The reason we don’t usually have much success with just telling ourselves to “just relax”  or  by making statements such as: “I won’t be angry” is that what is stored in the unconscious determines how we will react to present day events. To use the part of the mind where you can actually re-program things

Yesterday we were discussing the difficulty people have in trying to change an negative habit  using the conscious part of the mind. I received the following question: “So you think a person can’t change using conscious, cognitive thoughts?” Actually the question sounds more like a belief the person who sent it in holds  (about the

Today we’ll be talking more about the 2 parts of the mind. The conscious and the unconscious. Here are a few facts about the unconscious part of the mind. 1. The unconscious works for our well being. 2.  We might give a directive on a conscious level but it is the unconscious that carries it

In the last few posts I’ve been talking about different ways of creating rapport.   And as we all know when first meeting someone, whether it is social or business creating rapport is important. There is unconscious communication that goes on between people all the time.  Learning about this underlying component to communication is an exciting

Many clients are concerned  about whether or not they can be hypnotized. Begin to deal with this fear by  explaining that trance occurs naturally. We all experience trance  many times in our lives, whether we were consciously aware of it or not. There are many common day experiences where we are in an altered (or

Question:   Is there anyway I can reduce stress without doing self-hypnosis or trance? Answer Part 2: A stimulus that causes stress for one person may not even create a ripple for another person. What triggers a stress reaction might be outside your awareness. For example an old song playing on the radio can bring back

Yesterday we were talking about using NLP, how to find the preferred modality of your clients (Visual, Kinesthetic or Auditory) and how to use words to enter a trance state more easily. For today let’s do a powerful mind expanding exercise. Please read all the directions first: Question: What would a perfect day be like

(continued from this morning’s post ( 3 ) Remember that each of us processes information in a different way. The 3 types of processing are visual, auditory and kinesthetic.   To find out your “lead system” do this simple exercise.  Imagine an apple.  Do this before reading the rest of the instructions. Now that you’ve thought

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Continued from Hypnosis (2a): Many people are concerned with being controlled. The reality is that even while in a trance state, if a hypnotist were to ask them to do something not in alignment with their values, they

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman PhD for new practitioners of hypnosis. This morning we were discussing a common fear people have about hypnosis and going into trance.  Many people are afraid they will do something embarrassing.  I was telling the story about a woman I was talking to