| Perhaps you are not overly comfortable with seeing a | | | | suggestions. This is often called a hypnotic induction, or |
| hypnotherapist in person or over the phone to discuss | | | | hypnosis induction, and many, many exist. Try relaxing |
| your problem, or how you want to change your life. | | | | your body by focusing on your breathing. Taking deep |
| More and more people are learning self hypnosis now, | | | | breaths in through your nose, and full breaths out |
| because they are seeing that in order to change their | | | | through your mouth. You can also imagine every |
| lives, they must first work on their inner minds. Our | | | | muscle in your body completely relaxing, from the top |
| minds, thoughts and beliefs affect every action in our | | | | of your head, to the bottom of your toes. Or, you can |
| lives, so why not try to change the mind in the comfort | | | | do it the opposite way. It really doesn't matter. Just as |
| of your own home. | | | | long as you relax. |
| Or, maybe you are just learning self hypnosis for fun, | | | | 3. Once you are done relaxing, you find yourself in |
| and also want to hypnotize your friends, family or even | | | | trance. |
| strangers. Whichever route you take, you will find | | | | Once your mind arrives in that trance state, you may |
| hypnosis to be engaging, fun, enlightening and | | | | not feel any different than before you started. You |
| empowering. What do you need to first learn hypnosis | | | | may feel more relaxed and at ease, but you aren't |
| skills or perform hypnosis party tricks? Just you. That | | | | going to hear any strange sounds, or experience any |
| is the only tool you need. | | | | vivid hallucinations that can only be achieved through |
| You are going to first learn how to put yourself into | | | | psychosomatic drugs. Don't worry! Just because you |
| trance. This is just another word for deep relaxation. | | | | only feel "relaxed", doesn't mean you are not in a |
| This is where you can insert new suggestions, beliefs | | | | trance state. A trance is just another word for |
| and visualizations so your mind can accept them as | | | | relaxation, and once you are relaxed, you are in trance. |
| true. For example, when you reach this state of | | | | Now you have come to the point in the session to |
| relaxation you will tell yourself that you love eating | | | | place suggestions in your subconscious mind. Change |
| health (like an affirmation), visualizing yourself eating | | | | occurs at a very deep level here, so it is important that |
| good, nutritious foods, exercising, etc. Your brain will | | | | you accompany these suggestions with intense |
| accept these as true beliefs of yourself, making you | | | | visualizations. This is where a therapist or a self |
| more likely to perform these actions in your everyday | | | | hypnosis program will make it easier, as doing it all in |
| life. | | | | your head may get you lost. However, if you find |
| 1. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. | | | | yourself drifting off, just wake yourself up by counting |
| By closing your eyes, you send a signal to your brain | | | | backwards from 5 to 1, and opening your eyes. You |
| that you are ready to go within. This is a learned signal | | | | can try again later. Practice makes perfect! |
| that you have repeated, over and over again, to your | | | | Self hypnosis is easy to learn, and you will get a hang |
| mind when you go to sleep at night. You close your | | | | of it in no time. It is a blissful experience, and you don't |
| eyes so you can sleep and go within (dream). Also, by | | | | always have to be working on a problem in your |
| taking a deep breath in, and a deep breath out, you | | | | subconscious mind. Sometimes there are "hypnosis |
| start relaxing your body and your mind (and relaxation | | | | party tricks" that you can do on others, or on yourself, |
| is key!). | | | | to tighten eyelids, float arms and make body parts itch. |
| 2. Relaxation is Key! | | | | This tool can be fun, spiritual and empowering, and it's |
| By relaxing your body, you relax your mind, which | | | | now time for you to try it for yourself! |
| opens your brain and makes it more receptive to | | | | |