Dual Inductions

This idea came from a client of mine. He enjoys dual inductions, and thinks they are very effective. They can really be great for resistant clients because of the overload on the conscious mind. You could play a cd of yours or someone else's on one side of their head (or best case scenario, directly in one ear) while you simultaneously speak into the other ear. You could even record yourself in one session and use it for a double induction in the next.

Remember to vary the rate, and tone of your voice depending on what you want their subconscious to hear! Be a little Milton.

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The following is directly from my client. He makes some very good points about how the double induction might go to be the most effective. This is a man who LOVES his hypnosis! And he understands a lot about it, yet he is incredibly good at letting go. I told him I wished I could bottle his ability to go. And then I wished I could drink from the bottle.
p.s. His was a double induction with two live people!

Double Induction Feedback
Wow, that technique is *GOOD*. The two talking threads take a lot of attention and there just is not mental capacity to think about what is happening. I'd be mostly focused on H but now and then something S said would toggle me over to there. Most of what was said did not get into my conscious awareness - some of it I was not aware of at the time (but I was hearing her voice), some of it I was aware of but quickly lost by being distracted by H and the rush of events. At times the themes from both of you converged on asking for the same thing at the same time and these convergences were very effective.

On the not so good side, one of the inductions was not one that worked well with a dual induction because it was a guided imagery that would become non-sensible if parts were missed. Guided imagery is a series of connected small steps, but when the attention is on the other induction some of those steps get missed. A hypothetical garbled sequence might be "You are on a beach" ... missed stuff ... "now taste that wonderful chocolate cake”. There might have been some connection in the original script between the beach and the cake, but that connection was lost when the part was missed. In a double induction both inductions should be ones that are still effective if parts are missed, or at least missed by the conscious mind

Based on personal experience, I'd suggest a few things for double inductions:

• Be sure that each induction uses only lines that stand alone. For example, take an induction and delete 1 to 5 lines every so often and see if it is still meaningful.
• Make sure that each line is compelling all by itself.
• Plan ahead on core points and cause there to be moments where the seemingly independent inductions converge on those points. This can also make a beat effect where the inductions cycle between converging and separating but where they converge they deliver a repeated core theme.
• Each induction should be spoken in a way to demand attention (even if delivered very softly) because part of the core trick of the double induction is to split the attention and confuse it so that what is said goes in unchallenged and unfiltered. Lines and tones that command attention are good in that they both compete for attention, and they are simple enough to slip into the mind if the attention is on the other induction.
• Make almost each line in either induction be something that you want incorporated into their mind or mental state. Statements like “relax deeper than ever before” or “you feel loved” have an effect you want if they slip in. Something like “imagine the water” does nothing if it manages to slip in.

If you were solo you could always try playing in one ear a recorded induction made for or chosen to be appropriate for the client while delivering a live induction in the other ear. Have the recorded one demand any conscious attention. (If you have clients that listen to tapes you make, you might use the induction part of that tape for one ear.)