What is Hypnosis?
“Hypnosis is a state of magnified concentration in whereas a person’s subconscious mind becomes receptive to positive emotions and positive habit changes such as helping a person stop smoking, lose weight, increase motivation and confidence and to let go of stress and tensions”. A suggestion under the hypnosis relaxation is nine times more powerful and stronger because your subconscious mind is 90% of your mind power. Hypnosis helps to put a person in control of their mind power. Our conscious mind or will power part of our mind is only about 10% of your total mind power. All negative habits and emotions are all in a person’s subconscious mind and hypnosis helps you to reprogram your subconscious mind and emotions so that you can reach every goal in your life and not hold yourself back from happiness.
Very simply it is a state of focused concentration. It comes from the Greek hypno which means to sleep. However, this is a misnomer. Use of hypnosis produces a wonderful state of deep physical relaxation and increased mental awareness. The increased mental awareness enables YOU to maximize and harness the POWER OF YOUR MIND to make the changes you desire. You always have the choice to respond to the suggestions or ignore them. The key to successful use of hypnosis is your willingness to change.
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind with special identifying characteristics. They are: • An extraordinary mental and physical relaxation. • Heightened and selective attention. • Temporary passivity of the analytical part of the mind. • An intense and emotionalised desire on the part of the hypnotised person to satisfy the suggested behaviour.
Hypnosis is a concentrated, focused state of mind. It is a natural ability. You go in and out of a hypnotic state when you daydream, or concentrate intently on a project, or just before you fall asleep at night. It is a state of consciousness which is measurable on an EEG (a machine that measures brain waves). The alpha waves measured during hypnosis are similar to the brain waves activated during meditation. The word “hypnosis” (sometimes misspelled as “hipnosis”) was first used in 1876. It is generally defined as “the inducement of sleep”. It is from the Greek word “hypnos” (sleep) plus “-osis” (condition). Although the word is derived from the word “sleep” it is a common misconception that someone in a hypnotic trance is asleep or unconscious. If you are hypnotized you are awake with your mind focused on something specific. You ignore outside noises and you are more open to suggestion. When used in therapy your concentrated mind is paired with the relaxation of your body to facilita
