The Elman Handshake
Introduction Dave Elman originally referred to this as the 'catalyst induction.' However, it did not always involve a handshake. In fact, in his classic book Hypnotherapy, Elman teaches this induction via three puffs on a cigarette! Transcript Just take my hand, and look into my eyes. That's it. Fix your eyes there. [The following instructions are given whilst the hypnotist continues to hold their partner's hand.] [spacer height="1.5em"] Here's what is going to happen: I am going to shake your hand 3 times. The first time I shake your hand, you're going to relax so much that your eyes are gonna start to feel tired. They are going to get quite heavy. You know the feeling when you're reading a...