How hypnosis (trance) can help you tap into unparalleled innovation & creativity.

Most people’s perception of hypnosis has been irrevocably tainted by the image they’ve gleaned from the movies…a stage hypnotist lulling hapless victims into a stupor; then the subject is humiliated or manipulated into doing silly things on-stage, to the audience’s general amusement.

But that’s not what hypnosis is…at least that’s not how it should be used, anyway.

Hypnosis, perfected by American psychiatrist Milton Erickson, is actually a viable therapeutic modality for helping people conquer longstanding psychological blocks.  When practiced by a trained and experienced hypnotherapist, hypnosis is an unparalleled tool that can help you to sustainably unlock your internal resources for healing, overcome blocks, and remove thought patterns that have disturbed you or hindered your progress.

“The purpose of hypnosis is to expand our range of expression.”

During a guided hypnosis session, you gain a deepened access to the areas of your mind (the subconscious) that you have not been using.  They say that humans only use about 10% of the brain.  Although the veracity of this statement is contested (it depends on the human in question, and on what that particular human is doing), it’s likely that much of our creative and intellectual talent is indeed underutilized.  But the point is this: once we leave the active (and very curious!) phases of infancy and early childhood, we use less and less of our mind on a daily basis.

That means we are less likely to solve day-to-day problems with creativity, innovation, and cognitive flexibility; we become bogged down in outdated responses and fear, emotional baggage and incorrect assumptions about ourselves and others.

Hypnosis can provide an ideal tool, therefore, to access areas of the brain that typically lie dormant.  Specifically, hypnosis (or “trance”), allows us to tap into the unconscious (or “sub-conscious”) mind, where we store memories and knowledge that could help us address some of the most troublesome areas that we encounter in everyday life.  Hypnosis (or “trance” as many modern-day practitioners call it), is an extremely effective way to tap into this endlessly resourceful part of the mind.

As I learned from my teachers, “The purpose of hypnosis is to let go of the rigidity that is keeping us from tapping into deeper intelligence.”

When we get locked into certain set of habits or rituals, it’s hard for us to be creative and nimble.  We expect people to respond in pre-ordained ways, we expect our lives to play out according to patterns that we’ve seen play out again and again.  Whether those patterns are good or bad, when we are rigid and locked, in a state that renowned hypnotist Stephen Gilligan calls “neuro-muscular lock”.  We miss out on a whole array of options that could be surprising and transformative. We subsist on tired old habits and approaches, which become eroded with time.

The problem is, that doesn’t work long-term.  Say, for example, that your spouse or partner continually issues ultimatums or threatens to break up with you.  This might work the first time, or a few times, as a manipulation technique.  However, it’s not sustainable for a healthy relationship (it may not even be sustainable for an unhealthy one!).  Other common patterns, like over-eating or smoking, are short-term habits that many people use to address deeper, long-term issues. When we keep applying the same tired formula to new and diverse situations, we get the same mediocre, and sometimes even ineffectual, outcomes.

So how can you create a paradigm shift in your life?

Through hypnosis (“trance”, in modern-day parlance).

The beauty of hypnosis is that by going within and searching, we unleash many insights and observations that have been hiding in plain sight – within ourselves.  Hypnosis honors and unleashes the genius that already exists – within you.

When working with an experienced hypnotist, like myself, you will not only gain access to parts of yourself to which you’ve lost access (or perhaps never knew existed), but also renew your ability to respond creatively and intuitively to challenges in your work life and relationships.

Schedule your hypnosis session today!  Shoot me a line now at hello@vstarcoaching.com