Archives: 2008 May

Studies have been conducted in which scientists compare the physical signs of hypnotic subjects with those who have not been hypnotized and they have found no significant physical change between those in trance state of hypnosis and those that were not in a hypnotic state. Heart rate and respiration rate were found to be slower, […]

There is a similarity between Hypnotism, meditation, and yoga. These practices are thousands of years old. Hypnosis is more a natural occurrence in a person’s life then they realize and when one seeks to go into a state of yoga a self hypnosis is required. These two practices are different but yoga is not possible […]

Hypnotherapy is a type of alternative treatment that many people swear by in that it helps them to overcome problems that they may be having. In this article, we’ll examine the history of the use of hypnotism for medical treatment in order to increase your knowledge about where the practice came from and where it […]

In order to perform self hypnosis, there are some critical principles that are involved and need to be in place.  Luckily, most of these occur naturally as you do a self hypnosis session, but some may require a little extra effort on your part.
The first thing is that you must be able to escape your […]

Hypnotherapists help many individuals to overcome problems that they are having merely by placing them in an unconscious state and suggesting methods of behavior or reinforcing beliefs that a person may have. In this article, we will run a fine-toothed comb over the different types of techniques that are employed by hypnotherapists in order to […]

When deciding to quit smoking, it can seem an overwhelming task.  Most people have had the smoking habit for years, and stopping can present its own challenges.  There are many options for a person to consider when attempting to quit smoking; and create a healthier lifestyle.  There are nicotine patches, gum and stop smoking hypnosis.
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It has been no secret that hypnosis is widely accepted to use in therapy and for self improvement.  Nowadays, athletes use sports hypnosis to condition not just their minds but also their bodies to enhance their performance in their field of sport.  And since the mind is the most powerful “computer” in the world, professional […]

Many people choose to undergo hypnotherapy in order to help them to get over a specific problem and end up having a great success in eliminating the problem. Few people realize the potent power of hypnotherapy when it comes to various types of problems and illnesses, however, so in this article, we’ll examine some of […]

One does not actually need a psychotherapist or a professional hypnotherapist to be in a state of hypnosis.  Some may say that hypnosis actually happens in our everyday lives without us being aware that we are being hypnotized.  Trivial things like reading a good book, floating in a daydream, getting on the process of sleeping, […]

There are many different opinions regarding hypnosis, whether self hypnosis or guided hypnosis.  For those that believe in hypnosis, self-hypnosis instruction is a very useful way to modify an undesirable lifestyle choice or habit.  Self hypnosis is define as an activity in which an individual enters a hypnotic trance-like state under his or her own […]