Thought loops can be brought under control by removing any negative emotions associated with them and then choosing something else to think in their place. Once the new thinking becomes a habit, the loop is broken. Positive thought loops can be utilized by training the mind to focus on the big picture as well as … Read more
To get results, you need to have a clear vision of what you want, you need to know why it’s important to you and what you really get out of it, you need a plan, and you need to take specific steps to get there. It’s also helpful if you have a clear vision of … Read more
Pacing and leading is an iterative process in which small amounts of agreement are built and then leveraged to manifest a small change. These changes lead to rapport and may be stacked to create much larger changes. Pacing is done by copying some feature of the subject, while leading is a natural extension that follows … Read more
Most of the one-on-one hypnosis I do is carried out online through video and audio calls. Because it’s online, some of the responsibility for setting up a good environment rests with you. If you’d like to have a successful online hypnosis experience, take the time to go through each item in this article. Lightning Summary … Read more
The primary difference between hypnosis and meditation is that hypnosis is usually performed with a specific outcome in mind, while meditation tends to be more exploratory. Meditation can be thought of as a subset of hypnosis since all meditation processes are hypnotic inductions. Sounds simple, right? As with many things, there’s a bit more to … Read more
Hypnotic state elicitation and control is one of the more important skills for any hypnotist to master. A hypnotic state is a specific state of mind characterized by mono-focus. Useful hypnotic states are typically comprised of a clean emotion, associated contexts and frames, and a physiological configuration. What Is A Hypnotic State? A hypnotic state … Read more
To get rid of any bad habit, choose something else to do in its place, then mentally practice doing that new thing to build the necessary neural structures. Results can be achieved more quickly by using self-hypnosis to intensify the new action. What Are Habits? Habits are sequences of actions that our brain has automated. … Read more
To turn water into wine, recreate the effects of wine in the hypnosis subject, then anchor them to a specific glass of water. This is done by having the subject recall each of the visceral sensations that arise when drinking their favorite wine, returning them to neutral and restarting from the beginning for each step. … Read more
The Ideomotor Effect is where an involuntary physical movement (known as an ideomotor response) is caused by someone’s unconscious processes. This is a bi-directional phenomenon which can be used to mine the hypnosis subject’s unconscious mind for information and to drive change. This effect is the driving force behind many things that people commonly assume … Read more