ABOUT HYPNOSIS*

Hypnosis is a pleasant state of mind that is brought about by 'imagining' a series of progressively more relaxing images and situations.  It has been described as 'guided daydreaming' and is a very relaxed and pleasant state.  It is rather similar to being completely absorbed in your favorite book or movie, or perhaps you have that experience when you have been driving your car and arrived at your destination without quite knowing how you got there!

Although you may not have realized it, there have been many times in your life when you have already felt what it is like to ‘be in hypnosis’ however you haven’t labeled it. Hypnosis is a natural phenomenon which daydreaming and becoming absorbed in something you are doing are just a couple of ways you have ‘felt’ hypnosis before.

When we enter into the absorbed state of hypnosis, we can use our thoughts, talents and experiences in ways not usually available to us. With the help of a trained professional, we can develop innate, individual abilities that enable making desired changes in our thoughts, feelings and behaviors possible.

Hypnosis for Birthing Mothers*:

If you are pregnant and having feelings of anxiousness, your nervousness and worrying may increase as your due date gets closer By being overly anxious and tense when you go into labor can make childbirth a more painful experience and in some cases can lead to complications.

Hypnosis for childbirth is geared toward reprogramming the subconscious mind to anticipate a safe and gentle childbirth. A skilled clinical hypnotist will address your feelings of anxiety with regards to your pregnancy and will tailor a program to your individual circumstances.


Hypnosis for Addiction*:

Regardless of whether you are attempting to drink away your challenges with alcohol or taking drugs to make you feel better, chances are...you are addicted or heading in that direction.

Hypnosis can help you to remove some of the physical barriers to recovery, such as anxiety, muscle tension and symptoms of withdrawal. In addition, hypnosis will reinforce your desire to get sober.

Hypnosis can help to encourage a person who is considering abandoning their treatment program to stick with it. It also can help people that are in recovery to attend their meetings, work with their sponsor, and most importantly, to remain committed to becoming and remaining sober. These are just a handful of the tools that help a person with an addiction to avoid relapse and to ensure that they stay focused on achieving their goals and objectives.

Hypnosis for Studying*:

In order to effectively study sometimes we need to modify the way we think about the materials we are studying and be confident in our ability to learn. In this exercise we are not passive observers; we are actively searching for information to impress upon our minds. It's important to find within ourselves the desire to retain information and be able to recall it when needed.

Hypnosis can help you to relax and open your mind to learning new ways of thinking and behaving. Through positive reinforcement and visualization you can build upon your ability to focus and be more determined to study to obtain the results you desire.

Hypnosis for Exam / Interview Nerves*:

You may be someone that gets so anxious, nervous, or stressed before giving a presentation, taking an exam, an interview, that it negatively impacts your ability to prepare for it at all.

Stress and anxiety can make it very difficult to concentrate, cause a lapse in memory and restrict your ability to focus.

Hypnotherapy can help you to replace negative thoughts and feelings with more positive thoughts which will help to change the way you view a situation both before and after the happening.

You will learn self-hypnosis and use it on a regular basis to relieve you of tension, anxiety and stress, while improving your memory and ability to focus on the task at hand.

Hypnosis for Aggressive Driving*:

For many...driving can be a very stressful experience. The roadways are crowded and the anticipation of traffic make people feel tense as soon as they get into their car. After a long day at work, all you want to do is get home and should another driver cut you off, is driving under the speed limit and slowing you down, you may become very frustrated.  For some drivers their frustration level becomes so high, that the result is a hostile reaction toward others driving their vehicle. This is what is commonly referred to as road rage.

Hypnosis can help you to uncover the triggers that lead to road rage and relieve them by re-framing the subconscious mind. Hypnosis can help to change the way you may react to a stressful situation by telling your brain that everything is o.k. and that there is no need to feel threatened or provoked. Through hypnosis you will learn how to better manage your stress level, control your emotions and ultimately respond in a more positive fashion.

Overcome Guilt / Shame*:

When you feel within yourself that you have done something wrong - perhaps something that has violated your moral code, you may experience a feeling of guilt and shame.

Through hypnosis you will learn how to release the guilt and shame that may be preventing you from respecting and loving yourself. By illuminating the subconscious mind and introducing positive affirmations, you can release the guilt and shame and any feelings that are holding you back and or no longer serving you.

Hypnosis for Past Life Regression*:

Many people take an interest in past life regression in order to learn more about themselves. By discovering past lives it may help you to get to the root of any unusual attachments, phobias, or personality traits.

Past life hypnosis seeks to bring into consciousness hidden or repressed memories that have been carried forward from a previous lifetime or incarnation.

During a session, a skilled hypnotist uses guided imagery to regress the client to a point and time in their past. This period of time may be that experienced in a previous life or a specific time during the client's childhood. When these memories become part of conscious mind, a client is more often than not able to work through conflicts and examine any lessons learned from a spiritual perspective.

Hypnosis for Self-Improvement*:

Just about everybody has something that they would like to change about themselves. Perhaps you may have attempted to make change in the past and failed however that doesn't mean that there is no hope. The desire to actually make change is an important first step. Through hypnosis you can turn the desire to make change into a goal that can realistically be achieved.

Hypnosis isn’t about waving a magic wand nor is it a quick fix solution to every problem. Rather, it's often times said that it was "the tool that you never had to get yourself moving in a positive direction and keeping the momentum going until you achieve your goal.

Sports Performance*:

Hypnosis and positive imagery have been utilized by many athletes to improve their game. There is a long list of well known professional athletes that have pursued hypnosis in an effort to achieve significant improvement in their personal performance. You can search the internet for "famous athletes that have used hypnosis" and will find a long list of names - many of which you may recognize.

Through hypnosis an athlete can overcome issues of self-doubt which may be preventing them from advancing to the next level.  Hypnosis has helped athletes hone their skills, fine-tune techniques and build up their confidence which will enable them to exceed expectations they may have previously thought possible.

Hypnotherapy can help often help with golf, baseball, football, basketball, bowling, running, gymnastics, swimming, and most other sports.

Hypnosis for Sugar Cravings*:

It's a known fact that sugar raises insulin levels, which triggers an adrenal response - often referred to as a sugar rush. This causes the release of serotonin, one of your body’s ‘happy’ chemicals. Sugar is a chemical addiction that provides a ‘high’ for a while however it's followed by a dip in blood sugar and a "low." Those that have a sugar challenge, will eat more sweets so that they will recapture the "high" and feel good again.

If you were in conscious control of your sugar addiction you would simply switch it off. The fact that you are unable to just switch it off, suggests that you subconscious mind is in control of the sugar addiction. Through hypnosis your subconscious mind is trained to do what you want it to and making healthier food choice becomes more automatic. Hypnosis is not therapy.  It's less about seeking to find out ‘why’ you eat to much sugary food or drink too many sugary drinks and more about reprogramming your thinking, feeling and behavior towards living a healthier lifestyle.

If you were in conscious control of your sugar addiction you would simply switch it off. The fact that you are unable to just switch it off, suggests that you subconscious mind is in control of the sugar addiction. Through hypnosis your subconscious mind is trained to do what you want it to and making healthier food choice becomes more automatic. Hypnosis is not therapy.  It's less about seeking to find out ‘why’ you eat to much sugary food or drink too many sugary drinks and more about reprogramming your thinking, feeling and behavior towards living a healthier lifestyle.

Nail Biting*:

Nail biting is a subconscious habit that most people don't even think about until they are already biting their nails. Often times you are not conscious of even doing it until your nails begin to hurt because you chewed them down to such a low level below the skin.

A skilled hypnotist taps directly into your subconscious mind and allows you to very rapidly and easily update unconscious automatic habits like nail chewing - so you just start to even forget you ever bit your nails at all. Hypnotherapy has been proven to be one of the most effective ways of helping people to stop simple compulsive behavior such as Nail and/or Finger Biting.

Tinnitus*:

Tinnitus is a hearing condition that causes the sounds of ringing, buzzing, whistling, humming, hissing or other noises in one or both ears. The sound for some can be continuous or may occur intermittently and depending on individual, it varies in volume and duration. Tinnitus is more common that one may realize and can occur at just about any age.

Through hypnosis, the subconscious mind can be guided to revisit a time just prior to the onset of their tinnitus symptoms. The hypnotist brings the client forward to the time in their life when the tinnitus began, allowing you to pinpoint the moment when the negative emotions associated with the condition began.

During a session, the hypnotist will seek to diffuse these emotional charges by instilling a positive mental attitude. By retraining the subconscious mind to focus on something other than the ringing in their ear, it can help to reduce the volume and the overall impact of your tinnitus symptoms.