Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?

May 17, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

The weight loss industry is big business world wide. In recent years in the United States, more than $30 billion dollars was spent by consumers on various weight loss products, gym memberships, exercise machines and food programs.

Choosing a weight loss program is the first step towards staying healthy, if you need to lose weight for the sake of maintaining or improving your health and well being. But staying with a weight loss program can prove to be difficult for so many. That is why, when it comes to weight loss, choosing a support program, checking with your doctor and then adding in some regular exercise is the key to long term success.

What ever you do, don’t to be tempted to follow a one food diet program such as the Cabbage Soup diet, or the Grapefruit diet, because your body is just not meant to exist on just one type of food for a sustained period of time. Instead, use your common sense and adopt a program because it works for you, not because it is the latest fad that all of the Hollywood stars have had success with. Remember that at the end of the day, the fad diets come and go, but your body is with you for the duration of your life, so it is important to take care of your body wisely.

People are focused on an easy and quick way to lose weight. But finding a program that will support long term weight loss and maintenance is the key to success.

Your mind is a powerful tool. While many people have yet to understand and harness the power of their minds, plenty of people are trying to do so, on a consistent basis, and this is helping them to reach all manner of success in their personal and professional lives. If you are at the point where nothing is working for you as far as losing weight or dieting, and you want to go a more controversial way, then you might want to consider weight loss hypnosis.

The first thing you need to do is find a qualified behavioral counselor. Many of these gifted individuals are also skilled in the area of self- hypnosis. Set up an appointment and talk with the counselor about your relationship with food. Then question the counselor as to whether or not his or her teaching you self-hypnosis will work to help you lose weight.

Self-hypnosis can be effective, but having the right person teaching you is critical. Beware of practitioners who ask for large sums of money beyond the counseling session to teach you this tool. While weight loss hypnosis can be effective, you should really steer clear of tapes and books that teach you the DIY (do it yourself) technique, as you will probably end up wasting your money. You really need a human guide to be able to be successful and lose weight.

Hypnosis alone will not allow you to lose weight. But if you have found a qualified counselor, you will receive advice about eating sensibly, exercising regularly and drinking more water.

Weight loss hypnosis is not a quick and easy way to cure a weight loss problem, but rather it is a means to an end. The end result is that you will gain control over your life and over what foods you choose to eat.

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The methods of stage, individual and group hypnosis.

May 17, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

The way hypnosis works was a mystery that remain locked in obscurity for hundreds of years until today and the methods of stage, individual and group hypnosis have significantly improved over the years.

Regardless of whether it is for stage, individual or group hypnosis, the principles and methods remain the same and only happens to vary in use.

Researchers have discovered the key to what was considered a mental phenomenon that unlocked the wonders of hypnosis and opened new doors for many medical fields, including therapy and psychology, as well as for entertainment.

One of the recent studies on hypnosis revealed that researchers discovered several differences in physical body signs that were compared from those that are in a state of hypnosis and those that are not, particularly in dismissing some of the long held myths of mysticism and ‘supernatural’ nature of hypnosis.

Generally, those researchers claimed that they have not seen any significant change that can be associated with the state of hypnosis.

During the trance-like state of hypnosis, respiration and heart rate slows down, but not because of the hypnotic state per se, but because of the fact respiration and heart rate slows down as a result of deep relaxation.

However, the findings revealed that there is indeed a change in the activity of the human brain, especially when the subject is in a hypnotic state.

Electroencelaphograph or EEG tests, revealed that the brain produces different brain waves and patterns of electrical charges, which varies in subjects that are in the waking or sleep state.

EEG’s measure electrical activity in the brain and the tests conducted noted that deep sleep – the state induced by hypnosis – produces different rhythms to that of dreaming.

But truth be told, hypnosis is not as sinister as it looks, where a hypnotist can simply take control of a subject’s mind and has the freedom to dictate upon the subject to do his every bidding.

Here are facts that dispel that belief, that the subject must be willing to get hypnotized, that he must feel comfortable and relaxed by placing full confidence in the act of hypnosis and that he believes he can be hypnotized.

With these three basic concerns and preparations in mind, the hypnotist can then proceed with the act of hypnotism using any of the three most common ways to induce the hypnotic state.

The most common among all hypnosis methods is the eye fixation method, which is also called fixed gaze induction, which is one often seen in movies, like when a hypnotist waves a pendant or a watch in front of a subject.

This concept is based on the assumption that since there are a lot of stimuli surrounding a subject at any given time, fixed gaze induction cause the subject to focus on the item until complete and total focus is fixed towards the item.

The hypnotist guides the subject with verbal and audible cues in a low tone and inducing the relaxation state.

Another method is the rapid method, the concept of which is to aggressively induce a hypnotic with sudden and firm verbal commands.

It is believed that if a hypnotist is forceful enough, the subject submits his conscious state over to the situation presented by the hypnotist.

Another method is progressive relaxation and imagery, which is the one most commonly used in the medical profession, especially by psychiatrists employing hypnosis as a form of therapy and treatment.

Lastly, there is the balance method, where this method makes use of slow and rhythmic rocking which causes loss of equilibrium.

These methods, as mentioned before, are some of the most common and effective methods of inducing a subject into a deep sleep or a hypnotic state, which are most commonly used today for medical and therapeutic reasons rather than as a tool to control minds for sinister means.

The methods of stage, individual or group hypnosis may be varied, but the processes and effects are basically the same.

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Get Results From Self Hypnosis

May 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

The most important step in any hypnosis program is setting your intention! Before you even turn a self hypnosis session on you should first have a written statement of your intention. this statement should sum up the result you want to accomplish from listening to the hypnosis session. For an example we will assume you have a goal to gain more self confidence.

Firstly write down a statement outling your intent and alter it so that it becomes an affirmation or set of affirmations. Make it present tense and very positive in nature. “I am increasing my confidence everyday”, “I am self assured and self confident in every situation” and “I can feel my self-esteem increasing everyday” are a few good examples.

Ensure that you do not include the negative aspect your goal or what you do not want such as “I am no longer lacking in confidence” or “My low self-esteem is getting better”. These statements focus on the situation as it is not how you want it to be. So remember keep the statement positive and only include what you do want! While still in a waking state imagine how you would look and feel if these statements were true. Make a quick mental movie of how the new you would walk, talk and interact with people. Create a mental movie that shows you being confident in situations that would normally leave you feeling a lack of confidence. You will use this mental movie during your self-hypnotic trance session.

Begin by breathing deeply. In through your nose to the count of five and out through your mouth to the count of five. This will relax your body.

Focus your gaze softly on a spot in front of you. Look for somewhere that is slightly above eye-level while you keep your head straight.

Relax each muscle group of your body beginning with your feet and moving up to your head. While doing this allow your eyes to close when they begin to feel heavy.

Now take a deep breath and on the exhale mentally repeat your affirmation. Do this for several cycles until you feel that the affirmation is beginning to feel like the truth.

Continue to breathe deeply and imagine that you are at a movie theatre. Directly in front of you hangs a huge wide projection screen. Up on the massive widescreen begin to project the mental movie you made earlier and let it run several times. Hear the audience cheer as the movie runs. Clap and cheer yourself as you watch that ‘other’ you acting how you want to act and exhibiting the type of confident behaviour you want to have.

Continue your deep slow breathing as it will keep you relaxed.

Now imagine that you are floating up towards the screen. The audience is going wild as they know what is about to happen. They are cheering you on! Imagine that you float into the screen and become part of the movie. You stop behind the “other confident you” and find yourself facing the back of his/her head.

At this time take a step and walk into that ‘new’ you just as you would step into a projection or as though you wear trying on some new clothes. The new you is a perfect fit! Watch as the colours around get brighter, the sounds get louder and the scene gets bigger. As you enter the new you, feel how it feels to be that person. See what that person sees. Hear what that person hears.

In the distance on the other side of the screen you can hear the audience going wild with delight as you perform and act as that ‘other’ you would act. Feel how good that feels.

Now repeat your affirmations as you imagine the ‘other’ confident you would say them. Believe the truth behind these statements and feel that they are true. Say them with conviction.

Now once you feel all those great feelings of confidence, self assurance and self esteem just allow the scene to begin to fade. Mentally begin to count down from five to one as you allow your eyes to slowly open. Become fully aware of your surroundings as you bring yourself back to physical reality but bring with you all those good feelings.

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Using Hypnosis To Cure Phobias

May 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

The big question is “Can hypnosis cure phobias?”.

When the hypnotist you are asking answers with a resounding “yes”, the next thought is usually along the lines of “yeah, right”.

But you’d be amazed at the high success rate that hypnosis has with phobias.

Top athletes regularly use hypnosis in all areas of their career. One of these areas that they may not be quite as public about is a fear of flying. After all, how can something as common place as flying be something to be afraid of? Surely almost every plane that takes off lands again safely?

Yet fear of flying is a biggie.

Hypnosis to the rescue!

By getting to the core of the fear, hypnosis can turn round the fear of flying and let you face an airport without turning into a quivering wreck.

The same goes for any other fear or phobia you’ve got.

For instance, if you’ve been afraid of heights since childhood, you can listen to a hypnosis MP3 and watch the fear melt away. This won’t mean that you will lose the natural fear that kicks in when you are about to do something stupid from a height. But it will mean that you can climb a tower or tall building and admire the view, without your knuckles turning white while they are gripping the nearest safe object.

Public speaking is another very common fear. Truth be known, most of the audience probably don’t care what you are saying in your presentation. They’re just glad that it’s you who drew the short straw rather than them. You can use hypnosis to boost your confidence in public speaking so that you don’t break out into a cold sweat the next time you are asked to speak in public.

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How To Use Hypnosis To Make Money

May 14, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

If you are interested in alternative therapies and have a website, there is a great way to increase your income on the internet.

Using Clickbank I have set up an account through which I promote my Hypnotherapy scripts, Hypnosis MP3’s and NLP and Hypnosis e-books. As a qualified and accredited trainer of both Hypnosis and NLP, I only feature worthwhile, well written material on the People Building website.

The page which feature the Hypnosis scripts on our website, is at the time of writing this article, the page which is viewed most on our website. Along with the traffic that arrives to this page are buyers of the scripts on the page. This means that writing and selling scripts has become a source of income in itself.

Of course, I’m always looking for new and worthwhile ways to promote the scripts so that people have even more opportunities to buy them. When I found out about the success other people have had as a result of internet marketing, I decided to sign up for a click bank account. This was a relatively simple and fast process. You do not have to pay to sell other peoples stuff, but if you want clickbank to sell your products, you have to pay a one off fee.

Now, I am inviting you to make extra income as a result of the success of our hypnosis products. All you have to do is open a clickbank account and become an affiliate to us. That means you will promote our products on your website and earn a whopping 40% commission on the products you sell. Of course, the temptation is to sell the most expensive products (currently $120.00) to earn the most commission, however, it would be true to say that often our cheaper product sell on a more consistent basis. Things like the Stop Smoking scripts, fear of flying scripts and nail biting scripts are all very popular.

Once you have a Clickbank account, you can begin to create products of your own, hypnosis scripts, e-books, and MP3 downloads are all popular and you can choose what commission you will pay to those who will then sell your products for you!

In fact, if you sell our products for us, get in touch, and we will guarantee to sell at least one of your best suited products on our site in return. Increase the credibility of your own site by featuring resources that are interesting and worthwhile resources for your customers.

There are many other ways of promoting your website and the resources it has to offer. Google Adwords is an effective but often expensive way to create extra traffic to your site. Usually the most effective keywords are also the most expensive ones. Writing articles is often free, but can be time consuming and sometimes there is only so much that can be said about who you are and what you have to offer, however becoming an affiliate to another site can increase the amount of traffic your site receives, if the site that promotes your products is well viewed.

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Self Hypnosis – Power of the Subconscious Mind

May 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

Self Hypnosis is a subject which evokes a million responses from a million different people. Some feel overawed by it, yet others are plain scared of it; some others seem skeptical about it, and yet others are what we know as believers? Have you ever found yourself wondering what Self Hypnosis is all about? Have you been intrigued by the success stories you have heard, but never thought you could benefit from it?

Various people may have various reactions to self-hypnosis, however the fact remains that it is fast emerging as a field of science which can prove beneficial in successfully addressing a myriad problems in anyone’s life. Contrary to popular belief it is not about “seeing a magician” or “getting help”, it’s about being self empowered. Self hypnosis is about taking the responsibility of bringing about changes in your life, in your own hands. It is meant for anyone who wants to work at changing aspects of their personality, or habits that they have formed.

At my practice in Oxfordshire I am often asked to describe what self-hypnosis is. I often find myself telling my clients that it is nothing but the awakening and strengthening of our subconscious mind. Our subconscious mind is more powerful than we can ever imagine, and it’s high time we gave it, its due. Self-hypnosis is all about connecting our conscious mind, with the subconscious mind. It’s like making two long lost friends meet each other. Or better still, it’s like helping two spouses who often miss connecting with each other on a busy day, reconnect with each other. In order to master the art of awakening our subconscious mind, it is necessary that we take out time from our hectic schedules to talk to it, to coax it to blossom into its full glory.

I often equate the process of self-hypnosis as something that is as similar to driving a car. When we first learn to drive it, we are careful about all the maneuvers that we need to make to have a smooth ride…push the accelerator, release the clutch, steady the wheel. When we first begin, it seems like we would be reduced to nothing but nervous wrecks while driving; however, as time passed and driving became a routine, most of us did not pay even the slightest attention to the strategies required to drive a car. Because we function on something called auto-pilot. The act of driving, and all the maneuvers associated with it are so well imprinted in our minds, that we do not need to put in a conscious effort. It has by default become a part of the subconscious mind. Self-hypnosis too, is related to the subconscious and it requires practice. There is a certain amount of discipline required to awaken our sleeping subconscious.

Self Hypnosis is basically a means of letting your subconscious mind communicate with your conscious mind. We can only establish contact with our subconscious minds, when we relax and let our conscious mind take a back seat. Our subconscious mind has immense powers, and it can be mastered with routine practice. Once the programming has been done, our little computer functions automatically on the responses it has stored in early practice sessions.

With the help of self-hypnosis, you can successfully alter habits such as smoking, nervousness, drug or alcohol addiction. Similarly when it comes to personality development, use of self hypnosis can make you a more confident and assertive person, it can instill a positive self image, become a performance booster and even help make your life a better place to be in.

Research suggests that we only use about 10% of our subconscious’s total potential. So just imagine if we could put into the use rest 90% how different life could be!

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Product: The Quit Smart Hypnosis Tape

May 12, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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The purpose of the Quit Smart Hypnosis Tape is to help a smoker become a nonsmoker.

Pros: The subconscious mind is always open to suggestion. It doesn’t matter whether we are young or old or awake or asleep. Our conscious mind can be closed tight and unable to be influenced by outside forces and yet at the same time our subconscious mind is awake, alert, and ready to accept suggestions that it perceives to be helpful, or even unhelpful on occasion. Brainwashing that causes people to become suicide bombers is done through suggestions made to the subconscious mind.

The Quit Smart Hypnosis Tape is a tape recording of Robert Conroy, who has a deep melodic voice that guides you through the process of quitting smoking on track 1 and remaining a nonsmoker on track 2. You can let your conscious mind start the tape and your subconscious mind do the work so you can become a non smoker and stay a not smoker for life.

Cons: There are no discernible cons associated with Quit Smart. It appears to be an excellent program, and there is an ironclad guarantee offered.

Guarantee: Quit Smart guarantees that you will successfully quit smoking with the Quit Smart Stop Smoking Kit. If you do not quit smoking, simple return the Kit within 90 days for a full refund.

Value for money: The Quit Smart Hypnosis Tape is a good product and it is also a very good value.

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The Amazing Powers of Self Hypnosis

May 10, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

I want to share a success story about hypnosis for weight loss. There are so many, but this one stands out in my mind and touches my heart. I was working in the summer of 2004 with a young lady named Jen. She was 19 at the time and was scheduled to undergo gastric bypass surgery. This surgery is very drastic and involved stapling the stomach so that the person can no longer eat large meals. She also already had liposuction but regained all of her weight. Her father had died and all her mother wanted was for Jen to be happy.

As they both sat in my office in tears, Jen told me that this was her last attempt to lose weight before killing herself. After her mom left the room, we began the hypnosis session. While in a trance, Jen remembered being abused by her father. It was traumatic for her to recall this, but helpful at the same time. Jen also revealed that she had “built up a protective layer” with the excess weight. She explained while under hypnosis that the weight repelled men and kept her “safe.”

After Jen was out of hypnosis, I invited her mom back into the office. The three of us discussed this unfortunate event. Her mom said that she had suspected that it happened, but never had proof until now. Jen returned the next week and we began working on re-building her self-esteem using hypnosis. This is very easy to do with hypnosis since the messages go directly to the subconscious mind. If you want to do this yourself, just make a tape with positive suggestions that you play in bed each night as you go to sleep.

In the four weeks that followed, I was able to reframe the way she felt about eating right, exercising, and taking care of herself in general. After only six sessions, I told Jen that I had done all the work we needed to do.

Last week, Jen sent me an e-mail with a picture. You see, I had programmed her to continue to eat right, exercise, and take care of herself. Well, the picture she sent looked like a model! Jen had gone from 325 lbs. to 115 lbs! The e-mail was even more inspirational. Here’s what she wrote:

Dear Steve,

It has been a year since our last session. The pounds have been consistently dropping. I eat differently and don’t even try to. I exercise three times a week and love it. Most importantly, my view of life is completely different now. I went from being overweight and suicidal to being thin, sexy, beautiful and totally confident. My mom is happier than ever and so is my husband. That’s right! I am married. He’s 6’4″, an architect, and wants kids. I feel like I’m living the life of my dreams. Hypnosis is amazing. You taught me that I could do ANYTHING that I BELIEVE I can do. You are right. Feel free to share this letter with others. I want the world to know about the power of hypnosis and the power of the human mind!

With much love and respect,

Jen

In my line of work I get to see this happen often. Jen is one of the many people who decided to make a powerful change in her life. Hypnosis helped, but the change was really due to her commitment to herself. I hope that the sharing of Jen’s journey will inspire you to create whatever powerful change you desire in your life. There are no obstacles, except the ones YOU create in your mind. Remove those obstacles, and you will easily live the life of YOUR dreams.

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Cure Your Fear Of Flying With Hypnosis

May 9, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

Fear of flying is a phobia that keeps people from getting onto airplanes and heading where they need to be. It is something that can afflict a person for many years and usually there is no rhyme or reason to why it impacts a certain person. It is simply a mental block that keeps people from rationally thinking about flying in an airplane. This can be a particularly devastating problem for people who are in business, as flying across the world has become a very important part of the business landscape. Maybe you need to head across the ocean to close a business deal. Maybe you must travel a long distance to see a sick family member. Whatever the case may be, it is always nice to have the option of flying.

Fear of flying is a common thing. In fact, many people suffer from anxiety when it comes to flying in an airplane. The problem occurs when that bit of anxiety turns into a lot of anxiety and you can no longer function while flying in an airplane. At that point, fear can occur when a person goes to get on a plane or it might even cause them to stay home. This is something that can be fixed, but it takes some mental conditioning. It takes a change in thinking in order to achieve the goal of chasing away the fear of flying.

Like with most mental problems, it is easy to get rid of the problem if you can change your thinking. A complete change in mindset about flying and airplanes is something that can be achieved through hypnosis. As a practicing hypnotherapist, I have seen my share of people overcome different mentally based problems. Things like smoking, alcoholism, and gambling addiction can be cured with hypnosis and so can a fear of flying.

Many people think that hypnotherapy is simply something you see out on a stage in Las Vegas. This is short changing the process a whole lot. Though it might seem like magic, hypnosis is actually a mental treatment that enables people to calm down and let good thoughts replace those ill thoughts. You would be surprised with the number of things that hypnosis can cure. If you are struggling with fear of flying and you see no other solution to cure this fear, then consider hypnosis. Get all of the information that you can find and make a decision about whether hypnosis is right for you.

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Unorthodox Therapy – Weight Loss Hypnosis

May 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

There are no effortless or painless ways of losing substantial amounts of weight. All the current slimming pills, devices and surgical procedures for weight loss are of limited effectiveness. Many of these so-called best weight loss programs carry significant risks and should only be contemplated in extreme cases. Many weight loss products and devices are frankly fraudulent. Substantial weight loss requires the body to be in prolonged energy deficit but we have evolved a very efficient body mechanism that drives us to eat enough food to prevent energy deficit. Our control mechanism may permit, or even encourage, overeating but nature makes energy deficit very uncomfortable. Medically, it is referred to as “Hynoscript.” Every person has an inborn weight control mechanism, a set point that attempts to maintain a particular amount of fat on the body.

When we diet we are trying to resist these powerful, natural urges that normally prevent energy deficit. Appetite suppressant drugs may reduce these drives, weight loss hypnosis may help us to resist them and dietary manipulations may maximize the satiating power of each food calorie. Ultimately, however, the dieter is still going to have to endure considerable discomfort and exercise considerable willpower to lose a lot of weight. Despite this pessimistic conclusion and despite all the hurdles, anyone who does achieve prolonged energy deficit will lose weight. Weight loss is not impossible for anyone if they are determined enough, persistent enough and if they have a sound weight loss program.

Most weight gain problems are the direct result of our own habits. We eat too much and exercise too little. This fact has advanced the healthcare and weight-loss industries as the largest in our society today. Many people each year disappointed with the orthodox forms of treatments seek out various methods to help them lose unwanted pounds, such as acupressure, magnet therapy, and weight loss hypnosis. There is still no concrete evidence to validate these therapies. However, if you want to try weight loss hypnosis, try to have an open mind but do not count on it working. The treatment of obesity through hypnosis or hypnotism can be helpful for people who are not able to resist the temptation to eat more food, in spite of being aware that obesity is a hazardous syndrome.

What you are trying to achieve by using weight loss hypnosis is a change in your eating habits or your set point that will keep you healthy and allow you to eat enough to reach and maintain your ideal weight. If using weight loss hypnosis you can keep your weight down for three years you will have established a new set point and it will be easy to maintain your lower weight. Think of your weight loss hypnosis as a thermostat that regulates your weight. It is nonetheless advisable to follow a low-calorie whole foods diet, along with your weight loss hypnosis. And as with any professional service, validate the hypnotist’s credentials and check references.

Summary:

The responsibility for the success or failure of any weight loss hypnosis ultimately lies with the dieter rather than the hypnotist or therapist. The professional can only empower and encourage the dieter. This is a difficult concept for many dieters and professionals to accept. Normally, when we consult a doctor about an injury or illness, our role as “patients” is seen as a largely passive one – we are required merely to take the prescribed drugs. The professional’s skill in selecting and carrying out the correct treatment is seen as the crucial factor for successful recovery. Weight loss hypnosis is at the opposite end of this spectrum of control. In weight loss hypnosis, the expert can usually do no more than provide information, advice and encouragement. The success of failure of the treatment depends largely upon the patient’s ability to understand, interpret and successfully implement the treatment plan.

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