Magic Shape Method (For Children Ages 5 to 10)
Spoken to the subject
I want you to listen closely to what I'm saying to you now without moving your head. Just lean back in the chair and get real comfortable, and then I want you to look up toward the ceiling, and look for a tiny spot. That spot will have special meaning to you. It will help relax you, and you may notice as you watch that spot it may begin to change its shape. Tell me when you notice that spot magically changing its shape ... (Pause for response)
Now keep watching that spot and you may soon notice it begin to magically change its color. Tell me when you notice that spot begin to change its color ... (Pause for response)
As you watch that spot, you are continuing to relax even more and you will soon notice your eyelids relaxing, and your eyes will feel like they want to close ...
Without moving your head, just move your eyes now and find another magic spot on the ceiling, and notice how your eyelids keep closing more and more as soon as you notice the other magic spot, and notice also how you can still see the spot after your eyes have closed ...
As you keep your eyes closed notice that you can see that spot beginning to change its shape, it is very pretty. It may even sparkle or shine, and it keeps changing its shape as you keep your eyes closed and continue to watch it ...
The more you watch that spot with your eyes closed, the more you continue to relax ... and you will soon notice the magic spot becoming smaller and smaller ... tell me when you notice it getting smaller ... (Pause for response)
Now notice that it is disappearing completely, and you are becoming drowsier as the spot disappears ...
