a) Lie on your back in a comfortable position and relax. Imagine that you are floating up off the bed. Hold that position, slightly lifted, for some time until you lose all sensation of touching the bed or floor. Once this state is achieved move slowly into an upright position and begin to travel away from your body and around the room. Pay attention to the objects and details of the room. Only when you have gained some proficiency should you try to turn round and look at your own body.

Outcomes-based education is a method of teaching that focuses on what students can actually do or demonstrate after they are taught. All curriculum and teaching decisions are made based on how best to facilitate the desired outcome. See similar questions...

While effective in treating certain skin conditions, long-term use of topical steroids may prompt rosacea-like symptoms informally called "steroid-induced rosacea." While some physicians may prescribe a short course of a steroid to immediately reduce severe inflammation, if you are concerned about a medication you are taking, your best bet is to discuss this with your physician. Acknowledgments: This section has been reviewed and edited by Dr. See similar questions...

You should ALWAYS consult your physician or the Poison Center to determine if vomiting is necessary and/or safe. Other home remedies SHOULD NEVER BE USED for making your child vomit. This includes mustard, salt water or sticking your finger or other objects in the child's throat. These methods are considered dangerous. ALWAYS call the Poison Center or your physician prior to making your child vomit. See similar questions...

Much of the discussion of out-of-body experiences has centered around the recounting of experiences and speculation on the nature of those experiences. Some articles have questioned whether the experiences are of an hallucinatory nature or purely a function of biochemical processes that occur in the brain, and, at the other extreme, some have linked them with notions of the existence of an immortal soul and other ideas generally associated with religious interpretations of human existence. See similar questions...

Fixation of attention, or "fixed gaze" methods, were primarily used during the 1800's, and are the ones usually used by Hollywood. Many people do not respond to eye fixation inductions; thus, a hypnotist employing only this type of induction could easily mislabel people who might respond quite well to other induction types as "insusceptible". B. Progressive relaxation methods are frequently used on self-hypnosis tapes, as well as by some facilitators of meditation. See similar questions...

edit] My occurence for lucid dreaming varies from week to week, is this normal? For some weeks I can lucid dream everday for a week straight, then all of a sudden I can't for a month. Lately i have been able to lucid dream twice a night, sometimes three. Any clue what may cause this? Also when I do lucid dream alot more, I act normal in a dream. I know I am dreaming, I can fly around, i can spawn things around me, but I still talk to people as if It was a real conversation. See similar questions...

If the OBE is to be seen as involving psychological processes, rather than paranormal ones, we need to look at what those processes could be. Let us begin with a psychiatric approach and ask whether the OBE, or anything like it, is found in any mental illness. Noyes and Kletti likened near-death experiences to the phenomenon of depersonalization. See similar questions...

The notion of the human double has a long and colorful history. Plato gave us an early idea. He believed that what we see in this life is only a dim reflection of what the spirit could see if it were released from the physical. Imprisoned in a gross physical body, the spirit is restricted; separated from that body, it would be able to converse freely with the spirits of the departed, and see things more clearly. Another idea which can be traced to the Greeks is that we have second body. See similar questions...

Yes. Spontaneous self-induced hypnotic states are quite common and you have probably experienced those many times yourself without knowing it. Whenever you become absorbed in anything, as in daydreaming, reading a book, or watching a television program, you may slip into hypnosis to varying degrees. During such times you are usually very relaxed, and oblivious of outside distractions. Self-induced states of hypnosis are very common among artists and creative people. See similar questions...

Yes, especially and only if the hypnotist is not a professionally qualified person. In fact, you should never let anyone except reliable and competent professionals induce hypnosis in you. See similar questions...

By following the step-by-step directions of our well qualified coaches who will guide you through each exercise. It is suggested that you read through the exercise completely, becoming familiar with the details, before actually practicing it. In the beginning, practice a section at a time, until you can do each step without reviewing the guide. However, if in the beginning you forget some details while in hypnosis, you can include those the next time you practice the exercise. See similar questions...