Applied Hypnosis

Applied Hypnosis is using one of the oldest technologies for producing positive and sometimes rapid results.  Hypnosis accesses the “other-than-conscious” (unconscious) mind to discover both the roots of a problem and what changes can make a difference.  Through the use of positive suggestions, we replace old, imbedded programming with a more resourceful outcome.  Hypnosis makes possible a specific good, to produce a more positive outcome or to remove or change something that is less than positive.  The client is always in control and always alert to everything going on. This is a profound state of relaxation and heightened suggestibility where clients can substitute positive thoughts and beliefs in place of the old negative program that was there.

What about Hypnosis in the News?
World Hypnosis Day was January 4th, more people are discovering health benefits in releasing weight, enjoying successful childbirth, learning better, overcoming compulsions, and even dealing the election trauma. The list is too long for us to print all the news, but here is a sampling of what the press is reporting. Simply click on the title and learn.

"Under the Knife, Under Hypnosis" ( New Scientist). 8/06/05

"Hypnosis Helps Kids During Medical Procedure" (Reuters.co.uk), 1/06/05

Hypnotherapy for After Election Trauma (bocaratannews.com), 1/06/05

"Hypnosis Helps People Get Healthy" (nbc5i.com), Dallas, Ft. Worth, 1/05/05
American Medical Association approves of hypnosis.

"Hypnosis reduces distress and duration of an invasive medical procedure for children" (pubmed.gov), 1/2005

"World Hypnosis Day" (emediawire.com), 1/04/05

"Fit Happens" (NWAnews.com), 12/27/04

"Medical hypnosis for herpes" (pubmed.gov), 12/21/04

"Hair Pulling: A Secret Compulsion" (The Seattle Times), 12/16/04

"Hypnosis: A Blueprint for Accelerated Learning" (prweb.com), 12/15/04

"General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care" (pubmed.gov), 10/13/04

"Hypnosis for Pain Relief in Labour and Childbirth" (pubmed.gov), 10/2004

"Health for Life: Mind and Body - Altered States" (msnbc.com) 09/27/04

"Can hypnosis reduce hot flashes in breast cancer survivors?" (pubmed.gov), 7/2004

What is Hypnosis?

Definitions of Hypnosis:

Hypnosis is perhaps the oldest and most natural mode of healing in our human history and yet (because of stage hypnosis which is done purely for entertainment) is quite misunderstood by the majority of the population who then miss out on it’ s incredible benefits. Hypnosis is considered a potent and safe adjunct to Medicine, an effective procedure in Psychotherapy, Dentistry, relaxation, stress management and behavioral changes.

Hypnosis is a natural state of mind that occurs spontaneously in nearly every person. If you consider hypnotic states or hypnosis as altered states of consciousness similar to those that you experience upon awakening, prior to falling asleep, when functioning on automatic like driving down a highway, or when engrossed in activities such as watching an interesting movie or reading a good book.

Hypnosis is not something one person "does" to another. It is an inborn talent. Its use, deliberate or unwitting, varies from person to person. Your development of this skill can be enhanced with the guidance of an experienced hypnotist. Then the talent can subsequently be even more useful and enjoyable when employed by you on your own.

There are many definitions of hypnosis, almost as many as there are practitioners of hypnosis. One of the most frequently used definitions of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes is the following: Hypnosis is an artificially induced state, usually (but not always) resembling sleep, but physiologically distinct from it, which is characterized by heightened suggestibility, as a result of which certain sensory, motor and memory abnormalities may be induced more readily than in the normal state, (Warren's Dictionary of Psychology)

Generally, many professionals borrow Dr. Milton Erickson's definition and
describe hypnosis as ...A state of intensified attention and receptiveness,
and an increased responsiveness to an idea or to a set of ideas.

The following are additional definitions of hypnosis: Hypnosis is an altered state of selective awareness and heightened suggestibility produced through a combination of relaxation, focused attention and effective suggestions. (Richard Aanrich)

I believe hypnosis to be a process which produces relaxation, distraction of the conscious mind, heightened suggestibility and increased awareness, allowing access to the subconscious mind through the imagination. It also produces the ability to experience thoughts and images as real. (Krasner)

Actually, the hypnotic state, like the conscious state and the sleeping state,
is extremely complex and involves so many physiological, psychological,
and interpersonal factors that no one theory has yet been able to account
for all the intricate operations that take place within its range. This does
not at all hinder our practical employment of this interesting method. In
medicine, we utilize many remedies and procedures because they work,
even though we may not know exactly why and how they work. Every
year, research adds more data to our fund a/knowledge, providing an
empirical foundation for your pragmatic superstructure. (Lewis. R. Wolberg)

Hypnosis has also been defined as a form of conditioning. A person learns, through direct experience or the media, how to be ‘hypnotized’. Another way to see hypnosis as something learned, is to assert that a person becomes conditioned to a word stimulus such as "Relax." Once having allowed himself to relax, the client is thereafter conditioned to repeat the experience of relaxing upon hearing the stimulus-word.

Hypnosis is not a sleep. Whatever sleep is, hypnosis is not, in fact for most people it is a heightened awareness which allows the individual more personal control than they would otherwise have. Hypnosis is a response to a signal from the hypnotherapist or to an inner signal, which activates a capacity for a shift of awareness in the person, which permits a more directed concentration toward a desired goal.

Actually all hypnosis is self-hypnosis because it is the client who uses his or her abilities, including concentration and imagination, to produce what we recognize as "hypnotic" effects.

Among practitioners the most common view of hypnosis is that it is an altered state of consciousness; your awareness differs somehow to your everyday sense of reality. This is often referred to as being in a trance. However, for many, perhaps most, people being in hypnosis does not seem much different to how they feel at other times.

Can Hypnosis be used for Health?

Many people have found hypnotherapy to be a wonderful tool for relieving pain and health issues. Irritable bowel disorder (IBS) is a painful condition, which has received great results from Hypnosis. In a survey noted below, read more about what doctors report on usage of hypnotherapy.

"General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care " by Authors: Stephen Cox , Simon de Lusignan and Tom C

Click here for information from the National Library for Medicine (NCBI), a government site. Ref: PMID: 15482597 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Want to learn and experience more about Hypnosis?

You can take a class at A Positive Change in Portland, Oregon. Our classes are recognized and accepted by OHA for Certification in Hypnosis, National Guild of Hypnotherapists (NGH), as well as many states and national organizations. The Mastery Class takes you through the requirements to be a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist or Hypnotist (C.Ht.)

Instructors

Rich Aanrich, M.NLP, C.HI has been teaching hypnosis and NLP for over 14 years. He learned from many of the great Masters of Hypnosis and NLP, and through his many years of experience has become a Master himself. In addition, he graduated with a degree in Human Behavioral Studies. Rich is a combination of many great arts, from Dale Carnegie, NLP and many great Masters. You will notice that he is charged with a positive energy. Ask him where he gets it.

Cat Wilson, M.NLP, C.HI. In 1970, Cat first learned hypnosis from her father, and later went for certification and became a clinical hypnotherapist. She learned NLP in 1992 and has trained hypnotherapy students with Rich since 2001. From 1970's to 1980's, Cat studied business, art, and law, and then went back to school again, graduating with a degree in Communications, Training and Development. Cat is a master of communication, and you will sense how deeply she listens with her heart and soul. Be ready when she asks you this question: "What is the very best scenario for you now?"

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