Hypno-Coaching

The Secret of Visualization

2010-10-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

It has often been said, "What your mind can conceive, you can achieve." This thought has been expressed throughout the centuries from Biblical times to present day motivational writers and speakers. Tony Robbins and Dr. Wayne Dyer come to mind.

It is true. It has been demonstrated. What you can picture in your mind, your can bring into your life. (Just ask Oprah). We all have that power, but so little of us use it. And when we do, it's usually negative thoughts and images. We have the power to make things happen in our lives. We create first in our minds, and then act upon those thoughts and images. Unfortunately, few of us ever learn how to use it for positive creations.

Hypnotism utilizes the powers of visualization. You hypnotize yourself daily, mostly in creating negative beliefs through your self-talk.- "I can't keep the weight off, " I can't stop biting my nails," "Whenever I'm stressed, bored, etc., I have to eat, smoke, drink....." You fill-in the blank.

If you have the ability to create thought-pictures in your mind, you can learn how to use this priceless gift. If visualization is difficult for you, no worries, you can learn to develop this ability. The benefits of acquiring these skills will last a lifetime.

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog

As you begin to explore your capabilities and discover more of your resources....

"The Professor"

www.myhypnosiscoach.com

www.consultant4hypnosis.com

2010-03-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

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Advanced Techniques for the Practicing Hypnotist
From Inductions & Deepeners to Successfully Marketing Your Business

Saturday and Sunday, June 19 & 20, 2010 • East Norwich, L.I., N.Y.

This is a very special two day workshop in which Tom, one of the world’s most successful Consulting Hypnotists, will present for the first time on Long Island, his Advanced Consulting Hypnosis Workshop. See the details of what is covered in this comprehensive workshop.

Imagine doing over 2,000 sessions in only one year... with great success! Well, that’s what Tom has done and the results were witnessed by millions on Dateline NBC during the “Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge." Tom Nicoli has created a complete and effective system resulting in tremendous success with clients. Harvard Medical School wrote, “He is an expert in his field.”

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Times: Saturday Registration 9.30am
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All levels of practicing and trainee hypnotists who desire quick business growth and a more contented lifestyle.Anyone interested in seeing your business increase dramatically with these proven and effective approaches to hypnotherapy and the marketing and practicing secrets of one of the world’s most successful hypnotists.

We have kept the investment small, made the content great, and located the workshop in a convenient location with refreshments included for the investment of just $370 (for early birds) for a 2 day event that has the power to change your business and life.

In this Comprehensive Two-Day Event You Will Learn:

• How to interview a client and properly assess the presenting problem
• How to remove denial with every client for greater success
• How to induce hypnosis quickly and easily for more effective sessions
• A variety of hypnotic inductions and deepeners
• How to work with variables between clients for the best induction
• Age regression techniques to end negative behavior patterns
• How to help more people while creating an income as a hypnotism professional
• D.E.P.T.H. of Behavior™ - the key to all clients’ success
• Effective script writing
• Mind changing metaphors
• How to work with analytical clients
• Marketing techniques for success
• The power of positive reframe
• Linguistic styling for mind shifts
• How to structure the hypnosis program
• The Gold Mine called "The Internet"
• Landscaping - The client's backdrop
• Creating the "Halo Effect" with publicity
• How to get referrals without asking
• How to get national television & press coverage
• Reduce advertising costs while getting more clients

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• Comprehensive course workbook
• Scripts and metaphors
• Manual for Success- includes inductions, deepeners, scripts & metaphors
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About Tom Nicoli BCH CI OB:

Tom Nicoli is the recipient of the NGH 2003 Charles Tebbett’s Award, the 2004 Hypnotism Achievement Award and the 2005 Special Recognition Award, the 2007 Hypnotism Media Award and the 2008 Presenter of the Year Award.

Tom owns and operates A Better You Hypnosis, Inc. in Woburn, MA and New England Institute of Hypnosis and is the author of “A Better You by Hypnosis” and “Thinking Thin –The Truth About Weight Loss”.

The success of Tom Nicoli's programs has been featured on national and local television, radio and print publications.

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A True Story

2009-08-18T07:13:00.000-07:00

In my previous blogs, I have discussed Imagination, Challenging Beliefs, and my concept of Success- belief & action over time. Yet, how many of you have put those ideas and formulas into practice in your daily lives? I suspect that, for whatever reasons, not many of you have done so. But, I know one young lady who has, and, in so doing, has achieved her most current dream, even though others told her not to get her hopes up. Of course, this wasn't accomplished over night.

As with most young people, college was her place of discovery. During her four years as an undergrad, she focused on a variety of majors - from theater to education to human development. Nevertheless, each of these areas contributed to her current success. Theater develops imagination, discipline and presentation skills, all of which are utilized in the field of education. Teaching others motivated her to gain a better understanding of others and herself through the study of human development. This path led her to grad school where she chose to study school counseling, a full-time, two year commitment. Although an honorable profession, school counseling could not be considered a particularly marketable degree, especially in today's economic environment. She excelled in school, graduating with a 4.0 - no surprise!

While following this journey, she became involved with a wonderful young man to whom she is now engaged, but that is another marvelous story for a different time. He is living and working in a nearby state; however that was of little concern, as she did not yet have a job. Where they would settle was dependent on her getting employment.

"Employment." Many questioned her choice of study. It was difficult enough for recent grads in teaching to find employment, but counseling had far fewer opportunities. Still, in her mind she said, "I always visualized myself getting a counseling position." Within a month of her graduation, she "nailed" her very first interview and got the job - in the state, in the town, where her fiance lives.

What did this young lady do to achieve her current success? She imagined herself in the job she wanted, she believed in herself, she believed she could accomplish her dreams, and she took action over time to bring the results she wanted. That wonderful, intelligent, beautiful young lady is my daughter.

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog
"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources...

"The Professor"

http://www.myhypnosiscoach.com/
http://www.consultant4hypnosis.com/

"Cracking" Your Code

2009-05-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

In "The Culture Code," Dr.Clotaire Rapaille describes his book as "a culmination of more than three decades of experience of decoding imprints for major corporations around the world." Imprinting, a term first coined by Konrad Lorenz, is the combination of an experience and its accompanying emotion. For example, parents tell their young child not to touch a hot pan on the stove as it will burn the baby. Because this concept is too abstract, the child reaches out and grabs the hot pan anyhow, and it burns him/her. The baby screams from the pain and learns what "hot" and "burn" mean. The child is very likely never to forget this. Although this scenario may seem extreme, it is an obvious example of how imprinting takes place. As imprints occur, they strongly condition our thought processes and shape our future actions. Dr. Rapaille believes that the combination of imprints may very well define us.

His work on imprinting has led him to the discovery of a third unconscious - the cultural unconscious. Every culture has its own mindset. Rapaille states, "that mind-set teaches us about who we are in profound ways." For example, Dr. Rapaille discovered that for Americans, the emotions attached to the experience of driving a car are very strong indeed. The American Code for cars is IDENTITY. We want cars that are distinctive, remind of us Sunday drives, personify the freedom of getting behind the wheel for the first time, and connect us to many other feelings and situations from our pasts. It was this "discovery" of the imprint of cars in the US that led a famous auto maker to develop a new vehicle that was an instant hit. (You'll have to read the book to find out more). You may be amazed to find out that he and his corporation, Archetype Discoveries, are the architects behind many of the products we buy. The Culture Code is the unconscious meaning we apply to anything - a car, a food, a relationship, even a country - because of the culture in which we were raised.

So, how does he "crack" the Code? He does it in structured three hour sessions. First, he pretends he's someone from another planet and has no concept of the product the company wants to distribute. For example, if the product were coffee, he would ask the group participants to help him understanding what coffee is. Next, he has them cut words and phrases from magazines and make a collage of stories about coffee to give him additional identifying characteristics. In the third hour,(and this is what interests me most), he has the participants lie on the floor with pillows. He then puts on soothing music and instructs the participants to relax. Dr. Rapaille explains why. "What I was doing was calming their active brainwaves (bold is mine), getting them to the tranquil point just before sleep." Now, who can tell me what he was doing in this third hour? Email me at consult4hypnosis@aol.com if you think you know the correct answer.

How the process progresses will be my next topic.

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog

"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources....
"The Professor"

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http://www.consultant4hypnosis.com/

Imagination: A Powerful Tool

2009-03-03T10:58:00.000-08:00

"Dreams Can Come True...."

One of the amazing things about the subconscious mind is that your Imagination is the inner language of that mind. It's like a rehearsal room where you can practice being the person you wish to be. In your imagination, you can be anywhere you desire...just like when you were a kid in a classroom and you gazed out the window and drifted to some other place you'd rather be...perhaps to a beautiful island or transported back to the last few days of summer camp.

In your imagination, you can be anything you desire....a king or queen, a movie star, or a great athlete, or perhaps president. It's your own private place, where you can travel through time and space. And if used correctly it "dreams can come true..." If not, they are merely daydreams and fulfil us at the moment, but do not bring change into our lives.

Many of us, when we use our imaginations, do so through images and pictures in our minds. We may also hear and feel within those images and pictures. For example; When imagining that beautiful island, we may see ourselves relaxing in a hammock, the water is a tranquil turquoise-green, the sky is a wonderful shade of blue, and we may feel the warmth of the sun on our faces, as we hear the sound of the waves gently breaking on the beach. It's the ability to create an idea, a mental picture, or the sense of feeling or hearing something.

In hypnosis, after relaxing into a deep, quiet, state of mind you use the power of imagination to make the changes you desire. For example, in order to meet a weight loss goal, you may see yourself in that new, smaller pair of jeans and a t-shirt. You notice how you are eating differently: smaller portions, more green, red, blue and orange colors on your plate. You taste the cool, cleansing, crystal, clear, water on your tongue. Experience it as if it were already happening. Imagine yourself at your ideal weight and shape. If your intention and desire is to truly change, you will. Dreams do come true, if you use your imagination and take appropriate action to make them happen.

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog.
"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources....

"The Professor"
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http://www.consultant4hypnosis.com/

Challenge Your Beliefs

2009-02-16T08:23:00.000-08:00

"One of the great discoveries a man (or woman) makes, one of his/her great surprises, is to find he/she can do what he/she was afraid he/she couldn't do. Most of the bars we beat against are in ourselves --- we put them there, and we can take them down." --- Henry Ford

I would like to add to this quote. Some "bars" are put in our minds by others, and these, too, can be taken down. Consider the following statements that may run through one's mind, "I never keep the weight off," "You'll never amount to anything," "I can't hit a drive today, " "I know I'll fail, " "You're stupid, " "I have to have a cigarette with my cup of coffee, '' "I can't stop eating," "You don't like me. " The list goes on and on. Thoughts such as these reflect one's beliefs.

"This kind of thinking, says Daniel Amen, M.D, in his book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, makes for a self-fulfilling prophecy..." If you consistently think negative thoughts, you don't expect good things to happen, so you don't try very hard to make them happen. This type of thinking Dr. Amen calls "ANTS"(automatic negative thoughts). ANTs are usually gloomy, cynical, and complaining. The good news is that you can challenge those types of thoughts. When an ANT "pops" into your mind, instead of automatically accepting it as true, challenge it. Ask yourself, "Is it really true that I am stupid?,"or " Have I allowed others to convince me to believe that statement is true?" Whatever your negative thinking (Dale Carnegie called it "stinking thinking"), STOP and challenge it. If you choose not to challenge negative thoughts, over time they become ingrained beliefs, beliefs about who you are and what you are capable of doing.

Once you've challenged those beliefs, reframe them with positive thoughts. Remember, thoughts are real. When you have a thought, your brain releases chemicals and electrical impulses that have a real impact on how you feel and behave. Begin to train yourself to think more positive thoughts that radiate a sense of well-being. By now, I suspect that you've made the connection to the opening image of a favorite childhood book. So, let me leave you with thoughts of the"Little Engine That Could"...."I think I can, I think I can"...."I Knew I Could." What will be your next thoughts?

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog.
"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources...."

"The Professor"
http://www.myhypnosiscoach.com/
http://www.consultant4hypnosis.com/

"B & (A/T) = S"

2008-12-31T09:12:00.000-08:00

Belief & ( action/over time) = Success! That's right. Many people are familiar with The Secret both book and DVD. It has inspired many to begin to focus on what they truly want out of their lives. It is based on the Law of Attraction- what you think about, talk about, and imagine is what you get out of life. Yet, it is not merely wishing for success-be it for love, wealth, or health one needs to take action. This where hypno-coaching is most effective in generating results. In our previous study, you learned how to create that which you desire simply by using your imagination- better putting, cleaning out the garage, and making more sales. That is a hypnotic state. The next step is doing. Taking action; otherwise it is merely a daydream. Wishing, hoping, or trying!

Through my hypnosis sessions, I help the clients see and feel and experience the positive changes they desire. In my coaching sessions, the clients learn how to re-frame the suggestions that they think about all day long, and to reinforce the new positive suggestions introduced while in hypnosis. Now, they simply do!

In his book, Guaranteed To Win, Barry Seedman, Ph.D. devoted a chapter on "trying." He writes, "What does it mean to "try"?..."does it mean that you succeed? Absolutely not. In fact, the word try implies not completing the task. "I tried," generally brings along with it the words, "but I failed." I have often heard those exact words from my clients ( during the consult/intake)- "I've tried to lose weight through ( fill-in with the diet program you've tried) but I failed and gained it all back," or "I've tried to quit smoking with ( the patch, gum, etc.) but I failed and didn't quit," or "I've tried to find the time to exercise, but.... think about all the things you've tried to do. Ever "try" to go to sleep?

.....I appreciate your time reading this Blog.

"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources...."
"The Professor"
(See you next week)

www.myhypnosiscoach.com

www.consultant4hypnosis.com

"The Success Equation"

2008-11-20T09:14:00.000-08:00

Operating within belief, the key component for change, are imagination, motivation, and anticipation. If you can imagine something and it's within reason, mostly likely you will achieve it (Hadley and Staudacher,1996). What the mind can conceive and believe, you will achieve. Research has shown that when an event is vividly imagined, the body's internal system reacts in the precise same way it would if the activity were actually happening. This is what many great athletes practice: they imagine each part of an athletic event: golfers "see" the breaks in the green, they "smell" the finely cut grass, and they "hear" the roar of the crowd when the ball drops in the hole.

You too can practice this creative visualization process. First, clarify exactly what it is you wish to achieve. Maybe you want to clean out the garage. Imagine yourself starting the project: organizing what stays, what gets thrown out. See the clutter begin to disappear. Notice all the new available floor space. Perhaps you include a garage sale and now see your reward as all the money you have simply because you cleaned out your garage.

Maybe you wish to make more sales. Imagine yourself with your clients: discussing their needs, explaining how your product or service fulfills those needs, describing the benefits they would reap. See yourself shaking hands with the client and completing the sale, and picture yourself receiving your commission.

Practicing this process on a regular basis results in greater physical and mental energy which increases motivation. "Through the conditioned learning process, neural pathways between eliciting stimuli and behavorial responses become hardwired to ensure a repetitive pattern. Hardwired pathways are habits" (Lipton, The Biology of Belief, p103). Now you have the first part of the equation: imagination x motivation= belief (Hadley & Staudacher, Hypnosis for Change). Hadley and Staudacher extend the equation to include anticpation. (That's right, just like the song). If you expect something to happen, postive or negative, it will. It occurs because you have thoroughly convinced your subconscious mind to act upon your goals. This leads into why I concentrate on Hypno-Coaching and have developed my own equation: b & (a/t) = S. But that's for next week...Until then...

.....I appreciate your time spent reading this Blog.

"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources....."

"The Professor"

Your Thoughts Matter

2008-11-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

"On a personal level, I knew at the moment of insight that I had gotten myself stuck simply by believing that I was fated to have a spectacularly unsuccessful personal life. There is no doubt that human beings have a great capacity for sticking to false beliefs with great passion and tenacity, and hyper-rational scientists are not immune."- an excerpt from the book, The Biology of Belief - The Science of How Thoughts Control Life, by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. (Hay House: 2005). Dr. Lipton continues, " I was exhilarated by my new realization that I could change the character of my life by changing my beliefs. I was instantly energized because I realized that there was a science-based path that would take me from my job as a perennial 'victim' to my new position as 'co-creator' of my destiny." He was speaking, first, about the Science of Signal Transduction which recognizes that the fate and behavior of an organism is directly related to its perception of the environment. Secondly, he is describing the new Science of Epigenetics (see the Science Times article, "Beyond The Gene," New York Times, Tuesday, November 11, 2008), which is the science of how environmental signals select, modify, and regulate gene activity. This science demonstrates that our genes are constantly being remodeled in response to our life experiences.

You may be thinking to yourself, that's all very nice, but what has that got to do with hypnosis and coaching? As this Blog aptly states: Hypno-Coaching is "Understanding how you've been hypnotized throughout your life by parents, teachers, peers, government, religion, advertising and self. More importantly, it teaches how to take control of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs and live a happier fulfilled life." What Dr. Lipton is saying is that if we change our thoughts, we change our lives. This is what hypnotists teach their clients. Clients learn how to recognize on a conscious level (coaching) how they develop repetitive statements associated with repetitive behaviors which turn into beliefs which are then stored in their subconscious minds. For example, smokers tell themselves that they always have a cigarette with their morning coffee. The repetition of the statement and the behavior are stored in the subconscious mind as beliefs. In Hypnosis for Change, (3rd edition, New Harbinger Publications: CA), Hadley and Staudacher write about the "Success Equation," and they state that the key component for change is Belief. Within Belief, three factors are operating: imagination, motivation and anticipation. In my next week's blog, we will examine each of these three factors. Until then..

.....I appreciate your time spent reading this Blog.
"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources....."
"The Professor"

An Unbiased Opinion

2008-11-06T09:44:00.000-08:00

THE NEW YORK TIMES, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Personal Health:'The Possibilities in Hypnosis, Where the Patient Has the Power'

By JANE E. BRODY
Published: November 3, 2008
My husband, Richard, smoked cigarettes for 50 years, having failed several attempts to quit on his own. When a friend told him in August 1994 that hypnosis had enabled her to quit, he decided to give it a try.

“It didn’t work; I wasn’t hypnotized,” he declared after his one and only session. But it did work; since that day, he has not taken one puff of a cigarette.
Gloria Kanter of Boynton Beach, Fla., thought her attempt in 1985 to use hypnosis to overcome her fear of flying had failed. “When the therapist brought me out, I said it didn’t work,” she recalled in an interview. “I told her, ‘I heard everything you said.’ ”
Nonetheless, the next time she and her husband headed for the airport, she was not drenched in sweat and paralyzed with fear. “I was just fine,” she said, “and I’ve been fine ever since.”
Like many others whose knowledge of hypnotism comes from movies and stage shows, my husband and Mrs. Kanter misunderstood what hypnosis is all about. While in a hypnotic trance, you are neither unconscious nor asleep, but rather in a deeply relaxed state that renders the mind highly focused and ready to accept suggestions to help you accomplish your goals.
Hypnosis has been mired in controversy for two centuries, and its benefits are often overstated. It does not help everyone who wants to quit smoking, for example; then again, neither do other kinds of treatments.
And the patient’s attitude is critical. In the words of Brian Alman, a psychologist who practices hypnosis in San Diego, “The power of hypnosis actually resides in the patient and not in the doctor.”
Roberta Temes, a clinical hypnotist in Scotch Plains, N.J., insists that hypnosis cannot make people do anything they don’t want to do. Hypnosis can succeed only in helping people make changes they desire, she said in an interview.
In her book “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hypnosis,” Dr. Temes points out that success in achieving your goal is the best proof that you were really hypnotized. She also suggests a second or third session if you didn’t quite reach your goal after the first try.
What Hypnosis Can Do
In effect, hypnosis is the epitome of mind-body medicine. It can enable the mind to tell the body how to react, and modify the messages that the body sends to the mind. It has been used to counter the nausea of pregnancy and chemotherapy; dental and test-taking anxiety; pain associated with surgery, root canal treatment and childbirth; fear of flying and public speaking; compulsive hair-pulling; and intractable hiccups, among many other troublesome health problems.
Writing in The Permanente Journal in 2001, Dr. Alman said that “useful potential” for benefiting from hypnosis “exists within each patient.” “The goal of modern medical hypnosis,” he said, “is to help patients use this unconscious potential.”
Dr. Alman described a 65-year-old concentration camp survivor who repeatedly choked when she tried to swallow, though examinations of her esophagus revealed no obstruction. After three hypnotherapy sessions, her problem was solved. “I was liberated from my esophagus,” the patient said.
You may not even have to be face to face with a hypnotist to benefit medically. Dr. Temes said hypnosis could be helpful even if done with a cassette tape or CD, or by telephone, which she offers as part of her practice. She said many helpful CD’s could be found through the Web site http://www.hypnosisnetwork.com/.
Ellen Fineman, a physical therapist in Portland, Ore., had had five surgeries to repair a retina that kept detaching. Hoping that a sixth attempt would hold, she used a hypnosis tape prepared by Dr. Temes for patients undergoing surgery.
The hypnosis tape “was very calming and reassuring,” Ms. Fineman said in an interview.
“It told me that I would be in the hands of professionals who would take good care of me and that I’d have minimal swelling,” she said. “This time the surgery went superbly — no inflammation, no swelling and no more detachment. The surgeon was amazed and asked what I had done differently this time.”
While not everyone is easily hypnotized, nearly everyone can slip into a therapeutic trance, Dr. Temes maintains. Another of her patients, Dr. Susan Clarvit, a New York psychiatrist, thought she could not be hypnotized — she was too scientific, too rational a person, she said.
“But I was desperate,” Dr. Clarvit said in an interview. “I was pregnant with my second child and too nauseated to be alive. Dr. Temes asked me what I held most often, and I said a pen. She hypnotized me so that when I held a pen I had an overall feeling of wellness. I held a pen all the time, even while driving, and didn’t feel nauseated.”
Under hypnosis, Dr. Clarvit was given a posthypnotic suggestion that linked holding a pen to feeling well. Such suggestions enable people to practice a new, desired behavior after being brought out of the trance.
Someone trying to overcome snacking on sweets might be told, “When you are hungry, you will eat vegetables.” The suggestion to a smoker might be “you will drink water when you want a cigarette,” and someone terrified of public speaking might be told “you will do deep breathing when you feel scared.”
Many patients are also taught to practice self-hypnosis to reinforce the new behavior. Dr. Karen N. Olness, a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University who is the president of the International Society of Hypnosis, said that “self-hypnosis training in children is an effective and practical strategy to prevent migraine episodes.”
Indirect Benefits
Sometimes patients with well-established illnesses can benefit indirectly from hypnosis.
Dr. Alman told of a woman with multiple sclerosis who was treated with hypnosis for depression that had failed to improve with antidepressants. Almost immediately, he reported, not only did the woman’s depression ease, but her gait and speech improved markedly.
He explained that for many patients the medical problem is so complex that specific directions and commands may be ineffective. The benefit from hypnosis may rely more on unleashing unconscious processes within the patient. He suggested that there exists “a wealth of material in the patient’s unconscious that can be used in healing” but lamented the fact that although medical hypnosis can often produce rapid change even in difficult cases, it is “underutilized as a therapeutic tool.”
As with any other profession, some hypnotherapists are more talented than others. Dr. Temes suggests that word of mouth may be the best way to find someone practiced in hypnosis for the kind of problem you’re trying to solve. Also helpful is the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, at http://www.asch.net/, which maintains a referral list of therapists, both certified and not, by location and specialty.
More Articles in Health » A version of this article appeared in print on November 4, 2008, on page D7 of the New York edition.

As you've just read, Ms. Brody has confirmed most of my previous writings on "Facts and Misconceptions" regarding hypnosis. In addition to the ASCH website, you can go to http://www.ngh.com/ ,the official website of the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. established in 1951, to find a consulting hypnotist near you.

And of course, you can go to my websites: http://www.myhypnosiscoach.com/ or http://www.consultant4hypnosis.com/ .

.....I appreciate your time spent reading this Blog.

"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources....."

"The Professor"

(See You Next Week)

Facts & Misconceptions, cont'd

2008-10-23T10:52:00.000-07:00

"Help! Help! I'm "stuck" in hypnosis and can't come back." Don't worry, you can't get "stuck" in hypnosis. You may enjoy the peace and serenity so much that you just want to stay in the trance state for a while. Many people, when listening to their hypnosis cd's at night, simply fall asleep. They then awaken when it is time to be awake.

Scientists are just begining to realize the benefits of hypnosis. Hypnosis has been with us and used since the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians. It was recognized as a powerful tool for anesthesia, healing and self-improvement since the mid 1800's. James Esdaile, M.D.(1808-1859), a Scottish surgeon in India, performed major operations using as he called it "magnetic sleep" as the sole anesthetic (not that I recommend this use today). But self-hypnosis, when properly learned, is a technique used in preparation for surgery, for promoting healing and for reducing risk, as described by Stanley Fisher, Ph.D, in his wonderful book, Discovering The Power of Self-Hypnosis (Newmarket Press: NY). In fact, the American Medical Association sanctioned the use of hypnosis in 1958.

While in hypnosis, people always tell the truth. A person who has reason to lie may create lies while in hypnosis. They may fill-in gaps in their memories with false material which supports their own self-interest.

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"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources...."

"The Professor"

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Facts & Misconceptions

2008-10-14T14:38:00.000-07:00

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"You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. SLEEP." From the moment James Braid, M.D. (1795-1860) coined the term hypnosis, derived from the Greek word hypnos meaning sleep, people have misunderstood what exactly hypnotism is about. Contrary to sleep, hypnosis is a relaxed state of focused concentration. Electroencephalogram (EEG) readings taken during hypnosis show a high incidence of alpha wave activity which indicates a relaxed yet attentive brain.

"And now,whenever you see the color red, you will QUACK LIKE A DUCK." Yes, you will quack like a duck....if that is what you wish to do. A hypnotist cannot make you do anything that you think to be unacceptable. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis.

"Hey buddy, you want to buy a bridge?" Hypnosis has been popularized by fiction and movies that show the "weak-minded" or gullible person as the one most susceptible to hypnosis. Research shows people who have affective or thought disorders rarely go into trance as it is difficult for them to sustain concentration. It takes imagination, creativity, desire and motivation to become hypnotized. Studies indicate that most "normal" individuals can induce trance for positive outcomes.

.....I appreciate your time for reading this Blog.

"As you begin to explore your capabilities..... and discover more of your resources...."

"The Professor"

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