Statistically, 60% of the population will

experience a medium to deep level of

trance on their rst session. 20% will
experience profound depths of hypnosis,
and the other 20% will enter a little to
medium depth of hypnosis. Behavioral
changes like quitting smoking, reducing
weight, improving your golf game, and so
on can occur even in the lightest depths
of hypnosis with the proper motivation.
If a person is not naturally receptive to
hypnosis, they can improve with practice.
In fact, each time a person is hypnotized
either by a hypnotist, or through self-
hypnosis improvement will occur and it
will get easier and easier for that person to
enter deeper levels of hypnosis.

DOES THE HYPNOTIST HAVE
CONTROL OVER ME?
No. A person will never lose control
to a hypnotist while hypnotized.
Hypnosis actually is an EMPOWERING
PROCESS, enabling you to take back
control over some area of your life. You
always are in control and if the hypnotist
said something you disagreed with, you
either would emerge from hypnosis,
or ignore the suggestion. How deeply
relaxed you become is usually up to YOU
and your decision to relax and trust the
process, to your desire to make positive
life changes. Te hypnotist serves only
as a guide in the process and has no
power or control over you. When you
are hypnotized, you have the power to
open your eyes at any time and end the
session; you also are able to move around
and speak/answer questions. You also
have the ability to reject suggestions
while hypnotized. For hypnotherapy to
be eective, a therapeutic alliance must
be made meaning that the hypnotist
and you must work together as a team
towards a common goal. Hypnotherapy
is like a dance: one person leads, and
the other follows. Te hypnotist can
lead you to success; all you have to do to
achieve success is agree to the process and
follow the hypnotists instructions.
Frequently Asked Questions.
WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?
Hypnosis is a state of deep
relaxation in which the critical part
of your (conscious) mind is bypassed,
enabling positive new suggestions to
be embedded into the subconscious
mind, where they take root and grow,
leading to positive new changes in your
life. Hypnosis is NOT mind control;
during a hypnosis session you are very
relaxed, but totally alert and wide
awake - not unconscious. As long as
the suggestions delivered are selective,
acceptable and within your moral
orientation they will be accepted by
the subconscious mind as a new truth,
or reality. Hypnosis is a process that
allows both parts of your mind - the
conscious and subconscious - to agree
to communicate and work together for
your highest good.
CAN ANYONE BE
HYPNOTIZED?
All hypnosis is self hypnosis; if you
want it, you can easily have it. Anyone
of average intelligence or above can
be hypnotized. As long as the person
is comfortable with the process of
hypnosis, and trusts the hypnotist
he/she can, and will be hypnotized.
Te only people who are unable to be
hypnotized are those with organic brain
damage (lack the ability to concentrate
and focus), and people who have
a fear or resistance to hypnosis or
the hypnotist. Te only deterrent to
hypnosis is fear or resistance; again,
you want it, you can have it, very
easily. Tere is a myth that says that
only weak willed, unintelligent people
can be hypnotized and this myth could
not be farther from the truth. In fact,
the more intelligent and strong willed a
person is, the more easily he/she can be
hypnotized. A persons ability to focus,
concentrate, and follow the hypnotists
instructions will determine the depth
of hypnosis that client will achieve.
Tis is why intelligent people tend to
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If something were to happen to the
hypnotist or if they were to leave
during the session, the hypnotized
client either would open his/her eyes
because of boredom or fall asleep
and wake up just like taking a nap.
There is no way of getting stuck in
hypnosis.

HOW DOES HYPNOSIS HELP?
The ability to reprogram and
recondition the mind is an ability
that every human being possesses.
Hypnosis is one of the most
functional and effective methods
of creating new beliefs and
goals. Through the use of hypnosis,
a person literally can redesign his
or her life by setting new goals;
releasing unhealthy thought patterns,
old emotions/beliefs; and correcting
unproductive behaviors. Change
occurs by tapping into and working
with the subconscious mind, which
follows directions and implements
the instructions it is given.
WILL MY RESULTS BE
PERMANENT?
Hypnotic suggestion can stay
with some people forever, while
others need to have the suggestions
reinforced. The results of hypnosis
are cumulative in nature, and the
more the post-hypnotic suggestions
and techniques are practiced the
more lasting, and permanent the
results will be. The best way
to reinforce suggestions is by
performing self-hypnosis, or
listening to audio reinforcement
programs. This will drive all the
suggestions, and positive changes
farther into the mind thus making a
more deep and lasting impression.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A GROUP
SESSION AND A PRIVATE, 1-
ON-1 SESSION?
The major difference between
a group and a private session is
a group session is much more
generalized than a private session.
In a private session, a hypnotist can
zero in on your specifc needs, and
desires whereas in a group session,
the suggestions are more generic
so that it can apply to more people.
he cost of a group session is much
less than a private session. Group
sessions also can be very powerful
due to focused energy of the group.
Frequently Asked Questions.
AM I UNCONSCIOUS WHEN
I AM HYPNOTIZED?
No. A hypnotized person is never
unconscious, asleep, or unaware.
Hypnosis is not sleeping rather
its more a daydream like state
of mind. In fact, IF you were to
fall asleep during the process,
the hypnosis session would not
work as you diffuse all of your
concentration during the sleep state,
making it impossible for hypnosis
or learning to occur. When you are
hypnotized, you are in a state of
relaxed focus, concentrating fully on
the words of the hypnotist. You are
completely aware and alert the entire
time. While you are hypnotized,
you are very relaxed, able to
hear everything going on around
you. You will always hear and
remember everything the hypnotist
says. Hypnosis is an alerted state of
consciousness that is very similar to
the one you experience every night
right before you fall asleep. Its like
those few minutes when you not
quite asleep, but not yet awake. You
are fully aware and in control the
entire time. You have experienced
this state of mind everyday of your
life and you can utilize it to improve
your life.
WILL I REVEAL HIDDEN
SECRETS DURING
HYPNOSIS?
Absolutely not. Hollywood movies
are responsible for making people
believe that hypnosis is related to a
truth serum. This is not true. No one
can be made to reveal their secrets
when they are hypnotized. You are
aware and in control at all times
while hypnotized and would never
do or say anything you normally
wouldnt. Most people are unaware
that someone can lie just as easily
while hypnotized as they can while
they are wide awake.
CAN YOU GET STUCK IN
HYPNOSIS?
Absolutely not. No one ever has
been trapped in hypnosis and no
one ever will. Hypnosis is very
similar to a daydream state, similar
to getting lost in a good book; its
actually a normally occurring state
of focused attention. (just think of
a time when you are driving and
miss your exit because you are
absorbed in your thoughts; this is
called highway hypnosis). Could
you ever get trapped in a daydream?
As much as we might want to, it is
impossible for a person to get stuck
in a daydream, and the same applies
to hypnosis.
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