Our psyche is not only what we are aware of or remember at the moment. Consciousness in general is only the tip of the iceberg of our boundless personality. And today people are increasingly thinking about how to access their unconscious resources and touch something intangible. Many are looking for different ways to enter a trance, since it is in a trance state that a person meets his subconscious. It should be warned right away that it is rarely possible to achieve a trance state the first time, so if you want to get a result, try again and again, practice more often.
Relaxation is the first step of self-hypnosis
Before you enter a trance state, you should completely relax the body. Our physical shell constantly receives signals from the external environment, thereby maintaining contact with the material world. To immerse yourself in the inner world, you should minimize the interaction of the body with the external environment. Auto-training exercises are perfect. First, find a place where no one will disturb you for several hours. Sit reclining in a chair (lying on the bed you can fall asleep),cover your eyes. Relax your body completely. There should be a feeling that the body, as it were, does not exist. Thus, we free our consciousness from being tied to the physical world.
Breathing techniques
Since it is quite difficult for an unprepared person to go into a trance, you can tune in with the help of breathing techniques. While in a state of relaxation, begin to monitor your breathing. No other thoughts should occupy your attention. Watch how your chest rises and falls, how you relax even more with each exhalation. You can use the mantra "SO-HAM": on the inhale we say soo-o-o-o to ourselves, on the exhale haa-a-a-m. Over time, you can stop pronouncing the mantra, as breathing will enter into a natural rhythm. This is the first step on the way to trance states. There are special techniques that explain how to quickly enter a trance using breathing (holotropic breathing, rebirthing, etc.), but these practices should be done with a specialist.
Working with images
Our imagination is the most powerful source of work with the subconscious. Specially invoked images will teach beginners how to go into a trance. There are various exercises that allow you to enter this state.
- Flight. After our body is completely relaxed and breathing calms down, we can imagine as if we are flying. You need to try not just to mentally see yourself floating somewhere, but to feel the state of flight, to evoke these sensations.
- Descent down the stairs. Imagine that you are going down some stairs. Try to "see" the steps, feel the descent, "touch" the walls.
- Fall. Imagine that you are falling from where you were sitting down somewhere.
Follow your imagination. Do not call up images yourself, just go where your unconscious leads you. For example, if you went down the stairs, see where you end up going down. Walk around this place, try to get as much experience as possible.
Before you enter into a trance, you need to learn how to exit it correctly. In your imagination, rise from where you descended. Then reconnect with the body. Focus on bodily sensations, move your fingers, limbs, and only then open your eyes.
