Write an article based on this "Speak in a low, slow, soothing, voice. Ask them to focus on regular, deep breaths. Have them focus their gaze on a fixed point. Get them to relax their body part by part. Encourage them to feel more relaxed. Use your partner's breathing and body language as a guide to their mental state. Walk them down the "hypnotic staircase."

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Take your time when talking, keeping your voice calm and collected. Draw out your sentences a little longer than usual. Imagine you are trying to calm down a frightened or worrying person, letting your voice be an example. Keep this tone of voice throughout the entire interaction. Some good words to start with include:  "Let my words wash over you, and take the suggestions as you desire them." "Everything here is safe, calm, and peaceful. Let yourself sink into the couch/chair as your relax deeply." "Your eyes may feel heavy and want to close. Let your body sink naturally down as your muscles relax. Listen to your body and my voice as you begin to feel calm." "You are in complete control of this time. You will only accept those suggestions which are for your benefit and that you are willing to accept." Try and get them to take deep, organized breaths in and out. Help them develop regular breathing by lining it up with yours. You should be specific: "Breathe in deeply now, filling your chest and lungs," as you breath in as well, followed by an exhalation and the words "slowly let the air out of your chest, completely emptying your lungs. Focused breathing gets oxygen to the brain and gives the person something to think about other than hypnosis, stress, or their environment. It can be your forehead if you're right in front of them or a dimly lit object in the room. Tell them to choose an object, any object, and rest their eyes on it. This is where the stereotype of the dangling watch comes from, as this small object is actually not a terrible thing for someone to look it. If they feel relaxed enough to close their eyes, let them.  Pay attention to their eyes from time to time. If they seem like they are darting around, give them some guidance. "I want you to pay attention to that poster on the wall," or "try and focus on the space right between my eyebrows." Tell them to "Let their eyes and eyelids relax, growing heavy." If you want them to focus on you, you need to stay relatively still. Once you have them relatively calm, breathing regularly, and in-tune with your voice, ask them to relax their toes and feet. Have them focus on just letting go of these muscles, then move up to the calves. Ask them to relax their lower leg, then their upper leg, and so on up to the face muscles. From there you can circle back around to their back, shoulders, arms, and fingers.  Take your time and keep your voice slow and calm. If they seem twitchy or tense, slow down and re-do the process in reverse. "Relax your feet and ankles. Feel the muscles lighten and loosen in your feet, as if they require no effort to maintain." Direct the attention with suggestions. Let them know they are feeling calm and relaxed. While you have a lot of things you can say, the goal is to encourage them to sink even deeper into themselves, focusing on relaxation with each inhalation and exhalation.  "You can feel your eyelids getting heavy. Let them drift and fall." "You are letting yourself slip deeper and deeper into a calm, peaceful trance. "You can feel yourself relaxing now. You can feel a heavy, relaxed feeling coming over you. And as I continue to talk, that heavy relaxed feeling will get stronger and stronger, until it carries you into a deep, peaceful state of relaxation." Repeat the suggestions a few times, much as you might repeat the verses and choruses of a song, until your partner appears to be totally relaxed. Look for signs of tension in their eyes (are they darting?), their fingers and toes (are they tapping or wiggling) and their breathing (is it shallow and irregular) and keep working on your relaxation techniques until they seem calm and relaxed.  "Every word that I utter is putting you faster and deeper, and faster and deeper, into a calm, peaceful state of relaxation." "Sinking down, and shutting down. Sinking down, and shutting down. Sinking down, and shutting down, shutting down completely." "And the deeper you go, the deeper you are able to go. And the deeper you go, the deeper you want to go, and the more enjoyable the experience becomes." " This technique is shared by hypnotherapists and self-hypnotists alike to bring about a state of deep trance. Ask your subject to imagine themselves at the top of a long staircase in a warm, quiet room. As they step down, they feel themselves sinking deeper into relaxation. Each step brings them deeper into their own mind. As they walk, let them know there are ten steps, and guide them down each one.  "Take the first step down and feel yourself sinking deeper into relaxation. Each step is a step further into your subconscious. You step down the second step and feel yourself getting calmer and calmer. When you reach the third step, your body feels as if it is floating blissfully away... etc." It can help to envision a door at the bottom as well, leading them to  a state of pure relaxation.