I had a client walk into my office quite stressed. She complained about "not being able to relax" and "not being able to go to sleep." We went through the basic induction for hypnosis and it didn't work. She wouldn't relax enough to simply "let go" or her mind was to busy, but it didn't matter. (I just learned NLP.) Instead of talking to her mind, I talked to her body. We played a simple game, everything I did I had her copy it exactly. First, I had her to copy my general physiology while matching my breathing patterns for 2 minutes. I talked about how I first learned hypnosis, my background and the many positive benefits I received including "instant sleep." She really got into it and begins to naturally mirror me without being really aware. Then I begin to talk about my little girl and she picked up on my feelings of love about my daughter. I talked about how sweet she looked when she was asleep. How peaceful...undisturbed...and secure, relaxing myself slowing my breathing and making sure she went along with me. I really mirrored exactly. Then I placed my eyes in the visually remembered position while putting my head the same way, she caught the movement and did the same. I repeated the process 3 times, eyes V.C. - V.R., then nodded with my eyes to the kinesthetic eye position and asked her if she could really "feel" how easy and peaceful it is for a child (disassociation) to rest. (Of course she did, I did.) She said, "yes." Then I went to the "CHANGE WORK" by simply asking her to close her eyes and fully enter all times in her life she's felt like this and simply close the fingers on either hand and smile each she experiences these "same feelings." Then I asked her to hum, or say to herself in her head her favorite lullaby, or prayer (call 3 powerful anchors). This went on for a few minutes and I told her to simply open her eyes when she was ready. When she opened her eyes she was completely relaxed. I sent her to the restroom. When she got back I asked her how her trip through memory land. She just smiled. I told her to sit back and purposely try not to relax and when she does relax just go even with the relaxation X's 10. "Oh by the way, put those fingers together, say your lullaby or prayer and simple remember I'll wake you up in 40 minutes," I said. And she smiled. When I came back 10 minutes afterward, she was sound asleep...and still smiling.