Hypnosis Articles

There was a time in my life when I was 100% in the "rat race." It's not something I'm proud of, but it does give me a very good perspective and a taste of what it's like: Getting up every day at an hour that felt way too early, commuting more than an hour to a job that was marginally rewarding, struggling through a tedious day, stopping at the grocery store (after a long, traffic-riddled commute) to shop before coming home to an empty house, making dinner, cleaning the kitche

There is a key piece that most people misunderstand when it comes to money. Money=energy If you lack money (energy) it’s because some area of your life is lacking, or draining, your energy. So a key question to ask yourself is: What is draining your energy right now? It could be an unhealthy relationship, an unhealth

Jealousy is a dangerous and destructive emotion which can override logical thought and motivate one to act in irrational ways. When you are feeling Jealous you can feel like you are caught up in a tornado which twists its way through your life, destroying everything in its path leaving you and others unsure as to when

To many people hypnosis seems exotic, mysterious, maybe even a bit mystical. Therefore it is difficult for many to connect with hypnosis, and to understand how they can personally benefit from hypnosis. Hypnosis is not mystical, and it is only mysterious when you don't know how it works--much ...

One of the amazing things science teaches us is that counter intuitive is often true. This was the case when I read about how imagining your favorite foods may actually decrease your consumption of them. Old time hypnotists frequently used what is known as 'aversive imagery', pairing the thought of a favorite food with

If you have hit good golf shots at some time in your golfing life, you already have the unconscious golfing ability to repeat those shots and score well. So, how well could you score if you played to the best of your existing golfing ability? Well, you can if you get the very most out of that ability before you decide

A good relationship does not hinge upon a single key factor. Rather, a good relationship requires a cocktail of ingredients that blend together in the same manner as a good recipe. Like recipes there can be variations made to the balance of ingredients that have the ability to either enhance or spoil the desired result

Everyone should have at least one fur blanket in his or her home. Have you noticed how these lovely soft and nicely colored accessories have seemingly appeared in every home store over recent years? And if you spend a little time being "a fly on the wall" in these stores you'll see that nobody can walk past them with

Is there part of you that’s really upset with yourself for being in the shape you’re in - feeling guilty about the extra weight you’ve put on? Well stop it! It won’t help!n We all see the commercials about the new foods with zero (0) grams of trans fats, or made with whole grain, or containing ...

Isn’t it great to be alive? Translating middle class, American jargon into plain language is a challenge. Taking a concept like ‘Love Languages’ and explaining it in a way fit for a Building site canteen is more of one. Often the fluffy language used by professionals has ordinary people, especially us fellas, cri

Are You DOING Life, or Are You Doing LIFE? It all depends where you place the emphasis on the words to grasp the meaning of this repeated title. Ask yourself--are you both the prisoner and the jailer of your days? Or, do you allow yourself the freedom to consciously design and live your life to your ideal expectations?

There's a danger we treat fear completely as a bad thing in golf psychology. Now I know this goes against a lot of what I've been saying, but I'm talking here about the thin end of fear - nervousness. For many people, nervousness is the buzz of competition, whether we're competing with other people, ourselves or the go

As a golf psychologist, I am especially interested in the importance of separating the conscious and unconscious elements of the pre-shot routine and the actual striking of the ball. In an ideal world, we should use our conscious rational mind, sometimes referred to as our Left Brain, for planning our shots and our unc

The Law of Attraction is pretty straight forward. It is expressed in various ways, e.g. “What you put out is what you get back,” Likes attract likes,” Birds of a feather flock together.” Or, simply put: “We attract what we think about.” r

How much is the accuracy of your golf shot influenced by club alignment at address and how much is down to your instinctive or unconscious golf ability? Now I'm not talking here about the complexity of aligning the various parts of your body when you address the ball. That's a subject for your golf pro, not your golf p

Anger is an emotion that most people would prefer to avoid if at all possible. Anger makes us feel out of control. Perhaps I should actually reverse the order in which that statement is made? Certainly the two go hand in hand. Untamed and unchecked anger has the power to completely destroy many things in many senses.

Happiness is a state of being. You are happy or you are not happy. The question is what can you do so as to place yourself in a position whereby you are more likely to be happy than otherwise. Happiness is in fact a feeling that you are totally in control of, so long as you appreciate this fact. Your own thoughts, wh

Once upon a time a young child found an eagle's egg that had fallen out of the nest. Not sure what to do with it, the boy put the egg in the chicken coop with the mother hen at his family's farm. Eventually the egg hatched and the little eagle grew up with the other young chickens and did whatever they did. Not knowing

Skin Parasites that make your skin crawl are here to stay. They appear to itch from under your skin and are impervious to all standard medical treatments. Elimite and Quill will give you a four day reprieve and then the itching returns and it's relentless. The only thing that helps are hot ...

What Are The New Behaviors For Weight Loss?n In an earlier article I discussed how hypnosis can be used to make lifestyle changes that will become habits. These new habits will lead to an overweight person becoming a lean, physically and emotionally healthier person. Now I received a bunch of ...

There are many things to note about sexual hypnosis, and that while it has been around for a long time, one thing that you need to know is the power of this form of sensual mind programming that has been around for a long time, the thing to note is that the true power of this form of hypnosis is something that cannot be ascertained for a long time. For one thing, there are many people out there who have decided that they needed a better method out there for them to actually t

A fear of heights can prove to be very uncomfortable indeed. You can avoid some situations but at other times you can be taken by surprise and become imprisoned by your fears. There is a potential easy and effective cure...hypnosis. A fear of heights can be extremely debilitating depending upon how severely you are aff

The movie “The Secret” took the world by storm seven years ago. Most movies are forgotten by the time people get home from theaters. But The Secret is as popular today as it was all those years ago. \ Maybe it is even more popular as it was a catalyst for many people to learn about the law of attraction and b

Telling someone to think about food when they are on a diet doesn't sound the most sensible thing to do. In fact most people find that if they think about food they are more likely to want to eat it. However, if you think about food in the right way it can actually reduce the amount you eat. I have been asking my hypno

How often do you hear your playing partners and other people at the golf course complaining about things beyond their control? Maybe you do it a bit yourself. I know I have from time to time, especially in the past. You know the sort of thing I mean. More importantly, have you ever thought about the golf psychology imp

A few years ago I took a hard look at myself and where I was and what I had been feeling for several years and I realized that I wasn’t happy. In fact, I realized that I was downright unhappy and even worse, I just felt empty. This took me by surprise because it wasn’t me. At least it wasn’t the me that I knew. I

What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist? Hypnosis is a state of consciousness that occurs naturally, can be self-induced, or facilitated by a guide that allows the hypnotee to access an expanded state of consciousness. In the hypnotic state, there is a heightened ability to respond to suggestion

Have you met people who are just intuitive by nature? They can be frustrating to have around, aren’t they? You spend all night studying the subject matter, yet these people know the answer by sheer instinct. You take time formulating your theory; yet intuitive individuals can rely on their hunches. You can almost see

Emotional eating has been identified as the single largest reason people gain weight back after they lost it and it's a well known fact that 95% of all those who lose weight gain it all back. \ Everyday I read articles or books featuring a means of overcoming emotional eating.

What do feelings and emotional eating have to do with each other? Answer: Everything! When we speak of feelings we usually mean how we emotionally feel. The problem is that we have lots of practice ignoring feelings and little practice really dealing with them. For instance, how do many people ...

Imagining yourself playing mental golf can be just as effective for your swing and golf performance as actually hitting shots on the range or playing a round of golf on the course.n Golfers and other athletes have used mental imagery to complement their physical practice. Sometimes practicing ...

In April 2012, I had surgery for a brain tumor. At first my efforts were focused on managing life, not necessarily living it. r

Hypnosis is a natural state of mind (not a state of sleep) that can produce extraordinary levels of relaxation of body, mind, and emotions. The principles and theories upon which hypnotherapy are based are accessing and utilizing the power of one's inner resources. Hypnosis can transcend the critical level of the mind

When you are a human being trying to understand and explain the infinite, you will probably fall short. Generally, when describing attributes of the infinite, there are only a few individuals who can legitimately say that they know something to be true. Some can say that they believe something to be true, but most of u

Isn’t it great to be alive? Ever since I started my training, I have been acutely aware of something I feel is significant. At every turn, as each new technique was introduced and practiced, I thought ‘I know someone who could do with a bit of this’. I quickly came to realise that a whole host of issues, which I

I’ve been seeing this mentality lately. That certain objects, people, and places are ‘high vibe’. While I would agree that such as a thing exists, I want to clarify that it’s about a state of being in allowance. An object is not high vibe just because it’s considered a luxury item-like a Mercedes, for insta

"Hypnosis" is a natural, organic condition regarding consciousness; nevertheless you have an extremely concentrated state of mind known as hypnotic trance. It could also be understood as to spacing out or daydreaming. As opposed to the idea of sleep may also be acquainted with the state of "hypnosis" state, the individual is certainly not sleeping. An individual in "hypnosis" comprehends their environment in the indifferent type of means, which is much more receptive to adequ

Consider a life limited by terror and anxiety, in which every movement is inspected and even the minor decision is agonized over. Hours are exhausted examining daily obligations or conditions that many people carry out easily. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 40 million ...

Here are some natural ways that will help you lose your weight for good. These ways are long term solutions to how to change your behavior in your daily life so that you are able to lose excess weight. \ Let’s get started: \ Watch your portions \ This one should be a no brainer really. Watch the porti

Any phobia causes unnecessary discomfort, some more so than others. To suffer from a phobia means to experience abject fear in certain circumstances. In the case of claustrophobia this means that small or enclosed spaces are what constitute those circumstances. r

Past life regression (henceforth referred to by its commonly-used acronym PLR) is a highly controversial subject in the field of therapy. In one camp are its often fanatical detractors, who regard PLR as a method used by unscrupulous amateurs to rob and deceive the gullible masses. On the ...

Depression, as understood within depression hypnotherapy, is not a passing low mood, nor is it a sign of personal weakness or a condition that sufferers can spontaneously “snap out of”. It can destroy lives – not only the life of the sufferer themselves, but also the lives of ...

The “placebo-effect” is a term we hear over and over again! Is “placebo” just an excuse for not knowing what really happened? \ Many tests and experiments are simply executed, when testing medicine and related products. The patients are divided up into two, or maybe 3 groups. 1 testing the ...

Cigarette smoking can be a nasty habit. Every year more facts are unearthed about the destructive effects of smoking. Smokers show much higher rates of many kinds of cancer, as well as increased risk of heart disease, strokes, emphysema, asthma, kidney failure, osteoporosis, diabetes, and a host of other conditions. It

1. ASK FOR HELP "If you do not learn from your mistakes you are doomed to repeat them." Yes, you learn from your mistakes, but if that is the only way you learn, you are in for a long, slow process. Learn from your mistakes, and in addition seek the help of a mentor, guide, teacher, or coach. Always ask for help. Make

I hear that Darren Clarke's looking for putting improvement through golf psychology and working again with Bob Rotella. I know that Darren has worked in the past with Golf Psychologist Dr Karl Morris - after all, I've read Golf - The Mind Factor , the book they published together back in 2005. However, for some reason

I spend lots of time working with individuals, corporations and businesses to get them engaged in the present moment. The reasons I think this is important in business as well as personally are drawn upon toward the end of this article. \ My centre here in Bournemouth used to sell a wide range ...

We have become too much absorbed in the contemporary world. The technological advancements have made life quicker but not simpler. Connecting to people over long distances has become easy, but our conversations have become shorter. Despite being surrounded by advanced medium of reaching out, there are a few who crave for connecting to their inner beings and that without using any medium. Self hypnosis is a way in which you are the ‘hypnotizer’ as well as the ‘hypnotist’. The

As a hypnotherapist, my goal with clients is to help them discover both internal and external resources for dealing with their lives. In addition to work done in trance I always try to give clients homework– strategies, tools and techniques to use consciously on a day-to-day basis. \ Stress is unavoidable in life

When you haven't slept you simply do not feel quite right. Your energy levels are depleted and you feel like you are running on a low-grade fuel. Your body feels sluggish and your mind is equally not as sharp as you would like it to be. Sleep problems can be caused for many reasons. Sometimes worry or anxiety can lie