Hypnosis

“Anything you can do consciously you can do better in a trance state.” Milton Erickson

Hypnosis is not very well understood by people. Most people think its something mystical or magical or that people can be forced to do things, they wouldn't want to. None of these is true. In fact Dr. Milton Erickson, defined hypnosis as something we experience everyday. For example, when we listen to music or dance, sometimes we may shift into a state of trans. We all have moments when we daydream. We can all get sucked into our TV screens.....These are all a form of Hypnosis. According to Dr. Erickson, when we go into this state, we are open to suggestions and these suggestions find their way into parts of our brain that become permanent imprints, in other words these suggestions are better integrated into our brain.

The theory of hypnosis can be summed up in the following 4 phrases.

- HEIGHTENED FOCUS (FOCUSED AWARENESS, HEIGHTENED CONCENTRATION)
- REDUCED PERIPHERAL AWARENESS
- REDUCED CRITICAL THINKING
- PARTICIPATION AND ENHANCED OPENNESS TO SUGGESTIONS

Before you go any further, here is the biggest take away for any reader - Hypnosis can bring profound change and permanent learning.

In order to understand these, lets first understand the human mind……