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Abe Lincoln apparently said, "If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four sharpening the axe." I believe my approach is a different way to incorporate self hypnosis. I meld the power of auto-suggestion with the symbolism of your daily tasks to get results easier and just as ...Abe Lincoln apparentl

As Michael Yapko once famously stated, the hypnotic process is about ‘being hypnotic’ rather than ‘doing hypnosis.’ Client receptivity is built through the quality of the connection and carefully chosen words, and absorption begins way before formal hypnosis which, in any case, is more about subtle two-way comm

It is a universally known truth, music can affect your mood; it is also well known, mood can also can affect our appetite. Many of us, especially those with a few extra pounds, will often reach for high carbohydrate snacks when we are suffering from anxiety or depression . Doesn't it make sense, then, that certain musi

Before we begin, I'll briefly explain to you what white noise actually is. White noise contains all the frequencies that the human ear can hear, and are played at the same time randomly together. There are literally thousands of different tones being played at the same time. You cold think that this would sound chaotic

Shape-shifting is the ability to change the shape of a an energy field which may manifest in a physical dimension as a physical object or entity, or be perceived as intangible. This term is most often used in reference to your ability to change the shape of your body. In a broader sense, it also includes changing your

With the field of hypnosis becoming increasingly respected and accepted amongst the medical profession as well as the self improvement movement more and more people are happy to try hypnotherapy for themselves. One question often pops up in peoples’ minds though before they are willing to put their time and effort into the practice, “am I hypnotizable?”. It’s an understandable worry as learning self hypnosis takes a lot of time and energy while paying for a hypnothera

Being able to read fast is one thing. Being able to read fast and actually retain what you have read is another. There are so many benefits to being able to read faster and remember what it is you have read. This can help you to do better in business and have a more enjoyable personal life by being able to read all of

You can stop drinking alcohol, and you can take your life back. You can regain your health, have peace of mind, and truly attain the confidence to do all the things you want to do in life. Just lay back, close your eyes, and relax.... you can stop drinking, and a happier, healthier, longer life can be just as easy as t

Different types of recordings can help you to program your subconscious mind effortlessly in ways that match your listening preferences and mood. \ Hypnosis recordings \ To help you to become more open and receptive to suggestions, hypnosis recordings guide you into a state of deep relaxation, through words,

Do you fear rejection and criticism? Are you unable to trust your Self? A boost of self esteem is deep inside you, just minutes away!

www.iwanttoquitsmoking.comnn The Stop Smoking Hypnosis Peoplenn People sometimes wonder whether they can be hypnotized. Incredible, but true - there are professional hypnotists and hypnotherapists today who still seem to believe that only certain percentage of people can be hypnotized, and that ...

Many individuals are tired of weighing more than they would like. Some have difficulting with weight loss or becoming motivated to alter their daily habits to steer clear of the eventual effects of obesity. These poor persons have to find ways to take the weight off or suffer negative medical problems. \ Individua

Conversational hypnosis would seem to offer the possibility that you could discover how to hypnotize someone without them knowing it. If you are the kind of person that likes to take control off their own lives and really wants to get the most out of every opportunity then learning conversational hypnosis promises to b

Self-sabotage can be sneaky. It's deceptive and challenging to recognize. It is made up of fear and anger and can have many layers. What have you witnessed about your own sabotaging actions and emotions? How do they control you, paralyze you and poison you? How can you begin to heal and ...

Many people ask me how I work as an Integrative Hypnotherapist and although this is a simple question it is not an easy one to answer. The reason being is that as an Integrative Hypnotherapist, I seek to understand the various approaches and incorporate these in a way which resonates and fits in with the client's way o

Life is brimming with vim and vigor, enough to cause stress and anxiety. This we all know. And because of life’s dynamism, we have been all witnesses of how some people easily become overwhelmed by circumstances. Low job performance, decreased interest in life, sleep issues, skin inflammations and addictions are some of the many undesirable symptoms of people’s difficulty to manage and cope with life’s events.rn rnRecently, however, hypnosis has become a popular method

Introductio Mark came to see me with a presenting issue of weight. He felt he was 3 stone overweight due to what he described as his ‘voracious’ appetite. He was also vegan and was always hungry. At the weekends his two young boys would stay over and he would have to cook separate food for them which he would invariably eat the remains of before sitting down to a huge meal of his own. Throughout the day he constantly picked and snacked on french bread, crisps and nuts, drink

Feeling stressed, tired, running around, busy with work and family but no time for you? If this sounds like you keep reading for some quick stress relief you can use on the go. Modern life in a way also equals modern stress. Most people have less time to themselves with work, family, relationships, commuting, friends a

When we talk about hypnosis or hypnotherapy, we often hear the terms subconscious mind or unconscious mind. It’s become clear to me that there is some degree of confusion over the meaning of the terms, and the difference between the two. n It bears clarifying where the terms came from and how ...

A well-balanced emotional health and well-being is the positive condition of feeling emotionally strong and able to tackle the many challenges in our daily life. Every man, woman, boy and girl has at times felt the struggle in maintaining a good positive emotional well-being. There are many external and internal condit

Words hold tremendous power. What we say affects our reality. This includes the words that we say to other people as well as the words that we say to ourselves.n Newspapers are powerful. Why? Because of the power of words. Words affect the way people think and believe. If you believe something, ...

Signs of Depression When searching for specific signs of depression, it is important to understand that it cannot be defined as "one-size-fits-all." It has long been known that women are much more prone to be depressed than men, and that the specific causes of female depression and the diagnosis of its symptoms are oft

The past cannot be undone. n What you change is how you feel about it. nn How Are You Going To Do It? You're tired of being negative. You're ready to change. You need a plan. Read on, my friend, for this is the process of releasing negativity and restoring your spirit. Change is good. ...

But sometimes we can be TOOOOOO serious about ourselves and our work. So this post is about having FUN with hypnosis. \ Three Amazing and Fun Things You Can Do With Hypnosis \ You don't need any special training to do any of these. You don't need to become a hypnotist, a hypnotherapist, have a ...

It's normal for all people to experience some fears, but having a phobia is a more serious matter. A phobia is an extreme fear that is seemingly beyond one's control. Phobias are categorized as a kind of anxiety disorder, and often trigger nervousness and anxiety attacks in an individual. When a ...

There is this idea in the medical world that patients need to be labeled in order to be helped. What happens when a person is given a label? Generally speaking that person learns to believe that they have whatever that disorder or disease is labeled which in turn gives them a very good reason to ...

Do you stuff your emotions? Is your closeness stifled? Do you 'treat' yourself with medicines, alcohol or food? There is another way to fulfill yourself...

Are you aware the only thing holding you back from reaching your full potential is YOU! Most people look to external factors to blame. It’s much easier to point the finger at others, events, situations or circumstances rather than looking inwards to your own inner-world. Your inner-world may be a map of uncharted ter

Subconscious mind is the powerhouse of the brain. It is packed with boundless power that can even transform your life and enable you to increase concentration, improve creativity, reduce stress, boost immune system, overcome bad habits and even lose weight. Since, conscious mind is used often than subconscious mind, the vast powers of subconscious mind remain untouched behind the conscious mind. Moreover, conscious mind uses the subconscious mind as a storehouse and retrieves

Often we think of a mid life crisis striking in the middle of one's life. And maybe it's called middle life crisis because that's when most of them strike. Yet today, that age could range easily between 30 and 60 years of age. Carl Jung, psychologist, described the middle age crisis as part and parcel with maturing.

Hypnotic words aid not only in personal development, but also in success of an individual. Hypnosis is a naturally occurring phenomenon that cannot be controlled. Success in life is an all-round term where an individual should achieve his or her set goals and strive to develop on a personal basis. This article highlights major hypnotic words that really benefit you if you incorporate them in your vocabulary while striving to apply them. Most people strive to enrich their voca

What is conversational hypnosis? It is an art. A performance art, if you like. Like juggling or great oratory it is essentially a skill that can be learned, developed and, by some, mastered. All that's needed for most people to become proficient in conversational hypnosis is commitment and access to the right hypnosis

As a hypnotherapist, I have always used EFT on purpose, as a trance-inducing modality. Today, many years into my work with EFT I don't work with conventional hypnosis any more. Every case is being resolved and taken care of much faster by using EFT, with profound lasting results that could never ...

There has been increasing publicity and acceptance of Mindfulness meditation in the public and medical domains. This to me is a great step forward. As I shall further explain in this article I see the combination of hypnotic processing with NLP skills and Mindfulness as a further evolution of self empowerment that will

For many people around the world, smokeless tobacco is something they have tried, if not something used regularly. Most people associate smokeless tobacco with sports stars, and falsely believe that it is a safe alternative to smoking. Unfortunately for them, this proves to be wrong, as ...

Sexual confidence is important to us. There's nothing worse than worrying about either your sexual prowess or a part of your body not keeping up with your libidinal desires. It's personal. For you to achieve sexual satisfaction your mental libido and your physical libido need to be on the same wavelength, but sometimes

The most important picture you will ever change in your subconscious mind is the picture you now have of yourself right now. You will start with this image. You will start recreating your subconscious imagery by recreating your existing body picture. Before starting your imagery training, it is important that you becom

A turning point in Science and our approach to the human body occurred in 1953 when Watson and Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA. DNA consists of four base chemicals called nucleotides: adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine that reside on the inner surface of two parallel sugar and phosphate rails. DN

Past Life Regression is a very flexible tool in the hands of the experienced practitioner. Advanced techniques, stemmed from basic regression work, can help to solve quickly and efficiently a large array of problems, touching many different areas of our lives from spiritual to psychological and even physical.

In one of my most favorite Christmas stories A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge was visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past. The ghost helped Scrooge remember his difficult childhood, his lonely Christmases as a child and his bitter memories which made him hate Christmas as an adult. This visit made him reali

‘I don’t know what to do anymore’, ‘I see no way forward’, ‘I feel rubbish’, ‘I hate feeling this way’, ‘I have no control over how I feel’, ‘I didn’t use to be like this-I hate my life’, ‘why’s this happening to me’, ‘negative thoughts keep on running in my mind and I can’t stop t

Many people never succeed in this seemingly simple task. Our minds misdirect us. We frequently think we know what we want only to discover that upon achieving or receiving it that we are still not as happy as we would wish to be. At other times we know what we would like but are too afraid to ask for it, or lack the co

Social conditioning, according to Wikipedia, is “the sociological process of training individuals in a society to respond in a manner generally approved by the society in general and peer groups within society.” Owki dowki, now here is the definition of brainwashing from the same source, “…the application of coercive techniques to change the values and beliefs, perceptions and judgments, and subsequent mindsets and behaviors of one or more people, usually for politica

All of us make mistakes. That's part of a learning process and learning is a life-long experience. As long as we live and breathe, we're bound to keep on learning something new and we're likely to make some mistakes along the way. Mistakes are not so much of a problem in themselves. They become ...

For many people their first experience of the healing side of hypnosis is through downloadable material like MP3s. Do these hypnosis downloads really work though? If you’ve any interest in the personal development movement, it’s probable that at one time or another you will have taken a peek at the incredible selection of hypnosis downloads available on the web. The selection is truly overwhelming with many hypnotherapy businesses each offering hundreds of their own brand

There are lots of methods to hypnotise somebody, but the frequent question asked is ”How to hypnotize someone without them knowing”. Essentially, hypnotising someone without them knowing is quite simple, provided you’ve practiced and are keen to attain it. Research has shown that everybody goes in and out of a hy

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Being patient on the golf course allows you to wait in position until luck swings your way. Being patient ensures you do not give in. Rather you dig deep and step up to the eve- present challenge that golf presents. Watching Tiger in the last couple of rounds at Memorial confirmed yet again the importance of patience i

Skin picking, hair pulling and nail biting are all related behaviors. Skin picking, hair pulling and nail biting are labeled as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. People who bite their nails often keep their hands in their pockets. People who bite their nails often feel social embarrassment and ...