Yesterday we were discussing the difficulty people have in trying to change an negative habit  using the conscious part of the mind. I received the following question: “So you think a person can’t change using conscious, cognitive thoughts?” Actually the question sounds more like a belief the person who sent it in holds  (about the

Today we continue to discuss the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind.   By understanding which part of the mind holds the unwanted “program” it makes it possible to change the programing. When there are things we don’t like in ourselves the unconscious part of the mind is usually where the root lies. Sometimes it

Today we’ll be talking more about the 2 parts of the mind. The conscious and the unconscious. Here are a few facts about the unconscious part of the mind. 1. The unconscious works for our well being. 2.  We might give a directive on a conscious level but it is the unconscious that carries it

In the last few posts I’ve been talking about different ways of creating rapport.   And as we all know when first meeting someone, whether it is social or business creating rapport is important. There is unconscious communication that goes on between people all the time.  Learning about this underlying component to communication is an exciting

We were talking about using NLP and combining it with hypnosis to increase the effectiveness of any hypnotic exercise.  I went off track just a bit, so I want to bring us back to the reason I started talking about the use of words, and the power of using another persons lead system. When you

I believe it is important to know how to stop stress on using all the parts of the mind, conscious and unconscious. Most of my research and work is on showing people how to change programs and limits that are rooted in the unconscious part of the mind. Yet, there are many times I teach

Question:   Is there anyway I can reduce stress without doing self-hypnosis or trance? Answer Part 2: A stimulus that causes stress for one person may not even create a ripple for another person. What triggers a stress reaction might be outside your awareness. For example an old song playing on the radio can bring back

I have been getting a number of questions and I thank all of you who have sent them in.  In the next few posts I’ll give some tips or exercises as I answer the questions I’ve received.  Please keep the questions coming, see the end of this post for directions: Question:  “It seems that you

Yesterday we were talking about using NLP, how to find the preferred modality of your clients (Visual, Kinesthetic or Auditory) and how to use words to enter a trance state more easily. For today let’s do a powerful mind expanding exercise. Please read all the directions first: Question: What would a perfect day be like

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Yesterday we were talking about using the preferred system to get into a trance easily.  So you might be wondering how this  information is used in creating a trance state. For each system (A,V,K) the hypnotist would use