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Today more people than ever before recognize
that the interaction between mind and body is significant
– change in one effects change in the other.
Because hypnosis is a natural human
ability it is a valuable tool in the enrichment of
life. With hypnosis you can expand your awareness,
learn new skills, break undesirable habits, instill
new positive habits, and constructively address and
resolve problems.
In fact by deepening the mind body connection
through hypnosis it is possible to accelerate the
body’s rate of healing, experience natural childbirth,
and even undergo surgery without the use of anesthetic.
There are many uses for hypnosis, including
weight loss, stop smoking, building confidence, stress
reduction, academic and athletic improvement, emotional
self control, memory enhancement, overcoming fears,
relationship improvement, test anxiety and recall,
insomnia, impotence, dental complaints, and grief
release.
The American Medical Association and the British Medical
Association have both recognized hypnosis as a legitimate
and safe adjunct approach to medical and psychological
problems.
Hypnosis does not replace appropriate
medical or psychological treatment. A written referral
may be required from a practitioner of the healing
arts before hypnosis conditioning commences.
The training and credentials of your
hypnotist will determine what he or she can help you
accomplish. A referral to another hypnotist specializing
in a specific modality may also be appropriate.
Stress is constant. It assaults us daily in both our
personal and professional lives in a multitude of
different ways. And while stress is a normal part
of life, it is how we deal with stress that determines
our physical and mental well being.
The cumulative effects of stress are
damaging to both the body and mind and, according
to the American Institute of Stress, many of our visits
to the doctor are due to conditions that arise from
stress. For example anger, a common manifestation
of stress, increases an individual’s chances
of developing heart disease.
Why? In general it is due in large part
to the way we are wired for the fight or flight response.
A simple example. You’re in a
hurry, running to the bank during a lunch break. The
parking lot is full and you spot someone pulling out,
you move into position and then … another car
whips into it. Already stressed from hurrying you
are now mad. It’s not an option to get out and
punch the person who did this, so you fume, and while
you fume stress hormones flood your bloodstream with
nowhere to go. Your respiration and heart rate has
increased, your immune system is suppressed, your
muscles are tense, perhaps you feel a headache “coming
on” or you may even feel real pain.
One of the first and most immediate
results of using hypnosis to manage stress is the
calming sensation of physical relaxation. In addition,
by focusing the mind on positive images and ideas
an individual can separate from the events that created
stress and/or learn how to put those events into a
healthy perspective. Hypnosis conditioning teaches
how to break the stress cycle by incorporating easy
techniques into daily life that help redirect or deflect
the stress response.
If you consistently practice these techniques the
more positive you become, and many situations, that
in the past would have upset you, are no longer a
source of stress.
While some people are able to stop smoking through
sheer willpower, most find it difficult to sustain
the thought, (and so the action), that they will never
smoke again.
Your conscious mind says “I don’t
want to smoke, it’s bad for my health”
but the subconscious mind, which makes the majority
of the decisions based on how it feels about something,
says “smoking relaxes me,” and wins the
inner conflict. We learn through repetition and every
time you smoke you compound the idea that smoking
relaxes you, in the same way every time you don’t
smoke you compound the idea that you don’t need
a cigarette to relax.
By accessing the subconscious mind and
reprogramming feelings about smoking, or any other
destructive habit, you can eliminate the habit.
You can help your hypnotist by giving
specific details on what you look forward to as a
non-smoker and your fears about continuing to smoke.
Your hypnotist can use this information to help you
replace your old program of smoking with a new program
of being a non-smoker.
Nail Biting, Bed Wetting, Tobacco Chewing
Hair Pulling, Thumb Sucking, Skin Picking
Whether you have difficulty falling asleep, staying
asleep or getting deep, restful sleep, lack of quality
sleep is frustrating and debilitating. During the
day fatigue, difficulty concentrating, feeling irritable
and helpless contributes to the cycle of being unable
to fall asleep, stay asleep and sleep soundly.
When we do fall asleep and stay asleep
our brain waves gradually slow down giving our bodies
and minds time to regenerate. Hypnosis is a calming
and relaxing process that can be used to induce brain
wave patterns that promote healthy sleep.
There are many reasons why refreshing
sleep becomes elusive to someone and hypnosis can
help uncover and resolve those issues. Your hypnotist
can help you identify poor habits and/or anything
in your physical environment that might prevent sleep,
teach you relaxation techniques, and help you develop
a sleep routine that programs your body and mind for
sleep.
You will also learn how to use hypnosis
to develop healthy thinking patterns, as worry and
stress are the biggest causes of sleep troubles.
This is one of the most common of human fears and
many people fail to reach their full potential because
they avoid public speaking at all costs.
For some it is mild anxiety, for others
downright panic. Dry mouth, rapid breathing that makes
speaking clearly almost impossible, shaking hands
and legs – these are all physical responses
that many people experience when confronted with speaking
in public.
Sometimes this fear stems from a past
experience and by working with your hypnotist you
can identify that experience, in a comfortable and
safe setting, and then reprogram your mind so that
you move past your fear and increase your self-confidence.
Your hypnotist can also teach you techniques
that promote a calm and positive outlook, which will
assist you in fulfilling your potential.
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