Hypnosis Deepener #4 Using the Sense of Touch to Deepen the Hypnotic Condition

You can use kinesthetic cues to deepen the hypnotic condition


Some hypnotic subjects will not be very good at visualizing or improving their auditory reception. They may not be affected that much by the sense of smell or touch. If you find subjects like these, it is best to you a kinesthetic cue. You want to use a “kinesthetic” deeper to affect the sense of touch.

In every stage show I perform, I always say the following phrase, “In a moment I am going to touch you on your shoulder, when I touch you on your shoulder, your neck and shoulder muscles will relax, sending you into a deeper state of hypnosis.”
Then I physically go around behind the volunteers onstage and demonstrate what happens when I touch each volunteer on the shoulder.

Example #2:

Another kinesthetic deepening phrase I use to affect the sense of touch is, “In a moment I am going to touch you on your forehead.” “When I touch you on your forehead, your head will fall forward, sending you deeper and deeper into hypnosis.”


Summary:

Use the senses of taste, touch, smell, hearing and vision to deepen the trance condition or hypnosis experience.

If you notice in a stage show, you are always altering your subjects’ senses to the surprise of the subjects and the delight of the viewing audience.

When you are hypnotizing one on one, you do not have the luxury of the audience adding to the expectation of the show. This is one of the reasons a clinical hypnotherapist may spend 45 minutes during and induction in an office visit, but you as a stage hypnotist may spend just 3 or 4 minutes to achieve the same hypnotic experience


Activity: Take out a piece of paper and begin to craft your own deepening phrases using the senses of sight, hearing, smell/taste, and touch. Write down 3 examples for each sense. Save these in a journal or in a file on your computer. Practice each example on your next hypnosis subject.

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