The word hypnosis is derived from the Greek 'ypnos' which translated means
sleep. Hypnosis though is a trance like state and not sleep because the
subject can talk and stays alert. Ancient civilizations used a type of
hypnosis for many group rituals such as chanting to a steady drum beat
which was used in many religious ceremonies. Back in the 1600s people
experimented with animals. ... Read
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Is it really possible to be someone else, or act a certain way, just
because of a suggestion. Is the mind and your control of it, so weak that
a total stranger could infiltrate your consciousness. It sounds so
unbelievable, but then again, the whole basis of hypnosis is your
willingness to believe. If you open the door to your mind, there's no
telling who might come in.Is hypnosis ...
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There is a saying that winning and losing are two sides of a coin. All of
us would like to be a winner in all our endeavors, but unfortunately very
few of us succeed. But there are some people who always turn out to
winners. All of us know someone who always is a winner. Whatever they do,
anything they attempt, they meet with success. Be it business, playing a
game of cards, finding a date or ...
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It is very easy to start smoking but it is an uphill task to quit it. Ask
any chain smoker or even a person who smokes just a few cigarettes
everyday. Usually a person can stop smoking for a couple of days, then the
urge to smoke is so strong that one makes all kinds of excuses to start it
again. So you are back to square one.All kinds of methods have been
advocated for quitting smoking ...
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How does hypnosis work?Hypnosis is a natural state of the mind that is
between the aware state and sleep. Driving a route you are familiar with
and not being conscious of every turn you make is similar to the hypnotic
state. Hypnosis allows you to access your subconscious mind, which makes
up 90% of your brain that stores all your memories. With hypnosis, you
release, reframe and ...
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Between July 2005 and September 2005, nine cancer afflicted volunteers
were admitted for a clinical trial to assess any improvements in the
quality of life with the use of (non Ericksonian) hypnosis. Six 20 minute
sessions were conducted on each subject, over a six week period at the
frequency of once a week.The 9 participants were both male and female aged
between 38 and 76 years of ...
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Why is it that so many relationships, which start off with such energy and
enthusiasm, seem to lose their glitter just a few weeks down the road?
Studies have shown that there are five basic principles, which govern the
quality of a relationship in the long run:Principle #1: Knowledge of the
other persons preferencesHow does your husband or wife like to be told
that you ...
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1. KNOW WHAT YOU WANTIn this step you need to consider what you want vs.
what you dont want and you need to be able to distinguish between the form
and the essence.Instead on focusing on what you dont want, it important to
focus on WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE to experience instead, because your
subconscious mind says YES to whatever you focus upon. If you dont want
illness focus on ...
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I tend to look upon pain management and healing as inseparable and see no
reason why stop only on using self-hypnosis to manage pain, when you can
successfully use it to bring about healing. After all, pain is a messenger
letting you know that some part of your body requires special attention,
and often it is not advisable just getting rid of this helpful signal
without taking care of the ...
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Hypnosis is an art and a science which can be used by anyone as a tool to
resolve problems. It is not a black magic and there is nothing mysterious
about it.Hypnosis works on our mind. The mind is divided into two broad
categories conscious mind and subconscious mind. We use conscious mind for
thinking, reasoning and rationalization. The conscious mind forms a small
part of the mind ...
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Hypnotherapy processes interact directly with inner consciousness to find
core issue causes of problems in a client’s life. Clients can examine
beliefs and thought processes that are giving rise to emotional, physical,
mental and spiritual problems and make changes at the core level from which
the outer manifestation originates. With changes at the inner levels of
consciousness the outer projection changes.
the clinical use of hypnosis, in which the subject’s powers of
consciousness are mobilised and subconscious memories and perceptions are
brought into consciousness. Heightened responsiveness to suggestions and
commands, suspension of disbelief with lowering of critical judgments, the
potential of alteration in perceptions, motor control, or memory in
response to suggestions and the subjective experience of responding
involuntarily are induced through hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnosis as a form of medical therapy,
usually for relieving pain or conditions related to one's state of mind.
Practitioners believe that when a client enters, or believes he has
entered, a state of trance, the patient is more receptive to suggestion and
other therapy. The most common use of hypnotherapy is to remedy maladies
like obesity, smoking, pain, ego, anxiety, stress, amnesia, phobias, and
performance but many others are also treated by hypnosis.