You are relaxed now, and because you are so relaxed you begin to feel free from all tensions, anxiety and fear. You now realize that you are more confident and sure of yourself because you have taken the enormous first step toward helping yourself. You begin to feel this strength from within, motivating you to overcome any and every obstacle …
AIDS Session II
As you sink deeper and deeper into relaxation, you are feeling calm and at peace with yourself. During your last visit I talked about your ability to fight off and eliminate tensions and how this can be accomplished. As you remember, tension and anxieties bring about a breakdown in your immune system and how this can lead to disease and …
AIDS Session I
Now, as you sink deeper and deeper, completely relaxed, I’m going to talk about tension, anxiety and fear. How unnecessary these feelings are and how you, yourself, are going to eliminate them. When we come down with a cold, the general emotion we feel is inconvenience. Inconvenience, because you miss work, have little or no energy to accomplish daily tasks, …
Hands Closing Together I
This technique is the Gil Boyne version of the “hands closing together.” Although you can do this with the subject lying on their back with their arms extended upward toward the ceiling, or standing in front of them and having them extend their arms toward you, the best position is to have your subject seated in a chair. Stand in …
Hand to Face Method
Instructions to hypnotist Tell subject to get as comfortable as possible with their arms resting on the arms of the chair. Show subject how you would like them to hold their hand in front of their face. Palm of their hand facing in towards their face, with fingers pointing upward pressed lightly together. Hand should be about eye level. Have …
Hand Shake Method
Instructions to hypnotist The following hypnotic induction utilizes all three of the learning modes. The subject will be responding through hearing, seeing, and feelings. Begin with the subject sitting in a comfortable chair. Spoken to subject Would you like to experience the state of hypnosis? (After a yes response, have the subject extend his or her arm to you as …
Gil Boyne Method of Conditioning
Spoken to the subject You are about to enjoy a very pleasant and a very beneficial experience. First, be sure that you will not be disturbed. Second, remove your shoes or any apparel that will interfere with your physical comfort in any way. Third, now stretch out on your back, with your legs separated, so that no part of your …
Forest And Stream Method
Instructions to Hypnotist For this induction it is helpful to have background sounds of water, birds, and other forest sounds, but do not start the sounds until indicated in the induction Spoken to the subject To prepare yourself for this enjoyable, helpful experience, be sure you have all tight clothes loosened, and then get yourself in just as comfortable a …
Favorite Place Method (For Children Ages 7 – 11)
Instructions to hypnotist A tactile technique, such as holding a stuffed animal, may be appropriate for a 2-year-old. A 4-year-old may respond better to a rag-doll and a 6-year-old to a coin or television technique. Developmentally, a school child (7-11 years of age) may respond best to a favorite place technique and ad adolescent to sports imagery. During the pre-hypnotic …
Fixation Object Method
Instructions to hypnotist This is the traditional method of inducing hypnosis. The subject is asked to direct their gaze at the fixation object and not shift their focus. The hypnotist can intensify the induction by observing the subjects reactions and timing his suggestions very closely with them. For example, the remark, “Occasionally, they are going to blink,” might be made …