acupressure technique that helps
relieve anxiety and tension).
EXPERIENCE IT:
Recall a happy conversation
that you had recently with
a loved one. Tune in to how
these memories impact
your overall state. If sensory
anchors help “trigger” your
memories, listen to a song or
find a fragrance that evokes
happy memories.
Moving Toward
Permanence
In our second session, I introduce
John to the concept of a circle of
excellence. I ask him to imagine
a circle on the ground in front of
him. He imagines a past experience
where he had great rapport and
good conversational state. Then,
he steps into that state as he steps
into the circle. He is right there, in
the moment. We do it again and the
second time I ask him to add in any
other resource he needs (feelings,
sensations, beliefs, information,
visual cues, a metaphor). Now,
when he steps into the circle, his
performance state is heightened.
We repeat this a few more times
until he is sure it’s “all there” and
then he tests its literal portability
by doing the exercise in another
room. Finally, we test its potentia