What is it? And how do I set up my self-hypnosis to be successful?
Why use the power of your subconscious mind?
Conscious mind vs. unconscious mind
You can consciously pay attention to about 7 things at a time. As you read this article, you may start to be aware of the temperature of the room, the sounds around you, the way your clothes feel on your skin, or the rate of your breathing.
Did you notice those things before I pointed them out? Maybe not consciously, but a part of you, beneath your awareness, was recording all of it. This is your unconscious mind.
Your unconscious mind can process millions of bits of information per second. It notices the way your shirt tag feels on the back of your neck. It hears the clicks and whirs of the ventilation system. It records everything you see, hear, feel, smell, taste, and touch all the time.
Your unconscious has been recording your life in great detail since the moment you entered the world. It remembers every experience you’ve ever had, every book you’ve ever read, and every word you’ve ever heard. All of these experiences have been absorbed and helped to make you the person you are.
Imagine a giant museum that stretches out for miles and is many stories high. This museum is full of artifacts and books of knowledge. The museum is dark. A security guard inside has a flashlight that can only illuminate 7 things at a time.
During hypnosis, the security guard relaxes enough to allow you to shine light on the resources you need to solve your problem. The answer comes from inside your own personal museum, filled with your stuff, so it’s custom tailored to you.
How to use your subconcious mind for change
Step 1: Intention & Focus
You can use it for just about any situation, any goal you’d like to achieve. Remember to frame your goal as something you want (not what you don’t want). If you ask your subconscious mind a negative question it will find you the answer. For example if you ask it “Why can’t I lose weight” it will give you all the reasons why “You can’t lose weight” which then becomes a subconscious command. Rather ask yourself: “How can I lose weight?” and set a reasonable target which includes YOUR goal + strategies for acquiring any skills you need + strategies for sustaining success.
Word these in the present tense. “I am successfully moving towards my target weight of “x” through healthy eating, learning to cook healthy food and exercising 3-4 times a week. This is my new, healthy, enjoyable lifestyle and I love how I feel when I eat and exercise well.”The time investment can be from 60 seconds to thirty minutes or more. You decide when you set the intention to practice. Honour your commitment to yourself – this is part of the formula for success. If you say I will focus on this for 10 minutes, set a timer and practice for 10 minutes.
A simple, yet powerful technique is to establish a set of I AM'S that guide you to your chosen destination in life. I AM Happy. I AM Calm. I AM Focused...etc....etc
Step 2: Time for Trance
This induction is a very simple yet effective rapid induction. Read all the instructions first and then proceed with your self-hypnosis. Be sure you are in a safe environment where you will be free of distractions. At the end of your session, you are responsible to make sure you have fully emerged so that you may safely resume your normal activities. Begin by making yourself comfortable by either sitting or laying down.
Eye Roll Induction 1. Start with at least 3-4 releasing breaths, in and out through your nose. You may notice your breath slowing and deepening with each breath as you soften into a natural rhythm. As you breath slows and deepens your mind will follow.
2. Set your intention - what do you want to gain from the process? How long do you want to work on the issue? How would you like to feel when you come back to conscious awareness?
Duration of session: Decide how long you'll do self-hypnosis. Example: I am going into a trance for 20 minutes
Purpose: Very clearly state what you want from the session. Example: I want to eliminate these stressed-out feelings and feel more relaxed.
How you'll feel: What do you want to feel like when you end the session? Example: I will awaken feeling wide awake, refreshed, and alert.
3. When you feel settled, as you take a deep breath in, roll your eyes up as if looking up to the middle of your forehead (your third eye chakra area) while keeping your head and chin level and still.
4. Hold your breath for a few seconds, and then close your eye lids with your eyes still raised.
5. As you exhale through your nose, your eye lids remain closed, let your eyeballs roll down, returning to their normal position. Simply note what you feel. It might be a deepening sense of relaxation, tingling, warmth, eye muscles relaxing, your jaw letting go…
6. Allow the relaxation to flow down through your body as you imagine yourself “floating downward”; gently, safely, comfortably.
Going Deeper:
You can also deepen this level of self-hypnosis by imagining “floating down” through levels; these might be an image of going down a staircase, elevator, down through your chakras with each level more relaxing than the one before.
Now, in this relaxed state, repeat the positive suggestions you have prepared, eg. I am CONFIDENT, I LOVE making healthy choices, I HAVE phenomenal coping skills. Use all your senses (seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling) to imagine yourself as if already having your successful outcome now. At first you might see yourself as you have stepped out of your body and you are watching you doing things, behaving in a certain way as if in a movie. That’s fine. You can watch these changes and when you feel ready you can step into the new you. Or you might be sensing yourself as if you are looking out through your own eyes and and you are noticing how the world looks, feels and people respond to the new you. Make your imagery as vivid and real as you can.
Step 3: Coming out:
When finished repeating your suggestions and visualizing your successful outcome, it is now time to emerge from the self- hypnotic state. To do so, just simply suggest to yourself that on the count of 3 you will open your eyes, fully aware, alert, and awake, feeling totally refreshed and able to safely resume your normal activities.
Now begin the count:
ONE : take a deep breath in and out and begin to stretch your arms and legs
TWO : Become more aware of your surroundings, feeling refreshed and alert, notice the sounds around.
THREE : Open your eyes now, clear headed, aware, alert, awake, feeling energized and ready for a wonderful day!
I encourage you to practice self-hypnosis everyday: It’s free! It’s fast! It’s fun! And you get to choose when, how and what you will do! You are in control and you will be strengthening positive life-affirming neural pathways.
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