How to Do Self-Hypnosis

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Armchairs
Candles
Pocket Watches
Relaxation Tapes
Relaxing CDs
Candles

Step 1

Recognize that to be hypnotized is to enter a trance state. You will be very focused, but will also be aware of what is happening around you.
Step 2

Sit in a comfortable chair or recline on a couch in a quiet place. Be sure that your clothes are loose and comfortable and the temperature is not too warm or cool.
Step 3

Turn down the lights so that it's not too bright. It doesn't need to be dark.
Step 4

Relax. You can have your eyes open or closed, whichever is most comfortable for you.
Step 5

Let yourself go loose. Feel every muscle go limp. Feel your mind slow down. Good.
Step 6

Breathe deeply and hold it. Feel all of your stress and worries sucked from your body and your head into your lungs. Blow them out slowly and watch them swirl away from you.
Step 7

Notice the different colors of each concern. See them float away and dissolve in the air. You are feeling more and relaxed with every breath.
Step 8

Feel your heart. It is strong and slow. You can feel it beating, slowly, slowly. Each time you exhale, your body relaxes more. You are calm and safe. You can feel your heart. It's beating so slowly.
Step 9

Feel your toes. They feel empty and light. They want to float away. That lightness is spreading up your legs, through your hips and into your back. Your body is so empty. You can see through it.
Step 10

Feel your arms. They feel empty. Your shoulders are empty. Your neck is empty. Your head is floating, weightless. You feel so calm.
Step 11

Feel liquid begin to fill your body through your navel. It's deep blue. It feels cool and comfortable. Watch it fill up your body. Cool blue. When you are full, you will feel calm and completely at ease.
Step 12

Now open your eyes and sit up. Your cool, blue feeling will stay with you.

Comments

kamybola said

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on 6/5/2009 Great informative article. Like you said, practice makes perfect. Keep at it. 5*s

on 3/22/2009 You should really keep your eyes closed as it focuses the attention inwards. Just because you cant hold your attention at first DOES NOT mean you are weak minded its means you need to practice. Just bring your attention back. Sit comfortably - breath in and out focus on your breath count down from 10 to one. When you reach 1 repeat an positive affirmation to yourself as if its already the case - Like "I always opt for the healthy food option and stop eating when I am full" - do this a few times then when you are done count yourself out from 1 to 10 - eyes open at 8 fully wide awake at 10...twice a day for 3 weeks should do the trick....3 times a day for 3 weeks should change you for ever.....

coeline said

on 2/1/2009 i felt relaxed just by reading!

Anonymous said

on 8/8/2006 When using self-hypnosis, do not clear your mind of all thoughts. Instead, have a clear view of your goal. For example, if you wish to lose weight, imagine yourself thinner. However, the tricky part is keeping your mind on that thought. Some weaker-minded people sometimes get sidetracked and begin to lose their state of hypnosis as they think of off-topic things.