Dave Elman Hypnosis Pdf
Modified Dave Elman Induction This version copyright © Donald Robertson 2000-2009. All rights reserved. This method of inducing hypnotic trance was developed by the famous US hypnotist Dave Elman. It has gained popularity with modern hypnotherapists because of its ability to induce hypnosis, and test for responsiveness, extremely quickly and reliably. The method generally consists of the following stages, interspersed with direct suggestions of deepening relaxation: 1.
Deep breath and eye closure. Arm heaviness test (dropping arm to test for loss of muscle tension). Eye catalepsy test (suggestion that subject is unable to open eyes).
Dave Elman Hypnosis Institute honors and continues the work of Dave Elman,renowned author of HYPNOTHERAPY and foremost figure in Hypnotism. (252) 432-2205 Dave's son. 6 The Modified Dave Elman Induction The Dave Elman Induction (Modified) This induction is made much easier by a quality pre-induction talk. In order for most people.
“Fractionation” of trance by repeated eye closure. “Losing the numbers”, deepener for mental relaxation and test for amnesia. “Elevator deepener” (optional). Although this tends to be called the “Elman Induction” it’s actually a series of tests and deepeners which Elman seems to have normally used following an eye-fixation induction, or after simply asking the subject to close their eyes. Elman’s Own Transcript This is an excerpt from Elman’s Hypnotherapy (1964) which gives his famous induction technique verbatim, in his own words, Rapid Induction “Will you just take a good long deep breath and close your eyes.
Now relax the muscles around your eyes to the point where those eye muscles won’t work and when you’re sure they won’t work, test them and make sure they won’t work [Subject opens their eyes.] No, you’re making sure they will work. Relax them to the point where they will not work and when you’re sure they won’t work, test them. Test them hard.
Get complete relaxation in those muscles around the eyes [Client now exhibits eyelid catalepsy.] Now let that feeling of relaxation go right down to your toes In just a moment we’re going to do this again and when we do it the second time you’re going to be able to relax ten times as much as you’re relaxed already. “Now open your eyes. Close your eyes. Completely relax -let yourself be covered with a blanket of relaxation.
Now the third time we do it you’ll be able to double the relaxation which you have. Open your eyes -now relax. I’m now going to lift your hand and drop it and if you’ve followed orders up to this point that hand will be just as limp as a dishrag and will just plop into your lap No, let me lift it -don’t you lift it- let it be heavy -that’s good- but let’s open and close the eyes again and double that relaxation and send it right down to your toes. Let that hand be as heavy as lead You’ll feel it when you’ve got the real relaxation Now you’ve got it. You could feel that, couldn’t you? (Patient: Yes.)” Deepening “That’s complete physical relaxation, but I want to show you how you can get mental relaxation as well as physical, so I’m going to ask you to start counting -when I tell you to- from a hundred backwards. Each time you say a number, double your relaxation, and by the time you get down to ninety-eight you’ll be so relaxed there won’t be any more numbers Start with the idea of making that happen and watch it happen. Decompile Adobe Director Exe.