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  • Trigger relaxation using the "right" part of the mind

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    The reason we don’t usually have much success with just telling ourselves to “just relax”  or  by making statements such as: “I won’t be angry” is that what is stored in the unconscious determines how we will react to present day events. To use the part of the mind where you can actually re-program things…

  • Relax at will

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    Hello again, thanks for your patience in waiting for the test. To show how hard it is to do something just on the conscious level, let’s take this little test. Test/ Exercise: Right now I’d like you to “tell yourself to relax.” If you happen to be stressed right now this would be a great…

  • Hypnosis – Change is Possible

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    Yesterday we were discussing the difficulty people have in trying to change an negative habit  using the conscious part of the mind. I received the following question: “So you think a person can’t change using conscious, cognitive thoughts?” Actually the question sounds more like a belief the person who sent it in holds  (about the…

  • Understanding the 2 parts of the mind for change

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    Today we’ll be talking more about the 2 parts of the mind. The conscious and the unconscious. Here are a few facts about the unconscious part of the mind. 1. The unconscious works for our well being. 2.  We might give a directive on a conscious level but it is the unconscious that carries it…

  • Trance State Happens Everyday

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    Many clients are concerned about whether or not they can be hypnotized. We begin to deal with this fear by explaining that trance occurs naturally. We all experience trance many times in our lives, whether we were consciously aware of it or not. There are many common experiences  throughout the day where we are in…

  • Cognitive stress relief exercise

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    I believe it is important to know how to stop stress on using all the parts of the mind, conscious and unconscious. Most of my research and work is on showing people how to change programs and limits that are rooted in the unconscious part of the mind. Yet, there are many times I teach…

  • A tip for getting into a trance state – Know your lead system(3)

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    Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Continued from Hypnosis (2a): Many people are concerned with being controlled. The reality is that even while in a trance state, if a hypnotist were to ask them to do something not in alignment with their values, they…

  • Hypnosis – will I lose control? (2a)

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    Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman PhD for new practitioners of hypnosis. This morning we were discussing a common fear people have about hypnosis and going into trance.  Many people are afraid they will do something embarrassing.  I was telling the story about a woman I was talking to…

  • Hypnosis – will I lose control? (2)

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    Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Continued from Hypnosis (1a): To show people how much in control they really are I like to tell a story about a conversation I had with a woman who had been “a subject” in a stage hypnotism show. …

  • Quick Tip For Anger Relief

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    A client sent the following e-mail asking for a tip to “cool down” her anger. Also at the bottom of this article you’ll get to hear a client after anger was released.   Client asks: I am soooooo moody. I can feel my blood boil. I have NO patience and I’m taking it out on my…