{"id":373,"date":"2009-08-03T08:01:58","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T16:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/wordpress\/?p=373"},"modified":"2023-02-04T08:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:31:09","slug":"ericksonian-inductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/hypnosis\/ericksonian-hypnosis\/ericksonian-inductions\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Key Elements to Ericksonian Inductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Milton Erickson used a variety of approaches in inductions. He could be direct and authoritarian or indirect and permissive. He was famous though, for his permissive, indirect approach that involved permissive language.<\/p>\n<h2>Permissive Words<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a short list to get you started\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can<\/li>\n<li>Might<\/li>\n<li>Maybe<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps<\/li>\n<li>Possible<\/li>\n<li>Allow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;So, instead of \u201cRelax deeply,\u201d you might say \u201cPerhaps you can relax deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Inductions_Mastery.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14598\" width=\"215\" data-init-width=\"529\" height=\"190\" data-init-height=\"468\" title=\"Inductions_Mastery\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Inductions_Mastery.jpg\" data-width=\"215\" data-height=\"190\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p spellcheck=\"false\" style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px !important;\">Master Hypnotic Inductions<\/p>\n<p spellcheck=\"false\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Step-by-step instructions for highly effective hypnotic inductions<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Presuppositions<\/h2>\n<p>An Ericksonian approach often uses presuppositions that clients will both enter trance and get the changes they want. \u201cWould you prefer to go into trance in the black chair or the red one?\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t enter trance too quickly.\u201d Those statements both presuppose the client is going to go into trance.<\/p>\n<h2>Evoking Trance<\/h2>\n<p>Rather than commanding people to enter trance (some strange, mystical state) an Ericksonian approach might suggest a client remember a time when they were experiencing something natural that might be interpreted as hypnotic. \u201cYou can remember the feeling of feeling like you were almost going to sleep, can you not?\u201d It\u2019s an approach that evokes or \u201cdraws out\u201d past trance or trance-like experiences.<\/p>\n<h2>Utilization<\/h2>\n<p>Erickson often used whatever the client and environment offered rather than to try to force an induction along predetermined lines. \u201cAs you sit with your hands in your lap and your feet on the floor you may be aware of the sounds of the cars outside.\u201d In short, use whatever happens. If there\u2019s a loud noise during an induction, rather than trying to pretend it didn\u2019t happen, include it. Maybe even use it for deepening.<\/p>\n<h2>Contextual Cues<\/h2>\n<p>When inducing hypnosis, it can be a good idea to give the client cues that something different is happening. When they move to the \u201ctrance chair,\u201d and the lights go down, they know its time. Here are some ideas\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change the environment (lighting\/seating)<\/li>\n<li>Change your voice tone (switch to your \u201chypnotic voice)<\/li>\n<li>Match the timing of your words to the client\u2019s exhale (try it\u2013it\u2019s cool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/hypnosis\/ericksonian-hypnosis\/inductions-2\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">More Ericksonian induction tips\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1 of Ericksonian Inductions looks at several easy techniques to add to your inductions to make them more effective. Discover how using permissive words, presuppositions, utilization and contextual cues can help you honor the responses of each client, resulting in more cooperation from the clients and more confidence on your end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/hypnosis\/ericksonian-hypnosis\/ericksonian-inductions\/\">Ericksonian Inductions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Key Elements to Ericksonian Inductions - NLP &amp; Hypnosis Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Understand 5 key elements to Ericksonian Inductions, and learn how to apply them with confidence and flexibility.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hypnosis101.com\/hypnosis\/ericksonian-hypnosis\/ericksonian-inductions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Key Elements to Ericksonian Inductions - NLP &amp; 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