Perceiving Sensations - Part 1

Like the Creating or Re-experiencing a Pleasant Scene induction, subjects find this induction very personal, eliciting the experience of the therapist "dancing" with them. As in the previous induction, you need to be prepared to pace and lead a variety of possible nonverbal behaviors.

Pre-trance discussion is used to seed outside and inside, which is central to the experience of this induction. We may ask subjects, "What's the weather like outside now?" or, "The temperature in here, inside this room, how does it feel to you?" Even more directly, we may tell them, "Today in the induction I'm going to ask you to experience some things inside and outside. Many people find this a very interesting experience, something in which they can become very absorbed." Subjects are also prepared for eye closure: "In a moment I'm going to ask you to look around the room and notice some things, and then ask you to close your eyes so we can draw a contrast between the two experiences. How does that sound?" If they decline, we tell them that is fine and simply proceed with something else.