| "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe | | | | Hypnosis was used as an effective and rapid |
| it can achieve." - Napolean Hill | | | | treatment for "shell shock", now referred to as |
| Hypnosis is an enjoyable, easy and effective way to | | | | post-traumatic stress disorders, following World War |
| change our bad habits into good ones and our | | | | I, World War II, and the Korean War. |
| negative feelings into positive ones. All of our | | | | The American Medical Association approved hypnosis |
| emotions, beliefs, and habits reside in the | | | | as an effective treatment in 1958 and recommended |
| subconscious mind and hypnosis provides direct | | | | that training in hypnosis be included in medical school |
| access to the subconscious mind to replace any | | | | curriculum. Hypnosis and guided imagery continue to |
| negatives with powerful, positive beliefs. | | | | be integrated into modern medical and health care |
| While many people think of it as "deep sleep", | | | | systems. |
| hypnosis is a comfortable and relaxed state that | | | | The National Institute of Health recognizes hypnosis |
| focuses attention and concentration, bypasses the | | | | as a Complimentary and Alternative Medicine |
| conscious mind filter, and allows the subconscious | | | | treatment modality and continues to fund research |
| mind to be open and receptive to positive | | | | to validate the importance of hypnosis. |
| suggestions, tapping into the power of the | | | | Research results have shown dramatic results in a |
| body-mind connection. Most people experience a | | | | variety of areas, particularly as an adjunct to |
| heightened state of awareness when they are | | | | conventional cancer treatments and for pain |
| hypnotized, while only about 10% will enter into a | | | | management. Moving even more into the traditional |
| state where their mind is so relaxed that they do not | | | | arenas of medical care, hypnosis remains as one of |
| remember the session. | | | | the most powerful healing modalities by utilizing the |
| People experience this natural, normal state at least | | | | power of the subconscious mind in motivating the |
| twice each day - before they go to sleep and when | | | | mind-body connection for balance and health. |
| they wake up. If you have experienced arriving | | | | Hypnosis is probably best known for breaking habits |
| somewhere and can't remember actually driving | | | | with stop smoking and weight loss success and yet it |
| there, or if you have missed a freeway exit then | | | | has been found to be effective in reducing and |
| you have been in a natural hypnotic state often | | | | managing stress, achieving deep relaxation, increasing |
| referred to as "highway hypnosis". | | | | energy, overcoming fears, overcoming insomnia, and |
| Natural hypnosis may also occur when you become | | | | reducing the experience of pain. |
| so involved in an activity, reading a book, or watching | | | | Hypnosis has also been shown to be effective in |
| a movie that everything else seems to be blocked | | | | overcoming test anxiety, improving test |
| out, even to the point of not hearing people who | | | | performance, improving sports performance, |
| talk to you. Whenever concentration is intense, it's | | | | improving motivation, setting and achieving goals, |
| easy to slip into a natural hypnotic state. | | | | improving memory and concentration, increasing self |
| Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years as a | | | | confidence, and building self-esteem. |
| powerful tool to help and heal. Early records mark the | | | | Most of us have habits or feelings that we've tried |
| Egyptian sleep temples and the Temple of | | | | to change and yet nothing we do seems to make a |
| Aesculapius in Greece as sites where hypnosis was | | | | difference. We know how we want to act and feel, |
| used as an important part of the healing treatment. | | | | but our decision-making and will power doesn't seem |
| The ancient Hawaiian Kahuna's, healing masters, | | | | to be enough to have any lasting effect. Although |
| routinely used hypnosis in their healing practices. A | | | | our conscious mind has made a decision to change, |
| resurgence of the use of hypnosis began in the | | | | the beliefs and ideas held in our subconscious mind |
| 1700's with the work of an Austrian physician named | | | | won't allow the change to take place. Hypnosis allows |
| Franz Anton Mesmer. In the 1800's Dr. James Braid | | | | the subconscious mind to move into agreement with |
| brought hypnosis to the medical arena with his work | | | | conscious desires and goals so you can live a life of |
| in hypnoanesthesia. | | | | freedom and success! |