Lose weight by hypnotherapy? Yes. Past results have shown that hypnotherapy helps people to lose unwanted weight. Some people can hardly gain an inch around the waist, while some people can hardly lose an inch. One of the main reasons is of course the genetic make-up. I shall not discuss the subject of genetics here. There are many articles about genetics and obesity in the internet and medical journals that are written by professionals in this field.
Everyone knows that having a balanced diet and regular exercise routine can maintain fit and healthy. However, many people spend big bucks on pills and treatment, yet they neglect their diet and exercise, hoping that they will lose the fat. To have a balanced diet and regular exercise habit need a high level of discipline for some people. Therefore, these people will not even start, or discontinue their healthy lifestyle shortly after started. Most people gain back the weight or even more weight than before within two years after slimmed down.
Hypnotherapy not only gives your mind a boost, it also programs the subconscious mind to continue living the healthy lifestyle easier. Hypnotherapy makes you live healthier naturally.
Lose Weight And Hypnotherapy
Quit Smoking And Hypnotherapy
Why Quit Smoking?
It is for obvious reasons. Two common ones are to improve health and save money. It is well known that smoking causes many health hazards, including many cancers, heart disease, impotence and infertility. Information on effects of smoking can be found in Health Promotion Board (Singapore) website.
Quit smoking also saves one quite a bit of money. Price of cigarettes is increasing like bacteria growing! When I started smoking at the age of ten, in 1994, a pack of 10-sticks cigarettes cost about $1.80 to $2.00. Now you can hardly get a pack of 10-sticks cigarettes for less than $8.00 (legally). And most of them cost more than $10.00.
Many people gain weight (in terms of fats) after quitting smoking, including myself. One of the reasons being that, the person learns to cope by substituting smoking with another action. Many hypnotherapists name this action as a 'distracter'. Generally a person starts smoking because he/she feels 'bad', which includes pressured, stressed, bored, inferior etc. Bored is a common feeling. However it can cause a person to do something to overcome it, either with something productive or unproductive like smoking. When a person feels 'bad', he/she will find a distracter, which in this case, smoking. Many people replace smoking with another distracter when they quit smoking. Eating, if not balanced, is the distracter responsible for weight gain after a person stopped smoking.
Hypnotherapy helps a person to quit smoking by reprogramming the mind to replace the unproductive distracters with productive ones. Thus, hypnotherapy is one of the best ways to stop smoking completely.
What Is Hypnosis?
Ever wonder what is hypnosis? Hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been applied back in the 1800's. The father of hypnosis, Franz Anton Mesmer, said that all cures are based on imagination. Hypnosis has been widely used even though it was not named as "hypnosis" back then.
Hypnosis is often misunderstood. The rumours about hypnosis often came from media. Hypnosis is not mind control: The person under hypnosis will NOT do whatever that is not within his/her value system. Therefore people do not get conned of their money or any other valuables via hypnosis. Hypnosis is not unconscious. He/she is as alert as when he/she is not in hypnosis. The person under hyposis is aware of the surroundings including physical sensations, sounds and smell. Hypnosis is also not sleep, as in the sleep we rest our body at bed time.
Hypnosis is focus of attention, bypass the critcal factor in the mind, thus increasing the suggestibility. For instance, when you are watching a movie, you are aware of the surroundings (the movements of audience, sounds, sensations), but you choose not to bother with them as you are enjoying the movie. However, if there is an emergency like fire break out, you will be able to respond accordingly. In this case, you are hypnotised by the movie. No one can go into hypnosis if he/she is not willing.
Myths About Hypnosis
Despite the benefits of hypnotherapy, many people are still skeptical about it.
Many people know hypnosis as a con art, where the hypnotherapist is able to cheat another person of his or her belongings. The person being hypnotised is being mind-controlled by the hypnotherapist. In fact, the hypnotherapist is unable to have the client to do things not congruent with his or her values. The client is completely willing to do what is suggested to him or her.
Being in hypnosis is unconscious is also another myth thought by many people. A hypnotised person is as conscious as while he or she is watching a movie. The client is able to feel and hear everything as it is.
Who Can Be Hypnotised?
Anyone with normal intelligence can be hypnotised. Some people may take a longer time than the others. Have you tried driving on a highway and missed your exit? You were hypnotised then. What about getting honked by the vehicles when you were having your long run and crossed the road without noticing the traffic signals?
Hypnosis can also be defined as focus of attention. In the case of a hypnotherapy session, the client focuses his or her attention on the sound of the hypnotherapist's voice.
Generally, from age 6 onwards, you can be hypnotised. It also depends on the maturity of the child. An old man or woman with normal intelligence and mentally healthy can also be hypnotised.
Hypnosis VS Hypnotherapy
Many people still have confusion between hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and between hypnotist and hypnotherapist.
Hypnosis is the state of heightened suggestibility. Hypnotherapy is the work done to improve the person's health and well-being in the through the state of hypnosis. There are many different techniques used in hypnotherapy.
What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist? A hypnotist is someone who induces a person into hypnosis, and gives positive suggestions to improve his/her well-being. A hypnotherapist is one who not only gives positive suggestions, also does therapy work (usually customised) to dissolve the root problem of the individual.
7th PATH Self Hypnosis
7th Path self hypnosis has several advantages over other self hypnosis programs.
7th Path self hypnosis is designed to work on body-mind-spirit approach, unlike many other self hypnosis programs.
It also reprograms your mind to eliminate limiting beliefs. This is special because it allows you to "empty the cup". Doing so will improve the effectiveness of positive thoughts into your mind.
Learning 7th Path is easy. The practitioner class for 7th Path self hypnosis is done in the state of hypnosis. Thus many practitioners can achieve self hypnosis from the very first session.
Practising 7th Path has the advantages:
~Ridding your self of old habits and addictions
~Eliminating limiting beliefs
~Improving your mood
~Improving your relationships
~Helping you to become more patient and confident
~Improving study and test taking
~Becoming a better parent
~Heal from stressed induced illnesses
~Answer your calling in life
~Finding your purpose and vision in life
~Bringing your highest philosophies and beliefs into your everyday life!
