Raise and stiffen your arm. Make a fist. (Help subject achieve this position then let go). That’s good. Just like a steel bar, stiff and powerful. So stiff and rigid and so powerful that the more you try to lower or bend your arm, the stiffer and tighter it becomes. Try to lower or bend […]

Your arms are loose and limp, just like a rag doll. As I raise your hand, just let all of the weight hang limply in my fingers. And when I drop it, send a wave of relaxation all across your body, send that wave of relaxation from the top of your head all the […]

In a moment I am going to relax you more completely. In a moment, I am going to begin counting backwards from 10 to 1.
The moment I say number 10 you will allow your eyelids to remain closed. The moment I say number 10, you will, in your minds eye, see yourself at the top […]

Turn loose now, relax. Let a good, pleasant feeling travel all across your body. Let every muscle and every nerve grow so loose and so limp and so relaxed. Arms limp now, just like a rag doll. That’s good.
Now, send a pleasant wave of relaxation over your entire body, from the top of your head […]