Alert Hypnosis: Teaching it to Clients David M Wark, Ph.D. ABPH

Alert Hypnosis Induction with Eyes open Active movement Sense of control and involvement Suggestions enacted WHILE in hypnosis - not post hypnotically

Preparing a client Your privacy will be protected Invitation to experience alert induction Suggestions for better reading

Learning Alert Hypnosis Warm up exercises Model the induction process out loud Exercise 1 perception Exercise 2 deepening Exercise 3 emotional control

Warm up #1 Take a deep breath, fill your lungs and hold it for the count of 5. Then slowly relax as you exhale.

Warm up #2 Put your feel flat on the floor. Take another deep, gentle breath and hold it. Lightly, gently push down on the floor so you slightly tense your feet, ankles, calves and thighs. Hold for a count of 5, then slowly relax as you exhale.

Warm up #3 Take another deep full breath, and gently tense every muscle in your body, from your forehead down to your toes. Notice the tension all through your body. Hold for a count of 5, then slowly relax your whole body as you exhale.

Model the Induction

Model the Induction Aloud Inhale and lift shoulders. Fixate and hold vision, exhale and relax.. Tense lower body, focus higher and hold, exhale and relax.. Tense whole body, focus still higher and hold, exhale and relax

Training Exercise #1 Induction

Q1 When you were looking at the spot, were there any visual changes in color, movement, brightness or clarity? 1. Yes 2. No

Q2 When you were looking at the spot, did any of the blue frames or the red X disappear, even for a short time? 1. Yes 2. No

Training Exercise #2 Deepening

Pick a cue Visual—recall a pleasant image Auditory—recall a pleasant sound Kinesthetic—recall a pleasant touch or feel

Depth of Alert Focus 0. Widely focused as you usually are. 1. Slightly more focused then usual 2. Rather lightly focused on something Strongly and deeply focused on something Very focused on something 9. Very, very focused on something 10. Almost nothing outside your point of focus

Training Exercise #2 Using Cue to Deepen Do Lever and check depth Deepen on the exhale Associate a cue Lighten on the inhale Test cue Deepen and check depth Lighten on the inhale

Q3 Compared to the first induction, how did this induction feel? 1. Deeper 2. Same depth 3. Not as deep

Training Exercise #3 Emotional Enhancement

Exercise #3 Pick a new target Induce hypnosis Suggest attention to HAPPY memories Lighten on the inhale Process the emotional experience

Q4 Did you recall any memories of the past? 1.Yes 2. No

Q5 IF you recalled any memories of the past, were they 1.Happy 2.Neutral 3.Sad 4.Other 5.No memories

Q6 How did you experience the memories. [check all that apply] 1.Feeling my self in the past 2.Thinking of my myself in the past 3. Seeing myself in the past

NOTE To present the following exercise on reading in alert hypnosis you will need: A script for the induction A script for the Basic Suggestion for Reading A short reading exercise. They are in the handout of this session or can be obtained from

Training Exercise #4 Reading in Alert Hypnosis

Training Exercise #4 Reading in Alert Hypnosis Select text Review suggestion Induction, deepen and suggest Read in alert hypnosis

Reading in Alert Hypnosis

Exercise Happens here

Q7 How did your reading rate compare with what you usually experience? 1. Slower the usual 2. Your usual speed 3. Faster then usual

Questions?

For more information Published report on reading and study skills in alert hypnosis Scripts for alert induction and suggestions References on alert hypnosis