This is the first in a series of articles that will show you how to learn self-hypnosis so that you can can then know how to hypnotize yourself. Not only is the act of putting yourself into a hypnotic trance a skill. But the state of being in a trance is something that you can get better at. This means that you can go into a hypnotic trance more quickly and easier the more you do it.

This exercise is one that you can use to hypnotise yourself into a relaxed light trance and can be repeated as many times as you want in order to go into a deeper trance.

First of all find yourself a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. Make sure you sit or lie down comfortably and start breathing deeply into your belly. This means that your belly moves in and out as you breath.

When you are ready, close your eyes. Take a deep breath in and as you exhale say to yourself in soft and relaxed voice: ‘I relax my feet’.

Again, breath in deeply and as you exhale say to yourself in an even more relaxed and deeper voice: ‘I relax my ankles’. Continue breathing and with every breath out say to yourself that you are relaxing a part of your body. Work your way up from your feet to the top of your head.

You can repeat the whole sequence as many times as you wish, each time going into an even deeper trance. However most people will usually feel warm and relaxed by the time they get to the top of their head. Once you are in this state you’ll be completely focused on your body and how good it feels, hardly aware of the outside world.

In this state you’ll be able to imagine all the wonderful things you want to experience in your life. So imagine achieving your goals and how you’ll set about achieving them in vivid detail.

Practising this every couple of days will teach your body how to relax and feel good and will program your unconscious mind to drive you towards the ideal life you vividly imagined in the trance state. This exercise teaches you the most important skill that you’ll need in order to start your journey in learning self-hypnosis, so practise it often. Soon you’ll be able hypnotize yourself easily in order to get the better results in your life.