For thousands of years hypnosis has been used for healing purposes in ancient cultures like Egypt and Greece: in ‘sleep temples’ people were asked to lie down to listen to somebody chanting. At that time it was already acknowledged that healing the mind will facilitate physical healing.

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness, a heightened state of focused concentration in which the client is willing to follow suggestions. This state of mind is usually achieved with the help of a hypnotherapist although one can experience focused attention any time during the day, for example being totally absorbed in reading a book, watching a movie or driving along a highway and missing the chosen exit.

The purpose of hypnosis as a therapeutic technique is to help people change unwanted behavior, increase understanding about the root of an emotional issue and address it, thus making appropriate changes in life.

Another area of success is pain- and stress management and personal development.

In order to be lasting in effect, changes need to come from the inside – outside changes are superficial and address only the conscious mind. This is also the reason why many people fail in achieving their goals, as they are trying to change using the conscious mind while the old programs have not been removed or neutralized on a subconscious level.
The new suggestion or affirmation needs to bypass the critical observation of the conscious mind, which will check all existing information on a subconscious level. In case that the new affirmation doesn’t match with the experiences, thoughts and believes stored there, the critical factor of the conscious mind will not allow that new thought to pass into the subconscious mind.

Therefore if one would like to experience the benefits of a new direction in life, changes need to be made at the subconscious level after bypassing the critical factor of the conscious mind. And this is where the hypnotic state comes in to help making the necessary changes needed.

Scientist found out that we use only about 8 – 10 % of our subconscious mind. It seems to be a place of almost limitless power if accessed in the right way. Not without reason spiritual masters point out that what we think we become. Whatever the mind can accept and believe, it can achieve. We are the ones responsible for setting up our limitations.

Hypnotherapy is an excellent therapy for most conditions including

• smoking cessation
• weight control
• depression
• anxiety
• fears and phobias
• eating disorders
• sleep disorders
• childhood traumas
• nail biting, thumb sucking
• pain control
• enuresis

Facts about Hypnosis:

» Hypnosis is a heightened state of concentration and focused attention. Under hypnosis one has full control over the process at all times and can end the hypnotic state at any desired time.

» The hypnotherapist is only a facilitator. All hypnosis is ultimately self-hypnosis.

» Only a willing client can be hypnotized, nothing can be achieved against a client’s will. It is the client and not the hypnotherapist who makes hypnosis work or not. The client chooses to give his attention to the hypnotist, and he can withdraw it at any time as well.

» The client can accept or reject any of the therapist’s suggestions during the hypnotic state.

» Most clients remember everything that happened under hypnosis.

» No drugs or medication is used to access the subconscious mind.

» One is always in control, no one ever gets stuck. Some people enjoy this deep relaxed state so much that they don’t want to come out, as the mind is completely free of any stress and they are able to experience a state of inner peace and total freedom.

» Almost anyone who wants to overcome his or her mental, emotional or behavioral challenges can benefit from hypnotherapy.