What is a session like

What is a session like?

First of all hypnosis is not sleep. If it were you, would not remember anything that is spoken about in a session. Typically, a session can last from 45 min. - 2 hours.

However, the majority of sessions last for one hour. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis; I am only your guide that places suggestions into your subconscious mind. We have two minds, a conscious mind, which is temporary memory, and a subconscious mind, or permanent memory. In a conscious state we can only hold about seven bits of information. An example would be telling your husband to go to the store and pick up six items. Without a list, he probably will be calling you on the cell phone to find out what the last few items were. Or, try to remember a phone number with the area code as someone tries to give it to you verbally.

Once you have completed your task, that temporary memory is thrown out, not to be used again, hence you forget

Subconscious mind on the other hand can remember billions of bits of information, like a supercomputer. Everything that you have ever experienced, touched, smelled, tasted, heard, seen or learned is in here, forever. Through hypnosis you can record and recall all of these memories. They are stored in a data bank awaiting you to recall them.

A person is not born an addict, a smoker, full of stress, or even an over eater, they started these habits for whatever reason. Since you were not born this way, these habits can be removed from your subconscious mind. Fears and phobias are done the same way, by suggestions and removing imprints. Removing negative imprints and replacing them with positive ones, especially in athletes. People often say, “I have strong willpower.” Willpower is only temporary memory and can lead you into a sense of false security.

Your sessions here today, and future sessions will address these imprints, by removing negative imprints and replacing them with positive ones. Hypnosis is not mind control, in fact you are in control all of the time. You will still hear sounds, noises, and even if you want to open your eyes and get up if you choose so. You are in control all of the time. Do to the extreme feeling of relaxation however, you may not want to do anything except lay there and be content. Most important, you cannot, and I repeat, get stuck in hypnosis.

“Can I be hypnotized?” Only, if you want to and you are here of your own free will. “I’m too smart, I can’t be hypnotized.” False, the smarter you are the easier you will be to hypnotize. Of course, if under the influence of drugs or alcohol that would pose a problem.

Hypnosis for children is excellent because in their minds they have not been contaminated with the false ideas and lies that of adults have been exposed to. What the child hears, or sees they believe. In the same sense whatever the subconscious mind sees, hears, or experiences is believed to be true. We have to bypass the critical factor that separates the conscious mind from the subconscious mind. When this is done suggestions take, and are believed to be true.

The subconscious mind is like a DVD player, where you can speed up say, a visual image. Slow it down, fast forwarded, zoom in, zoom out, and even freeze frame. This is especially useful in sports hypnosis and even for tests, exams, and lectures. Police often use hypnosis to gather evidence from witnesses and victims, however the hypnotist should be trained in forensic hypnosis or at least be a police officer with the proper hypnosis training.

Hypnosis today is playing an important role in the medical and dental field. Imagine surgery without anesthesia, dental extraction without Novocain, childbirth without pain. Hypnosis for pain management has been used for years.

In these sessions you will be asked to be as comfortable as possible, wear loose fitting clothes, and maybe even take your shoes off. You may even bring a friend, or loved one while in session to give you the added security until you feel comfortable enough to come alone.

All that is asked of you is that you keep an open mind, be comfortable, relaxed and leave everything to me. You really don’t even have to pay attention if you don’t want, you can even think about whatever’s on your mind, after all, I will be talking to your subconscious mind, remember the two lines from earlier in the publication? Your subconscious mind is multitasked which means you can perform a variety of functions at the same time, like a computer. Whatever happens let it happen, don’t force it to happen.

Throughout the session you will be asked to feel certain things, don’t try, or force it. Let it come natural. I will use certain terms such as visualize, picture, imagine, or think. These are used because some people can visualize a lemon, others can picture but none visualize, some can only think. By doing this we cover all the bases. You may taste, smell or even feel an object in hypnosis.

All of these things let me, and you know you have attained certain levels of hypnosis. I may even produce a suggestion of tingling, throbbing, and even pulsating sensations. These two are all to give you and me an idea of the level of your hypnosis depth.

Again, all you have to do is relax, listen and experience your journey and I guarantee you, you will enjoy this session while getting what you wish to attain. There are no boundaries in hypnosis and the experience is up to you.

Each time you come back for session it will be easier and easier to attain this state that you enjoy. There may come a time when we have a session and all I do is touch your four head, and you will automatically go into hypnosis. It has been said that with each session your IQ level increases. It only takes 4 to 6 min. to reach a deep state of hypnosis.

It is very important that you learn self hypnosis with me. This way when you are not in session you can continue giving yourself suggestions to correct what it is you are here for. You will also be given hypnosis CDs upon the end of your third session. You must follow the instructions if you are to attain your goal. You may also be given posthypnotic suggestions either verbal, or color related. These will help to strengthen these posthypnotic suggestions.

Either way, it is well up to you. I will give you the best of my training and you must be willing to give me your full, undivided attention. All can be attained, you have a powerful mind, it, is just a matter of how we use it. Remember, we were born with a “clean hard drive”, all bad habits, fears, and phobias can be wiped clean or changed for the better.

Please feel free to ask me any question that may arise. Clinical hypnosis is an ever expanding field. We as hypnotherapists are always learning new techniques and uses for hypnosis. There is nothing that hypnosis cannot do to help you attain medical, dental or sports success.

There are times that you may want a session, and sessions sometime have to be tailored to the individual. If this is the case, don’t be discouraged, it may take a little bit more time to script the session, or you may have to come back for other sessions.

While doing some sessions such as stop smoking, or weight loss that we may uncover something else that needs to be addressed, either way it is to your benefit to undergo it.

In sports hypnosis, we address to the best of our ability all issues relating to your sport. I will give you extreme concentration, focus, a no fear attitude, and a warrior like attitude. You will be able to recall everything that you have done in sports and even change the outcome. If you were to watch another person compete in your sport you will be able to lock this into your subconscious mind and then recall it to your advantage.

The Russians have been using hypnotists for generations, and it has been here with the use of hypnotists that they have dominated a number of the athletic fields. Hypnosis is very powerful, but it is really the athlete that is doing the work. When competing, you will have nothing more on your mind then to destroy your competition, blocking out all distractions.

To give you an example of how powerful your mind is when hypnosis is used, I worked with a power lifter for just 30 min. prior to his going out onto the floor and breaking the world’s record of over 1200 pounds in a squat. I then worked with another power lifter who went out after a 20 min. session and set a world’s record in the bench press.

I also worked with a wrestler from Pennsylvania and just by giving him my wrestling CDs, having never wrestled before in his life went through the entire season without losing a match, and eventually defeating the Pennsylvania State Champion for his weight class, and all his mother wanted him to do was to increase his self-esteem.

If you have any questions regarding hypnosis, don’t hesitate to ask.

Thank you for choosing me.