The Importance of Daily Trance Work
William Anthony, C.Ht, NLP 14-Dec-2005
I've been asked about what I do for my daily trance/meditation work. This article, short and to-the-point, will give you a good idea about what I do, how I do it, and how it can benefit you, too!
Now, this is the NLP Plus Daily Trance, which is designed to prime your mind for some cool self-hypnosis. Daily trance work stretches your mind and is necessary to improve your mental flexibility and agility, turning you into a verbal and mental ninja!
Of course, this follows Breath/Body/Mind/Motion (it's more like Body/Breath/Mind). No Motion - because you don't move, of course.
I used to do daily trance work for at least 15 minutes a day. A few months ago, I got complacent and stopped going into trance. I recently got back into the fun of trance again, and I'd like to share this special technique with you now.
One of the things I integrate into my trances is a chance for self-examination and feedback - and you'll see that in the process below.
It's nice to personalize the process - make it your own. Relax from your feet to your head, or your head to your feet. Or start with your hands, if you like.
With personalization, and self-examination, you make the trance your own! Think of what I'm about to give you as an outline - YOU get to personalize this, and make it your own PERSONAL process!
Before any trance work, I've usually done some pretty intense stretching exercises on my body. There's lots of power released when you remove those kinks from your muscles! Remember, each part of your body is connected to a part of your mind. When we relax that part of bodies, we relax that part of our minds.
The mind follows the body. Relax your body, and you relax your mind. ALWAYS remember that.
There are three body postures to choose for a trance.
- The first, is while standing up and still.
- The second is while sitting
- The third is while lying flat on your back with a pillow under your head so that your
chin is tucked towards your chest.
Your tongue is on the roof of your mouth, touching your front teeth lightly. Your back is straight - from your butt, to your neck. ESPECIALLY when sitting - you are sitting on the BOTTOM HALF of your butt, because even your butt is straight when doing this meditation.
O.K., now, here we GO!
The NLP Plus Daily Trance Method is:
#1 - Body relaxation - Gravity is your Friend!
Stretching before trance is essential. I do stretching in early morning, but it's O.K. to
do stretching before trance work, too.
I like to imagine my bones are heavy, weighing down the rest of my body.
My personal trick for relaxation, is relax your body at the joints. How does this work? Well, if you relax your knees and your ankles, then your thigh bones have no choice but to deeply relax, right? Relax your knees and your waist, and your thighs easily relax. You get the picture.
This is a fantastic opportunity for self-examination. Let your mind explore your body, searching for tension that's there. When your mind finds the tension, relax that part of your body. Stretch it out if that helps ease the tension. Pay particular attention to your neck, shoulders, chest, and stomach.
#2. Breath relaxation - taking it Slow and Deep...!
You are going to sloooow your breathing, and breath it in deep. Breathe as slowly as is
comfortable for you, and ALWAYS with a small smile on your lips.
Always inhale through the nose. Exhale through either your nose or mouth - your choice.
Breathe using as few muscles as possible. Again, more self-examination - let your mind explore the muscles of your chest and stomach. Learning to inhale with as few muscles as possible can seem to be a challenge at first. This is another opportunity for SELF-EXAMINATION - what can you discover about your own body first hand? Are those muscles above your stomach really needed to breathe, or can they be relaxed by using a lower muscle? Are you really breathing from the bottom of your chest? Is that tension in your stomach necessary, or can that be relaxed away, too
Exhaling is easier. After the inhale, hold your breath by only closing your throat, and then immediately relax your chest and stomach completely. SLOWLY release your breath by opening your throat.
After you get good at this, exhaling will give you a warm WONDERFUL feeling from the relaxation in your stomach. It's really amazing to experience - like a relaxation buzz.
#3 - Mind Relaxation
While this is an unusual method of mind relaxation, many of you have already had terrific
success with it - it's my "forgetting" method - you calm your thoughts by simply shutting
off your memory. That's it. You basically go into a mode where you tell yourself not to
remember anything. You can even imagine a big switch in your mind labeled "Memory" that
you can flip off like toggling a light switch.
Turning off your memory turns your thoughts off in a very sudden and dramatic way, which has the byproduct of bringing about a profound sense of relaxation.
And, don't forget that little smile...! Smiling releases feel-good endorphins, chemicals in the blood stream, that give you a real nice buzz - really!
After this, you can just go with the flow and let yourself go. or also give yourself a nice little NLP Plus Affirmation: "feel good", "work hard", "be sexy". Remember to add a little more to your smile while doing affirmations.
As I'd said before, relaxing your Body and Breath are opportunities for internal examination - I gotta check my breath & body, give myself feedback, and then try new things to relax. Sometimes I go thru 1,2,3 then back to 1 again as I find that nice, cool place.
If it helps, you can print this page and reference it the next time you go into trance. Now, go get buzzed!!!
William Anthony, C.Ht, NLP
Certified Hypnotherapist
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