What is Hypnosis? Attempting to Define the Undefinable
If you ask 100 different hypnotists for their definition of hypnosis, you will likely get 100 different answers. Because, while most hypnotists, hypno-therapists, psychologists who use hypnosis, stage hypnotists as well as enthusiastic amateurs, know that something is happening, getting them to explain exactly what that something is, is where the problems begin. “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see / feel it” is a likely response. Read more
The Basics of Hypnosis
You’ve seen the stage acts where a hypnotist selects someone out of the audience and when he claps his hands, the unwilling participant struts around the stage clucking like a chicken. You’ve also seen movies where the hypnotist waves the pocket watch in front of the subject as he utters, “you’re getting sleepy … very sleepy.” Hypnosis is a little more than what Hollywood or Vegas make it out to be. Below is a brief overview. Read more
An Awesome Tool for Hypnotherapists
What do a magician and a hypnotist have in common?
They both require a varied bag of tricks to be successful.
Anatomy of a Successful Hypnosis Session - Part 1
Imagine that you want to take a trip. The first step in this process is to decide where you want to go — for example, from your hometown to San Francisco, California. What is your next step? Well, you cannot just point your nose in the direction of San Francisco and magically teleport to the City by the Bay. You have to do some planning. Will you drive, fly or take the train? How long will the trip take? What will you need to take with you? Read more
Can Hypnosis Help to Eliminate Pain?
Pain is a subject that touches everyone. After all, it is a human condition from which we all suffer at one time or another. There are headaches, dental procedures, sports injuries, broken bones, soft-tissue injuries, and psychosomatic pain. Read more
Can You Stop Smoking in 30 Days using Hypnosis?
When you read the title of this article you may have thought, 30 days is a lot; with hypnosis I should be able to stop smoking by the end of next week; shouldn’t hypnosis work a little faster?
Unfortunately, old habits are not that easy to change. You have programmed your conscious mind to want a cigarette at certain times. Maybe you always have a cigarette when you are on the phone, or at break time, or when you are in the car, etc. Then, when you decide to stop smoking, you feel like you are giving something up. At a weak moment, maybe in a time of stress or if something bad just happened, you decide that it is not worth giving up this thing that you used to like so much. You had the willpower to quit, but the moment you decide to question your decision, your conscious mind gets out of sync with your subconscious mind and in all that confusion, you are likely to decide to have a smoke.
There is a simple process you can use to get the two minds back together. You have to make your subconscious stronger by changing the way it feels about smoking. That way, in weak moments your subconscious will immediately take over with the correct suggestions; and because hypnosis uses positive imagery and not just words, there are no longer thoughts of having given something up; your thoughts instead concentrate on how healthy you feel, or how good a glass of water would be right now, or in general, how good things taste these days.
You will naturally have more energy without the chemical addiction and this will help you exercise more, and reinforce the subconscious even more that what you are doing is a good thing and not just something you are being deprived of.
It works, but it does take time. A one-time hypnotic suggestion is usually not powerful enough to change your mind instantly. That is why hypnosis tapes come in handy. You pay one small price and you can listen to them as many times as you need to make the urge go away. You will probably want to listen to the tapes three times a week at first, and then when you feel like the suggestions are getting stronger, you can listen once a week, then once a month, etc. Using a trained hypnotist is also an option, and may get the job done sooner, but it’s usually beneficial to have the security of a hypnosis tape — just in case.
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On Hypnosis Yes! you'll find articles on hypnosis, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Self-Hypnosis. We'll also have articles covering the applications of hypnosis, such as Relaxation, Pain Management, Weight Loss and Quitting Smoking.
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