Handshake Hypnosis
Handshake Hypnosis
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Anyone with so much as a passing interest in hypnosis will have at least heard the name Milton Erickson before. Milton Erickson (1901-1980) is highly regarded as one of the most important figures in hypnosis (and NLP) as many of the techniques he created were revolutionary. One of the many great techniques attributed to Milton Erickson was the hypnotic handshake induction. This is a techniques so effective and powerful than even today it is still taught in many NLP workshops.
Before I teach you the hypnotic handshake induction though I would like to discuss Erickson's background what exactly it is that made him such an extraordinary man. Milton was born into a farming family of modest wealth when at the age of 17 he contracted polio. The polio effected him so badly that doctors believed he had only days to live. It was through pure will and the use of self hypnosis that Milton was able to stay alive. As he was recovering Milton was still almost completely paralyzed and unable to speak. Rather than do nothing though Milton used this time to study people's body language as well as their tonality, non-verbal communication and their choice of words. This was how Milton Erickson became so adept at reading people.
Even more amazing though was the way Milton used self hypnosis to regain the ability to walk. He would induce a hypnotic trance within himself and then begin to think back to times when his arms and legs worked and imagine them moving once more. It was a slow ordeal but eventually Milton Erickson taught himself to walk again.
That is the sort of fortitude and intelligence Erickson held within himself. You can be sure that the hypnotic handshake induction is the real deal, just like Milton Erickson himself was.
To start with approach your intended subject with a smile and offer them your right hand. Without even thinking about it they will extend their right hand and begin shaking your hand.
As the handshake is about to end you change your grip to a light touch by your thumb and then brush the subject's hand with your middle finger. The touch is then shifted to the pinky finger. From here you shift the touch to the middle and then the thumb once more. Next you touch the open area of the wrist with an ever so slight upward push before a downward push of a similar force. The handshake is then terminated ever so gently so that the subject doesn't even realise contact has been broken.
Because shaking hands is something every adult has done thousands of times this unexpected change of action literally confuses the subject's mind into a trance state. That is what makes it such a great hypnotic induction. The Milton Erickson handshake induction turns a very mundane action into a very interesting one indeed. What you suggest to the subject once you have induced a hypnotic trance state is up to you.
It may take a little practice to truly master but once you do you have a great tool to use either as an induction to conversational hypnosis or maybe just as a party piece to get people talking.
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