3. How do you know who you are?
โข The self that you know is only part of yourself
โข Biology/ psychology/ philosophy/ theology all agree: you are more than you
think and you are exactly what you think
โข What changes if you get to know more of yourself?
4. Who is in charge?
โข have you ever surprised
yourself?
โข have you ever done something
that wasnโt like you?
โข how did that happen?
6. Like a tree
โข you canโt see the roots but you
know theyโre there
โข you canโt see the seeds but you
know theyโre there
โข the tree is more than what you
can see
โข you are more than what you
know you know
7. You are one
โข one mind that thinks through the brain and the body
โข one system of sensory perceptions transformed into meaning
โข one seamless blend of past, present and future
9. Pay attention to everything you are noticing now.
Notice what you see, what you hear, what you feel.
10. When we pay full attention, all our parts come
together. We are aware of being one self.
11. But most of the time
โข We are all monkey brains
โข Conscious attention has evolved
to notice threats
โข Conscious attention bounces
around scanning for difference
โข Difference reminds us that we have
internal differences
12. Settling the mind into just one thing requires that
the body settle. Settling the body settles the mind.
14. Become calm
โข Begin at the edges and consciously relax, from top to toe or from toe to the
top of your head
โข Imagine light and warmth around each part of your body as you tell your
muscles to unwind and relax and soften
โข Notice that even very tiny muscles, like the ones around your eyes, can be
told to relax
16. Just pretend to be in trance
โข pretend you canโt open your eyes
โข pretend your arm is resting on a shelf
โข pretend your hand is ๏ฌoating gently in the air
โข pretend youโre not pretending
19. Why alter your state?
Do you want to relax and
recharge? relieve pain? solve a
problem? change a behavior?
explore your unconscious mind?
retrieve a memory? accelerate
learning? take a mental vacation?
20. What do you want to know?
โข Decide (with your hypnotist) on the reason for your trance
โข Decide (with your hypnotist) how long the trance will last
โข Decide (with your hypnotist) what you want to learn or suggest
โข Decide how you will know you got what you wanted
21. As you relax into trance, your mind focuses on just one thing
25. My voice will go with you
โข To guide the process so you can focus on the experience
โข To provide metaphors through which you might ๏ฌnd new resources, new
healing, or new patterns for solving problems
โข To offer direct suggestions at a level where they can easily and naturally
change your thoughts and behaviours
โข To ensure that your state of intense focus remains safe and positive
26. And in a few moments you will return to the room, relaxed and
refreshed
27. You may feel
โข as though no time has passed
(because you stopped the
world so you could focus)
โข as though you were wide
awake (you were)
โข as though nothing has
happened (but it did)
30. When youโre all the way back
โข You might remember suggestions when they are useful
โข You might follow suggestions at appropriate times without remembering
โข You might feel strangely relaxed and clear-headed
โข You will be able to ๏ฌnd your way back into trance when you want to go there
32. Which you is in charge of your trance?
โข Choose a hypnotist wisely
โข Learn self-hypnosis and set safe limits
โข You work best when conscious and unconscious processes collaborate
โข Safe journey, safe home