“How to Hypnotize” Course Author: Steven Hall MCOH MASC NLP
Today we’re going to look at the trance itself… and what to do with it!
Whatever you are using hypnosis for, the lessons up to now will suit any circumstance. If you’re planning on taking hypnosis to the stage you’ll want to learn some more dynamic instant inductions too but these basic inductions are a great place to start.
So, what to do with your hypnotised client…. You basically have three options of where to take trance. You can do some therapy, you could use the trance for entertainment or you can use it to gather information.
We’ll start off with the therapy option.
What I’m giving you here is only a basic starter, if you want to get more involved with hypnotherapy then do go on and continue your studies.
Whatever problem you might be dealing with, make sure your client seeks conventional medical advice before you do anything. Getting rid of a headache is great, but not if your client later dies of a brain tumour!
Basic therapy is very simple, but also very easy to get wrong… and LOTS of hypnotists get it wrong! There are three simple rules to follow…
Rule 1. Make sure your suggestions are positive!
You must be positive, the statement, ‘You will stop smoking’ is negative! Anything with the words ‘no, not, won’t, don’t or stop’ is negative! Turn it around and make it positive. ‘You will stop smoking’ becomes ‘You are a healthy happy and proud non smoker!’ ‘You don’t want to eat chocolate cake it tastes horrible to you’ is negative! Instead say, ‘You love eating fresh healthy food, it tastes great and just thinking about eating it makes you feel great too!’
Rule 2. Keep everything in the present tense!
When you use suggestions make sure they’re in the present tense, even if you’re talking about the future! With smoking this is simple, you just say, ‘You are a healthy happy and proud non smoker!’ When you are dealing with something that takes time, like losing weight you have to bend English a little, so you say, ‘In three months from now, you ARE a perfect size 10, and you feel fantastic about yourself.’
(by the way… size 10 is a UK thing…. I have no idea of the US equivalent!)
Rule 3. Check it!
Most problems have a secondary gain. Such as eating for comfort or moaning about a problem to gain sympathy. One client even psychologically paralysed herself just so she didn’t have to go out! So, make sure you check any changes you make. Have your client imagine life in the future with the change 
complete. Get them to imagine life in 5, 10, 15 and even 20 years from now. How has the change affected them, their loved ones, work… anything! If you discover any problems, rethink your therapy, or address the problem.
Often you’ll find that you can install a healthier way to satisfy the secondary gain that the problem was feeding.
Now on to stage hypnosis….
This is what most people reading this want to do. Obviously I don’t know what you want to learn hypnosis for… but most people at least want to try hypnotising their mates or work colleagues for a bit of fun, even if they never plan to take it to the stage. And it’s great practise too!
For stage style hypnosis, you can do a few types of routines. In the beginning stick to routines that all the volunteers can do together. And try to focus on ones where they can keep there eyes closed. You can do a mock Kentucky Derby or perhaps get them all to play pretend instruments as you play a piece of music.
These group routines really help to deepen the trance state even further and it gives you plenty of time to pick out the volunteers that’ll be the stars of your show.
Next you’ll do some post hypnotic suggestions. This is where you wake someone up, get them to do something and then put them back into trance. In order for this to work, you first need to tell them that whenever you click your fingers and say the word ‘Sleep’ they’ll instantly go back into a deep state of hypnosis. If you don’t do this, you’ll have to hypnotise them again after every routine!!
I recommend keeping your routines safe, you can have great fun with hypnosis without anyone having to get undressed and you don’t need to stand on a person supported between two chairs either!
A favourite routine is to tell someone that when they put on the glasses you give them they’ll see the entire audience naked. Then wake them from trance. Have a little chat with them and ask if they’re hypnotised now. They’ll say they’re not and you can then ask them to try out some experimental glasses… the reactions are very mixed but always amusing!
Remember to thank your volunteers after a show and make sure you remove all of your suggestions. It’s a good idea to stay in the venue for an hour or so afterwards to answer any questions.
So… now onto to hypnosis for information….
This is the weird, but fascinating area of hypnosis. I’m going to give you a simple script for regression and leave you with a few ideas to get you thinking.
To regress a client, have them imagine they’re in a room filled with many books. On the table in front of them is a new book, tell them to open it and on the first page is a picture of them as they appear today. Get them to turn the page and tell them the following page shows another picture of them, but one year ago, so they are one year younger.
To get to a specific age, find the correct page, or, have them choose any book off the shelf that appeals to them. If you want to step into the experience have them imagine the photograph is growing and becoming three dimensional and have them step inside. It’s a good idea to only step into photographs of pleasant memories to avoid too much emotional discomfort.
At the end of the session, be sure to bring your client back to their current age and date.
You’re not limited to this life, you can regress a client to former lives and even progress them to future ones. You can also use hypnosis to assist with more esoteric activities such as remote viewing, astral projection and channelling. Just use your imagination!
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Whenever you regress a client, you do run the risk of abreaction. So you’ll need to know how to deal with that…. But… as this lesson is already getting a little long… we’ll cover that tomorrow!
Thanks for your attention today, I hope you have a few ideas of how you want to use hypnosis and wish you every success in whatever direction you take it!
I’ll be back same time same place tomorrow with a few tips on dealing with problems and some pointers on the best ways to wake your client! Until then, take care and have fun!
“I was just as shocked as my subject when I successfully hypnotized her within minutes. I didn’t think I’d work and I’d be practicing for months!” – Daniel Stanton
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