When people think of hypnosis, they think about people being on stage clucking like a chicken or barking like a dog.  While stage hypnosis may be fun to watch, there is a very serious and practical side to hypnosis.

Unlike what Hollywood would like for you to believe, when one is hypnotized you can not be made to do something that you would not normally do.  No, you can not be hypnotized and given a suggestion to kill someone, not unless that is your profession as a “hit person” and I sincerely hope that if it is, you do not come to me for hypnosis.  You can not be enticed to tell a deep, dark secret when induced, not unless you want to tell the secret.  You can not be given a suggestion under hypnosis that would go against your nature, religious beliefs or moral standards.  And speaking of religion, hypnosis is endorsed by many religious leaders.  I know of one religious leader who is also a professional hypnotist.

Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnotic techniques intended to move a client toward health and wholeness. Hypnosis is also used to help you reach goals when nothing else has helped.

Is hypnosis safe? Yes, hypnosis is safe.  It is very similar to a daydream.  Usually you will feel very relaxed when doing hypnosis.  Scientists, medical professionals, psychologist, psychiatrist and hypnotherapist have been using hypnosis for over 200 years and no one has ever been harmed by simply going into hypnosis.

My therapeutic hypnosis training was intense, it was 10 hours a day for two weeks.  I had 100 hours of practice under my belt when I receive my certification.  I received advanced training in regression hypnosis a couple of years later.  These classes were 12 hours a day for a week, so, I had 60 hours of practice when I received certification for regression therapy.  I plan to receive advanced training in medical hypnosis later this year.  So, in future posts, I will talk about the long list of areas where hypnosis can help.  I will tell you about my experience with children and hypnosis.

By the way, do you know how the stage hypnotist picks who comes on stage?  It’s the person in the audience waving their arms saying, “Pick me, pick me!”