What is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis has two functions. One creates a very relaxed state of awareness that supports change on a deep and lasting level. The other is an unconscious defense mechanism that occurs spontaneously as a protective mechanism when someone is frightened, disoriented, or in situation of severe mental or physical stress.
What is the history of Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is not a new modality of treatment. Under a variety of names, hypnosis has been known and utilized for many hundreds of years as a means of influencing human behavior to help bring about change in the beliefs buried deep in the subconscious. Therapeutic suggestion and concentration has been practiced throughout history , as we have sought to relieve discomfort, disorder and disease. The Celts and Druids practiced hypnosis. The Egyptians founded "sleep temples" some 4,000 years ago dedicated to therapeutic trance states in which curative suggestions were given. The Bible has many sections, which allude to hypnotic phenomena.
What can Hypnosis help with?
Hypnotherapy helps with smoking cessation, over eating, anxieties, relationships, blood pressure, pain, headaches, depression, resentment, and compulsions.
Hypnosis can improve exam performance, study recall, public speaking, pain control, performance, releasing the past, communication, goal setting, memory, sports focus, personal growth, confidence, assertiveness, relaxation, counseling and personal power.