I’d like you to use your imagination now. I want you to imagine, I’d like you to think about … a beautiful lush tropical garden. This is a paradise and like a paradise there are only wonderful things here … No harm can come to you here. This is your garden, it was made just for you.
You’re lying on a soft grassy area next to a beautiful stream … you’re gazing at the blue sky above … a cloud drifts by and as your eyes follow it across the sky, you feel a tranquil peace fall upon you.
You feel the warmth of the sun, as it cradles your body. The water from the stream bubbles past you as it’s pleasing melody soothes you. The scent of an exotic flower is carried to you by the soft breeze that is blowing and as you breathe it in…
(NOTE: take a deep breath in … exhale and say)
…the perfume moves through you, and with each breath a deeper more relaxed feeling comes over you. A wonderful feeling, a peaceful feeling.
You look up into the lush green trees and at the top of one is the most beautiful butterfly that you have ever seen. It starts to glide, it’s colorful wings outstretched to catch the breeze. You watch the beautiful butterfly drift slowly downward, and as you see it drift slowly downward, so too will you drift into the deepest state of relaxation. So, as I count from five down to one you will feel your body drift downward like that of the butterfly.
5… Watch its wings as it glides down through the tree tops, things are getting hazier.
4 … It turns it’s wings to sail with the breeze, you a very peaceful, very relaxed.
3 … It soars to the lower branches, you can almost feel your body drifting … drifting on air.
2 … You both drift slowly downward as …
1 … It lands, and it rests its wings, so to do you find yourself calm and deeply relaxed.
(Note: While this deepening is used with the Dave Elman Rapid induction, it can also be used after any suitable induction.)
Now the body’s relaxed… so let’s get the mind relaxed, that’s really what we want to do. When your mind’s relaxed you really can achieve anything you can think of, within certain restrictions of course. In a moment I’ll ask you to slowly begin counting out loud, backwards, starting with the number 100.
After each number, simply say the words, ‘deeper relaxed’. After each number double your mental relaxation, let your mind grow twice as calm and still and serene. Now if you do this, you’ll discover by the time you just say a couple numbers, doesn’t take long, you’ve relaxed your mind so beautifully and so completely, you’ve actually relaxed all the rest of the numbers out.
Want that… And you can have it quickly.
Slowly begin counting out loud, backwards, starting with the number 100. Saying the words, deeper relaxed… And relax those numbers right out of your mind.
“100 deeper relaxed”
That’s good.
“99 deeper relaxed”
That’s fine.
“98 deeper relaxed.”
Now you can let those numbers grow dim and distant, they’re not important.
“97 deeper relaxed.”
And when you’re ready just push them out.
“96 deeper relaxed.”
Now push them on out, just tell them to leave and they will go. Just let them go… And let them be gone.
…Numbers all gone ?
“yes.”
[Or, continue until yes is the reply]
Life Choices : Blue Print for Personal Success
Copyright: Joane Goulding
Imagine standing at the top of a stairway. A beautiful safe stairway, that curves slightly.
The steps are shallow, wide and safe. It is only a short stairway, there is a deep comfortable knowing within the mind, that at the end of this wide, gentle curved stairway is a doorway leading to a private, special place.
Stand at the top of the stairway. Hold the banister… very safe, very calm.
With me take the first step… there are ten very shallow steps…
Now, move to the 9th step… and further again to the 8th… now the 7th.
Each step, becoming more and more calm.
The calmness of Alpha getting stronger and stronger, becoming deeper and deeper. Alpha calm, all the way down, moving along the stairway.
On 6… gently drift closer to that special place.
On the 5th step… look ahead and see a gentle mist… the mist seems to be the same colour as the carpet. It’s a healing, warm, colour.
It feels safe, it’s comforting, this deep rich piled carpet. Just slip the shoes off, allow the toes to feel the carpet beneath them.
Become aware of the healing properties of this colour, it’s the same colour as the mist at the end of the stairway. See the mist starting to flow gently towards the stairs.
It’s warm greeting, it’s safe, as though it’s a warm old friend as it gently rolls around the legs.
A deep sense of calmness and security surrounds the body now,
drift further to the 4th step… the mist comes closer and on 3… it’s as through it’s wrapping around like a comfortable overcoat, warm and familiar.
It’s safe as you drift deeper and deeper along the stairway. Becoming aware now of the Alpha wave of calmness, throughout the entire body.
Continuing to drift, 2… with each breath, it’s as through breathing in calmness, Alpha calmness and breathing out any tensions of the day…
1… just drifting, the mist is all around, comforting, warming, a sense of feeling safe. A sense of deep alpha calmness, deeper and deeper, with each deep breath in… the calmness is increasing, with each breath out… allow the tensions and the stresses of the day to disappear.
In the quietness of the mind, watching the mist, it’s as though it’s guiding, drifting, closer and closer, deeper and deeper, alpha calm, deeper & deeper, safely drifting, drift towards the doorway and your special room, deeper and deeper, closer & closer, alpha calm, deeper and deeper, just drifting now, just drifting.
Move through the doorway, the mist gently leaves. It’s a special place, a safety zone, a mind room of many functions, a sanctuary, a place to retreat to, it’s safe, it’s safe time out, no one else knows, no one can go there unless invited, a special mind room, a retreat, restore and recharge the batteries, time out.
In this deep level of alpha calmness, it’s safe. There is peace and quiet, the mind is still, the body is therefore calm, in the midst there is love within this place, this mind room, this place of many functions, no disturbances only peace, only harmony. Calmly alpha, alpha calm.
A total and complete oneness. It’s getting stronger and stronger with each breath. Getting stronger and stronger, as though going down to the very centre of your being, feel, see, remember…
Imagine…
Relax …
Let a good, pleasant feeling come all across your body …
Let every muscle and every nerve grow so loose and so limp and so relaxed …
Arms limp now, just like a rag doll …
That’s good …
Now, send a pleasant wave of relaxation over your entire body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes …
Just let every muscle and nerve grow loose and limp and relaxed …
You are feeling more relaxed with each easy breath that you take …
Droopy, drowsy and sleepy …
Deeper and deeper …
So calm and so relaxed …
You’re relaxing more with each easy beat of your heart …
With each easy breath that you take …
With each sound that you hear …
Relax more and more, relax …
Let a good, pleasant feeling come all across your body …
Let every muscle and every nerve grow so loose and so limp and so relaxed …
Arms even more limp now …
That’s good …
Now, send another pleasant wave of relaxation over your entire body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes …
Just let every muscle and nerve grow loose and limp and relaxed …
You are feeling more relaxed with each easy breath that you take …
More droopy, more drowsy and sleepy …
So calm and so relaxed …
You’re relaxing more with each easy beat of your heart …
With each easy breath that you take …
With each sound that you hear …
Turn loose now, relax.
Let a good, pleasant feeling come all across your body.
Let every muscle and every nerve grow so loose and so limp and so relaxed.
Arms limp now, just like a rag doll.
That’s good.
Now, send a pleasant wave of relaxation over your entire body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.
Just let every muscle and nerve grow loose and limp and relaxed.
You are feeling more relaxed with each easy breath that you take.
Droopy, drowsy and sleepy.
So calm and so relaxed.
You’re relaxing more with each easy beat of your heart …
with each easy breath that you take …
with each sound that you hear.
Your arms are loose and limp, just like a rag doll.
As I raise your hand, just let all of the weight hang limply in my fingers.
An when I drop it, send a wave of relaxation all across your body.
As you feel you hand touch your body, send that wave of relaxation from the top of your head all the way down to the very tips of your toes.
And as you do, you find that you double your previous level of relaxation.
Now, once again, with the other hand. (Repeat with other hand)
In a moment I’m going to relax you more completely …
In a moment I’m going to begin counting backwards from 10 to 1 …
The moment I say the number 10 you will allow your eyelids to remain closed …
The moment I say the number 10, you will, in your minds eye, see yourself at the top of a small set of stairs …
The moment I say the number 9, and each additional number, you will simply move down those stairs relaxing more completely …
At the base of the stairs is a large feather bed, with a comfortable feather pillow …
The moment I say the number one you will simply sink into that bed, resting your head on that feather pillow …
Number 10, eyes closed at the top of those stairs …
Ten …
Nine, relaxing and letting go …
Eight, sinking into a more comfortable, calm, peaceful position …
Seven …
Six, going way down …
Five, moving down those stairs, relaxing more completely …
Four …
Three. breathe in deeply …
Two…
On the next number, number one, simply sinking into that bed, becoming more calm, more peaceful, more relaxed … … …
One …
Sinking into that feather bed, let every muscle go limp and loose as you sink into a more calm, peaceful state of relaxation …
Raise and stiffen you arm.
Make a fist. (Help subject achieve this position, then let go)
That’s good. Just like a steel bar, stiff and powerful.
So stiff and rigid and so powerful that the more you try to lower or bend your arm, the stiffer and tighter it becomes.
Try to lower or bend your arm and find it locking stiff; stiff and rigid.
The harder you try, the stiffer it becomes.
That’s fine.
When I touch your forehead, your arm drops limply down and you go deeper in sleep. (Tap forehead)