Before we get into the next post we want to thank you all for your questions. Please keep sending them. They really help us to develop programs that are meaningful. GIFT: Everyone who has sent questions will receive an invitation our upcoming seminar  “Re-programing the Mind to Stop Procrastination“. For those of you new to

I hope you have taken the first and second action steps. Congratulate yourself for taking action. These small steps are already moving you forward in the direction of what you want.  We will continue to use the principle of taking small doable steps, when we get to the setting goals section. Recap of the actions

Once again thank you all for sending questions about panic, hypnosis, fear and procrastination. I will continue to answer your questions.  If I haven’t responded to your question yet,  I hope that some of the answers to the other questions have been of use to you. Another great question came in recently, and it’s on

Hello again, thanks for your patience in waiting for the test. To show how hard it is to do something just on the conscious level, let’s take this little test. Test/ Exercise: Right now I’d like you to “tell yourself to relax.” If you happen to be stressed right now this would be a great

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

This is the 3rd part of the answer to the question about changing stress using the”conscious” part of the mind. Question: “Is there anyway I can reduce stress without doing self-hypnosis or trance?” Answer part 3 The answer to your question is yes there are many ways to deal with or manage stress on the

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Yesterday we were talking about using the preferred system to get into a trance easily.  So you might be wondering how this  information is used in creating a trance state. For each system (A,V,K) the hypnotist would use

(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