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This Seishindo Self-hypnosis Practice is great for helping you to
better understand and adapt to the various challenges you face in life.
As you little by little come to a place of greater understanding,
compassion, and self love, you will find your experience of life and your
relationships, being transformed. Eventually you will come to understand
that ever challenge life offers you, is actually an opportunity to grow and
evolve.
We suggest that you strive for understanding, self love,
and compassion, and not "change."
It is suggested that you read through these instructions
several times prior to beginning. This will give you the possibility
of doing the whole Practice without needing to refer to the
notes. Of course do refer to the notes if you need to, but
you will likely get the most pleasing results when you can
leave the notes behind.
It is important to know that these notes are meant as a general
guideline, and there is no need to worry about following the
steps exactly as they are written.
What is important, is that during the course of this Practice,
you maintain a soft focus with your eyes, SLOW mild mannered
internal dialogue/talking, and a deep and relaxed breathing
pattern.
If possible, it is best to do this Practice in a location
and time that allows for you to make your statements out loud.
BUT, much better to do this Practice often only speaking to
yourself internally, rather than waiting for the perfect circumstances!
This Practice assumes that you have an issue, relationship,
or circumstance in your life that you would like to better
understand.
Seat yourself so that you are comfortable.
[I find this Practice a lot more powerful when I look at myself
in a mirror during the entire Practice, but this is not at
all necessary. You can just sit looking at the wall, or out
the window.]
If in any way you feel like you are rushing even a tiny bit,
you are to slow down, and begin again. Maintaining a slow
relaxed pace is an important part of the overall process.
1) State your intention in regard to understanding
an issue / relationship / circumstance more fully.
For instance: "I would like to have a better understanding
of my relationship to food."
It is important to stick to wanting to "better understand"
something, rather than attempting to change or fix something
that you perhaps do not fully understand.
2) Create an "I am" statement.
Here is how to develop an "I am" statement:
Make believe that you have ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED your intention
as just stated above. Make a statement that describes how
your feel, and experience "life" and or yourself
having ALREADY achieved the results you desire. For instance,
if you are wanting to have "a better understanding of
my relationship to food" you might say, "I am enjoying
my healthy relationship with food and eating, and feeling
good."
It is very important that you make an "I am" statement
that gives you the mental image and emotional feeling of how
you look and feel having ALREADY accomplished your goal, rather
than using negative terms that describe how you do NOT want
to be. An incorrectly formulated "I am" statement
would be "I am no longer overweight and I feel good about
myself." In the same way, a successful athlete would
NOT say to herself "I am no longer missing field goals
during the important moments of a game." Instead, state
what you ARE doing, having already accomplished your goal.
The athlete might say, "I am feeling confident as I continue
to make my field goals." It is important to keep your
"I am" statement simple. In general, the simpler
the better.
In particular, people often struggle with how to make a statement
in regard to "smoking" or "stress".
We do NOT want to say something like "I am better understanding
my relationship to smoking/stress." because such a statement
would have us continuing to think about "Smoking/Stress"
Much better to say something like (Depending on your circumstances
of course.) "I am in a healthy relationship with my
whole self, and feeling fit and fine." Or, "I
am having healthy reactions to life's many ups and downs."
It is quite likely that your "I am" statement will
change during the course of this Practice, or you might find
that your "I am" statement changes the next time
you entertain the same issue. This is fine. As long as you
continue to state your "I am" statement in positive
terms, welcome a change in your statement, if and when a change
does occur.)
3) Once you are clear about what your "I
am" statement is for now, SLOWLY repeat it three times
while taking a DEEP breath after each statement. It is important
that you breathe deeply and expansively. Take your time while
doing this.
4) Sit quietly for one full minute or so....
Allow your eyes to lightly rest on whatever is in front of
you....
And breathe in and out through your nose....
A bit deeper than usual....
And notice any rocking movements you might have, if any.....
5) Now, state three things that you see....
Now, breathe deeply three times....
Taking your time......
6) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And then, take three deep breaths....
7) Now, name three sounds that you hear....
Now, feeling like you have a luxurious amount of time for
this Practice....
Breathe deeply three times....
Taking all the time that you need....
8) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths....
9) Now, state three sensations that you
feel inside or on the surface of your body. Please be certain
to name three physical sensations. Please do not use terms
like "happy" "tired" "sad".
For instance, you might say "I can feel my heart beating,
my posture is rounded forward, and my left eye is a bit more
open than my right eye."
Don't do anything to change yourself, just note how
you are now....
Now, breathe deeply three times....
Taking your time to relax into the moment....
10) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths....
11) Now, state two things that you see....
And then, breathe deeply three times....
12) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths....
13) Now, as you sit comfortably, name two
sounds that you hear....
And now, breathe deeply three times....
14) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths....
15) Now, name two physical sensations that
you feel, inside, or on the surface of, your body....
Now, breathe deeply three times.
16) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths.....
17) Now, state one thing that you see....
And now, take three deep breaths....
18) Name one sound that you hear....
And now, take three deep breaths....
19) Now, name one physical sensation that
you feel....
And now, take three deep breaths....
20) Now, make your "I am" statement....
And now, take three deep breaths....
21) For one full minute or so, allow your
mind to wander in any direction it likes....
While at the same time.... keeping a rhythmic feel to
your breathing....
22) Now, speak any statements that come
to your mind at this time....
You can state how you are feeling physically and emotionally....
You can state any thoughts that come to your mind....
You can state what you hear, see, and feel.....
23) What have you learned?
How do you feel in regard to your initial intention?
How does your "I am" statement feel to you?
What is your emotional state like now?
There are not any right or wrong answers or statements here.
You are only meant to notice your experience.
Your experience will indeed change over time.
Please perform this practice numerous other times so that
you can notice how it is your RELATIONSHIP to your initial
intention, changes over time.
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