/psy/ - I've used emmett miller and steven halpern's "letting go of stress" as a "self-hypnosis" that I do regularly, usually one or two times a day, on and off for maybe 7 years. It's a regular use thing if it's to work and right now I'm in the swing of using it

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Anonymous 07/30/25 (Wed) 22:50:02 No.1

I've used emmett miller and steven halpern's "letting go of stress" as a "self-hypnosis" that I do regularly, usually one or two times a day, on and off for maybe 7 years. It's a regular use thing if it's to work and right now I'm in the swing of using it again.

The concept of guided imagery is related as a way to visually focus on the factors that this meditation series includes. I also want to start practicing belly breathing, or using my diaphragm to aid breathing as I was once a pack a day smoker and this can help breathing in some ways I've read that I'm not sure about. Additionally, progressive muscle relaxation is helpful. I would say it can help put my mind in sync with my body, though I'm not sure how this idea would technically be put in my case. I guess it helps me be less influenced by knee-jerk reaction, leading to a less effortful, forceful sort of experience

Finally, I'll share a series or two I've enjoyed at other times:

Freebird meditations
Dr Linda Bolle
Dr steven frucht
There's lots of this stuff on youtube. The psychologist who shared the first production I listed said it doesn't work for everyone

Kei 09/09/25 (Tue) 18:34:50 No.8

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Cool recommendations. To add to your thing about self-hypnosis Dave Elman's "Hypnotherapy" is a great introduction to hypnosis for anyone interested. Guy made it for the medical world but it's just a really good introduction to what hypnosis is, how it works, and simple techniques for anyone interested.

In regards to belly breathing and progressive muscle relaxation I'd recommend Robert Bruce's book "Energy Work". Has lots of exercises on working with your body's energy and can boost any spiritual practices or your body's general health by a good margin. Quick, simple exercises and you can just read a bit each day to try and implement exercises. You'd probably want to use it to aid any breathwork you do.

Regarding breathwork you could try "Science of Breath" by yogi Ramacharaka
Easy read that takes an afternoon, talks about full breaths and the various, poorer ways people may breathe.
https://sacred-texts.com/eso/sob/index.htm