Example of non directive relaxation technique

"Notice where in your body you are more relaxed or where in your
body you most need to relax. As you name that part of your body in
your mind. focus on that part of your body, and when you take a nice
deep breath and [pause] exhale, allow that part to be more relaxed.

Now, notice how when you do that, automatically another part of your
body also begins to relax [pause]. Name that new part of your body
in your mind, and once again before you let it relax all the way,
inhale deeply [pause] and breathe out now only to realize that as
this part of your body relaxes even more now [pause] right away, the
relaxation goes to the next part of your body that wants to also be
more at ease now..." [etc].

The Eye-To-Eye induction technique is not too dissimilar method
than the others, except it employs, as the name says,
eye-to-eye-contact.

The induction can be performed standing and sitting, let's assume
that the subject is seated. Position your chair opposite the
subject's chair. You should both be seated, with your knees almost
touching each other. Sometimes, to get even closer to the subject,
you may want to position your knees interlocking his, or to
position your chair in such a way that you are in front of, but to
the side of the subject, and you each then turn heads towards one
another.

A psychological device to use in this type of situation is to show
just how much in command you are, which very necessary in rapidly
inducing hypnosis. You should move the chairs into position, making
a big deal out of precisely where they are placed. This gives the
subject the feeling you must know what you are doing.

With both of you knee-to-knee, bring your index finger up right
cheek, under the eye, and say, "I want you to focus all of your
attention here". You should begin to fix a point to share at
somewhere between the subject's nose at the bridge, holding your
focus there. Look through the subject, rather than at him, focusing
on an imaginary spot in back of the person's head.

Many times, when asked to look you in the face, the subject will
have a hard time not smiling. You should say, "Relax, it is
perfectly ok to smile and laugh, since there is nothing serious
about what we are about to do, and there should be no reason for
you to be frightened or concerned.

With the person's focus on your eye, and give it five to ten
seconds or so before proceeding, repeat, "when I count to 'three,'
I want to allow your eyes to close...close tightly...You will not
go to
sleep. You will hear everything I say, and be completeely aware of
everything that is happening to you. Ready? ...(Wait for response)

...One...Two...Three!"...Eyes closing...closing tightly...more
tightly closed...they feel as though they are glued shut...you can
feel your
eyes are rolling up in your head...turning upward as though you are
looking at a spot near the top of your head...rolling up and back to
here (placing your finger lightly at the middle top part of
person's forehead)...you can no longer open your eyes. No matter how
hard you try, your eyes will NOT open...try opening your
eyes...(allow the person only a second or two try. Most people with
their eye rolled back, cannot open their eyelids. It's near impossible to do.
This is an example of using a natural phenomenon to aid in the
induction process)... STOP TRYING!... go to sleep... drifting
deeper and deeper... d-e-e-p-e-r and d-e-e-p-e-r and very deep!
Feel your head moving down to your chest... feel your whole body relaxed and
loose.. (placing your hand on the person's back... slowly ease them
down in the chair, head into the chest, if they need help doing so..)...with
every breath you take with every beat of your heart.. you will find
yourself going deeper and deeper to sleep.. drifting deeper and
deeper and d-e-e-p-e-r..." from here you will go into deepening
techniques.

Because you are speeding up the induction process, and therefore
relying on the subject responding to you almost without hesitation,
more negative reaction can occur. Let's go over a couple of these
situations, and possible solutions you can use to overcome them.

One negative sign is the subject not looking directly in your eyes,
or not holding his stare. Be very forceful and direct in commanding
that he do exactly as told.

Another problem that can occur is for the subject to not close his
eyes when asked. You can repeat the command a few times, but at
some time you need to give the matter added attention. To do this,
as you repeat that you wan the subject's eyes to close, reach over
with your two index fingers and gently extend them in front of his
face, just above his eyes, holding them there briefly. Many times
this is enough to encourage the eyes to close. You may, however,
need to extend your fingers, placing them on the eyelids and close
his eyes from him saying, "I want your eyes to close now, and
remain closed until I tell you otherwise.

One variation to this induction method is to employ the subject's
hands. At the beginning, when seating the person, have him place
his hands on his lap, palms up. You may want even to take the
person's hand in your hand and turn them over. This does a few
things. In the palms up position, most people feel a little
insecure and helpless. It also affords you the opportunity to test
his resistance based on how relaxed his hands are. If his hands are
resisting yours, say, "Just you need to do is listen to my voice
and do as I ask".

The Eye-To-Eye technique can also be done with the subject upright.
With the subject standing directly in front of you, position
yourself so that you are as close as possible to him, about a foot
distance between your face and his. You may even want to have one
of your feet between the subject's two feet. By "intruding" on the
person's "space", you setup a conflict: It makes the subject feel
enclosed, or confined, which builds an instant level of anxiety,
that you, in turn, can use to channel back into the induction
process.

From here, the techniques remains pretty much the same. One
exception is that you might want to have a chair handy, so that
once hypnotized, the subject can be told to sit.