Recently, a lady came to see me and she had successfully stopped smoking with me and as she had enjoyed the success after 30 years of trying and failing to stop smoking, she was so happy that she felt capable of doing anything. She brought in what looked like a shopping list of things in her life that she wanted to change!Just last week, I also got an email from someone that receives this ezine of mine, and they wanted all sorts of different things to happen in their life, and couldn't decide what to focus on. So, this month, I thought I'd give you some pointers on helping yourself to know how to know what you want. Sounds a bit confusing, let me put that more simply; "How to know what you want."In the late 1990s, and during most of the time I have ever been emloyed, I was doing jobs that I found to be unsatisfactory or that I simply did not enjoy. WHen I did my first self-hypnosis course and learned some of the main aspects of NLP, I was amazed by the resources that already existed within me and as I learned more about modern ideas ... [more...]

It is an unfortunate fact of modern life that negative stress plays an increasing part in many peoples lives. Even the most laid back and chilled out people in the world experience negative stress and anxiety occasionallyHowever, it is helpful to know that your stress can be made to disappear with self-hypnosis. Use the following and enjoy the improvement in your stress levels.Establish Your Desired OutcomeAs a starter - clarify precisely what positive change you want to make. More specifically, identify the "trigger' for when you will feel this positive feeling This could be for example, when the boss walks into the office and you want to feel relaxed, or when you get up to deliver that crucial presentation.It is crucial that you make sure the way you want to feel is something that you have felt previously so that you can easily recreate it.Tips for Going Under - Stage One1. Maintain focus on a spot on the wall, keeping your head and eyes facing forward. Gradually allow yourself to notice the things either side2. Ensure that you keep expanding your peripheral vision until you can see 180 degrees.3. Allow yourself to notice any new sounds and to pay attention ... [more...]

Hypnosis is a refined and a higher stage of day dreaming or meditation. There is more to hypnosis than just making some one bark like a dog or behave like a toddler! It is a therapeutic tool which is least explained or understood.It can act as a valuable tool for helping people overcome fears, pains, and mental stress. It has also proved helpful to quit smoking, and over come the habit of alcohol and drug abuse. It is also used effectively along with weight loss therapies and as sleep therapy. Another lighter use of this technique is entertainment for masses. Stage shows are conducted by the professionals in this field. But it is due to these shows that people get an impression that hypnosis is a method of gaining control over another's mind.Contrary to the general belief, no one can be hypnotized with out consent or mental willingness to get hypnotized. Shy and timid persons are easy to hypnotize. If the person to be hypnotized have faith or trust in a trained professional, he or she will easily get hypnotized. Also it is possible for anybody to hypnotize one self after learning and practicing hypnotism. This is called as self-hypnosis. ... [more...]

Do you find yourself sneakily checking your partner's phone or mail? Are you forever questioning your loved one on their whereabouts, even if they have just been to the local shop? Do you find yourself tormented by thoughts of your lover with someone else? Well if you do then you will understand just how savage your jealousy can be towards your relationship and how it can take its toll on your partner as well as yourself. Jealousy and insecurity are two massive problems facing our modern day culture and if you are a victim then you are not alone as they are two of the biggest reasons for relationship break-ups and divorce today!Hello I am hypnotherapist and author of Self Change Hypnosis, Richard MacKenzie and for the past several years I have helped thousands of couples with overcoming jealousy, both through my private hypnotherapy practice and through my products and book. When I first approach the topic of using hypnosis to combat jealousy, people seem a bit puzzled; however it is the 'common-sense' approach - what with its speed and efficiency. In fact these same people are very often amazed when they get the results that they yearn for.While in ... [more...]

Lots of people are showing interest in learning hypnotism as a new career for obtaining professional certifications or as an addition to their current profession. Many hypnosis schools that are approved for certification by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners offer professional instruction in advanced hypnosis treatment. Today, an experienced and reputed hypnotist can earn as much as $100/hour.Hypnosis schools offer basic and comprehensive hypnosis learning courses which allow a student to select from programs starting with basic, intermediate and advanced certification courses. The schools generally follow a set of coursework that include advanced systematic desensitization, analytical hypnosis therapy, clinical guided imagery, emotional clearing, transpersonal hypnosis, gestalt, regression therapy and intuition.Hypnosis schools assist students in practicing various aspects of hypnosis therapy consisting of behavioral hypnosis, medical and dental hypnosis, regression hypnosis and forensic hypnosis. Students also learn how to provide treatment sessions to patients on habit and phobia elimination, weight loss, smoking cessation, personal and spiritual growth, and other sessions that encourage productive behavior and overall comfort. A few schools also provide simple self-hypnosis courses.There are hypnotherapy certification programs that allow students to complete their hypnosis studies online. Distance education learning programs are also available. In general, duration of hypnosis ... [more...]