Whenever you want to really relax, whenever you want to begin any change work on yourself that requires going within, it’s important to be in a focused, soft, gentle disposition or state.

To get your mind and body ready for such a caring and liberating task, begin with the following pattern.

You can always modify it to suit yourself once you are comfortable with the breathing technique.

Perhaps someone could softly, somewhat slowly read the following to you.  If this is not possible, read it before you start, and get the idea of the process, internalize it.

Light up a candle; place it in front of you, where you can see the flame at a comfortable angle.

If a candle doesn’t suit you, just gently focus on an object of your choice.

Keep lighting to a minimum.

Find a comfortable sitting position, and perhaps surround yourself with pillows and blankets if you like.

Try not to lay down as you might fall asleep.  Relaxing as that is, it will not be as beneficial for change work as staying awake.

Watch the mellow light of the flame dance and sway slowly, languidly, peacefully, as you are aware of what you are doing.

Feel what you are doing. (Pause)

Do the following for about 10 - 15 repetitions.

(a) Breath in through your nose (Pause slightly). Breathe in some more through your nose

(b) Breath out, gently blowing out from your slightly open mouth. (Pause)

Follow the pattern of (a) and (b) about 15 times, or until beautifully and casually relaxed, focusing, and feeling what you are doing

Breathe in taking the wonderful air into your healthy lungs. Feel your lungs being filled with sweet, clean air. (Pause)

Exhale, blowing out all your tension away from your body. (Pause)

Breathe. Relax. As relaxed and as languid as the flickering flame before you. (Pause)

The flame is mellow. Its light is yellow, like the stars, like when you sleep. The flame warms your eyes.

You feel your eyes closing closing, slowly, gently. (Pause)

Your eyes are tired, so weighed down. You want to close your eyes to the fullest extent. (Pause)

Your eyes still feel warm. You feel the warmth of the flame surround them. In fact, even with eyes closed, you can clearly see the flame dancing before you. (Pause)

You breathe in and out as illustrated above. The more you breathe, the more you feel relaxed, and yet focused on what you are doing, very deeply now. (Pause)

The warmth spreads from your eyes to your face. You feel a comfortable warmth all over. (Pause)

You feel your forehead glowing. A light, luminous and bright light, shines from your forehead. (Pause)

The warm, soft light spreads to your face. Your face relaxes. You relax deeper and deeper now, easily focused on this relaxation. (Pause)

As you breathe in and out, you feel more relaxed than ever. (Pause)

You breathe and you feel your chest filled with air. Warm air. The light from your face spreads to your neck down to the chest. (Pause)

Breathe deeply now. The warm, soft light makes your body relaxed, as relaxed as your face. (Pause)

The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads to your arms, to your hands, to the tips of your fingertips. They feel so relaxed now. (Pause)

The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads down to your stomach, to your waist, to your hips. They feel so relaxed now. (Pause)

The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your back. Your back feels so relaxed now. (Pause)

You breathe slowly and deeply, in and out. More than ever, you feel so relaxed, still gently focused on your relaxed state. (Pause)

The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your thighs, to your legs. They feel so relaxed now. All the weight put upon them slowly feels light. (Pause)

You feel so relaxed. Every muscle, every tissue in your body feels so fine. You feel so peaceful. (Pause)

You breathe in and out. You go deeper and deeper into relaxation. (Pause)

The warm, soft, relaxing light spreads further down to your feet, to the tips of your toes. They feel so relaxed now. All the weight put upon them slowly feels light. (Pause)

Now see yourself standing in the softest, greenest grass you have ever put your feet into. Your feet feel warm and soft. (Pause)

You are now in an open field. The sun is shining warmly, so friendly on you. (Pause)

A cool wind breezes through your hair, your face, and your body. It breezes through the field of grass, combing each and every soft, green sliver. (Pause)

You walk slowly through the field of soft, warm grass. You see a mountain not far way. You slowly walk in the direction of the mountain. (Pause)

As you walk towards the warm, blue mountain, you go deeper and deeper into relaxation, still gently focusing on the blue mountain.

Your body feels so relaxed and at ease. (Pause)

Your mind is sharp and alert, taking in each and every detail perfectly. (Pause)

Perfectly, like the little stream you pass on the way. The gurgling sound of the stream relaxes you more than ever. You walk across the little stream, your feet getting wet by the warm, clear, pure water. The water relaxes you more than ever. (Pause)

You walk, further and further, into the blue mountain. (Pause)

A warm, gentle breeze passes you by, combing your hair, passing through your clothes and your body, and slowly, slowly lifting you, as if you are a feather in the air. (Pause)

The wind lifts you and you feel so fine floating in the sweet, soft air. You feel weightless and you go deeper and deeper into relaxation. (Pause)

You go higher and higher until you reach the top of the blue mountain. (Pause)

There are small wild flowers on the top of the blue mountain. You breathe in their wonderful, fresh smell. You breathe in the wonderful, fresh smell of the mountain breeze. (Pause)

The wind slowly, slowly gets you down the mountain. As you get lower and lower you become more aware. With every count you start to slowly emerge from your deep, focused relaxation. (Pause)

Every time you listen to this self-hypnosis induction you will go deeper, more serenely, and attain more benefits from the experience. (Pause)

1, 2, 3…

The smell of the soft, fresh mist is still in you. It’s in your hair, your hands, your body. You smell freshness. You smell of new hope, of creation and of refreshed life.

4. 5, 6,

Lower, into the field of grass. Lower, until your feet touch the warm soft grass once more.

By the count of ten, you will be completely awake, more alive and refreshed than ever before.

7, 8, 9

Remember the smell of the fresh misty rain and how it brings out new life, new hope.

10

You awake fresh and ready. Yawn and stretch your body.

This is then the end of an induction preparation.

At first it may seem as though it takes a long time, but it will only take a few minutes.

The more often you do it, the quicker and easier it gets, as you will have trained your subconsious mind and, like all behaviours which you do without thinking about them, this is an added, beneficial and empowering behaviour in your repertoire.

Your subconscious mind only needs three-time exposure to something new before it knows what you want it to do.