The Juicy Orange

The Juicy Orange

Imagine you have an orange in your hand. Think about how round and firm it is,
and how juicy it is inside. It’s been freshly
picked and has a lovely deep orange color all over it.
 Now hold out that hand and spend time imagining how it feels
in your hand. Take that orange and place it down on a cutting
board.
 Take an imagined knife and slice that orange in half, and then
half again
 Pick up one of the segments. Feel the cool juices from the
orange drip down your fingers as you lift the piece to yourmouth. Open your mouth and put the orange inside, biting down
on the flesh and letting the juice run down your tongue.
 Think about how it tastes, the sweetness of the citrus juice in
your mouth.  

 What This Exercise Does

Nearly everyone who does this exercise experiences something

quite extraordinary. The taste buds in their mouths are

stimulated, and their mouth produces saliva to help the body

digest the orange- even though it isn’t real.

Why does this happen? Because the thoughts we hold in our

mind have the power to make physiological changes to our

body. Our thoughts can change the way we work, think and

behave. If a simple exercise imagining eating an orange can

make your mouth get read for actually eating it, imagine how

effective changing other behaviors can be by repeating a

simple idea or creating a powerful visualization.

Even if you have never consciously explored self-hypnosis

before you will have at times tried to talk yourself into

something. Repeating an idea or belief over and over again can

help us internalize the idea until it becomes a natural part of us.

Many of us do this without calling it self-hypnosis. Feeling a

little down all the time? Perhaps your self-talk has some of the

following phrases “I’m no good” or “I can’t do this”

There is a children’s story about The Little Engine That Could.

It is about a little train who is able to pull a weight that is

heavier than it is built to pull simply through its belief in itself.

As it pulls the load behind it, the Little Engine cries “I think I

can. I think I can.” And the Little Engine can.

Self-hypnosis helps those things that you struggle against

become more straightforward and attainable. It’s not about

bending the laws of physics, allowing you to fly or have

superpowers, but it is all about tapping into the tremendous

power of your mind and utilizing it to its fullest capacity.