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Self- Hypnosis Power
Let’s start using hypnosis
– on yourself first. Self-hypnosis can be a relaxing, soothing experience; helping you to loosen up and ease your tensions.
It is a form of meditation that allows you to converse with yourself. It is a way to de-stress and leave your worries for
a while.
On a short-term vision, self-hypnosis
can help you improve your learning threshold, sharpen your memory, and be alert during an exam week or an important presentation
at work. It can hold your hand when you’re planning to face an emotionally draining situation. It can help you clear
the clutter from your mind after a full schedule.
Done
regularly for a long term span, self-hypnosis eventually becomes your way of life - a regular, exclusive time for yourself.
It can lead you to more understanding of yourself and others. It may also change the way you lead your life, make your decisions,
or handle relationships.
Self-hypnosis allows
you to stop and breathe deeply. Sometimes some very basic things such as these are neglected in our day-to-day rat race. The
steps from professional hypnotherapists may sound so simple at first. Summarily, it just says to get yourself together, find
a perfect venue, and everything else will follow. But once tasked to do it, some of us may find the seemingly simple step
of staying put (being still for a while) very difficult. With our multi-tasking, short-attention-span culture, staying still
and doing nothing seems like a task unto itself. But once you get down into it and actually do it, the rest will eventually
follow.
Let’s try out some Hypnosis at
Home sessions, based on some of the elements needed for an effective hypnosis session, as advised by experts.
High Time
If you’re living with other people, pick a schedule wherein there will be
less activities – either your housemates may be away at work or at school, or by the time everybody’s asleep.
If you’re living alone, do it when you least expect people to drop by, call, or send you messages. Better yet, put your
phones on hold first, and hang a “Do Not Disturb” or “Silence Please” sign outside your door.
A Room of Your Own
Find
a quiet spot, away from the hustle and bustle of the house. Make sure your venue is relaxing and conducive to your activity.
Dim the lights or light a few candles. Adjust the room temperature according to your preference. Light some incense if you
may.
Sit or recline in a comfortable spot.
Surround yourself with pillows and cushions. Make sure you feel all right even if you will be in that position for quite some
time.
Turn It On
In
the movies, as in real life, music sets the mood for any kind of scene. Put some soothing music on that player. Soothing music
may mean different things to different people. It depends on musical preferences – hardcore metal may seem “comforting”
to somebody (maybe it reminds him of high school), but is not appropriate for the self-hypnosis session we have in mind. Try
this: turn the music on, and feel your heartbeat. If it promotes or keeps on with a relaxed, steady beat, then that’s
good. Sounds of nature may be effective – the whistling of the wind, the playing of the chimes, the rustling of leaves,
and the gentle gurgle of a brook. If you have a small desk fountain, place it near you. Remember that the sound of water is
always soothing.
A Whiff of Memory
They
say our olfactory nerves are the first to develop when we were born and the last one to stay with us when we die. The work
of one Nobel Peace Prize winner discusses how our sense of smell plays a very vital and critical part of our memories. The
work reveals how much we remember just by the memory of certain smells, and how that trait has helped human survival and development
ever since.
Ever noticed
how the smell of certain things vastly affects us emotionally than any other senses? Smells can enhance or change our mood,
take us back into the past, or make us remember that special someone. Mothers perhaps have the keenest sense of smell of all
– tests show they can identify their offspring, even grownup ones, by their particular odors.
Conversely, we can heighten our relaxation just by indulging our sense of smell.
Before the session, you may want to take a bath and wash your hair using delicious-smelling soap and shampoo. You may lather
aromatherapy oil on your body. Burn scented candles or oils. Light up some incense. No doubt your body and mind will react
pleasantly to these indulgences. In the event that your hypnosis session might not work – at least you end up smelling
and feeling good.J
Feel It
Just
as some of us may have a keen sense of smell – some people are kinesthetic, or they respond immensely to the sense of
touch. They like to be touched and to touch other people. They like the feel of good, soft fabric on their skin. They want
to run their fingers in an interestingly rough surface. They often hug people or pat their backs, and in return they want
it to be done to themselves.
If you are
one of those people, then take advantage of it to heighten your relaxation. Surround yourself with soft cushions. Notice the
feel of silk bed sheets. Wear your softest and most comfortable clothes. Lather some moisturizing lotion on your skin and
feel the edges of your fingers soften. Feel the air as it breezes and touches your skin and your hair.
Words Are All I Have
The power of hypnosis, as we have
learned, comes from the power of suggestion. A successful suggestion requires finding the rights words, saying them in the
right way, and at the right time. You have to be utterly convincing, but not pleading. Firm, but not pushy. Soothing, but
not weak. Of course a lot of this depends on the material – on what you say.
Below
is an example of a self-hypnosis spiel. This method helps to relax your whole body and gets rid of stress. By having a very
relaxed body, you can tremendously improve your life in every aspect – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
This self-hypnosis induction suggests that you tape and record
the narrative and play it during your session, in accordance to the whole therapy process. In this session, the subjects are
instructed to keep their eyes open initially, watching the flickering flame of a candle.
BEGINNING OF INDUCTION
Light up a candle place it in
front of you, where you can see the flame at a convenient angle.
Find
a comfortable sitting position. Surround yourself with pillows and blankets if you must.
The
mellow light of the flame: watch it dance and sway slowly, languidly, peacefully, as you are feeling now. (Pause)
Breath
in, breath out. Breathe through your nose and faintly blow out some air from your slightly open mouth. (Pause)
Breath
in, breath out. (Pause)
Repeat. Breath
in, breathe out. Breathe in, and out. (Pause)
Breathe
and take the wonderful air into your healthy lungs. Feel it being filled with sweet, clean air. (Pause)
Exhale
and blow out all your tension away from your body. (Pause)
Breathe.
Relax. As relaxed and as languid as the flickering flame before you. (Pause)
The
flame is mellow. Its light is yellow, like the stars, like when you sleep. The flame warms your eyes. You feel them closing
slowly. (Pause)
Your eyes are tired, so weighed down.
You feel all the nerves inside your eyes throbbing. You want to close your eyes tightly. (Pause)
Your
eyes still feel warm. You feel the heat of the flame surround them. In fact, even with eyes closed, you can clearly see the
flame dancing before you. (Pause)
You breathe
in and out. The more you breathe, the more you feel relaxed, very deeply now. (Pause)
The
warmth spreads from your eyes to your face. You feel warm all over. (Pause)
You
feel your forehead glowing. A light, luminous and bright, shines from your forehead. (Pause)
The
warm, soft light spreads to your face. You face relaxes. You relax deeper and deeper now. (Pause)
As
you breathe in and out, you feel more relaxed than ever. (Pause)
You
breathe and you feel your chest filled with air. Warm air. The light from your face spreads to your neck down to the chest.
(Pause)
Breathe deeply now. The warm, soft light
makes your body relaxed, as relaxed as your face. (Pause)
The
warm, soft, relaxing light spreads to your arms, to your hands, to the tips of your fingertips. They feel so relaxed now.
(Pause)
The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads
down to your stomach, to your waist, to your hips. They feel so relaxed now. (Pause)
The
warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your back. Your back feels so relaxed now. (Pause)
You
breathe slowly and deeply, in and out. More than ever, you feel so relaxed now. (Pause)
The
warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your thighs, to your legs. They feel so relaxed now. All the weight put
upon them slowly feels light. (Pause)
You feel
so relaxed. Every muscle, every tissue in your body feels so fine. You feel so peaceful. (Pause)
You
breathe in and out. You go deeper and deeper into relaxation. (Pause)
The
warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your feet, to the tips of your toes. They feel so relaxed now. All the
weight put upon them slowly feels light. (Pause)
Now
visualize yourself standing in the softest, greenest grass you have ever put your feet into. Your feet feel warm and soft.
(Pause)
You are now in an open field. The sun
is shining warmly, so friendly on you. (Pause)
A
cool wind breezes through your hair, your face, and your body. It breezes through the field of grass, combing each and every
soft, green sliver. (Pause)
You walk
through the field of soft, warm grass. You see a mountain not far way. You slowly walk towards the mountain. (Pause)
As
you walk towards the warm, blue mountain, you go deeper and deeper into relaxation. You body feels so relaxed and at ease.
(Pause)
Your mind is sharp and alert, taking
each and every detail perfectly. (Pause)
Perfectly,
like the little stream you pass by on the way. The gurgling sound of the stream relaxes you more than ever. You walk across
the little stream, your feet getting wet by the warm, clear water. The water relaxes you more that ever. (Pause)
You
walk, further and further, into the mountain. (Pause)
A
warm, gentle breeze passes you by, combing your hair, passing through your clothes and your body, and slowly, slowly lifting
you, as if you are a feather in the air. (Pause)
The
wind lifts you and you feel so fine floating in the sweet, soft air. You feel weightless and you go deeper and deeper into
relaxation. (Pause)
You go higher
and higher until you reach the top of the mountain. (Pause)
There
are small wild flowers on the top of the mountain. You breathe in their wonderful, fresh smell. You breathe in the wonderful,
fresh smell of the mountain breeze. (Pause)
The
wind slowly, slowly gets you down the mountain. As you get lower and lower you become more aware. With every count you start
to slowly emerge from your deep relaxation. (Pause)
Every
time you listen to this self-hypnosis induction you will go deeper, more serenely, and attain more benefits from the experience.
(Pause)
1, 2, 3…
The
smell of the soft, fresh rain is still in you. It’s in your hair, your hands, your body. You smell of rain. You smell
of new hope, of creation and of refreshed life.
4.
5, 6,
Lower, into the field of grass. Lower,
until your feet touch the warm soft grass once more.
By
the count of ten, you will completely be awake, more alive and refreshed than ever before.
7,8,9,
Remember the smell of rain and how it
brings out new life, new hope.
10
You awake fresh and ready. Yawn and stretch your body.
END
OF INDUCTION
Practice this technique as often as possible. You’ll be surprised at how powerful it can be.