Hypnosis is a state of consciousness where the doorway between the conscious and the subconscious minds are opened.
This is a natural state wherein the critical faculty (the conscious mind) is bypassed and the subconscious mind is access and given direction to facilitate making desired life changes. The opening of the subconscious mind provides a laser-like concentration on the subject of the desired change.
Hypnosis involves
the induction of a trance-like condition, wherein the client is actually in
an enhanced state of awareness – a very high state of concentration; a state
wherein the conscious mind “steps aside” and the subconscious mind is accessed.
The subconscious mind is powerful. It is
the part of the mind that tells our lungs to breathe and our hearts to beat
without us having to actually “think” about these activities.
Hypnosis
does not involve the client being put into a deep sleep, and the client cannot
be made to do anything they would not ordinarily do. They remain
fully aware of their surroundings and situation, and are not “at the mercy” of
the therapist – but in a state of laser-like concentration. The important
thing is that the client wants to change some behavioral habit or addiction and
is highly motivated to do so. In hypnosis, we simply give the
subconscious mind permission and direction to use its power to make desired
changes automatically.
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