| For some people who have never
tried it, the idea of going into a hypnotic trance may seem weird or
scary. Actually, we’ve all
experienced trance states in everyday life: whether meditating,
daydreaming, watching a movie, driving home on auto-pilot, or other
relaxation techniques. Confusion about understanding hypnosis
usually comes from the idea that being hypnotized will make
you quack like a duck or sing like Elvis. Many of us have seen
"stage hypnosis" tricks on TV, or have seen it portrayed as mind
control in old movies.
Essentially, trance is an altered
state of consciousness marked by increased intensity of
awareness. What distinguishes modern hypnotherapy is that it
involves deliberate choice to enter the trance state for a goal
beyond relaxation: to focus your concentration and use suggestion to
promote healing. Hypnosis has a long history of therapeutic use. It
was known as "sleep healing" in ancient
Greece, and "mind cure" in the fourteenth through mid-nineteenth
centuries. Today, hypnosis is used therapeutically to improve
health and lifestyle.
Hypnotherapy, or trance work, is a
group of techniques that allows us to take advantage of the
mind-body connection to foster healing. Not only can it be used for
weight loss, pain control, and stress reduction, but
it can be used to overcome insomnia, anxiety, low-self
esteem, and harmful habits such as smoking. Hypnosis can also
be used to instill productive thoughts into the subconscious such as
improved sports performance, motivation for exercise, and creative
problem solving.
The person in a hypnotic trance is always in control, just as
someone who is daydreaming can decide to go on or stop at any time.
The ENJOY DREAMS
HYPNOTHERAPY SERIES is designed for busy people who
cannot find the time for a private hypnotherapy appointment. It’s
designed to be used in the comfort of your own home. Once you’ve
learned how to do this, you can start using self-hypnosis on a
regular basis to maximize your healing potential, and apply it to
solving problems in all phases of your life.
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