• What is hypnosis?
• Some of the uses for hypnosis
• Therapeutic uses
• Self development uses
• How does it work?
• Dispelling the myths about hypnosis
• Effectiveness of hypnosis recordings

Hypnosis refers to the extraordinary power words have when surrounded by our complete attention. When you are hypnotised you are in a focused state of attention. It works through the power of suggestion.

Many people think a hypnotised person is asleep because of all the relaxation, but this is not true. As a person goes deeper and deeper into hypnosis the mind becomes more accepting of positive suggestions, it can be described as a state of semi-conscious suggestibility.

Memory improvement, academic performance, sales performance, sports and athletic performance, goal setting, guided meditation, spiritual development, relaxation, building self esteem and confidence, overcoming exam nerves, confident public speaking, removing self sabotaging beliefs, removing negativity, improving concentration and motivation, improving relationships, improving health and many more.

Important
Hypnosis is not recommended for people suffering from endogenous depression, psychosis, grand mal epilepsy or schizophrenia. If in doubt consult your health care provider.

Although the mind works as a whole unit, for ease of understanding, we can look at the mind from two different functions, the conscious function and the subconscious function. The conscious mind is the part of the mind that we use to analyse and make decisions regarding what activities to engage in, the critical analytical function of the mind. We use our conscious mind all day long and assume it resides in the brain.

The subconscious mind is the part of the mind that is always active but operates behind the scenes. This is the programmed or conditioned mind but also the seat of our creative faculty and the body’s automatic functions. Every cell in the body has intelligence so we can assume the subconscious resides in the whole body, not just the brain. The subconscious mind works to develop a method of automatic actions to any given situation, a habitual set of thoughts and action processes that become our belief systems. Any activity we engage in such as singing a song we know by heart, driving a car, kicking or throwing a ball, picking up a cigarette becomes automatic once it is programmed in to the subconscious mind. The mind has been programmed for a successful outcome and proceeds to deliver it because it believes it can, or it believes it needs to. The subconscious mind is like a computer; once it is programmed it runs on its own. To change the activity you must change the program. These belief structures are programmed or conditioned into us though our life’s experiences. Some of these belief structures can be limiting and destructive.
The subconscious mind can’t tell the difference between a real of an imagined experience, and this is the secret, but also the benefit of hypnosis. The subconscious is the creative faculty of the mind through the use of imagination, and we can use this creative faculty to reprogram our mind for success and remove limiting and destructive programs.

The brain receives nerve impulses from the senses, these pass through the reticular activating system (RAS) in the Brain, and this is responsible for much of the interpretation of nerve impulses arriving at the brain. The brain must have constant stimulation to maintain its normal level of activity. If stimulation is reduced, as in hypnosis, the RAS will close down (though never fully). Hypnotic suggestions begin when the RAS begins to give more importance to the hypnotists voice than any other stimuli, and beneficial suggestions can then be accepted more readily by the subconscious mind. The suggestions become reality for the client.

All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The clinical hypnotherapist is a guide, but you do the work. No one can change your mind but you. You retain full control.

Hypnosis is suggestions to the subconscious mind under an altered state of awareness to bypass the critical analytical function of the conscious mind and reprogram the automatic patterns of the subconscious mind.

Hypnosis is a state of awareness and a state of total concentration, not sleep. You can’t get stuck in this state.

In hypnosis you will remember everything you wish to remember and forget everything you wish to forget.

You will always retain the ability to accept or reject a suggestion. You cannot be made to do something that is against your better nature.

You will never reveal anything to a clinical hypnotherapist that you don’t want to reveal.

You can’t be hypnotised if you don’t want to be.

The people we see on TV shows barking like a dog or doing other silly things do so because they want to, not because they are being made to.

Clinical Hypnosis is not something mystical, but a practical tool for change. Personal development coaches such as Anthony Robbins are using hypnosis and therapy to coach corporate clients and high profile athletes to help them reach their full potential. You too have the ability to reach your full potential and lead a happy life but it all starts with making the choice to pursue it. The past is gone and your future will be determined by the choices you make now.

How long will It take to see the benefits from the CDs, Hypnosis recordings can take time to make changes. A survey done on the effectiveness of hypnosis tapes shows that people can expect changes over the following time frame. This is due to the reconditioning of old beliefs and habitual thinking.

21 % reported results starting within six days.
38.3 % reported results starting within fifteen days.
27.9 % reported results starting within thirty days.
9.5 % reported results starting within sixty days.
3.3 % reported minimal results.

With the addition of Brain wave entrainment and synchronization technology, studies tell us that these new recordings will be even more effective.