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"Many, many thanks for a wonderful evening. I have had nothing but positive feedback from my clients and friends regarding the evening, and in particular, your show. You kept your word about being utterly professional and tasteful while being hysterically funny - just what I was looking for. Many people have commented that they would like to hire you for their own corporate events."
- Sheila O'Brien, Sheila O'Brien Real Estate



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Hypnosis Facts

Hypnosis. What is it? What is it not?
Hypnosis Facts & Fiction
Why was I not hypnotized?
Five Difficult Types of People
Looking for a hypnotist?



Hypnosis. What is it? What is it not?

For some, hypnosis is thought to be a hoax. Others will tell you it's the most painless and enjoyable way to change your ideas, your lifestyle and your habits. So who is right?

Hypnosis is a natural state. In fact, I can safely say you have entered hypnosis every day of your life and usually more than once a day without even recognizing it!

James Braid sometimes called the "Father of Modern Hypnotism" (1795-1860), described hypnotism as a physiological process caused by "protracted ocular fixation". Remember the movies where a hypnotist would swing a watch hung from a chain in front of his subjects eyes, telling them they were getting sleepy? Braid hypothesized the natural physical tiredness created by such a relentless visual focus is what actually created the hypnotic state.

And it can! For some people. An example is people falling "asleep" at the wheel of their car on a long road trip, especially if they're night driving, watching their headlights light up the dotted lines that separate the lanes whipping by at 50 mph.

So too can a lengthy or not so lengthy focus of the mind allow an individual to enter Hypnosis.

Do you know how to worry? Have you ever been really afraid? How about elated? Or depressed? Read any good books or cried over a great movie? How about focused so intently on meeting that deadlines that you missed your break? All of the above and far too many more common daily circumstances create a natural state of self-hypnosis.

Hypnosis is not "magic". Hypnosis is not a "hoax". It is a highly focused and entirely natural mind state that can be used for accelerated learning, for fun, for relaxation, and many other human issues.

In fact, a well trained hypnotist spends less time hypnotizing his subjects, than he spends de-hypnotizing them. Want to stop smoking, lose weight, increase confidence? Chances are you don't need hypnosis. You need De-Hypnosis to lower the barriers you've erected in your mind to hold a specific habit or mindset in place. In other words, whether you're looking to create new habits of success or eliminate habits you've already hypnotized yourself into believing you're unable to break them.

Your best bet is a properly trained, and Professional Hypnotist. Want a demonstration of the power of your mind to create change instantaneously, although short term only. Watch a Professional Stage Hypnotist at work. Fantastic entertainment, and real proof that your thoughts go a very long way indeed to creating your experiences of life.

So what about the individuals that insist all hypnosis is a hoax? Well a session or two of de-hypnosis with a Professional Hypnotist might allow them to see what is happening before their eyes, and put the fears that hold this belief in place to rest.

Most are doomed never to learn of their short-sightedness though, because they've already done a superb job of hypnotizing themselves against the solution for their problem.


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