Partner Technique
The following technique is a variation of the Christos technique originally developed by G. M. Glaskin, an Australian journalist. The original Christos technique was designed as a past-life regression method but it was soon discovered that it initiated out-of-body experiences for substantial numbers of individuals.
The following technique is ideal for couples, partners, and groups. As the guide you will be leading the meditation and occasionally be moving around your partner, so it's important for you to be as quiet as possible.
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Your partner lays on his back, eyes closed, with his head toward the north. It's important to be as comfortable and relaxed as possible, so he should remove his shoes and lay on a soft surface such as a floor mat, pillows, or bed.
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Now begin to gently massage your partner's ankle bones in a gentle circular motion. The idea is to relax your partner as much as possible.
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After about two minutes of the ankle massage, quietly move to the head of your partner and place four fingers on his forehead just above the bridge of his nose. Now slowly begin a gentle, circular rubbing motion to the lower portion of their forehead. With slowly increasing speed and pressure, continue to rub your partner's forehead until they report a loud, internal buzzing or humming sound. After the buzzing sound is heard, the rubbing motion can be ceased. Most people report hearing a sound within five minutes or less.
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Now you will begin to do a verbal, guided meditation.
During the entire guided visualization, speak in a slow, relaxing tone of voice, assisting your partner to become as relaxed as possible. Take your time and focus on relaxation as you begin the following guided visualization.
Take several deep breaths and completely relax... completely relax...slow down and completely relax... begin to feel your inner energy flowing...Feel your inner energy slowly moving from your head down your neck ...feel it slowly move down through your shoulders... you feel completely relaxed as your energy moves down through your chest...The energy feels good as it continues moving down through your stomach...your hips...your thighs...Now feel the energy moving down your calves...Feel the energy moving past your ankles... you can see and feel the energy at the very bottoms of your feet...
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After the relaxation portion of this visualization, begin to lightly brush the bottoms of your partner's feet with your finger tips as you repeat the following:
Visualize the energy at your feet extending and growing four inches through the bottoms of your soles... Now you can see and feel the extension of your feet by four inches...Feel the stretch of your feet extending four inches beyond the bottoms of your feet...Now, hold that extension for a few moments. (After each extension is successfully visualized, your partner can indicate by a nod.)
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After your partner has visualized their visual four-inch stretch, have him imagine the sight and sensations of his feet returning to their normal position. Now, repeat this stretching at least three times until your partner can easily visualize this four-inch extension of his feet. Take your time and be patient. This initial stretching is essential to the success of this technique, so feel free to repeat it as many times as necessary.
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After your partner has indicated his ability to extend his visualized feet, quietly move to the head and repeat the same stretching exercise with the upper body and head. (The guided visualization proceeds uninterrupted as you lightly touch the top of your partner's hair and shoulders.)
Now, feel your energy flowing to the top of your head...Feel the top of your head begin to extend and grow...See and feel the top of your head and your upper body expand and grow four inches...See and feel your head and shoulders growing a full four inches beyond its normal size...Feel the stretch of your entire upper body growing and expanding outward...a full four inches beyond its physical limits...
As before, repeat this process at least three times until your partner can easily imagine this extension.
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Return your partner's attention to their feet and verbally guide them to extend their lower body by a full twelve inches. Repeat as many times as necessary.
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Move to your partner's head and guide them to a twelve-inch extension of their entire upper body and then a return to normal size.
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Now, return to the feet and guide your partner to a full twenty-four inch extension. However, this time instruct him to hold the visualization and not return to a normal position. After the foot extension is complete, have your partner simultaneously stretch their upper body a full twenty-four inches. Repeat this procedure until your partner can clearly see and feel this total stretch of their body.
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While the full twenty-four inch stretch is being maintained, direct your partner to expand their complete body like a balloon being filled with air. For example: Now your entire body is expanding in size...You can feel your inner-self expand all over, like a balloon filling with air, your entire body is expanding all over...Your entire body is expanding by twenty-four inches...As your body expands, you can feel yourself getting lighter and lighter...Like a balloon, you can feel yourself rising, rising...
Now your partner is in an ideal state to achieve a fully conscious, out-of-body experience. At this point you can immediately begin a favorite out-of-body technique. For example:
As you float, you can feel yourself becoming lighter and floating higher and higher above your body...As you do, you repeat to yourself, "I am floating. I am floating. I am aware I am floating. I am floating free."
If done correctly, this technique provides a powerful preparation for any out-of-body visualization or affirmation.
Take your time and allow your partner to enjoy all the sensations associated with this technique. Feel free to enhance or expand the length of the guided meditation to accommodate your partner's visualization skills. Ideally, allow yourself at least a half an hour of time when doing the guided visualization. After the verbal, guided portion of this technique, allow your partner at least twenty minutes of silence to accomplish their personal affirmations and visualization.
Even though this is the only partner technique included I would like to point out that any of the visualization techniques can be easily adapted to a partner or group situation by designating someone to do the verbal guided visualization.