Introduction:
What Others Say .........3
Table of Contents.........5
Acknowledgements.........7
Using this Book of Scripts.........9
Inductions into the Hypnotic State:
First Time Induction.........11
A Second Induction..........19
A Brief Induction ..........23
The Meadow Induction.........25
Alternate Setting: The Tropical Beach......28
Alternate Setting: The Seashore.......29
Alternate Setting: On a Boat in the San Juans.....30
Alternate Setting: In a Cabin by the River.....31
Relaxing in Nature (An Indirect Induction)......33
Eye Fixation Induction.........37
Learning to Relax through Self-hypnosis.......43
The Hot-Air Balloon.......... 51
Clearing the Brush - Scripts for Releasing the Past in Order to Move On:
A Problem & Solution-Finding Process.......55
The Cleansing Waterfall........61
The Ship-burning.........65
Dropping Sandbags.........69
Other Methods of Dumping the Past......70
Fears:
Anxiety & Panic Attacks (or Fears & Phobias)......71
New Beginnings: The Courage to Face Changes......73
Health and Healing:
Releasing Healing Energy........77
The Healing Light.........79
Performance:
General Improvement for Athletes.......81
Improve Athletic Abilities.........83
Firearms Precision......... 85
Weight-Lifting Enhancement.......89
Better Musical Performance (or other Stage Presentation)....93
Self Esteem, Confidence and Success:
Changing Labels; Building Self-Esteem by Creating a New Self-Story...97
Empowerment at the Center........101
Freedom to be the Great You........105
Self-Acceptance and Successfulness (Loving Yourself).....109
Dealing with Shyness and Lack of Confidence ......113
Breaking Habits:
Stop Smoking without Gaining Weight......117
(Designed to be used, also, with tobacco chewing)
Weight Management:
General Improvement for Weight Control......123
Shedding Layers: A Fable of Releasing Protective Armor...127
Affirmations:
Suggestions for Abundance and Prosperity.....131
Suggestions for Confidence and Success.....133
Suggestions for Health and Healing.......135
Suggestions for Peace, Harmony and Balance....137
Emergence:
Emerging a Client from an Altered State.....139
Choosing to Emerge Now or After Sleep.....140
Moving from the Hypnotic State into the Sleeping State... 141
Additional Helps:
The Water Signal..........143
A Few Post-Hypnotic Suggestions......145
Introducing the Client to Ideomotor Signals......147
Clarifying the Real Issues: A Questionnaire......149