| How does hypnosis work?
Hypnosis is an effective process to bypass the conscious mind and
communicate directly with the subconscious mind. Like a computer, the subconscious is
programmed, by our emotions & feelings as well as, the thoughts of our conscious mind.
Hypnosis is the key that opens the door to our subconscious mind, promoting a state of
heightened awareness and suggestibility.
How will hypnosis benefit me?
A skillful, certified hypnotherapist can help you change your
negatives into positives and improve attitudes, habits, and self-defeating thoughts. With
hypnotherapy you can take charge of your life, relieve stress, develop creativity, improve
in sports, overcome fears and phobias, improve study habits and alleviate anxiety.
In 1958 hypnosis was formally recognized by the American Medical Association. Today it is
widely used for pain control, weight control, relaxation and imagery for wellness.
How do I know if I can be
hypnotized?
Almost everyone can be hypnotized if they choose to. There are only
four groups of people who are either difficult or cannot be hypnotized.
1. Very young children.
2. People who are under the influence of alcohol.
3. People who are severely mentally challenged.
4. People who don't want to.
What is it like to be
hypnotized?
Hypnosis is in between being wide-awake and asleep. You are aware of
everything being said yet you are relaxed at the same time. Did you ever wake up in the
morning before your alarm clock rings? You could get up if you had to, and yet you are
feeling so mellow, so comfortable that you just want to enjoy relaxing for a while. We
pass through that level upon awakening and then again at night before we go to sleep. It
has been said that 15 minutes of hypnosis is equivalent to a 3-hour nap. After the
hypnosis you will feel refreshed and comfortable.
What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is the art of utilizing this state to illicit positive change and improvement
in behaviors and physical conditions.
Hypnotherapy has proven to be very effective in helping people remove negative blocks that
have been holding them back from achieving their goals, be it personal or business. A
certified hypnotherapist can guide the client into a comfortable level of relaxation that
leads to heightened focus and awareness in order to release and clear those old negative
patterns that have been inhibiting them in some way.
The subconscious mind can be compared to a computer. It stores everything that an
individual experiences, both negative and positive, however it would be too much
information to be viewed on the computer screen at one time. When guided to do so, the
subconscious computer as we call it, can be directed to do a "file search" and
can bring up those files associated with the presenting issue that one would like to
resolve. Through this process you can see the origin of established behaviors from a
better perspective, reframing old negative situations into positive perceptions.
When an experience occurs, the memory is stored in the files of the Subconscious mind
along with the emotions and moods existing at that time. Some of these memories are so
wrapped up in emotion that they become frozen in time. Sometimes these negative emotions
are triggered later in life for no apparent conscious reason, however, the subconscious
mind is aware of the reason or cause of the behavior. Since hypnosis addresses the
subconscious part of the mind it is there that we can reframe the negative reaction into
something positive. For example if a person was extremely frightened by something as a
small child, their negative emotional response could have been buried without the benefit
of logic or reason. The experience is frozen in time as the client continues to respond in
certain present situations as he/she did at the time that the negative experience was
created. While one is an hypnotic state, the intensity of painful past experiences can be
modified and reduced in intensity. The client can be relieved from the recurring emotions
when associated events are recognized. Logic and reason are then employed to change the
undesirable perception of the experience in order to remove negative reactions and restore
harmony and control within the client. The negative response is then released and cleared
so that a favorable resolution replaces the negative perception. Since the Subconscious
mind sees and understands by way of pictures and symbols, it can then accept the new
scenario as true and can react accordingly.
When a person is in a state of hypnosis, they experience a heightened state of focus and
awareness through which they are relaxed, yet aware at the same time. The Sub-Conscious
Mind is very interesting because everything that we experience is stored in the files of
that marvelous data bank, along with our feeling and thoughts, beliefs that we formed, and
decisions that were made. All of this information is there, ready to be accessed at the
appropriate time. Hypnotherapy has proven to be very effective in helping people release
and resolve the limitations of the past.
What is medical hypnotherapy?
A medical hypnotherapist has extensive training in the medical applications of hypnosis
and developing hypnosis programs to effectively compliment standard medical procedures
being used. Medical hypnotherapists often work closely with doctors & dentists to
formulate specific programs to meet patient's needs.
APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF HYPNOSIS
At Healthy
Horizons Hypnosis, hypnotherapy has effectively been used for various health programs such
as stress management, weight management and smoking cessation. Below is a list of some of
the areas I offer hypnotherapy for: MOTIVATIONAL
WORK
1. Hypnosis for goal setting and achievement:
- goal setting and personal motivation
- enhancing public speaking skills
- improving sports ability
- improving reflexes
- improving ability to play a musical
instrument
- increasing ability to earn and hold on to
money
- improving memory
- increasing organizational abilities and
efficiency
- facilitating a better career path
- improving decisiveness
- mastering self-hypnosis
- improving ability to focus and concentrate
*Hypnosis for habit change:
- improving sleep patterns
- improving eating habits
- improving study habits
- improving exercise habits
- quit overeating
- quit smoking
- quit gambling
*Hypnosis for self-esteem / confidence
issues:
- building self-esteem
- overcoming shyness
- improving self-confidence
*Hypnosis for stress reduction:
- increasing relaxation
- visualization
- reducing stress / stress management
- removing phobias
- reducing fear
- reducing nightmares
*Hypnosis for:
-
weight reduction
- age regression
- eliminating skin disorders
- improving sex life
*Hypnosis with children:
- reducing nightmares
- removing thumb sucking
- stopping nail biting
- stopping bed wetting
- stopping hair pulling
- improving study habits
- improving ability to focus and concentrate
(ADD, ADHD)
- building self-esteem
- improving sleeping patterns
*Hypnosis for pain management:
- controlling pain, managing pain
- eliminating headaches and migraines
- determining and releasing the cause of
illness / pain
2. RELAXATION AND STRESS
- Relaxation
- Stress Reduction / Stress Management
- Depression / Anger
3. SLEEP
- Overcoming insomnia
- Freedom from snoring
4. STUDY AND MEMORY
RETENTION
-
Improved study skills
- General Learning
- Passing tests and exams
- Memory regression
- Public Speaking
- Memory Study
Frequently Asked
Questions
Q: Will I cluck like a chicken? Tell all my
secrets? Take off my clothes? Stand on my head?
A: No! You are in full control of your mind at
all times, you can’t be made to do anything you don’t want to do. Those on
stage during a show have volunteered to entertain the audience. They want to have fun,
experience something new, and do things they wouldn’t normally do in front of others.
That’s not what you’re here for, so you won’t feel the urge to do
anything silly. I, on the other hand, might make faces, strange noises, spin around on my
twirly stool, or laugh uproariously at my own jokes… but I do all that normally
anyhow.
Q: Does it really work?
A: It works for everyone who follows instructions.
You don’t have to "believe." The only clients I've ever had any
trouble with were those who insisted on changing or not following
my instructions, to "fit their map" so to speak, instead of letting
me guide them through new territory.
Q: How Well Does Hypnosis
work?
A: A Comparison
Study: American Health Magazine
Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600
sessions
Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22
sessions
Hypnotherapy 93% recovery after 6 sessions
Q: I’m very strong-willed (analytical,
independent, control-freakish, etc.), what if I can’t be hypnotized?
A: You’ve nothing to worry about. As long
as your IQ is above 70 or so, you have the ability to be hypnotized. Inebriated people are
sometimes difficult to hypnotize, as are some mentally disabled people. Generally
speaking, the people who are the very easiest to hypnotize are those with great
imaginations.
Q: Can I get stuck in hypnosis, like in that
movie ‘Office Space’?
A: Never happens. Funny movie, though. No, if the
hypnotist passed out or died and you didn’t notice immediately, you would
eventually;
A. fall asleep
B. come out of trance by yourself
I would appreciate it though, if you notified
me if this ever happens to one of our hypnotists.
Q: I have more questions!
A: Then call right now 1-888-427-8528, and
I'll be happy to answer any questions I can, or I'll refer you to someone I
feel can help you. |
