the only thing i don't like about reading impro is that keith johnstone will say some shit like "okay in order to do this technique the first step is to relax" and i'm like. keith. buddy. how the fuck do i do that
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"If I get you to lie down, close your eyes and relax, and report what your imagination gives you, then you'll probably go into a deep state of absorption" - jesus fuck keith how relaxed were british people in the 60s and 70s that they could apparently all do this
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i don't think i've ever experienced this awake even on psychedelics. "the experiences will seem to be happening to you"-level vividness i've only ever experienced in hypnagogia while on the edge of falling asleep or waking up, usually not even in my dreams
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i'm actually curious if you can comment on this b/c i assume you've led people through stuff like this before; how easily do the people you work with get to this level of absorption / vividness?
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Doing what I could best describe as IFS daily has definitely gotten me to be able to do this easily, provided that I don't have a big block at the moment
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this kinda clicked on for me over the course of a ~2 wk period, in the wake of an aya ceremony. started “shutting down” my body bit by bit starting w my feet and ending w my head/jaw, when i was falling asleep. once my body was shut down i started receiving vivid imagery. my
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temples felt super lit up for the whole 2 week period, esp while i was doing the nighttime shut down. like a channel there was opening up
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