Ten Tips To Help You Become An Expert At Self Hypnosis
- By Rachel Ford
- Published 03/14/2010
- Self Help
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Rachel Ford
Rachel Ford is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Personal Development Coach. Check out her blog on self hypnosis for more information about how to use your mind to create change in your life. http://selfhypnosisideas.com
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As with everything in life, never start or venture into anything you don’t know a lot about. You must always have a good foundation on which to build on, otherwise your whole structure will be unstable and all your efforts will have gone for naught.
Here are my top ten tips for practicing self hypnosis.
1. Try to do your self hypnosis exercises consistently at the same time each day (as much possible anyway) for 15-30 minutes per session.
2. For the first few times that you practice self hypnosis, it’s recommended to only practice when you are in a somewhat relaxed condition to start with. So you may want to take a warm bath beforehand.
3. Do not force your mind when it is feeling fatigued or sleepy after a nerve-racking day. If you are very tired, then you’ll have trouble concentrating. If you need to take some time out, then just have put your feet up and get back to doing self hypnosis another time.
4. Formulate suggestions properly. No matter how effectively you practice a bad idea, it is still a bad idea. Give yourself specific commands, and phrase your hypnotic suggestions carefully, so as to form them correctly or once again, you will only act surprised when you fail. Remember, your subconscious needs the right cues, if it's going to change your behaviours.
5. Ensure you’re prepared. Ahead of you start your session, know what suggestions you’ll be using. Don’t try to make them up on the fly. You want your consciou
s mind to relax and if you have to think too much, then your session won’t be very effective.
6. Find a quiet spot to practice. It’s best to minimise distractions while you are in the process of learning self hypnosis. Remember to turn off your phone and if anyone is in the area, ask them not to disrupt you.
7. Find a position where your body will be comfortable and you will find it a lot easier to enter t he hypnotic state. If you have a recliner, that would be perfect. Then again, make certain that you’re not so comfortable that you fall asleep - that defeats the purpose. A good position is to be sitting in a chair with your spine straight and your feet firmly planted on the floor.
8. Be patient. When learning a skill such as self-hypnosis, a lack of experience coupled with impatience equals all but guaranteed failure. So take your time, when dealing with your most potent and difficult-to-reach issues.
9. Make or buy a recording that guides you into hypnosis before you begin to apply suggestions. If you’re making it yourself you can either just record an induction or you may want to record your whole session, including the positive suggestions that you’ll be working with.
10. Practice putting yourself into a relaxed state as often as possible. Even if it’s just a couple of minutes here and there throughout the day, you will be able to get into hypnosis more effortlessly when you do your self hypnosis work.
Remember, the more you practice self-hypnosis, the better you'll get, and soon you will be able to hypnotise yourself anytime and anywhere.
Here are my top ten tips for practicing self hypnosis.
1. Try to do your self hypnosis exercises consistently at the same time each day (as much possible anyway) for 15-30 minutes per session.
2. For the first few times that you practice self hypnosis, it’s recommended to only practice when you are in a somewhat relaxed condition to start with. So you may want to take a warm bath beforehand.
3. Do not force your mind when it is feeling fatigued or sleepy after a nerve-racking day. If you are very tired, then you’ll have trouble concentrating. If you need to take some time out, then just have put your feet up and get back to doing self hypnosis another time.
4. Formulate suggestions properly. No matter how effectively you practice a bad idea, it is still a bad idea. Give yourself specific commands, and phrase your hypnotic suggestions carefully, so as to form them correctly or once again, you will only act surprised when you fail. Remember, your subconscious needs the right cues, if it's going to change your behaviours.
5. Ensure you’re prepared. Ahead of you start your session, know what suggestions you’ll be using. Don’t try to make them up on the fly. You want your consciou
6. Find a quiet spot to practice. It’s best to minimise distractions while you are in the process of learning self hypnosis. Remember to turn off your phone and if anyone is in the area, ask them not to disrupt you.
7. Find a position where your body will be comfortable and you will find it a lot easier to enter t he hypnotic state. If you have a recliner, that would be perfect. Then again, make certain that you’re not so comfortable that you fall asleep - that defeats the purpose. A good position is to be sitting in a chair with your spine straight and your feet firmly planted on the floor.
8. Be patient. When learning a skill such as self-hypnosis, a lack of experience coupled with impatience equals all but guaranteed failure. So take your time, when dealing with your most potent and difficult-to-reach issues.
9. Make or buy a recording that guides you into hypnosis before you begin to apply suggestions. If you’re making it yourself you can either just record an induction or you may want to record your whole session, including the positive suggestions that you’ll be working with.
10. Practice putting yourself into a relaxed state as often as possible. Even if it’s just a couple of minutes here and there throughout the day, you will be able to get into hypnosis more effortlessly when you do your self hypnosis work.
Remember, the more you practice self-hypnosis, the better you'll get, and soon you will be able to hypnotise yourself anytime and anywhere.