yeah, I tend to enjoy the deep relaxation as well. As people seem to understand this term better. Yeah I learned the whole ‘wake up’ thing from one my teachers Gerald Kein. I thought it made a lot of sense. Yeah I tend to use emerge once in a while as it fits with my style, but typically I just give them a suggestion when counting them up as they reach 1 their eyes will open, they will come back to their full awarness and notice how good they feel. I completely agree that you should always fit something to your style as you should always feel comfortable with the techniques you are working with.

Josh Houghton

Interesting what you say about waking up. I hadn’t ever thought about it, but it does imply that someone was asleep. Personally I’m not sure if I feel comfortable with the word ‘emerge’ with my style of hypnotherapy. I may experiment with some others, such as “Lift from your trance”, as it implies someone is in a deep trance.

Thanks Josh, it’s got me thinking anyhow!