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Muscle relaxation

By good fortune, I might have stumbled onto an interesting technique, working as subject with MH and as therapist with SD. 

Full credit to MH who responded to my request for general well-being and came up with this. I had previously mentioned how I personally respond well to numbers and counting in hypnosis, which she made an integral part of the session.

I then applied the technique to SD, who had particular requirement for muscle relaxation.

Summary of session: MH & JC

MH - asked me to pay attention to a particular part of my lower body, whatever came to mind,and allow it to relax, feel better as she counted down from 20 to 1. Then she asked for another part to come to mind and again counted down from 20 to 1, with suggestions of increasing well-being with each number. Then, she continued asking for other areas to come to mind and repeating the process.The session progressed with me doing the counting internally, and the process becoming automatic, with MH giving positive suggestions. 


JC - repeated a similar process with SD, who responded with strong muscular contractions.

SD reported that the experience intensified when JC suggested that the process would move from being conscious, to unconscious and involving several areas of the body simultaneously.

JC - repeated this on another volunteer, who said she found it very relaxing.

Initial thoughts:this seems to be an interesting combination of progressive relaxation, and hypnosis where the relaxation becomes an unconscious process.



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