Some common methods of relaxation include: The client is more likely to accept indirect suggestions and also talk to you. If the client relaxes, it becomes easier to fall into a trance, and they are more open to suggestions. The relaxation technique is common in hypnosis, and it is a beginner hypnosis technique. They want you to relax as they do their hypnotic work. When you visit a hypnotherapist in their office, they offer a cushy leather couch for you to lay down on and tell you to “make yourself comfortable.” The gesture is not for courtesy purposes only.