I want you to sleep what seems to be a very, very long time, and you'll feel rested and

comfortable, as if you had slept for eight hours, then I’m going to awaken you. I can count
backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. be
fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter
awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your
headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep
breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward, from 20
to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half
awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you nonot? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go
way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then
you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be onenot? You can nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then
you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be
three-quarters awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count
backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep
asleep. You are, are you nonot? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep
asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be
awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-
quarters awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20,
19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half
asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15t? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep.
You are, are you not-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters
awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18,
17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—
11, 12, 13, 14, 15t? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are,
are you not? You can nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15
you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake,
and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—
onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12,

u'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter
awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12,
n nod your backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake;
at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully
awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—
13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your
headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You