Hypnosis: What To Expect? The 8-Step Guide On How To Advise First-Time Subjects [Includes Infographic]

Imagine this scenario...

You're at a party or an event and word gets out that you're a hypnotist.

Suddenly everybody's curious and before you can say, "You're getting sleepy," there's a crowd gathering.

But you soon find out that it's not just idle curiosity. Far from it. Because most people have no idea what hypnosis is or how it works.

So they do what seems logical in this type of situation: They ask lots of questions.

Questions like...

• What's hypnosis like?
• Can anyone be hypnotized?
• What does it feel like to be hypnotized?
• Exactly what happens during a hypnosis session?

Now, you can't just fob them off. As tedious as it might be to answer these kinds of questions over and over again, it's something you should be willing to do.

After all, you can't be a hypnotist without having subjects to hypnotize. So rather than thinking of it as a chore, think of it as a quick and painless recruitment tool.

Also, remember that for many people...

Their first hypnosis session will be a journey into the unknown.

They'll have no idea what to expect.

Whatever you tell them could be crucial in planting the seeds that will help them decide whether or not to give hypnosis a shot.

So what kinds of things should you say?

Obviously, it makes sense to have some kind of response prepared and memorized that you can reel off so you're not caught off guard.

This might also save you the hassle of having to answer any "hypnosis and chicken" related questions… we hope.

But as mentioned above, this is all part and parcel of being a good hypnotist.

It's your role to help people bypass the limitations surrounding their conscious mind's wall so they can access infinite possibilities.

What Hypnosis Is Not - And What Can Stop It From Working

Hypnosis has a long history of being poorly understood. Whether that's down to a certain amount of quackery or to its portrayal in cinema and the media, it doesn't really matter.

As the hypnotist, your role is to make sure that your potential subjects/clients are not confused by the misinformation.

You can do that by quickly clearing up a few of the more common myths surrounding hypnosis. Read More »

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What Is Consciousness? 8 Mind-Blowing Videos That Help Explain The Relatively Unexplainable

Can you hold consciousness in your hand? Or point to it?

No. But that’s a puzzle in itself. After all, how can something that we all experience be so hard to grasp? So difficult to explain? So mysterious that it resists all attempts to define it, to calculate it, and to measure it?

We know that consciousness is a thing. But what else do we know?

Before we try and answer that in full, one thing that we can’t dispute is its infinite power when it comes to change work.

And that how as a hypnotherapist or hypnotist, your understanding of this power underpins everything you do – as you’re constantly working with people who are in various states of consciousness.

So, What Is Consciousness Then?

Rene Descartes famously wrote, “I think, therefore I am.”

That’s possibly the shortest and most succinct definition for consciousness you’re ever likely to find. But it might surprise you to know that it wasn’t even his idea.

Descartes’ phrase appeared in his 1637 work entitled Discourse on the Method. However, Aristotle said pretty much the same thing almost 2000 years earlier, sometime between 384 – 322 BC:

Whoever said it first, the problem still remains.

It tells us what it is, but not how or why it occurs. We can’t isolate a part of the brain and say that’s where consciousness comes from.

According to Wikipedia, consciousness is:

“The state or quality of awareness… being aware of an external object or something within oneself.”

Stuart Sutherland’s entry for the word “consciousness” in the Macmillan Dictionary of Psychology concludes with the phrase:

“… to be conscious it is only necessary to be aware of the external world.”

That’s a pretty basic and straightforward description. And yet, it isn’t enough to satisfy everyone. Many people think the question “what is consciousness?” is unsolvable. There are two reasons why they think that way, which are:

1. Because we might not have enough brainpower to figure it out
2. Because we’re part of the consciousness we’re trying to define and are unable to maintain an objective perspective on the issue

Keep Reading to know how hypnosis experts at Hypnosis Training Academy explain Consciousness and check out these 8 cool videos at HypnosisTrainingAcademy.com that explain the unexplainable and answer the question that’s puzzled some of the greatest minds in history.

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Interview With A Hypnotist: Dr. Ed Tori’s 6 Keys To Greater Influence & How To Inspire Healthy Behavior

With great influence comes great responsibility.

And when it comes to influence in hypnosis, two of the most important rapport building tools are conversational hypnosis and hypnotic language patterns.

They allow you, as the hypnotist, to quickly gain your subject’s trust so you’re able to help them overcome any issues and lead more positive lives.

Therefore, given the power of conversational hypnosis and influence, it’s understandable why this month’s master hypnotist - Dr. Ed Tori – was curious to see how these hypnosis tools could be used in a medical setting.

This curiosity, in addition to his strong belief in hypnosis, are the reasons he founded the Influence Center, a facility within his healthcare institution designed to help medical professionals harness the power of conversational hypnosis, influence and persuasion so they can help patients and colleagues.

In this month’s engaging interview with Igor Ledochowski, Dr. Tori shares this journey and reveals the 6 essential rules for anyone who wants to be more influential, in addition to why rapport is a secret tool for increasing healthy behaviors.

He also explains how to make your time more constructive with mind mapping and the secret to keeping your energy levels up so you can pick up new skills no matter how busy you are.

Click here to listen to Part 1 of this powerful interview

Source: https://hypnosistrainingacademy.com/hypnotist-dr-ed-tori-hypnosis-influence/

Is Online Therapy As Effective As Face-to Face Hypnotherapy?

Where's the first place you turn when you want to find out how to do something?

To build a garage or patch up some brickwork?

Follow a particular recipe?

Check out the job market?

Knit a toy for your niece or nephew?

If you're like many people, you look it up online.

You search for step-by-step instructions, or a comprehensive video on YouTube.

And why do you do that?

Because you can.

Because it's easy.

Because you don't have to leave the house to do it.

Because you can discover what you need to know in just a few minutes.

You don't have to go to the library.

You don't have to register for a course at your local college.

You don't have to worry about wasting time or money doing it the wrong way.

Just enter what you're interested in and wait for the options to come up.

Then sit back, read or watch, and learn.

That's the power of the Internet.

It gives you instant access to information on almost any topic you can imagine.

Which makes it the perfect vehicle for so many things, including online therapy.

Can You Really Practice Hypnotherapy Online?

Online hypnotherapy is not the same as face-to-face hypnotherapy.

That goes without saying.
What you really need to be worried about is: will it work?

For some people, there will always be doubts, such as:

• Whether or not the things you say, and how you say them, will have the same impact as in a "live" one-to-one situation
• Whether or not your body language will transfer to your client with equal force and power
• Whether or not you'll still be able to "go first" and use H+ in a virtual hypnotherapy setting

In short, the answer to all of the above is: as long as you commit to the process, you will absolutely be able to deliver.

Keep reading to dig deeper into the online hypnotherapy. How effective these therapy are, what are the benefits you can get and how it works.. all your questions have been answered by HypnosisTrainingAcademy.

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Hypnosis: Who Is Susceptible? How To Quickly Spot Highly-Hypnotizable People & The 5 Most Common Reasons Hypnosis Fails

"You do something to me
Something that simply mystifies me
Tell me, why should it be
You have the power to hypnotize me?"

When Cole Porter wrote those lyrics, he probably wasn’t thinking about hypnosis in the therapeutic sense of the word.
And yet it throws up an interesting question:

How many people can – or how many people can’t – be hypnotized?

David Spiegel MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University has been quoted as estimating that about 25% of people cannot be hypnotized.

So while the exact number can’t truly be known, various percentages are frequently bandied about.

To test this hypothesis out, Spiegel and his team used MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans to try and figure out why some people were more susceptible than others.

They discovered that people who were more likely to be hypnotized show more activity in areas of the brain concerned with executive control and attention.

People who are easily hypnotized tend to lose track of time and get lost in a book or movie.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Spiegel said that highly hypnotizable people:

"Can readily immerse themselves in thinking about things without having their attention interrupted by pesky reminders of reality."

It’s thought that roughly between 5-10% of people are highly susceptible to hypnotic suggestion, while up to 79% of the population are considered moderately susceptible.

Okay, so what do those numbers tell you?

They tell you that you’ve got a good chance of hypnotizing most of the people you meet.

That’s fantastic news, right?

But what they don’t tell you, though, is who those people are and how to spot them.

That’s where street hypnotists may have the upper hand. To weave their magic, they have to act fast.

They might only have seconds to make an impression. They need to be able to spot who’ll make a good subject and who won’t before the person walks on by or loses interest.

So you might be wondering, how do they do this... Keep Reading

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Want To Become A Great Conversational Hypnotist? Here’s Why You Should Play The Role Of Merlin… Not King Arthur

 

 According to Arthurian legend, Merlin was the wise wizard that engineered the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue.

Once born, Merlin carefully coached and prepared Arthur to take center stage and become the legendary figure that he did.

But without Merlin’s wise teachings and magic – Arthur never would have existed – let alone become king.

What’s this got to do with conversational hypnosis, you might be thinking?

Well, everything.

Because if you want to become a great conversational hypnotist, you need to play the role of Merlin… not Arthur.

Your job is to transform your subjects into becoming the heroes of their own stories… which can only be done if you empower them to take center stage.

Watch the video above to hear Igor explain more on this.

Source: https://hypnosistrainingacademy.com/become-great-conversational-hypnotist/

Interview With A Hypnotist: Laz Dorgham Reveals How To Use Hypnosis In Stressful Corporate Situations To Build Rapport & Influence Change At The Top

When you’re working with a client during a hypnosis session, one of the first things you do as a hypnotist is build rapport.

This helps put the client at ease and build trust - which is essential if you’re about to embark on a journey where they need to be vulnerable, open to change and receptive to your suggestions.

This is especially true when working in a controlled environment, such as your hypnosis practice, where you’re working one-on-one and they have specifically come to you for hypnosis.

But what if you’re not in a clinical environment?

How can you effectively use hypnosis - or teach stressed-out execs to ethically use it in highly stressful corporate situations when working with multiple people and trying to influence change where it matters the most... right at the top?

This is exactly what this month’s master hypnotist - Laz Dorgham - was curious to discover after climbing the corporate ladder and realising he could use hypnosis to assist executives.

Since this realization, Laz Dorgham has founded the Academia De La Persuasion, a Spanish speaking institution that teaches persuasion and hypnotic language.

And in this in-depth interview with Igor Ledochowski, Laz reveals what he’s learned about creating rapport from such fast-paced and stressful corporate environments. Particularly when it comes to helping people and corporations improve communication and find ways to solve complicated issues they believed to be "unmanageable."

If you would like to find out more about how you can use hypnosis in stressful professional situations, or would like to be able to help clients better manage the face-paced corporate world and influence change - go on and listen to the Part 1 of this highly-useful Free Interview at HypnosisTrainingAcademy.com.

Source: https://hypnosistrainingacademy.com/hypnotist-laz-dorgham-build-rapport-hypnosis/