What is hypnosis & how does it work?

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring or induced state of relaxed concentration in which we can communicate between the conscious and the subconscious mind. Experts explain hypnosis as a hightend state of suggestibility or a fast learning device.

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring phenomenon, almost everyone enters a light hypnotic state daily and naturally. For example, when staring out the window - looking at the clouds, a moving body of water, deeply engrossed in a book or a movie. When we do this we experience a feeling of calm, and a prior to sleep - like state. This is often referred to as daydreaming or being in a trance.

At South Shore Hypnosis, Erika guides the client into hypnosis via verbal suggestions, imagery or post hypnotic suggestion in a comfortably reclined chair and a pleasant environment. When the client reaches this deeply relaxed state, positive suggestions and imagery, structured toward the clients personal needs are fed to the client to assist him/her to make the positive changes which they desire in a easier, faster and safe way.

All hypnosis is not the same in that there are many ways by which a client can go into hypnosis, reach greater depths and to achieve ones goal. The art lies primarily within the skills and experience of the hypnotist. In the hypnotic state, clients often drift in and out of a trance or up and down between feelings of deep relaxation, to time and body distortion. Feelings of well being, lightness, heaviness, floating sensation, partial or complete anesthesia. Yes, hypnosis can actually control or eliminate pain. The client can respond with full consciousness at any time. In light of these facts, a operator can not control the client without their conscious consent. Consequently no one can get stuck in hypnosis nor be deeply asleep. Likewise, everyone who is of sane mind can be hypnotized for as long as they want too.

In a multiple session program for any issue, a variety of techniques can be applied to assist the client for success as; Getting Through and Parts Techniques, Inner Child Approach, Emotional Freedom Training (EFT-Tapping) to help clear stress, negative emotions and self sabotaging behavior. Self-Love and Acceptance, and the Power of Forgiving can also be applied.

Hypnosis and self hypnosis can help you to make major positive changes in your life where you may have had difficulty in achieving. It can bring about motivation, enhance self confidence, relaxation, physical and mental well being, creativity, learning, successful living, eliminate unwanted habits and fears.

Unfortunately, at times the ancient and beneficial folk art of hypnosis, was associated with strange, mysterious beliefs of which nether are true. In the holistic era, hypnosis regained positive and valuable recognition in self improvement, the behavioral and medical field and is now practiced for a myriad of purposes with astonishing results and without negative side effects.

What the mind can conceive you can achieve!

Self - Hypnosis  

At South Shore Hypnosis, every client is taught self-hypnosis along with deep breathing techniques and guided imagery, so that he/she can continue to utilize the full power of their mind independently toward self mastery and reaching his/her innate potentials and desired goals.

Clients can use self-hypnosis for unlimited issues to make positive changes in their lives and for life. Self-Hypnosis is enforced while in hypnosis via post-hypnotic suggestions for faster results. At South Shore Hypnosis every client will receive a suggestion card structured toward his/her specific needs to feed oneself in self hypnosis.

One can utilize one of the many books written on self-hypnosis and self-help as the 'Power Of Positive Thinking,' 'Principals of Success' by Napoleon Hill or 'Secret' - The Laws of Attraction which are all helpful, however, if you use some of those strategies which are right for you together with the tools of hypnosis, you will have a very powerful tool for success. There is nothing like experiencing hypnosis and learning self hypnosis from a trained professional.

When you experience the wonderful art of being gently directed into deep relaxation and how to utilize the full power of your mind to create and feel the internal feeling of calm, you will learn what hypnosis and self hypnosis is and what it can do for you to enrich your life more successfully.