How is the state of hypnosis created in a session?

At first, you sit in an upright recliner, and we talk about your issue. Then I turn the lights down, and we put the recliner back so that you're lying down. I induce hypnosis in a number of ways, including using hypnotic touch, counting down numbers, using music, chimes, voice and images. You close your eyes as this continues, and you enter the state of profound relaxation also called trance. You have the experience of going progressively deeper into relaxation. Your body may feel completely relaxed and heavy, as if a blanket of peace is covering you; or you may feel very light, as if you're floating. Your breathing and heart rate slow down. Your eyes may get slightly teary, and your eyelids may flutter. You may hear the sounds and voices around you, or you go into your own quiet world. You may see blackness, colors or light. The depth of hypnosis varies, from a deep state to a very light one. Most people are in the middle of this continuum, and you can have results at all levels of depth.

How does hypnotherapy facilitate personal transformation?

You most likely will have some particular issue that you are looking at. First I help you to experience what's going on and see what feelings or thoughts are coming up for you and possibly determine the origin. The origin of your issues may be the way you think, an early traumatic experience, a past life, or wounds your parents received and you took on, or it may be related to your "subpersonalities" -- the different parts of yourself that behave in various ways. The second step of the transformational process is release. Here, you let go of unwanted thoughts, feelings, or energies. This happens naturally as issues are being resolved. The third stage is consciousness transformation. I facilitate your getting in touch with your essence, your core of spiritual strength, which may appear in any number of forms. Then I bring you out of trance, and it's likely that with your new awareness, you feel more centered and calm, having brought more resolution to and new ways of seeing your life.

How are individualized hypnosis tapes created for you?

After talking with you and we decide how we wish to proceed, there are times when a hypnosis tape is called for. This tape is then created for you as you relax in the hypnotic state. It's about healing your specific issue, and it is a highly individualized custom-made tape with hypnotic induction, voice, and music. Listening to it on a regular basis is like having hypnosis every day.

How are phone sessions done?

Most often we discuss your issue over the phone, and then I create a tape, which you receive in the mail. Sometimes it is appropriate to do an interactive healing session over the phone as well.

Will the effects of hypnotherapy fade with time?

It's possible to come for one session and achieve permanent results. However, you may have issues that resurface periodically. Over time, you can become the master of your issues so that if they reappear, you have the tools to successfully manage them. In this way, hypnotherapy offers unlimited healing to alleviate many of the obstacles in our lives and helps us to reach new levels of inner transformation.

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