The art of self-hypnosis
Self-hypnosis is an excellent tool to help you overcome a variety of personal challenges yet can be a challenging skill to master. The difficulty in learning and perfecting the skill arises because during self-hypnosis you are both the leader and the follower. While this may seem like a challenge at first, with the guidance of a good hypnotherapist you will be able to perfect this invaluable technique and help yourself overcome any obstacle that you may encounter.
Self-hypnosis helps you communicate more effectively with your subconscious mind helping you uncover motivations and feelings that you may have been unaware of otherwise. Self-hypnosis can help you cut out the "mental chatter" that plagues almost everyone in our society. This can help you work through your own personal problems, fears, overwhelming emotions, anxieties, and addictions. When perfected self-hypnosis allows you to clearly become aware of all the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs preventing you from evolving into your ideal you or achieving your innermost goals.
When practicing self-hypnosis ensure you have a quiet, comfortable space where you can set aside 15 to 30 minutes and not be disturbed. It's essential you feel relaxed and comfortable so it is not recommended to try and squeeze in a quick session if you are pressured by the commitments of the day. Give yourself enough time to transition in and out of hypnosis without feeling rushed.
Before beginning your self-hypnosis session prepare the suggestions you would like to give yourself. A few key points to remember are:
1.Keep it positive. (avoid the words not, don't, won't, etc.)
2.Keep it simple.
3.Keep it concise.
Example: "I am excited to go to the gym after work every day.", "I feel at ease in group situations", "I am smoke free and breathe healthy clean air."
When your suggestion has been prepared make yourself comfortable in a seated position (if you lie down you may end up taking a nap). Begin to breathe slowly and naturally, allowing all the muscles in your body to relax. Give yourself a few minutes to consciously relax all the muscles in your body and establish a smooth, relaxed, breathing pattern. Begin clearing your mind by doing your best to block out intrusive thoughts and focusing on your breathing.
Begin slowly counting down from 25 and with each number that passes through your mind allow yourself to become more and more relaxed and go deeper into your own personal, comfortable hypnotic state. When you feel relaxed, at ease, and the chatter in your mind has ceased or has become irrelevant you can give yourself your prepared suggestion. Whichever suggestion you have created for yourself can now be delivered repeatedly, at a steady, comfortable pace. Continue this for 5-15 minutes.
When you are ready to end your self-hypnosis session, begin counting up from 1 to 10, allowing your conscious mind to become more alert and present with each number. When you reach 10, tell yourself "Awake, Alert, and Ready" or something to that effect. Give yourself a moment to collect yourself and then allow yourself to ease back into the day feeling refreshed, accomplished, and more self aware.
The first few times you experience self-hypnosis or even hypnosis in general you may be wondering "Am I in hypnosis?", "is this working?", etc. These are normal feelings and are experienced by most people new to hypnosis. However after some practice you will be able to become aware of the subtle shifts within your mind and state of being and enter a hypnotic state in less time and with less resistance.
Visit The Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis in Toronto to learn more.
Self-hypnosis helps you communicate more effectively with your subconscious mind helping you uncover motivations and feelings that you may have been unaware of otherwise. Self-hypnosis can help you cut out the "mental chatter" that plagues almost everyone in our society. This can help you work through your own personal problems, fears, overwhelming emotions, anxieties, and addictions. When perfected self-hypnosis allows you to clearly become aware of all the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs preventing you from evolving into your ideal you or achieving your innermost goals.
When practicing self-hypnosis ensure you have a quiet, comfortable space where you can set aside 15 to 30 minutes and not be disturbed. It's essential you feel relaxed and comfortable so it is not recommended to try and squeeze in a quick session if you are pressured by the commitments of the day. Give yourself enough time to transition in and out of hypnosis without feeling rushed.
Before beginning your self-hypnosis session prepare the suggestions you would like to give yourself. A few key points to remember are:
1.Keep it positive. (avoid the words not, don't, won't, etc.)
2.Keep it simple.
3.Keep it concise.
Example: "I am excited to go to the gym after work every day.", "I feel at ease in group situations", "I am smoke free and breathe healthy clean air."
When your suggestion has been prepared make yourself comfortable in a seated position (if you lie down you may end up taking a nap). Begin to breathe slowly and naturally, allowing all the muscles in your body to relax. Give yourself a few minutes to consciously relax all the muscles in your body and establish a smooth, relaxed, breathing pattern. Begin clearing your mind by doing your best to block out intrusive thoughts and focusing on your breathing.
Begin slowly counting down from 25 and with each number that passes through your mind allow yourself to become more and more relaxed and go deeper into your own personal, comfortable hypnotic state. When you feel relaxed, at ease, and the chatter in your mind has ceased or has become irrelevant you can give yourself your prepared suggestion. Whichever suggestion you have created for yourself can now be delivered repeatedly, at a steady, comfortable pace. Continue this for 5-15 minutes.
When you are ready to end your self-hypnosis session, begin counting up from 1 to 10, allowing your conscious mind to become more alert and present with each number. When you reach 10, tell yourself "Awake, Alert, and Ready" or something to that effect. Give yourself a moment to collect yourself and then allow yourself to ease back into the day feeling refreshed, accomplished, and more self aware.
The first few times you experience self-hypnosis or even hypnosis in general you may be wondering "Am I in hypnosis?", "is this working?", etc. These are normal feelings and are experienced by most people new to hypnosis. However after some practice you will be able to become aware of the subtle shifts within your mind and state of being and enter a hypnotic state in less time and with less resistance.
Visit The Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis in Toronto to learn more.
