Word: relaxants
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...words sounded for all the world like the stage directions for an old-fashioned vaudeville demonstration of hypnosis: "You are going to relax, and the feeling of relaxation will start in your scalp. When you feel this, one of your fingers will feel like lifting. That will be your 'Yes' finger. Then your eyes will feel relaxed, your mouth and lips will feel soft, and your 'Yes' finger will lift." The speaker works downward in a sort of hyp tease, through jaw, neck and shoulders, arms, chest, and abdomen, thighs, legs and feet. "When you feel...
...Kunin's first session is devoted to getting the patient relaxed, and suggesting to him while he is still hypnotized that he will be able to relax in the same manner any time he chooses. At the next session, Dr. Kunin says: "Turn your thoughts to a pleasant scene-a mountain, a beach or a woodland-and picture it to yourself. See yourself there. When this is in your mind, let your 'Yes' finger lift...
...Johnson, although he had outraged Southern conservatives in 1960 when he tacked civil rights legislation onto a minor bill and rammed it through the Senate, would torpedo civil rights. And Moscow was alarmed that Johnson, despite the fact that he had argued recently that it "might be possible to relax some points of conflict" with Russia, would scuttle Kennedy's attempts at achieving a detente...
...Relax completely, girls," said instructor Ted Moynahan during the frequent rest breaks. "Nobody's watching you." And nobody was watching, except for the instructor, the CRIMSON photographer, and two couples giggling outside the door. "Act like limpid pools," said Moynahan...
...third season on Broadway, Jean Kerr's wordly-wise comedy has been transferred to the screen almost 100% intact, and anyone who complains about its total disregard of cinema techniques should be taken out and dunked in a new wave. The best defense is just to relax and enjoy...