One of the easiest, most reliable and most effective ways to hypnotize a willing subject is to ask them to produce hypnotic phenomena directly. Explain that when people go into trance they usually slow down their breathing, close their eyes, relax their muscles etc.--in short go through a list of hypnotic phenomena. Then...
A fellow hypnotherapist recently asked me about a client she had who seemed to fall asleep during a sessions. What should she do? http://www.hypnosis101.com Learn a simple protocol for dealing with hypnotic clients who appear to ahve fallen asleep.
Depth of trance http://www.hypnosis101.com It cracks me up when I hear some hypnosis instructors talk about depth of trance. In general, they fall into 2 groups; those who think deep trance is absolutely necessary for any progress and those who don't place much importance on depth of trance at all. Many old-time hypnosis instructors teach that somnambulism (a deep trance) is absolutley necessary for lasting change. Just think about it for a minute...
The Best Hypnotic Induction: Part 2 http://www.hypnosis101.com In part 1 of this video we explored the idea that different people respond to different styles of induction Here, we'll do an exercise that will help any style of induction by increasing your ability to notice trance while at the same time, decrease any dependence you might have on an induction script.
Hypnotic Amnesia?... Forget It! http://www.hypnosis101.com Every so often I get a question like this one... "Can you make me forget something? I had this bad thing happen to me (a car wreck, a romantic breakup or someone dying) and I want to get it out of my mind, obliterate it, never think about it again." When people hear that amnesia is possible with hypnosis they sometimes start thinking about what they'd like to forget...
An abreaction is a negative emotional response that occasionally occurs during hypnosis. It can happen as a result of spontaneous regression. http://www.hypnosis101.com Simply put, an abreaction is when someone gets upset during hypnosis. Now a lot of hypnotists are scared of abreactions but they can be handled easily. Here are some guidelines...
The Best Hypnotic Induction http://www.hypnosis101.com One of the questions I'm most often asked is; "What is the best induction?" Everybody is looking for the right set of words that they can read from a script that are fast and powerful. Instructors and hypnotherapists all have their favorites. Some claim their's are the best or that you have to do it exactly their way in order for it to work.
http://www.squidoo.com/using-conversational-hypnosis How to use hypnosis in your everyday conversation - usually without anyone noticing what you're doing!
Recently, I was sitting on a panel of hypnotists, next to a friend of mine. A man in the audience asked us to tell about failures we've had with our clients. My friend was the last to answer and his answer taught me something about discharging resistance.... http://www.hypnosis101.com
http://www.hypnosis101.com Five ways to make trance inductions easier and more effective. My trip to the dentist remended me of 5 simple principles of hypnotic induction...
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