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 ...
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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 âthe 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.â Owki dowki, now here is the definition of brainwashing from the same source, ââ¦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 youâve any interest in the personal development movement, itâs 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
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 ...
Formal hypnotic inductions are designed to introduce an experiential change in the subject. Although stage hypnotists nowadays use all sorts of spectacular-looking rapid inductions, and although there seem to be about as many (largely interchangeable) variations of those as there are hypnotists, the traditional hypnoti
Putting a positive spin on coping with disappointment is easy when you use a few simple tricks. Here are 10 easy-to-use techniques to keep in mind when dealing with disappointment: 1. CONGRATULATE YOURSELF Yes, that's right, congratulate yourself for having enough hope in the first place to have gotten disappointed. Ma
Remote Viewing For You Is there life on other planets? Why not go and see for yourself. And that goes for anywhere else you'd like to travel, whether on Earth, the moon, the sun, quasars, pulsars, black holes, and so forth, including the Akashic Records. The whole Universe is available for you ...
Affirmation is a statement of an idea you desire to \"make firm\", to impress upon your subconscious mind, so that eventually it begins to work for you automatically. \ There are many different ways to practice self-hypnosis, and writing affirmations is one of them. As you keep on working with ...
"There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?" -Peace Pilgrim \ We come into this world freely expressing ourselves, and then slowly but ...
When anger is repressed, it is accompanied by self destructive thoughts and a feeling of dissatisfaction. The loss of self esteem is of central importance to those suffering from depression (repressed anger can lead to depression). Boys are taught to release their anger and girls are taught it is the social norm to con
Success in most personal endeavors, especially striving for school excellence, has much more to do with motivation and good work habits than it does with innate abilities. The vast majority of people certainly have the mental faculties and capacity to learn necessary for success in school. The ...
Covert hypnotic techniques can be difficult to master since there are so many parts to each technique that you must learn, and be confident in, in order to see positive results.n One of the main mistakes people make when practicing covert hypnotic techniques is that they will perform a script, ...
Would you marry a man or woman with untreated bipolar disorder? \ Bipolar disorder is characterized by mental highs and lows. For some sufferers, the highs and lows can last for months. For others, it's relative in that the highs can last for hours and the lows can last for hours. \ Dating a bipolar individua
Most of us experience hunger as anything but joyful. When pangs of hunger strike, most of us experience them as the enemy. Often hunger makes us confused, tired, and irritable. Worst of all; hunger pains can lead us to overeat, or to eat sweets and other junk food. Under the dire influence of hunger, we fear we will lo
Are you continually worried about paying the bills? Have problems and family situations? Frustration, concerns? Are you burnt out?
The Psychology of a Confident Golf Swing Part one. \ Before focusing on the subject of developing confidence with ones golf swing I want you all to think about this notion; you cannot just \"Think\" yourself a wonderful golf swing. Otherwise, we would all just think about pots of gold arriving in ...
If you're a visual person by nature, you can probably appreciate the power of visualization during hypnosis. When we see things, they become much more real to us than if they are simply described. This is why most hypnotherapists, and self-hypnosis recordings, make good use of visualization, in order to deepen and enha
Controlling your weight and avoiding weight gain as you get older are important ways to prevent a host of weight-related health problems. Indeed, if you are more than 20 pounds over your ideal weight, you are at greater risk for a rogues’ gallery of potentially deadly conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressu
People often debate the effectiveness of hypnosis, NLP or subliminal messaging. Some even dispute that one or all of these techniques work at all. So it is only natural to be skeptical and ask yourself if listening to audio recordings can benefit you in any way. \ What are subliminal messages? \ For those
With an increasing number of vehicles traversing the highways of the world a higher degree of driving confidence is required to enable one to step out of their usual comfort zone. To drive on an unfamiliar road can be very daunting to many a driver. Roads and road systems can be very different from one side of a town t
A SURVIVOR'S STORY When Joe came into my office last February, he was very distraught. He had already failed the Bar once and his confidence was at an all time low. Each time he took a practice test, he would just freeze up. Joe had all of the classic symptoms of test anxiety. Since there were ...
The death of a loved one is always a devastating experience, and no one can be expected to come to terms with it quickly. With our aging population, many Baby Boomers are now caring for aging parents who pass away in their care. Grieving is a natural process that allows us gradually to take in the reality of our new si
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