The next part of the induction is what a hypnotist refers to as the counting down technique. Any numbers can be used within the counting down technique, and for this illustration we will countdown from 10 to 1.

WALKING DOWN A LONG STAIRCASE.

Imagine yourself focusing on a long staircase. As you see the long staircase before you, you see yourself walking down the long staircase. As you feel your body walking down the long staircase, you feel as if your body is drifting down. As you feel your body drifting down, we count backwards from 10 to 1. Allow your body to drift down as we count backwards from 10 to 1.

Drifting down deeper and deeper. Notice the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become and the more relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe. reel your body drifting down the long staircase. As we count backwards from 10 to 1, you feel your body relaxing down. 10, 9. Allowing your body to drift down the long staircase, 8, 7, feeling your body drifting down the long staircase, 6, 5. 4 even deeper as you allow your body to relax down, 3, 2. Allowing your body to drift down even deeper down the long staircase. The deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become, the more relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe.