwegointohypnosiseveryday:

Driving:Youmayhaveexperiencedthiswhenyouaredrivingonalongroute,oronafamiliarrouteyoutakeeveryday.Suddenlyyouthinktoyourself,"Ican'trememberpassingacertainbridge,"or"Idon'tremembergoingthroughthosetrafficlights”.

Readingabook

Whenyoureadfictionoranovel,youloseallawarenessofthepeopleand

theroomaroundyou.Youbecomesoengrossedthatyouare“inthere”withthepeopleinthestory.Watchingtelevision

Youmayhavebeenlookingatthetelevisionscreenforthepast20minutes,yetyouhavenoideaofwhatwasgoingon.Yourmindhasdriftedawaytosomewhereelse.Allofasuddenyouthink“Imissedthatbit",yetallthetimeyouwereactuallylookingatthescreen.

Whocan’tbehypnotised?

•Childrenunderfivebecausetheydon’tunderstandthelanguagethatyouareusing.

•Peoplewithseriousmentalhealthissues.

•Peoplewhosimplydon’twanttobe.

Thisisthelittlevoiceinsideyourhead,theonethatrightnowissaying"Ohyes,thatlittlevoice".Itisthepartyouusetothinkwith,alldaylong.Itisverylimitedasitcanonlyholdalimitednumberofthoughtsorideasatanyonetime.Thisiswhy,forexample,manypeoplecanonlymemorisenumbersinsmallchunks.1943609315iseasiertorememberas194(firstchunk),360(secondchunk)and9315(thirdchunk).Onaveragetheconsciousmindcanretainonlybetweenfiveandnineunitsofinformationatanyonetime.The

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consciousmindalwaysanalysesandsometimescriticiseswhatithears.Itthenactsaccordingly.

TheConsciousMind:

Theconsciousmindislikeawatchmanandthesubconsciousmindislikeastoreroom.Thewatchmanhasnointelligenceonhisown.Hebehavesontheinformationinthestore.

Supposeyoutellyourself“youaregoodatstudy”.Andthestorehasstoredotherpeople’scommentssuchas“youarestupid,youcannotsucceed”.Thewatchmanseesyoursentencesandcomparesitwiththeknowledgeinitsstoreandsays,“Thisinformationiswrong”.Thewatchmanthrowsthisnewinformationaway.Hedoesnotputthenewpositiveinformationinthestore.Thisisthefundamentaldifficultyinchangingbeliefsandbehaviourofaperson.

TheSubconsciousMind:

Thesubconsciousmindisthepartofyourmindthatisresponsibleforkeepingeverythingwithinyourbodyincontrol.Whetheryouareconsciouswideawakeorevensleeping,yoursubconsciousmindisalwaysworking,seeingtoityou’reyourheartisalwaysbeating,thatyourlungsareworkingproperlyandbreathing.Itisthepartofyourmindthatmakessurethatbloodispumpingtoyourentiresystem.Itisevenresponsibleforthegrowthofyourfingernails.Everyfunctionofyourbodyiscontrolledbyyoursubconsciousmind.

Oursubconsciousmindtakeseverythingthatissaidliterally.

Thesubconsciousmind:

• Cannotanalyseandcriticise• Takeseverypieceofinformationliterallyfromtheconsciousmind• Cannotdistinguishbetweenwhatisrealandwhatispretend• Doesnothaveasenseofhumour• Doesnotunderstandsarcasmornegative• Itslanguageistheimagination• Itistheretoprotecttheowner• Itwillrunallprogrammesitconsidersprotective• Itneverforgets

Asallourpresenthabits,mannerisms,andthoughtpatternsaretheresultofpastsubconscious‘programming’fromparents,teachers,

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peers,co-workers,television,avarietyofsources.Thisprogrammingcaneitherpropelusintosuccess,orkeepusfromit,despiteourbestefforts.

Logicworkswiththeconsciousmind,butoftennotwiththesubconscious.Hypnosishelpsthesubconscious.

Whilstapersonisinhypnosis,thehypnotherapistcancommunicatedirectlywiththesubconsciouspartofhisorhermind.Sincethesubconsciousminddoesnotanalysenorcriticiseanythingthatissaidtoit,itwillacceptasliteralalmostanythingthatissaidandwilldothisautomaticallywithoutthepersonevenknowing.

Agoodexampleoftheconsciousandsubconsciousmindisasfollows.Whenyouarelearningtodosomething,forexampledriveacar,youareusingyourconsciousmind.Youmaythink"I'llneverrememberallthis",butonceyouhavetakenyourexaminationorpassedyourdrivingtest,thenallofasuddenthingsseemtocomemoreeasily.Youseemtogoonto"autopilot".Well,thisisbecausealltheinformationhasbeenpassedontothesubconsciousmind,sothatyounolongerhavetothinkaboutwhatyouaredoing.

Rememberhowdifficultitwaswhenyouwerelearningtodrive,andcomparethiswithhoweasyitisnow.

Howdoeshypnosiswork?

WhyDoesHypnosisWork?

Theanswerinonewordissuggestion.

Hypnosisworksonthepowerofsuggestion.

Asababy,wearebornacompletelyblankcanvaswithnofearsorhangups.Butaswegrowupandwebecomeinfluencedbyourparents,teachersandpeers,wearebombardedwithsuggestionsastohowlifeshouldbe.Wetakeonboardthesesuggestionsandmakethemourreality.

Howmanytimesinlifehaveyounotdonesomething,becausesomeonesuggestedtoyouthatitwouldbeabadidea?Thatpersonhasalteredandinfluencedyourlifepath.

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So,whatyouaretodayisaresultofallyouraccumulatedexperiencesfromthedayyouwerebornrightuptothisveryminute.

Pre-suppositionsofHumanBehaviour:

The10presuppositionsbelowarecentralprinciples.Theyformasetofethicalprinciplesforlife.

1.Themindmapisnotaterritory

Peoplerepresenttheworldinternallytocreatetheirownpersonalandsubjectiverealities.Werespondmainlytoourinternalexperience(mapofreality),nottotheexternalrealityitself.Howwerepresentthingsinourmindareourinterpretations.Interpretationsmayormaynotbeaccurate.Inanycase,theseinterpretationsdeterminehowweexperienceeachmoment,andthereforelaythefoundationforourexperienceofrealityinthefuturetoo.

Havingchoicesabouthowtointerpretyourrealitynow,changesyourexperienceofit.Andhavingmorechoicesavailabletoyoubeginsbychoosingtointerpreteachexperienceinawaythatfreesyourthinkingtoexploredifferentpointsofview.So,howelsecanyoulookatyoursituation,andhowelse,andhowelse?...Inthisway,yourmapofrealityexpands.

2.Peoplemakethebestchoiceavailabletothem

Apersonalwaysmakesthebestchoicetheycan,giventheirmapofrealityatthetime.Thechoicemaybeself-defeating,bizarreorevil,butforthem,itseemsthebestwayforward.Givethemabetterchoiceintheirmapofrealityandtheywilltakeit.Evenbetter–helpthemupgradetheirmaptoonewithmorechoicesinit.

Anotherwayofputtingthisis:Weallactaccordingtothelevelofawarenessthat’savailabletousinthatmoment.Thereasonwhypeopleregretcertainpastactionsisbecausetheyhavegreaterawarenessnow,andbecauseofthisphenomenon,theyeventuallyovercometheircurrentregrettoo.

Basedonthepremiseofthispresupposition,whoevercauseduspaininthepast,didsobasedontheirlevelofawarenessatthattime.Theyweretryingtofulfilacertainvalueintheiroldmapofrealityandneverknewhowelsetogoaboutitbackthen.Lookingbackonthatpasthurtfromabroaderand

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resourcefulperspectiveinthepresentcanenablehealingandreleaseofstuckemotions.

Therefore,thebroaderourperspectivesnow,themorechoiceswehave–inthepast,presentandfuture...

3.Allbehaviourhasstructure

Peoplefunctionperfectlyevenifwhattheyaredoingisruiningtheirlife.Allbehaviourhasastructure.Whenyouunderstandthestructure,youcanchangethebehaviourintosomethingmoredesirable.Peoplecarryouttheirbehaviouralstrategiesperfectly,butthestrategiesmaybepoorlydesignedandineffective.Findingouthowyouorothersdowhatyouortheydo,enablesyouorthemtochangetheineffectivestrategytoonethatismoresuitedtoachievingusefulanddesirableresults.

4.Allactionshaveapositiveintent

Ouractionsarenotrandom;wearealwaystryingtoachievesomething,althoughwemaynotbeawareofwhatthatis.Behindeachbehaviourthereisapositiveintention.Thismaybetheanticipationofpleasureoravoidanceofpain.Peoplewanttoachievesomethingthattheyvalueandwhichbenefitsthem.

Apersonisnottheirbehaviour.Whenapersonhasabetterchoiceof

behaviourthatalsoachievestheirpositiveintention,theywilltakeit.Whenthebehaviourisundesired,findalternatewaystoachievethebehaviour’spositiveintent.Seektoaddchoicesandresources.Whenyoutakeawaychoices,othercompensatingbehaviourscanoccur.Internalconflicts,indecision,procrastinationandlackofmotivationareoftentheresultofconflictingvaluesinourunconsciousawareness.Establishingthehighestintentionorpurposeofeachconflictingvalueenablesintegrationandinneralignmentwhichresultsingreaterchoiceandfreedom.Tochangeunwantedbehaviours,startbyelicitingthehighestpositiveintentionwhichdrivesthatbehaviour,thenseektosatisfythatintentionthroughmoreappropriatemeans.

Inordertobemoreunderstandingandcompassionatetowardsothers,seektoestablishwhattheirhighestpositiveintentionsare.

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Weactaccordingyouourcurrentlevelofawareness.Bybringingtheunderlyingpurposeofparticularactionsintoawareness,wecreatemorepossibilitiesforourselvesandourclients.

5.Youcannotnotcommunicate

Resistanceinothersindicatesalackofrapport,orthattheotherpersondoesn’tgetyourmeaning.Weallresistwhenwedon’tunderstand.Yourintendedcommunicationisnotalwayswhatisperceived.

Youcannotnotcommunicate.Wearealwayscommunicatingeitherverballyornon-verbally.Eventheabsenceofaresponseisinformation.Eachpersondeletes,distortsandgeneralisespuresensoryinformation(inputthroughthesenses).Ournervoussystemisconditionedtofilterinformationinthisway.

Thesefiltersaretriggeredbybothverbalandnon-verbalbehavioursinothers.

Whichismoreimportant:Whatyouintendtocommunicate,orwhatyouactuallycommunicate?Flexiblecommunicatorschangewhatthey’resaying(andhowthey’resayingit,aswellastheirbodylanguage)untiltheirdesiredresultsareobtained.

6.Weallhavetheresourcesweneed

Everythingapersonneedstoeffectapositivechangeisalreadyinthem.Theymay,however,notbeconsciouslyawareofit.Oftenpeoplehaveresourcesthattheyhaven’tconsideredorareavailableinothercontexts.Resourcesmeantheinternalresponsesandexternalbehavioursneededtogetdesiredresults.Ourmostbasicresourceisourabilitytolearn.

Therearenoun-resourcefulpeople,onlyun-resourcefulstatesofmind.Asresponse-ablepeople,wecanrunourownmindandthereforemovetowardgettingtheresultsthatwewant.Thekeytoachievingthisisthroughknowinghowtochangeyourstate,asspecificresourcesareaccessedonlythroughbeingintheappropriatestate.Statesarethekeysthateitheropenorlockthedoortotheinfinitereservoirofresourcesinsideyou.

Appropriatestatesarethosethatmatchthekindofresourcesthatyouwouldliketogainaccessto.Forexample,tobeinaconfidentstateshiftyourbodyposture,breathandinternaldialoguetothatwhichmatchesconfidence.Youwillimmediatelybegintofeelmoreconfident.

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Intheabovewayyoucan,throughchangingyoubodyposture,breathandinternaldialogue,assumeanystate.Throughassumingappropriatestates,yourthinkingbecomesclear,newcreativechoicesariseintoawareness,andempoweredactionsaretheresult.

Conversely,we’veallhadtheexperienceofbeinginamiserablestate,andyouknowhowresourcefulyoufeltthen!

Thehypnoticstateishighlyversatilestate,sinceit’softenreferredtoasthe“masterkey”toyourinnerresources.Hypnosisenablespeopletohavedirectcontactwiththeleveloftheirawarenessthat’susuallyunconscious.

Hypnotherapyusesthehypnoticstateforthepurposeofhealing.So,whicheverwayyouchoosetogoaboutit,statesarethewayinwhichyoutapyourinnerwisdomandproductivelevelsofthoughttodealeffectivelywithanysituation.

7.Mindandbodyarethesamesystem

It’sclearhowthemind-and-bodyaffecteachother:Prolongedstressorheavyemotionalspellsoftenresultinphysicalsickness.Likewise,positiveattitudes,joyandlaughterarenotonlyhealingforthebody,butalsohelppreventsickness.

Sincephysiologicalcuesreflectthefunctioningofyourmind,bychangingphysiologicalcuesyoucanaffectthefunctioningofyourmind.Forexample,slumpinginyourchaircanmakeyoufeeltired,ortakingawalkcanupliftyourthoughts.

Mindandbodyinteractandmutuallyinfluenceeachother.Itisnotpossibletomakeachangeinonewithouttheotherbeingaffected.Whenwethinkdifferently,ourbodieschange.Whenweactdifferentlywechangeourthoughtsandfeelings.

Treatingonlymental/emotionalorphysicalsymptomswithouttakingresponsibilityfortheunderlyingreasonswhysuchsymptomshavemanifested,maydisruptthemind/bodysystem.Ignoringthesubtlecausesofunwantedsymptomscanresultinmorecomplexcomplicationslater.

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Forexample,regularlytakingsleepingtabletstogetenoughsleepatnight,withoutaddressingthemental/emotionalcauses(likestressordissatisfaction)ofnotbeingabletosleep,mayleadtoburnoutand/ordisease.

Consciousnessexpressesitselfthroughthesystemofyourmindandbody.Mindandbodyarethereforeintimatelylinked,andultimately,they’retwoaspectsofthesamesource.Anyhealingprogrammustaimtooptimisetheflowandbalanceofconsciousnessinboththemindandbodyinorderforhealingtobeeffectiveandcomplete.

8.Thereisnosuchthingasfailure,thereisonlyfeedback

LegendhasitthatpriortoThomasEdisoninventingthelightbulb,hewasinterrogatedbyaprobingjournalistwhodemandedtoknowwhyEdisonhadfailedsomethinglike200timestoinventthelightbulbthatEdisonclaimedwasanimminentreality.Edisonsreplywentalongthelinesthathehadn’tfailedtoinventthelightbulb200times,instead,he’ddiscovered200waysnottoinventit.

Withthatkindofattitude,Edisonwasquitelikelyabletomaintainaresourcefulstateandbepositivelymotivatedtopersevereuntilhisgoalwasreached.

Theattitudethatwebringtoasituationdeterminesourresponsetothatsituation.

Everyresultgivesyoufeedback,maybeinformationabouthowtodo

somethingdifferentlynexttime.Feedbackishelpfulandsetsdirection.Thiskindofattitudetoward“failure”producesresultsthatallowyoutoimprove.Resultsarethemeansbywhichyoumeasureyourprogressandadjustyourbehaviourinordertoachieveyourdesiredoutcomes.

Everyexperienceoffersapositivelearning,onefromwhichwecangrowintellectuallyorintermsofemotionalintelligence.Livingislearning,evenifyouloose,youdon’tloosethelearning.

9.Ifonepersoncandosomething,anyonecanlearntodoit

Nomatterhowyoudefinesuccess,manysuccessfulpeoplehavegottowheretheyarethroughmodellingthesuccessfulperformanceofothers.Modellingisnotcopying.Copyinghowsomeonebecamesuccessfulinthe80sisunlikely

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goingtomakeyousuccessfultoday.ModellinginNLPistheprocessofidentifyingandreplicatingboththeconsciousandunconsciouscompetenceinanother,whichresultsinthatperson’sexcellence.Unconsciouscompetence(whatwedoeffortlessly,withoutconsciousawareness)canbeidentifiedthroughcarefulobservation,questioningandstrategyelicitation.Onceyouknowthethoughts,beliefs,valuesandbehavioursthatresultinexcellence,youcantestthemodelandrefineittofitwithyou.Onceyou’reabletoreplicatethesamedegreeofsuccessinaspecificcontext,you’vegotthatmodel.

Ifit’spossibleforsomeoneelse,it’spossibleforyou,andteachabletoothers(providedtheydon’thaveseverephysiologicalorneurologicaldamage).Inthiswaymostpeoplecanlearntogetbetterresultsintheirownway,youdonotbecomeacloneofthemodel–youlearnfromthem.

Findamodelofexcellenceinafieldthatyou’reinterestedin.Identifythesequenceofcomponents(thoughts,beliefs,valuesandbehaviours)thatarenecessarytoachievethedesiredresult.Applythatmodelinawaythatenablesyoutogetthesamekindsofresults,andsuccessisyours.

10.Ifyouwanttounderstand-Act

Reallearningisinthedoing.Throughapplicationyouwillsoondiscoverwhatworksandwhatdoesn’twork.Keepdoing(andrefining)thethingsthatgetyoutheresultsthatyouwant.Remember,thereisnofailure,onlyfeedback.

SensorySystems

Wetakeininformationabouttheworldweliveinthroughourfivesenses.TheuseofthesefivesensesiscalledtheVAKOGsystem.

V=

A=

K=

O=

G=

VISUAL

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AUDITORY

KINAESTHETIC

OLFACTORY

GUSTATORY

TOSEE

TOHEAR

TOFEEL

TOSMELL

TOTASTE

Wealsousethreeofthesesensorysystemstoinducehypnosis.

Rapport

Establishingarelationshipwiththeclientmustalwaysbeconsideredthefirstandmostvitallyimportantprerequisiteforsuggestionstobeeffective.Becausehypnosisisacooperativeventure,ratherthansomethingwedotothepatient,itiscruciallyimportanttodevotetimetothehumanrelationshipdimensionandnottosimplyconcentrateontechnicalexpertiseinhypnosisalone.

Therapportbuildingskillsweareabouttoteachyouareallnaturaltechniquesthatallhumanbeingsuseonadailybasis.Wenormallydothisselectively.Wewillbeinrapportwiththepeoplethatwelikeandoutofrapportwiththosewedon'tlike.Whenweunderstandthebasicdynamicsofrapport,wecanusetheseskillstocommunicateeffectivelywithalmostanyone.

Createpositiveexpectancy

Experiencedhypnotherapistsareprobablymoreeffectivethannewstudents,atleastinpartbecausetheyactutterlyexpectantandconfidentthattheirsuggestionswilloccur.Thisinspiresconfidenceinclients,Actandspeakconfidently.

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Salesmenuserapportbuildingtechniquesallthetime.Inordertoturnapotentialcustomerintoanactualcustomertheyneedtohavesomekindofrapportwiththeirclient.Youcouldhavetheworld’sbestproduct,butifthecustomerdoesnotlikeyou,itisunlikelythathewillbuyfromyou.Ontheotherhand,youcouldbesellingtheworld’sworstproduct,andifyourcustomerisinrapportwithyou,hewilllikeyousomuchthathefindsithardtosay“no”.

Weneedrapportinorderto–

Asahypnotherapistwealsoneedtogainrapportwithourclients,thiswaytheclientwilltrustyouandworkwithyou.Overthecomingmonths,wewillbeteachingyouthebasicsofrapportbuilding,andthentakingitastepfurther,wherewecanusevarioustechniquestogain“rapidrapport”.

Rapport,eitheronaconsciousorunconsciouslevel,isthemainingredientofallcommunicationandchange.Itsdefinitionisafeelingofoneness,harmonyandagreement.Toestablishrapportwithanotherindividualwemustpayattentiontotheirbodylanguage,bothnon-verbalandverballanguage.Oncewehaveelicitedtheseareas,ourtaskistomatch,mirror,crossmirrorandpacethatindividual.

Eyecontact

Appropriateeyecontactisusuallythemostimportantwayofcommunicatingone'sfullandundividedattention.Itcaneasilybeachievedbydoingthefollowing.

1.Focusyoureyesontheotherpersonandgentlyshiftyourgazefromhisorherfacetoanotherpartofthebody,suchasagesturinghandoratappingfoot,thenbacktothefaceandtotheeyes.Occasionallymovingyourgazeawayfromthepersonwillreducethechanceofstaringorofcausinghimorhertofeelanxietyorsuspicion.Letyourselfbenatural.

2.Avoidstaringatthepersonorfeigningeyecontactbyfixingyoureyesontheperson’sforehead.Thesebehaviourscanbemistakenfordoubt,hostilityorinsincerity.

3.Avoidlookingawayfromyourclientforlongperiods.Ifyouaredistracted

byturningyourgazetoothersastheywalkby,orbynoisesintheenvironment,theotherpersonmayinterpretthisaslackofinterest.

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Non-verbalprompts

Thesedemonstratelistening,andencouragethepersontocontinuespeaking.

1.AffirmativeheadnoddingTheseheadnodsshouldbeusedoccasionallyandpairedwitheyecontact.

2.AppropriatefacialexpressionsGenerally,yourfacialexpressionsshouldreflectthenatureandintensityoftheperson’sexpressedfeelings,ratherthanyourownreactionstothem.Afrownisappropriateifyoudonotfolloworunderstandaperson’spoint.

3.TheuseofsilenceSilenceonthepartofthetherapistcancommunicatepatience,andprompttheclienttostartspeakinginordertobreakthesilence.

Openbodyposture

Relaxingyourownbodywillusuallyencouragetheclienttorelaxalso.Whenyourbodyshowsopennessandreceptivity,theotherpersonislikelytotalkfreelyandbelessdefensive.Youcanachieveopenbodypostureinthefollowingways.

1.Facetheperson,ratherthansittingorstandingathisorherside.

2.Uncrossyourarmsandlegs.Crossedarmscancommunicatesuperiorityordefensiveness,aswellasservingasabarrier.

3.Leanslightlyforward.Thiscommunicatesinterest.BreathingMatchtheclientsrateofbreathingwithyourownbreathingrate.RepetitivePhrasingHearandutilisetherepeatedphrasesoftheotherperson.

Matching

Matchingistheprocesswherebyyouadjustthesameaspectsofyourownexternalbehaviourtoapproximatethosesameaspectsoftheotherperson’sexternalbehaviour.TheongoingprocessofmatchingisreferredtoasPACING.Masteringtheartofmatchingwillgiveyoutheability,andchoices,toestablishrapportwithanyoneyouchoose.Agoodwayto“match”peopleinitiallyistheuseofbodylanguage.Thisinvolvesmatchingtheclient’sbodyposture.It’sa

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well-knownfactthatwhenpeoplearetogether,particularlycouplesinasocialsituation,theymirrorandmatchoneanother.Theydothisunconsciously,butitmakesthemfeelateasewitheachother.Handmovementsandfacialexpressionswhenmatchedalsohelpwithrapportbuilding.

MatchingandMirroring

Matchingistheduplicationofaclient'smovements.Mirroringissimplythemirroringoftheirposture.

Howtomatchandmirrortocreaterapport

1. Thinkofsomeoneyouhavenotseeneyetoeyewith-whereabetter

relationshipwouldbegoodforyouboth.Imaginemeetingthisperson.

2. Noticetheirpostureandbodylanguage,andmatchormirrorit.Youdon’tneedtotalprecisionwhenmatching.Arethearmsfolded?Isthebreathingfast,shallowordeep?Arethelegscrossed?Noticethegesturesusedandusethesamegestureswhenyouarespeaking.Raiseorloweryourvoicetoneandpacetomatch.Whenyouspeak

usethesamewordsastheydo.Itisgivingtheotherpersonastrong

messagethatyoulikethemalot.

YourHypnoticVoice

Newstudentsofhypnotherapyneedtodeveloptheirhypnoticvoice.Thiscanonlydevelopwithpractice.Itmeansslowingdownyourspeechtoabouthalfitsnormalspeed,deepeningthetonalityandspeakingquietly.

SignsofHypnosis

Astheclientstartstorelax,thetherapistshouldbeabletoseethedifferenceinbreathingrate.Othersignstolookforareflutteringeyelids,closingoftheeyes,signsofprofoundrelaxation,thesmoothingoffacialmuscles,andexcessivesalivationorswallowing.Youwillbeabletoseefacialexpressionsrelevanttothesuggestionsbeingmade.Yourclientmayturnpaleduetoadropinbloodpressure.Headmovementsandmotorsignalswillbeveryslight.

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TranceInduction

I'dlikeyoutofindasmallspotormarkonthewall,thatyoucanreallylookatandstareat,thenjustfocusallofyourattention,justlooking,staring,gazing,concentratingonthatspot......checkoutthesizeofit...theshapeofit,andinaminuteI'mgoingtocountfromonetothree,andwhenIgettothreeyoucanallowyoureyestoclose,butI'dlikeyoutoimaginethatyoucanstillseethatspot,itwon'tmatterifyoucan't,justimaginethatyoucan.......butfornowjustcontinue,looking,gazingatthatspot,itmightbecomealittleblurred,abitoutoffocus,ormaybenothinghappens,justcontinue,lookingandgazing,soI'mgoingtocountfromonetothreeandwhenIgettothreeyoucanallowyoureyestoclose,butjustimaginingthatyoucanstillseethatspot.......soherewego......one.......two.........three

Sojustimaginingthatyoucanstillseethatspot......doesn'tmatterifyoucan't,justimaginethatyoucan,thenyoucanjustbeawareofyoursurroundings,thetemperatureintheroom,howyourbackfeelsagainstthatchair,andsoundsnoisesthatyoucanhere,eitherinthisroomoroutsideofthisroom.

ThenI'dlikeyoutonoticehowyourfeetfeel,justrestingthere.....youcannoticethetemperatureofyourfeet,oranytinysensations,justnoticinghowyourfeetfeel.Andyourbreathinghasjuststartedtoslowdown,that'swhathappenswhenyoustarttorelax.....themoreyourelaxthemoreyourbreathingstartstoslowdown.......themoreyourbreathingslowsdown.......themoreyourelax.

Thenjustnoticinghowyourhandsfeel.......justrestingthere......noticethetemperatureofyourhands......noticeanytinysensations......maybeinyourhandsorfingers.......justnoticinghowyourhandsfeel

Thennoticingyourarmsandhowtheyfeel..........maybeit'syourleftarmthat

feelsheavierthanyourrightarm........ormaybeit'syourrightarmthatfeelsheavierthanyourleftarm........justnoticingwhicharmfeelsheaviest.....andallthewhilejustbeingawareofyoursurroundings....thetemperatureintheroom......howyourbackfeelsagainstthatchair....andanysounds......noisesthatyoucanhear....eitherinthisroomoroutsideofthisroom.

SoI'mgoingtostartcountingfromonetoten.....andbythetimeIgettotenyoucanfeelcalm.....comfortable......peaceful...andI'dlikeyoutousethepowerofyourimagination,youwerebornwiththis

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reallypowerfulimagination.....andI'dlikeyoutoimagine.....pretend.......makebelieve.....thatchairthatyoursittinginislikeahydraulicchair,ahydraulicchairthatcantakeyoudown.......tenlevelsofrelaxation,tenlevelsofcomfort...,,tenlevelsofpeace..,,,justwitheverynumberthatIcount......andI'dlikeyoutoimaginethatlikeitsreal.

SoI'mgoingtobeginthatcountforyounow........

Sonumberone.........justallowingyourselftodriftdowntothatfirstlevel,justtothatfirstlevel.Two..............justdrifting.....goingdeeperanddeeper......just,allowinganythoughtstocomeintoyourmind....andjustdisappearagain.

Three..........justdrifting.....feelingheavy,tired.......gladtojustdrift........Four........,,,noticingthemusclesinyourneckandshoulders......andimaginingthosemusclesunwinding....unfolding.....relaxingFive....noticingeverybreaththatyoutakenow.....everyinwardbreath.....everyoutwardbreath.....everybreaththatyoutakejustrelaxesyouevenmore.......,Six...........deeperanddeeper........findingthatmostcomfortableplace.....deepinside.....thatmostcomfortableplace

Andseven.......justsinking......downanddownanddown.....nobodywanting

anything.....nobodyneedsanything........nobodydemandinganythingAndeight.....justdrifting,justallowinganythoughtstocomeanddisappearagain.....Andnine........justdrifting......feelingcalm......comfortable......peacefulAndten........,,justdrifting.......Iwonderifinyourmind.....youcanimagineafeather......youknowthisfeathersjusttwirlingandwhirlingaround......,Iwonderifyoucanimaginethatfeather......Iwonderwhatbirdthatfeathercamefrom.....Iwonderwherethebirdisnow.....probablyjustglidingaround.....Iwonderifyoucanimaginethatbirdasitglidesaround.....peaceful.....free

Beach-Deepeningthetrance

(Firstitisimportanttofindoutifyourclientlikesbeaches.Ifnot,youwillneedtochangethisscript,perhapstoabeautifulgardenormaybethecountryside).

Nowthatyou’resodeeplyrelaxed,feelingsogoodandsocalm,Icantalktothepartof(client’sname)thatknowsallabout(client’sname).......thepart

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that’sbeenlookingafter(client’sname)alltheseyears.......Andfromnowon(client’sname)youdon'thavetolistentomeanymore.Youcanjustallowanythoughtstocometoyourmind,andthendisappearagain.Iamnowspeakingtothepartof(client’sname)that’salwayslistening.......thepartthat’sdeepinside(client’sname).

Youwasbornwithaverypowerfulimagination,andIwouldlikeyoutouse

thepowerofyourimaginationandsimplyimaginethatyouarestandingatthe

topoffivesolid,concretesteps.Thesestepsleaddowntoabeautiful

beach.......Awarm,hot,sunnybeach.......perhapsabeachthatyouhavebeentobefore.......OrmaybeseenonTVorinabook.......Theskyisblue.......Thesunisshining.......It’sabeautiful,hotdayinthiswarmandbeautifulplace.Youcanfeelcomfortableandrelaxed.

Andwhenyouarestandingthereatthetopofthesesteps.......IwantyoutogentlynodyourheadsothatIknowyouarethere.

Good.......NowIamgoingtocountasyougodownthesestepsandwitheverystepyouwillgodeeperanddeeperintorelaxation.......Andwhenyougettothebottom,youcanimaginesteppingontothishot,sunnybeachinthisbeautifulplace.......soheregoes.......Godownontothefirststep.......Downevendeeperontothesecondstep.......deeperstillontothethirdstep.......Thebeachisbecomingclearerandmorecolourfulasyoustepdownontothefourthstepandfinally.......Sodeeponthefifthstep.......Andthereyouareonthisbeautifulbeachinthisbeautifulplace.......thesunisshining.......Theskyisblueandyouaresohappytobehere.

Andnowyoucangoforawanderdownonthisbeach.......Takeagentlestrollanddragyourbarefeetthroughthewarmsand.......andfeelthewarmsandtricklethroughyourtoesasyougentlywanderdownthebeach.......Maybeyoucanhearthesea.......maybeifyoulookoverthereyoucanseethesea.......perhapsyoucanevensmellthesea.

Perhapsthereareotherpeoplearound.......maybeothernoises.......listen.......listentowhatyoucanhear.......andasyouarewanderingdown

thisbeautifulbeachinthislovelyplace.......Perhapsyoucanfeelorsense

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thewarmsunonyourface.......perhapsyoucanfeelthatwarm,gentlebreeze.......Haveagoodlookroundandseewhat'shappeningonthisbeautifulbeach.

Andifyoujustlookoverthere.......Justinthedistanceyouwillnoticealovelysunlounger.......that’syoursunlounger.......Speciallyforyou.......Iwantyoutowalkovertowardsthatsunloungerandwhenyougettoit.......youcantakeanicedeepbreathandrelax100timesdeeperasyougentlyliedownonthatsunlounger.......

Waitforresponse.......

Ok.......nowthatyou’resorelaxedinthisbeautifulplace.......Onthisbeautifulbeach.......thesunfeelssowarmasitshinesdownonyourface.......andyoufeelsocalmandpeaceful.......Ineedtoaskyouasimplequestion.

Ifyoulike,youcouldstayherealittlelonger.Ifyouwouldliketostayherealittlelonger,simplynodyourheadtoindicate“yes”.

Ifclientindicates“yes”,simplysaythatyouaregoingtoleavehim/herinsilenceforafewmoments,andtothinkaboutanythinginhis/herlifethats/hemaywanttochange,ortothinkaboutanydecisionsthatneedtobemade,becauseanydecisionsmadeherearealwaystherightones.

Wakingyourclient

Ok,nowit’stimetowakeyou,soI’mgoingtocountfromfivetooneand,whenIgettoone,youcanopenyoureyesandyouwillbewideawakeandfullyalert,feelinggoodinside,feelingbetterthanyouhavefeltforalong,longtime.......Havingenjoyedthisexperienceofhypnosis,feelingfar,farbetterthanyoufeltforalonglongtime.......feelingsogood.......

Soherewegothen.......I'mgoingtocountfromfivetooneand,whenIgettoone,youcanopenyoureyesandyouwillbewideawakeandfullyalert,feelinggoodinside,feelingbetterthanyouhavefeltforalong,longtime.......Soheregoes.......5.......slowlywaking,waking,waking.......4.......Wakingalittlebitmore.......3.......Feelinggoodinside.......2.......And1!

Changeyourtoneandincreasethevolumeofyourvoiceonthenumber“1”.

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SpecialPlace

Oneofthefirstthingsweusuallydowithourclientsistohelpthemtofinda“specialplace”.Thisissothat,iftheclientbecomesalittledistressedwhiledealingwithanemotionalproblemlateron,wecantakeourclientbacktothespecialplacetofeelgoodagain.

TIP.Nevertellyourclienttogotoa“safe”place.Thisisthekindofscriptyoumightuse.FIRST–GuideyourclientintohypnosisFirstIwouldlikeyoutofindasmallspotonthewallorceiling.

Nowstareatthatspotanddon'tmoveyourattentionorgazefromit.Reallyconcentrateonthatspot.Checkoutthesize.......Shape.......Colour.......Reallyfocusallyourattentiononthatspot.......Lookatit,stareatituntilyoureyesfeeltired.Continuelooking,gazingandconcentrating.Maybeitmightgoblurred,orchangeshapeorcolour...Idon’treallyknow,butfornowjuststareatitandconcentrateonit.Youmaystarttoblinkalittle,that’sok.Justcontinuetolookatthatspot.......

NowwhenIcounttothree,Iwouldlikeyoutocloseyoureyesandimaginethatyoucanstillseethatspot,butitwon’tmatterifyoucan'tseeit,justimaginethatyoucan.

1......2.......3..........

Keeptellingtheclienthowwells/heisdoing.Pauseforathreeseconds.......

Nowuseyourearsandlisten.Listentoallthetinysoundsaroundyou.

Pauseforathreeseconds..........

NowIwouldlikeyoutofeelhowyourhandsfeelastheyarerestingonyourknees.

Pauseforathreeseconds..........

NowIwouldlikeyoutofeelhowyourfeetfeelastheyarerestingonthefloor.Maybetheyfeelheavyorperhapstheyfeellight.......Idon'tknow,onlyyouknowexactlyhowtheyfeel.

Pauseforathreeseconds..........

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NowIwouldlikeyoutofocusonyourbackrestingagainstthechair.......

Pauseforathreeseconds..........

Iwonderifyou’venoticedhowyourbreathinghasalreadystartedtoslowdown.......Thisiswhathappenswhenyoustarttorelax.......yourbreathing

startstoslowdown,andthemoreitslowsdown,themoreyourelax.......

andthemoreyourelax,themoreyourbreathingslowsdown.

Pauseforathreeseconds..........

Nowwithyourpermission,Iamjustgoingtoplacemyhandonyourshoulderandbegincountingfrom1downtoten,andwitheverynumber,Iwouldlikeyoutotakeyourselffurtheranddeeperintothiswonderfulrelaxedstate.

Herewegothen....

(placehandonshoulder)(pacethenumberswitheachoutwardbreath)One......relaxingdeeperanddeeperTwo.....FeelingmoreandmoreateaseThree...JustdriftingdownanddownFour...SimplyenjoythiswonderfulfeelingofdeeprelaxationFive....NobodywantsanythingfromyounowSix....Thisisyoutimeno,youspecialtimeSeven...Goingdeeperanddeeper

Eight....DriftingmoreandmoreNine....Driftingawaynow,niceandeasyAndten.....Pause....

Nowthatyou’resodeeplyrelaxed,feelingsogoodandsocalm,Icantalktothepartof(client’sname)thatknowsallabout(client’sname).......thepartthat’sbeenlookingafter(client’sname)alltheseyears.......Andfromnowon(client’sname)youdon'thavetolistentomeanymore.Youcanjustallowanythoughtstocometoyourmind,andthendisappearagain.Iamnowspeakingtothepartof(client’sname)that’salwayslistening.......thepartthat’sdeepinside(client’sname).

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Iwantyoutousethepowerofyourmindandthinkofatimeandaplacewhereyoufeltgood.

Aplacewhenyoufeltconfident.Atimewhenyouwereincontrol.Sometimeinyourlifewhenyouweretotallyatpeacewithyourself.

Andwhenyouhavefoundthattimeandplace,Iwouldlikeyoutogentlynod

yourheadsothatIknowyou’vefoundit.Bepatientandallowtimeforaresponse.Good.Pause.

Nowreallyfeelthisplace,thisveryspecialplace.Thisisasecretplace,only(client’sname)knowsaboutthisveryspecial,secretplace.Thisisaplacewhereyouwillalwaysbesafe.Thisisaplacewhereyouwillalwaysfeelcalm.

Thisis(client’sname)veryspecialplace.Thisisaplacewhereyoucanfeelcalmandrelaxed.Thisisyourspecialplace,wheretheonlysensationsyoucanexperiencearepleasant.Thisisamagicalplace,wheremagicalthingshappen.......

Youcanhaveanythingyouwanthereinthisveryspecialplace.......Youcanhavecolours.......Peace.......Possessions.......

Love.......Happiness.......Anythingyouwant,simplyputithere.......

Andeverytimeyoucomeheretothisveryspecialplace,youwillfeel10timesmorerelaxedand10timesmorepeaceful.

Reallyfeelthisplace,thisveryspecialplace.Thisisasecretplace,only(client’sname)knowsaboutthisveryspecialsecretplace.Thisisaplacewhereyouwillalwaysbesafe.Thisisaplacewhereyouwillalwaysfeelcalm.

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Thisis(client’sname)veryspecialplace.Thisisyourspecialplace,wheretheonlysensationsyoucanexperiencearepleasant.

Thisisyourspecialplace.Thisisamagicalplace,wheremagicalthingshappen.......Youcanhaveanythingyouwanthereinthisveryspecialplace.......Youcanhavecolours.......Peace.......Possessions.......Love.......Happiness.......Anythingyouwant,simplyputithere.......Andeverytimeyoucomeheretothisveryspecialplace,youwillfeel10timesmorerelaxedand10timesmorepeaceful.

NowIamnowgoingstoptalkingtoyouforawhilesothatyoucanenjoyandreallyexploreyourveryspecialplace..................................

WhileIamsilent,Iwouldlikeyoutothinkaboutanychangesyouwouldlike

tomakeinyourlifebecausethisisthetimeandplacetodoso.......SonowI’mgoingtogoquietforawhile,sothatyoucanthinkaboutthesechanges.......

Pause.

Ok....Nowthatyou’resorelaxedinthisbeautifulplace.......inthiswonderfulspecialplace.......andyoufeelsocalmandpeaceful.......Ineedtoaskyouasimplequestion.

Ifyoulike,youcouldstayherealittlelonger.Ifyouwouldliketostayherealittlelonger,simplynodyourheadtoindicate“yes”.

Ifclientindicates“yes”,simplysaythatyouaregoingtoleavehim/herinsilenceforafewmoments,andtothinkaboutanythinginhis/herlifethats/hemaywanttochange,ortothinkaboutanydecisionsthatneedtobemade,becauseanydecisionsmadeherearealwaystherightones.

WAKINGYOURCLIENT

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Ok,nowitstimetowakeyou,soI’mgoingtocountfromfivetooneand,whenIgettoone,youcanopenyoureyesandyouwillbewideawakeandfullyalert,feelinggoodinside,feelingbetterthanyouhavefeltforalong,longtime.......Havingenjoyedthisexperienceofhypnosis,feelingfar,farbetterthanyouhavefeltforalong,longtime.......feelingsogood.......Soherewego.......I'mgoingtocountfromfivetooneand,whenIgettoone,youcanopenyoureyesandyouwillbewideawakeandfullyalert,feelinggood

inside,feelingbetterthanyouhavefeltforalong,longtime.......Andyouwillfindthatwheneveryoucometothisspecialplaceanytimeinthefuture,themorerealitwillfeel,andthemorerelaxedyouwillfeel.

Heregoes.......5.......slowlywaking,waking,waking.......4.......wakingalittlebitmore.......3.......Feelinggoodinside.......2.......And1.

Usethispagetotakeanynotes