Hypnosis is incredibly powerful. Among other things, it has helped people to overcome addictions like smoking, to lose weight, to become more confident and reduce anxiety, and even to make physical changes in the body, such as increasing bust size without surgery.
While some people choose to undergo hypnosis sessions with a trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist, this isn’t always a practical option. For this reason, self-hypnosis is very popular. With self-hypnosis, you can learn to hypnotise yourself in the comfort of your own home, and can achieve all the incredible benefits …

By Teri Clark
I recently saw a t-shirt with the following saying: “Procrastinate later.” I had a great laugh. However, procrastination is really not that funny.
The Effects of Procrastination
Just what is procrastination? It is the habit of putting things off until the last possible minute. Procrastination in and of itself is not a problem – the consequences of procrastination, however, can be devastating.
If you are a procrastinator, you have likely:

Missed opportunities
Worked late hours at work trying to get finished at the last moment
Felt completely stressed out
Been overwhelmed
Suffered feelings of guilt and …

By Rita Ballard
Even though hypnosis has been around officially since the 1700s (Franz Anton Mesmer), there are still questions as to its validity and benefits. For the most part, these questions stem from fear and ignorance. Regarding this subject, it is generally assumed that what you don’t know can hurt you. People’s viewpoints on hypnosis vary according to what their experiences have been and what they’ve heard.
I am a stable, responsible, levelheaded, intelligent person. I am also a licensed hypnotherapist. One of the requirements for finishing hypnotherapy training was to …

By David Allen
What is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis suffers from many myths and misconceptions. For instance, who hasn’t heard the stories of people under hypnosis being forced’ to act like a chicken? However, hypnosis is actually a natural state that we move in and out of many times a day.
Have you ever driven somewhere only to arrive with no memory of parts of the trip? Or how about sitting in a lecture and realizing that you stopped paying attention to the speaker because you were daydreaming. At times like these, your conscious mind …

By Linda-Ann Stewart
Much of my initial work as a hypnotherapist is to dispel some of the myths about hypnosis. Many people, even when they come in to see me, have a lot of misconceptions about the process. They think I’m going to wave my hand in front of their face, and they’ll go into never-never land. Then they think I’m going to take control of their mind, and erase all their problems in one session. Some people want me to do this, and some are afraid of having me in …

By Eldon Taylor, Ph.D., DAPA, Ct.H.
Introduction
First, I want to suggest to you that all hypnosis is fundamentally self hypnosis. This idea is not new from me, for one of the real pioneers of modern hypnosis, Dr. Milton Ericcson made this statement many years ago. The fact is, hypnosis is based on suggestibility and you must be willing to accept the suggestions or their is no so-called trance state to follow. Now, that is not to say that gifted hypnotists are not able to disarm defenses one might have, but it …