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Prior to trance, decide for how long and how deeply you want to relax. Say
it out loud or in your head it doesn't matter which but do this so that you
can program a wake-up time. If you do this you should awaken around the exact
time that you chose. Any suggestions you want to be absorbed by your subconscious
mind can be read or spoken out loud at this point. Decide what you want to
gain from this self-hypnosis session and then:
1. Take a deep breath, hold it and count to three, then slowly release your
breath. At the same time as you breathe out, close your eyes and relax.
2. Allow the whole of your body to sink down and become heavy. Imagine that
you are going into deep hypnosis and that you are becoming more deeply relaxed
with every breath. Tell yourself that you are becoming more and more relaxed.
3. Let your breathing become slower and deeper and imagine that you are going
deeper into hypnosis with every outward breath. Tell yourself that you are
sinking deeper and deeper, until you reach a level at which you feel comfortable.
4. Use some form of visualisation perhaps a holiday or fantasy place and just
imagine being there; or if you want to improve some behaviour, you can use
the Future Behaviour Rehearsal exercise in Chapter 7 of the Principles of
Life book. Autosuggestion can also be used at this point.
5. When you are satisfied that you have benefited from the relaxation or have
programmed your mind with the new information, you can count back from five
to one and return to your normal waking state, having benefited from the trance.
NB: It is a good idea to use some soothing back ground music to eliminate
any annoying sounds that may distract you. This also helps to deepen the trance
state.
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