Now for the next stage, when we go even deeper.

Soon I am going to count down from ten.

After each number you are going to feel yourself plunging deeper and deeper into perfect relaxation.

You will become sleepy as I get closer to zero, but you won’t fall asleep.

With each count I want you to allow yourself to become more at ease.

You will edge closer and closer to a pure feeling of calm.

Keep that breathing steady, you are doing just fine.

Now I am going to start counting down.

You can close your eyes now.

Keep the spiral in your thoughts if you want, or just let images or light flicker.

10…9…8…keeping breathing slowly,

you are going deeper and deeper with every number, every breath.

7…6…5…now you are deeper, even more relaxed.

Every muscle in your body is perfectly rested.

You are wrapped inside your imaginary blanket, going deeper and deeper.

You can feel the muscles in your face relax, your hands and arms are heavy.

4…3…even deeper now, deeper than before, because the more you plunge, the better you feel.

Now we are going even further, you are letting go.

With another deep breath we are going all the way down.

2.

You are almost there, feeling as relaxed as you can be.

Take another slow, deep breath and exhale.

You are plunging lower, getting heavier and heavier, going further down, further down…your body completely relaxed.

1.

You are there.

Counting down is used a lot in hypnosis because it signifies being taken to a place you want to go, which is complete relaxation.

When the countdown stops the person should be open to suggestion, almost under a kind of spell.

There is no rule regarding how many numbers you should use or how much you should speak between those numbers.

But you should reassure the person that they are relaxed and in a good place, heading towards an even deeper state of relaxation.

The person might get interrupted with all kinds of thoughts during this stage, but that is normal.

Like seasoned meditators do, just move on and keep counting.

They might have started now to close their eyes, which is good.

Once a person is at the end of this deepening state you can then start with the suggestions.

We looked at a number of popular hypnotism video for stopping smoking and have come up with our very own version of script.

We might not be as good as the professionals, but you’ll get an idea of what such a script should sound like.

Now you are going to remember yourself as a much younger person.

You are walking through a large garden, a place you loved when you were a child;

it’s a beautiful summer’s day.

The warm wind is blowing gently on your body and you can smell the flowers around you.

Just stay in this moment for a while, imagining these pleasant smells and the fine summer weather.

…. Now you are walking to the bottom of that garden and the smell of cigarette smoke interrupts your moment of beauty.

It is bellowing from somewhere in the distance.

You walk towards it, only to find among the flowers piles of ugly smoldering cigarette butts.

You then remember the first time you ever picked up one of these things and put it in your mouth.

That foul taste that overwhelmed all other tastes and smells.

How the smoke burnt your young lungs; how your fingers yellowed because of the nicotine.

This was not a pleasant feeling.

You are now trying to think of why you did such a thing in the first place.

The garden beyond the smoke where you have found yourself is still beautiful, but obscured by this terrible haze.

Try to imagine why you picked up that first cigarette.

These things now disgust you.

They not only smell awful, but you understand just how bad they are for your health.

They are the reason for your harmony in this wonderful place being upset.

You are not going to smoke one of these things again.

You are free of them now,

and you can walk back up to the top of the garden and take in those sweet smells again, with that warm wind blowing against your clear skin.

You have left that smoke for good.

It’s a perfect day.

That’s just an example of how a person might be asked to visualize a situation

in which they imagine something beautiful in the past which suddenly becomes way less beautiful because of the problem in their life

in this case smoking.

We took the person back into the past as such regression might help a person to understand why they started smoking in the first place.

Regression is used in hypnosis often to help a person to remember an event that had some profound importance.

These thoughts might have been lost to that person but came back in the trance state.

When they come out of the trance they may not remember exactly where they were taken, but the suggestion might have stuck.

That’s successful hypnosis.

This part doesn’t have to happen at all,

and you can use the first deepening stages on yourself or on others for simply helping you relax and take a break from the hustle and bustle of life.

It’s a kind of controlled breathing exercise in a meditative state.

While some of you might think this is unscientific,

The U.S. National Institutes of Health says there is evidence it works for a number of problems related to well-being, or the lack thereof.

In one paper researchers wrote,

“Evidence from randomized controlled trials indicates that hypnosis, relaxation, and meditation techniques can reduce anxiety, particularly that related to stressful situations.”

They also wrote that it might help with bad habits, chronic pain and phobias,

but said the best results often come from being practiced not just once but often.

Now let’s see the best way to come out of hypnosis.

All the suggestions you have heard you are going to follow.

You know they are good for you and you have the confidence to follow them.

It is within your power to do the right thing.

In a moment I am going to count to three.

As I count you are gradually going to awake.

At three you will be fully awake and feel alert and well.

Ok, so slowly I will count.

1…you are becoming aware of the room around you.

2.

You are now more alert.

3.

You are fully awake.

And that’s it, but as we said, there are many, many ways to do this and the techniques can differ a lot.

You get the picture, though.

If you are doing this on yourself you can replace the “You” with an “I”.

Obviously to get into a trance like state you won’t be listening to you talk to yourself, but a recording of yourself.

Now you will go watch our other video “How To Lucid Dream in Your Sleep In 3 Minutes” and like, share and subscribe.

Now wake back up!

And we’ll see you next time.