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What Is Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ (NLP™) is defined as the study of the structure of subjective experience and what can be calculated from that and is predicated upon the belief that all behaviour has structure. People such as Virginia Satir, Milton Erickson and Fritz Perls had amazing results with their clients. They

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By Jim Francis
Subjective Communication: How To Connect With Another Person's Mind

This to me is one of the most miraculous aspects of alpha mind-technology. It has been known for a long time under the heading of mental telepathy but it wasn't until Jose Silva started seriously experimenting with it that its possibilities and limitations were identified. In the early days before he had developed the Silva Mind Course he was using light hypnosis to try and help his children raise their grades at school. When he was giving them homework lessons he often notic

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By Forbes Robbins Blair
Book Review: Instant Self-Hypnosis, How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nn Instant Self-Hypnosis is a valuable resource for people interested in Hypnosis , and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble .nn Book Description nH

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By Jim Francis
How To Be A Winner In Your Life's Current Situation

Have things gone well....or do you feel "stuck"?rnMaybe your emotions have been burnt somewhat during the passage of life. And you feel desensitized. Perhaps things have recently come unstuck for you......and you are back near square one. Maybe some of your previous lifestyle decisions were wrong and you're now paying the price for this faulty decision making.rnIf this is the case then there is one vitally important thing to realize. When you were born you did not come with a

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By Jim Francis
Dream Programming

The mind does not make an appearance within physical reality, but the brain is based in physical reality. Our dreams occupy the same space as the mind…..that is, no space at all. The images that appear in dreams appear as “forms” in other realities and they are not restricted by our physical reality rules of time, space and growth. They involve the materialization of spontaneous constructions which would normally not occur in our physical world. Dreams are c

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Definition: Hypnosis Treatment

Hypnotherapy is therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.nnThe word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's (1843) term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system".nnA person who is hypnotized displays certain unusual characteristics and propensities, compared with a non-hypnotized subject, most notably hyper-suggestibility, which some authorities have considered a sine qua non of hypnosis. For example, Clark L. Hull, probably the first major

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By Colin G Smith
Definition: Download Hypnosis

If you are curious about Hypnosis, one of the best ways to discover how beneficial it can be is to listen to a high quality free hypnosis download. Now the important point to keep in mind is that some Hypnosis products are of poor quality and they employ ineffective hypnotic techniques. nnMany hypnosis products use what is known as direct hypnosis. The Hypnotist makes direct statements such as, “You will be confident” and repeats these affirmations throughout the recordin

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By Roberta Temes
Book Review: Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis, Second Edition

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nn Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis, Second Edition is a valuable resource for people interested in Hypnosis , and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes &

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By Kevin, L Hogan
Book Review: Covert Hypnosis: An Operators Manual

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nn Covert Hypnosis: An Operators Manual is a valuable resource for people interested in Hypnosis , and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble .nn Book

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By Adam Eason
Book Review: Secrets Of Self Hypnosis: Harnessing the Power of the Unconscious Mind

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nnSt John has identified Secrets of Self Hypnosis: Harnessing the Power of the Unconscious Mind as a valuable resource for people interested in Hypnosis , and it is

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Definition: Hypnosis CD

How to Create a Self Hypnosis Recording nnIf you find it difficult to do self hypnosis then try making your own self hypnosis recording and see what a difference it makes when you listen to your own recorded voice. Generally, you don't need to be a deep trance state to achieve a positive outcome. Being in a trance state is something like a 'day-dream', it's not the same as being in a deep sleep. Often, you will be aware of the things going on around you.nn Steps nn1. Firstly,

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By American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Definition: Clinical Hypnosis

Hypnosis is a state of inner absorption, concentration and focused attention. It is like using a magnifying glass to focus the rays of the sun and make them more powerful. Similarly, when our minds are concentrated and focused, we are able to use our minds more powerfully. Because hypnosis allows people to use more of their potential, learning self-hypnosis is the ultimate act of self-control.nnWhile there is general agreement that certain effects of hypnosis exist, there are

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Definition: Hypnotherapist

Training nnProper training will last at least 1 year, If the course lasts 3 years, then these are generally attended part-time on a monthly basis. Schools and training centres to be avoided use inappropriate phrases to encourage the trainees, such as: Fake it till you make it. Avoid hypnotherapists that have had little training or their training organisation is not accredited.nn Making Money nnRunning a hypnotherapy clinic can be lucrative. Stopping smoking and losing weight

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By Dr. Georgina Cannon
How To Conquer Your Fear Of Flying Through Hypnosis

Skeptical about hypnosis? Don’t believe you can conquer your fear of flying?nYou have yet to meet Georgina Cannon…nnnWe all have to do it at one time or another – whether it’s going away for March Break, heading out for a summer vacation, or going home for the holidays, we are all faced with the prospect of flying at some point in our lives. nnIf you are one of those people who are frightened of flying – who worries about the flight before it even happens – you pr

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By Jim Francis
The Power Of Self-Hypnotic Programs

Every sane living individual on this planet is under the control of their own subconscious mind but only a few of us have learnt how to turn the tables and take charge!rnEach and every one of us is the product of our lifetime of indoctrination. So if you feel that you are in a mess it is probably because your basic subconscious belief system is happy that way. And the same applies to luck. If you consider yourself unlucky it is because your belief system has "trained" you tha

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By John Smith
Weight Loss And Hypnosis - How Does It Work?

Over recent months there has been a lot of media interest in hypnotherapy for weight loss . To help explain why weight loss hypnotherapy is so successful, we would ask you to consider the following: why is it that weight is only a problem for two categories of being: the most intelligent species on the earth (that’s us!) and the animals we domesticate? Why is it that whilst 40% of UK citizens are now classed as overweight, 99.99% of the other creatures on this planet, p

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By Steven and Joy Gurgevich
Book Revew: The Self-Hypnosis Diet: Use The Power Of Your Mind to Reach Your Perfect Weight

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nn The Self-Hypnosis Diet: Use The Power Of Your Mind to Reach Your Perfect Weight is a valuable resource for people interested in Hypnosis , and it is available thr

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By Forbes Robbins Blair
Book Review: Instant Self-Hypnosis

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Hypnosis . The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Hypnosis is Barrie St John . Hypnosis is a trancelike state resembling sleep that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion. It is used in medicine and psychology to recover memories and/or modify habits.nnBarrie St John has identified Instant Self-Hypnosis by Forbes Robbins Blair as a valuable resource for people interested in hypnosis, and it is available th

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Difficult People: How to Deal with the Know-It-All

4 tips to help you keep sane with people who always ’know best’ An old tale has it that a man went to have a lion tattooed onto his back. “Ouch!” he screamed to the tattooist. “What are you doing?” “I’m drawing the lion’s mane,” replied the tattooist. “We don’t need a mane on this lion!” A lit

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Spiritual Fasting - A Secret Source of Power

Fasting can help you to renew your body and your mind and to deepen your awareness of the spirit within you. \ On a physical level, as your body gets rid of toxins and has the opportunity to renew and recharge itself, many even seemingly incurable health problems will simply dissolve. \ Dr. Oda Birchinger who

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Change A Habit In 28 Days

I will show you a very simple, but incredibly effective method of making permanent changes to your habits. \ Physiologists agree that it generally takes about 28 days to change a habit. 28 days of consciously trying to make a change should lead to a permanent change. You must live consciously for 4 weeks, deliber

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Subconscious Mind or Higher Self?

If hypnosis is extremely powerful and therapeutic in the most varied healing scenarios it is because it allows us to get into direct contact with our subconscious mind. The idea we have of the Subconscious has evolved greatly since Freud “discovered” it in the second half of the 19th century. Probably the most famo

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COPD: Beating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a long-term health problem that develops because of damage to the lungs. This acronym is utilized to identify three illnesses classified as COPD. These include emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis. \ Asthma occurs when the body perceives something in the environ

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How To Stop Thinking About Him or Her

Dreams can be extremely enlightening, so long as you attend to the emotional messages which they convey. A friend was recounting a dream the other day which told a familiar tale; she dreamed that she had bumped into her boyfriend who she had recently split up from, and he looked like a tanned and muscular God. You know

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How To Speed Up Your Metabolism To Lose Weight

We have all heard it or even said it one time or another: \"I can't lose weight because of my metabolism.\" It is easy to blame our unwanted weight on an abstract idea like metabolism, but let's look at the real importance of metabolism - and better yet, how to get the most \"burn\" for your buck by recharging your met

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How NLP and Hypnosis can help manage Stress

How NLP and Hypnosis can help Manage Stress by Matthew Ferguson \ Modern life equals Modern stress, is there any way-out of here! \ Well, the answer lies in understanding how to handle stress because it cannot be avoided. \ The stress response is a natural and healthy response to perceived threats, b

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Hypnosis Can Help With Motion Sickness

Hypnosis is well know for it’s effectiveness in treating many things such as weight loss, smoking, stress, IBS, phobias etc. It is also very effective at treating motion sickness. This is great because it removed the need for any drugs, or other potions that have side effects. How does hypnotherapy help with this? It

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Animals and the Afterlife

More and more often, while channelling, psychics meet the spirits of departed animals who had been dearly loved by their clients. They are there with their human departed ones, without any difference between them at all, sending their love and affection. The fact that these encounters are now happening more and more fr

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The Myths and Truths about Positive Thinking

Why we are failing to develop a positive attitude and the key to happiness still eludes us.r We keep hearing about the importance of the power of positive thinking. All motivational gurus tell us that being positive is an essential to our success and finding happiness. It is necessary for our daily stress management. T

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Why Diet and Exercise Alone Won't Work!

Why did you create TruSage and how does it work? Dr. A: I created TruSage because almost everyone knows what they should do but they have not been able to make themselves do what they know they should – specifically as it relates to losing weight and keeping it off. When it comes to losing weight and other goals, i

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Angels with Dirty Faces

Isn’t it great to be alive? I have just come back from Coventry, where I was born and raised. I went because it was my uncle Josey’s 70th birthday. He left County Mayo fifty years ago but, fair play to him, you’d never know that to listen to him. His accent remains the same, and the simple country philosophy and

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10 Tips to help You Stop Smoking

Smoking is considered both a habit and an addiction. The good news is that if you can go for three days without a cigarette you have beaten the addiction to nicotine. The nicotine takes approximately seventy two hours to leave your body no matter how long you have been smoking or how many cigarettes per day you usually

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The Smart Ass

Isn’t it great to be alive? Life is all about choices. Some are easy. Some are difficult. Often we have no choice in the amount of crap life will throw at us. How we react to, and deal with it, though is definitely our choice. It is not a question of whether we will all face challenges… it’s a matter of when. So

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What Hypnosis is and What it is Not

There are still many unfounded myths about hypnosis which need to be dispelled so that more and more people can take advantage of this powerful and safe way of healing body, mind and spirit. The following points should help all those who approach hypnotherapy for the first time to understand its real nature and appreci

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Hypnosis for Depression

DIAGNOSIS KILLS Hypnosis has been around for as long as consciousness itself, much longer than depression, which is relatively new on the scene. If we are stuck in a mood it is as if we have been hypnotized. When we absorb information, whatever it might be, it is because we have taken it in through a process that is ef

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The Inner Mate: Key to Loving Relationships

Perhaps you are single and looking for a love relationship. You might be married and looking for a way to make your relationship work more smoothly for you. Or you might be enduring the heartache of a painful separation. If any of these situations sounds like yours, your Inner Mate could provide the love, security and

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Does Hypnosis Work For Alcoholism?

Hypnotherapy or hypnosis may or may not be an effective treatment for people with drug or alcohol problems. The main success factors are one, the extent to which the patient is receivable for hypnosis and two, to what degree the patient is willing to do what it takes to quit alcohol. So, it is impossible to generalize an issue like this. The success of hypnosis, without doubt varies from person to person. nnCan Hypnosis Treat Alcoholism Successfully?nnTo be honest, there hasn

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Highly Contagious Skin Parasites

There are several highly contagious skin parasites and once you are unfortunate enough to catch them, even your doctor won't know what to do. \ You can catch these skin parasites by trying on clothing, sitting in a chair, or as one person claims from sitting across from an infected person. ...

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