Hypnosis Articles

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 ...

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

What is self-talk? Self-talk is the internal voice that each one of us has inside our head. Sometimes it says positive things and at other times it says negative things. This voice acts as a narrator as we think about and interpret situations on a day-to-day basis. This internal self-talk ...

I would like you to consider this for a moment. As you sit there and read this expose, information is entering your mind through your eyes. But you are also absorbing various sounds, feeling bodily feelings like the pressure of the chair touching your buttocks and back, the feeling of the ...

Being stalked on facebook is not a pleasant experience. I wonder in actual fact how many people have been stalked on facebook? When one thinks about stalking the first scenario which pops to mind is one of a man obsessively following a woman with some sort of physically abusive intent. r

Chronic pain can be debilitating, and even pain that isn't lasting can severely impact our quality of life. For this reason, the ability to control pain with hypnosis has come into the public eye a great deal recently. Many of us live with pain every day. Arthritis, fibromyalgia, and depression are just a few chronic d

Making Peace with Yourselfr By Dr, Janolyn F Moore, PhD "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Do not be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Do not let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And, most important, have the co

Here is a script I have written that helps the patient to relax. This session takes the patient on a journey to the sea, to swim with dolphins. The patient may take many different benefits from this session, it is often quite a personal experience. Often patients benefit from feeling calmer and more relaxed, and gain s

I was doing a presentation about entering hypnosis as a profession to a group of sixty or so teenagers, when it happened. I mentioned that I had helped a number of people get rid of unusual fears, and one of the young women in the audience stood up and announced that she had an unusual fear. Then she insisted that I help her with it right then and there. I hesitated, because there was only a brief bit if time left before another group was due to use the room. However, she wa

There are five stages that need to be carried out to effectively hypnotize someone... 1) Induction - This is where the willing victim is put into a state of mind where their sub (or un) conscious is paying more attention than their conscious is. This means that the person will not only be more susceptible to your commands but also because their conscious mind isn't paying attentions they won't even remember it! Induction is typically done by making the participant concentrate

Hypnosis is a fascination field of study - it's a way of exploring the unchartered territories of our minds.n Hypnosis has been successfully used for medical, therapeutic, business and personal matters.n Just a couple of months ago, the Queen Fabiola of Belgium at the age of 80 years used ...

Andrew was a very handsome and fit twenty-seven year old. He self-referred for therapy because he confused about what to do with his relationship. He had first met Cherie five years ago when they had an instant attraction, but because she was already in relationship, they only saw each other as friends and did not have

A few years back…well actually more than a few… I practiced traditional therapy. I used to call it peeling the onion. It took months, even years to slough off layers of denial, misinformation, myths, fears and get to the often forgotten root cause of an issue. Although my clients’ efforts were highly productive,

Anxiety and guilt about sex often relates to masturbation. Common judgements and old wives tales include warnings that your hand will shrivel up and fall off, or you’ll grow hair on the back of your hand or your hair will fall out. Apparently, the earliest Encyclopaedia of Sex advises that masturbation will cause you

The surprising fact is that many conditions can be improved by visualization and weight loss is one of them. It works like this: you keep a vision in your mind of how you want your body to look, and subconsciously you will begin acting in a way that will go in that direction. You become much more positive about your bo

A fear of lifts may take many forms. Sometimes this fear can be felt as a vague unease, whilst at other times these tingles of anxiety can morph into a full blown panic attack. Anxiety over anything does indeed tend to escalate over time; what begins as a vague feeling of discomfort turns into a completely debilitating

How many inner conversations have you had with yourself about your smoking addiction? How many times have you mentioned to family and friends that you want to stop but seem to go on smoking despite the dangers and the expense? And how many therapies have you tried that just didn't succeed? If you are like most people a

Whether you can or you cannot do something usually depends upon your chosen patterns of thought. If you put yourself down you will find that your own thoughts are what get in the way of your happiness and success. When you put yourself down you set in motion a cycle of negative effect. From an individual perspective yo