Group Induction
Begin with your pre-induction talk.
Ask any members of the group that should they open their eyes during this session to remain quiet for the benefit of other participants.
Now…because there are a group of you…I want you to begin by closing your eyes…because…from this moment onwards…you can imagine…that I’m talking to you…and to you alone. So if your eyes aren’t already closed…allow them now to gently rest…and take a nice long slow deep breath in through your nose…and hold that breath for the count of three (Therapist count out loud…1…2…3)…then exhale it slowly out of your mouth….relax your body. Ensure that your feet are both flat on the floor and pay attention to your feet…become aware of the surface beneath your feet…now…and…feel…your…feet…becoming heavy…heavy…heavier…comfortable and so relaxed…and let go more and allow relaxation to happen…Allow your hands to rest gently on your lap…let them grow heavy…limp…let them relax…and let go…and take another long, slow, deep breath…hold it for the count of three…in through your nose (Therapist count out loud…1…2…3)…and breathe out.
Calmness and relaxation is beginning to flow down your body now…from the top of your head…all the way down to the tips of the toes…every nerve…every cell… every fibre…every muscle of your body…is relaxing nicely now…relaxing…letting go of tension…letting go…let go even more now and go deeper into relaxation.
And take another long, slow, deep breath…hold it for the count of three…in through your nose (Therapist count out loud…1…2…3)…and breathe out…That’s right. Notice how heavy your hands are becoming now…so heavy…so comfortable and so relaxed. Let go even more now…And as you notice that heaviness there in your hands…feel it spreading all the way over your body…and let your eyes feel heavy as well…heavy and comfortable and so relaxed…let go of those muscles around your eyes…for it takes no effort whatsoever to allow them to remain comfortably closed.
Imagine little weights pulling down on your eyelashes…allowing your eyes to remain closed so that you can look up onto the screen of the forehead…and imagine the word…relax…relax…relax…or imagine that you can see the word relax…or a shape…or a colour…or a sign…that can symbolize the word relax… and take that symbol of relaxation…back…and back…and back…until it relaxes both the left and the right lobes of the brain…and allow that relaxing feeling to flow all the way through your body…and let go. Go deep inside yourself now…imagine a beautiful stairway…with coloured lights…green as an emerald…blue as a sapphire…red as ruby…sparkling and shimmering down the stairs…inviting you down…down to a wonderful place…deep within yourself…and go down…and down…deeper and deeper relaxed…and let go. Feel yourself safely descending the stairs…here and there it is dark…in other places a colour will flash through your mind…become a bystander as you go down…see yourself going deeper down…feel yourself going deeper down…but know that your mind is still here…listening to and hearing what is said…and very soon…as you go deeper…you’ll achieve the perfect state of relaxation…letting go of distractions…for any noise…any sound…any movement you hear or sense…takes you deeper and deeper within yourself…so let go more now. And as you go down the stairs…deeper and deeper within yourself…you find yourself entering a bubble…and moonlight is filtering in through an open window… reflecting the most wonderful colours of the rainbow upon your bubble…and you feel safe and protected…calm and relaxed…and at peace with the world.
This bubble is all around you…the only thing that you are now aware of that is outside this bubble is the sound of my voice…and my voice…and my voice only… can penetrate this bubble…so that whatever I say…you will hear…and you will have a very strong compulsion to go with whatever I say…because your subconscious mind is now open and receptive to the ideas and words it receives.
Continue with whatever you have planned as your group order.