There are many different levels of suggestibility and depending on why they are being hypnotized, you may have to take your clients to a deeper level at times. An example would be that in order to be operated on (someone without medication) you will need to take them to a much deeper level than if you were simply hypnotizing them for smoking cessation which can be done in a very light stage. In order to bring someone
DEEPER we have many vehicles that can be used. The whole concept of going DEEPER is relative … How do you actually go “deeper”? Does anyone really know how? Is there such a thing? It‟s hard to really define but by having a client successfully complete a task given them, the expectancy of being successful tends to relax them more, or open them up more than they were before. This is how it is attained.
Contents of This Chapter at a Glance. HYPNOSIS DEEPENERS
Elevator . . . 88 Clouds across the sky . . . 89 Staircase . . . 90 Stairway to the beach . . . 91 Waterfall . . . 92
Expectancy - When you are told that …“in a moment when I count to 10, you will feel your arm rise in the air and when it does you will go deeper into
hypnosis“… you are expecting your arm to go up … if it does, then you believe in the Hypnotherapist since he said it would happen … and it did ... therefore it is logical that you must go deeper as he stated. This is the concept of expectancy and how one actually goes, or brings themselves deeper.
Elevator - Deepener
By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI
I‟d like you to use your imagination for a few moments. Just imagine that right in front of you within a few feet is an elevated door, visualize the door clearly in your mind … the color … the texture … how tall it is … how wide it is … what it is made of … in just a moment you‟re going to enter the elevator and it will take you on a wonderful relaxing journey. It will be a very comfortable, spacious elevator, and at no time will you feel closed-in or uncomfortable. You will only have wonderful, relaxed feelings ... Now the elevator doors open as you imagine yourself walking in and turning around so you‟re facing the doors and you see them close in front of you. You notice how comfortable you feel and how much larger the elevator seems on the inside than you thought it would be. As you are looking at the doors of the elevator you notice just to the right of the doors a large panel. On this panel there are 25 buttons arranged from 25 on the top going all the way down to the number 1, which represents the bottom floor. Visualize this panel as clearly as you can, if you can‟t see it clearly, just imagine it and the same purpose is being served. What are the shapes of the buttons? Are they square, or rectangle or round? What color are the buttons? What color are the numbers on the buttons? Are they large or small? See as many details as you can … you are on the 25th
floor, and in just a moment, you are going to press the number 1 button and you‟ll feel yourself descending downward. With each floor that you descend, you‟ll feel your body relax more and more until you get all the way down to the bottom floor, and when the doors open, and you‟ll find yourself more relaxed than you have ever been before. So let‟s go ahead and begin.
Imagine yourself reaching down and pressing the number one button ... as you feel the elevator descend downward to the 24th floor … and you allow yourself to relax 23, 22 … deeper and deeper … 21, 20, 19 … with each floor you descend, you go deeper and deeper … 18, 17, 16 … more and more relaxed … 15, 14, 13 … all the way down … 12, 11, 10 … peaceful and serene, all outside sounds just fading away into the distance … 9, 8, 7 …deeper and deeper … 6, 5, 4 … total relaxation, feeling wonderful in every way … 3, 2, … and finally … 1... Deep …. Deep … relaxation, and you can remain in this deep relaxed state, and even deeper if you decided too, for the remainder of the session.
Clouds across the sky - Deepener
By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI
I‟d like you to use your imagination for a few moments now. I‟d like you to imagine … to think about … yourself lying down … outside … on the most
comfortable piece of furniture you can imagine … It is a warm, gorgeous day … The sun is just beginning to set ... The temperature is just right, just the way you like it … Best of all, there are no insects anywhere to distract you… It is as if this place were made just for you … You find yourself alone and completely safe … comfortable … So go ahead and imagine that piece of furniture that you are on right now … Describe it to yourself in detail … What is the color? ... The size? ... The texture? … Get it clear in your mind so it becomes “real” to you … It is more comfortable than the softest feather bed … And as you lay there you are gazing up at the beautiful dawn sky … You notice the colors … the shades of reds ... blues … and yellows … The many colors, as the dance upon the few scattered clouds … As you continue to gaze … effortlessly at the sky … You watch the clouds begin to form into shapes ... Some look like animals ... Some look like trees … All different shapes that let your
imagination begin to roam … When you notice one of the clouds that is nearly above you begin to form into the shape of a number … It looks just like the number … 20 … and as the soft breeze blows on it, you see it begin to dissolve and blow away as easily as it formed … Then you notice another cloud coming by that forms into the number … 19 … and that one begins to dissolve in the soft breeze too … You notice that this keeps happening ... slowly … as the clouds form in to the number … 18 … then dissolves away … and then … 17 ... and it continues this way going down … down ... in numbers ... very … very … slowly … 16 … and you notice that in
between each numbered cloud … as it blows away and as the next one forms … 15… that you are becoming soooo … soooo … very tired … 14 …sooo … sooo relaxed … and you enjoy this wonderful relaxation … 13 … and you find yourself, even
allowing yourself, to let go completely ... 12 ... You give yourself the permission that this is what you want to do … 11 … as you continue to see the clouds forming into the numbers ... 10 … and you continue to observe them … slowly on your own … 9 … and with each one … as it goes by … 8 ... you become twice as relaxed … twice as much as the one before … 7 ... as you observe them … 6 … dissolving … just passing by … 5 … you are so comfortable … soooo open … 4 … Totally safe … … 3 … and completely at ease … You fall into a wonderful dreaming state … 2 … until finally you see the last cloud form into the number 1 … and as it dissolves … you allow yourself to let go completely … so very relaxed …
Staircase
Deepener
A.S.H.
As you sit there, very comfortable and relaxed - I want you to visualize a staircase in front of you … A beautiful staircase with a beautiful banister running down
alongside and a deep, rich carpet underneath your feet … As you look down the stairs you notice that there are ten steps leading gently down … Ten steps leading down, down, down … These are the steps that will lead you deep into relaxation … and in a moment, as I begin to count you will walk down those steps and you will find that the deeper down you go, the more comfortable and the more relaxed you will become. So take hold of the banister and begin to slowly descend the stairs starting with the top step…
10 - Deeply relaxed …
9 - Let yourself go more and more … 8 - More and more relaxed …
7 - Deep, deep relaxation …
6 - 5 More and more and more relaxed … 4 - Deeply relaxed, soooo comfortable … 3 - More and more relaxed …
2 - Almost at the bottom now, just one more step to go … and 1 - Deep, deep relaxation, all the way down…
Now that you have reached the bottom step, and you are totally relaxed … just allow yourself to let go completely as you go deeper and deeper…
Stairway to Beach
Deepener
By JoAnn Dworman, CHP
I‟d like you to imagine that it is a warm summer day and that you are standing on a grassy knoll overlooking the ocean. The waves meet a beautiful pink sandy beach below you. You want to go to this beach and feel the warm sand on your feet. The only way down is a large stone stairway that descends beside the knoll. You know that the stones that create the stairway will be smooth and warm when your feet touch them. There‟s 20 steps to reach the beach. In a moment, I will count these steps for you and as I do you will walk down each one becoming more and more relaxed as you go. On the last step, when your feet finally sink into the warm sand, you will be in a deep state of relaxation. Okay, now, we‟re going to begin. The stone stairway is welcoming as you peacefully descend onto the first step.
20. . . You are deeply relaxed
19 . . . You feel yourself completely letting go 18 . . .
17 . . .
16 . . . Deeper and deeper into relaxation. 15 . . . This step takes you even deeper. 14. . .
13 . . Relaxed 12 . . .
11 . . . Letting go completely 10 . . .
9 . . . Deeper and deeper 8 . . .
7 . . . More and more relaxed 6 . . .
5 . . . so relaxed now 4 . . .
3 . . . almost to the bottom now 2 . . . deep, deep relaxation
Waterfall
Deepener
By Dr. Manuel Simet
I‟d like you to use your imagination and visualize yourself standing on a cliff in front of a waterfall. It‟s a warm summer‟s day as you feel the warmth of the sun descending upon you … Look to your left, you‟re going to see 10 steps leading to the bottom of the waterfall. I want you to visualize a rope running along the steps. In a moment I‟m going to count from 10 all the way down to one. As I do I‟d like you to start going down the steps … and with each step that you take you will allow yourself to go deeper and deeper into relaxation.
Now take hold of the rope and focus your attention on the beautiful waterfall as you begin going down the steps.
10 - Allow yourself to relax as you hold onto the line 9 - Let yourself go, all the way down deep.
8 - Deeper and deeper.
7 - So very relaxed as you feel the warm mist from the waterfall on your face 6 - 5 - deeper and deeper
4 - Seeing a faint rainbow coming out of the waterfall spray 3 - More and more relaxed
2 - Almost at the bottom.