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Statistically, 60% of the population will

experience a medium to deep level of

trance on their first session. 20% will

experience profound depths of hypnosis,and the other 20% will enter a little to

medium depth of hypnosis. Behavioral

changes like quitting smoking, reducing

weight, improving your golf game, and so

on can occur even in the lightest depths

of hypnosis with the proper motivation.

If a person is not naturally receptive to

hypnosis, they can improve with practice.

In fact, each time a person is hypnotized

either by a hypnotist, or through self-

hypnosis improvement will occur and it

will get easier and easier for that person to

enter deeper levels of hypnosis.

DOES HE HYPNOIS HAVE

CONROL OVER ME?

No. A person will never lose control

to a hypnotist while hypnotized.

Hypnosis actually is an EMPOWERING

PROCESS, enabling you to take back

control over some area of your life. You

always are in control and if the hypnotist

said something you disagreed with, you

either would emerge from hypnosis,

or ignore the suggestion. How deeplyrelaxed you become is usually up to YOU

and your decision to relax and trust the

process, to your desire to make positive

life changes. Te hypnotist serves only

as a guide in the process and has no

power or control over you. When you

are hypnotized, you have the power to

open your eyes at any time and end the

session; you also are able to move around

and speak/answer questions. You also

have the ability to reject suggestions

while hypnotized. For hypnotherapy to

be effective, a therapeutic alliance must

be made meaning that the hypnotist

and you must work together as a team

towards a common goal. Hypnotherapy

is like a dance: one person leads, and

the other follows. Te hypnotist can

lead you to success; all you have to do to

achieve success is agree to the process and

follow the hypnotists instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions.

WHA IS HYPNOSIS?

Hypnosis is a state of deep

relaxation in which the critical part

of your (conscious) mind is bypassed,

enabling positive new suggestions to

be embedded into the subconscious

mind, where they take root and grow,

leading to positive new changes in your

life. Hypnosis is NO mind control;

during a hypnosis session you are very

relaxed, but totally alert and wide

awake - not unconscious. As long as

the suggestions delivered are selective,

acceptable and within your moral

orientation they will be accepted by

the subconscious mind as a new truth,

or reality. Hypnosis is a process that

allows both parts of your mind - the

conscious and subconscious - to agree

to communicate and work together for

your highest good.

CAN ANYONE BE

HYPNOIZED?

All hypnosis is self hypnosis; if you

want it, you can easily have it. Anyone

of average intelligence or above can

be hypnotized. As long as the person

is comfortable with the process of

hypnosis, and trusts the hypnotist

he/she can, and will be hypnotized.

Te only people who are unable to be

hypnotized are those with organic brain

damage (lack the ability to concentrate

and focus), and people who have

a fear or resistance to hypnosis or

the hypnotist. Te only deterrent to

hypnosis is fear or resistance; again,

you want it, you can have it, very

easily. Tere is a myth that says that

only weak willed, unintelligent people

can be hypnotized and this myth could

not be farther from the truth. In fact,

the more intelligent and strong willed a

person is, the more easily he/she can be

hypnotized. A persons ability to focus,

concentrate, and follow the hypnotists

instructions will determine the depth

of hypnosis that client will achieve.

Tis is why intelligent people tend to

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If something were to happen to the

hypnotist or if they were to leave

during the session, the hypnotized

client either would open his/her eyes

because of boredom or fall asleep

and wake up just like taking a nap.

There is no way of getting stuck in

hypnosis.

HOW DOES HYPNOSIS HELP?

The ability to reprogram and

recondition the mind is an ability

that every human being possesses.

Hypnosis is one of the most

functional and effective methods

of creating new beliefs and

goals. Through the use of hypnosis,

a person literally can redesign his

or her life by setting new goals;

releasing unhealthy thought patterns,

old emotions/beliefs; and correcting

unproductive behaviors. Change

occurs by tapping into and working

with the subconscious mind, which

follows directions and implements

the instructions it is given.

WILL MY RESULTS BE

PERMANENT?

Hypnotic suggestion can stay

with some people forever, while

others need to have the suggestions

reinforced. The results of hypnosis

are cumulative in nature, and the

more the post-hypnotic suggestions

and techniques are practiced the

more lasting, and permanent the

results will be. The best way

to reinforce suggestions is by

performing self-hypnosis, or

listening to audio reinforcement

programs. This will drive all the

suggestions, and positive changes

farther into the mind thus making a

more deep and lasting impression.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A GROUP

SESSION AND A PRIVATE, 1-

ON-1 SESSION?

The major difference between

a group and a private session is

a group session is much more

generalized than a private session.

In a private session, a hypnotist can

zero in on your specifc needs, and

desires whereas in a group session,

the suggestions are more generic

so that it can apply to more people.

he cost of a group session is much

less than a private session. Group

sessions also can be very powerful

due to focused energy of the group.

Frequently Asked Questions.

AM I UNCONSCIOUS WHEN

I AM HYPNOTIZED?

No. A hypnotized person is neverunconscious, asleep, or unaware.

Hypnosis is not sleeping rather

its more a daydream like state

of mind. In fact, IF you were to

fall asleep during the process,

the hypnosis session would not

work as you diffuse all of your

concentration during the sleep state,

making it impossible for hypnosis

or learning to occur. When you arehypnotized, you are in a state of

relaxed focus, concentrating fully on

the words of the hypnotist. You are

completely aware and alert the entire

time. While you are hypnotized,

you are very relaxed, able to

hear everything going on around

you. You will always hear and

remember everything the hypnotist

says. Hypnosis is an alerted state ofconsciousness that is very similar to

the one you experience every night

right before you fall asleep. Its like

those few minutes when you not

quite asleep, but not yet awake. You

are fully aware and in control the

entire time. You have experienced

this state of mind everyday of your

life and you can utilize it to improve

your life.

WILL I REVEAL HIDDEN

SECRETS DURING

HYPNOSIS?

Absolutely not. Hollywood movies

are responsible for making people

believe that hypnosis is related to a

truth serum. This is not true. No one

can be made to reveal their secrets

when they are hypnotized. You are

aware and in control at all times

while hypnotized and would never

do or say anything you normally

wouldnt. Most people are unawarethat someone can lie just as easily

while hypnotized as they can while

they are wide awake.

CAN YOU GET STUCK IN

HYPNOSIS?

Absolutely not. No one ever has

been trapped in hypnosis and no

one ever will. Hypnosis is very

similar to a daydream state, similarto getting lost in a good book; its

actually a normally occurring state

of focused attention. (just think of

a time when you are driving and

miss your exit because you are

absorbed in your thoughts; this is

called highway hypnosis). Could

you ever get trapped in a daydream?

As much as we might want to, it is

impossible for a person to get stuckin a daydream, and the same applies

to hypnosis.

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