What IS Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a terrific problem-solving tool. It is one of the few direct routes to the subconscious.

And…. The subconscious is where we keep all the little processes and procedures that we never think about:

• How to breathe.

• How to beat our hearts.

• The strategy we use when grocery shopping.

  • Do you write your list in the order that your needs occurred to you?

  • Do you organize your list in the way that the supermarket’s aisles are laid out?

  • Have you found a way to organize the list that you like even more than either of these?

• The many small things we do to drive

  effectively

  in addition to watching where we’re going and what other drivers are doing.

• And many more things we do without having to think about it.

Because hypnosis is the direct route to the subconscious mind, it is one of the easiest and most effective ways to change destructive, counterproductive or self-sabotaging beliefs and behavior and to begin NEW patterns that are more productive and successful.

Hypnosis is nothing more than a relaxed state of focused attention, similar to daydreaming. You feel very relaxed, calm and at peace, like taking a short relaxing vacation. Contrary to the popular myth, the hypnotist doesn’t control you. You’re in full control at all times in hypnosis. Your hypnotherapist is your personal guide, who is highly trained to aid you to reach your goals. You can’t be made to do anything against your morals, ethics, or beliefs under hypnosis. You can’t be made to divulge secrets you don’t want to tell. You’re not “out” or unconscious, either, like you would be under anesthesia. Instead, you’re just as aware as you are when reading a really good book, daydreaming, or watching a beautiful sunset.

People sometimes wonder: What if I can’t be hypnotized? What if I’m too intelligent to be hypnotized? Anyone of at least average intelligence can be hypnotized. And in fact, the more intelligent you are, the more easily you can be hypnotized, if you want to be. People with below-average intelligence find it very hard to go into a hypnotic state. Geniuses are naturally close to an Alpha state (hypnotic state) most of the time and therefore enter hypnosis quite easily. You can easily see this in their ability to transfer information from their subconscious minds to their awake state and bring to the world their creations.

• For the best possible results, the person seeking hypnosis needs to CHOOSE to follow all directions given by the hypnotist.

• The desire for change needs to come from the person who needs our help.

For that reason, the request for our help needs to come from the person themselves. The motivation cannot be to please another person, because that doesn’t work. It doesn’t work to try to change in order to please a spouse, one’s children, a doctor or an employer. Although those motives, when ADDED to the client’s strong desire to make positive changes, CAN increase motivation.