Understanding Hypnosis

The hypnotic state is a natural and normal state of the mind.

Hypnotism is a completely safe, noninvasive process where the subconscious mind becomes receptive and allows the establishment of new thoughts and emotions. It’s a process that gives you the opportunity to heal your whole self.

When we heal the thought and emotion living in our mind, we heal the symptom manifesting in our body.

This theory is based on Thought-Cause Alignment, and is fundamental to using hypnosis for healthy change. The premise is that our mental thought patterns influence our emotional and physical health. This model is quite different from the theory of disease in conventional medicine that places the source or origin of disease in the body rather than in the mind.

The body's natural tendency is that towards health.

"The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well." (Hippocrates, 460-377 B.C.) Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician and teacher wasngiven the title of “Father of Medicine”. He taught that our physical body has the inborn ability to correct itself and grow whole and healthy. When given a healing environment, the mind is given the opportunity to rebalance with healthy thoughts and emotions.

Every person goes in and out of lighter states of hypnosis several times each day.

Hypnosis is a state of focused mental concentration, self awareness, watchfulness and heightened emotional sensitivity. We all move into this mental state spontaneously many times throughout the day. For example, when we are watching a movie or reading a great book and we are completely immersed in the storyline, our focus and concentration deepens, time is suspended and everything happening around us becomes less important. However if the phone rings, we are suddenly jolted back into our everyday conscious mind or outer awareness. We are neither asleep nor unconscious, but we are in a natural state of hypnosis. The subconscious mind or inner awareness dominates, we move into deeper thoughts and became more sensitive to our emotions.

You are always in complete control while in a state of hypnosis.

Although the body is deeply relaxed, the mind is very alert and aware. You are able to hear and respond, and actively take part in a hypnosis session. It is up to you, what suggestions you accept or reject.

Hypnosis allows all levels of the mind to work in beautiful harmony.

When you give consent to move into hypnosis, the critical or judgmental part of your mind temporarily moves to the side, and allows your conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind to work together. This allows you to make new healthy decisions and choices, thus establish healthy positive thoughts, beliefs and emotions within your mind. This is healing, not managing.