What is Hypnosis - First Institute of Dynamic Learning

Hypnosis, as is used in a modern clinical setting, is thought of as a method to bring about a "process" in people where they are able to use their own mental associations, past life experiences, and potentials to achieve their set goals or deal with their current problems. It is believed that the method creates an ideal type of setting in the person's mind and that solutions start to emerge from it, new understandings are brought about and new ways of behaving are carefully imprinted into the mind.

The methods used are numerous and the conditions for using them are based on what the outcome is to be, who the person is, and what other special conditions are there at that time. This modern definition was arrived at because of the use of hypnosis in a clinical setting, which is its most popular use nowadays. Other methods include using hypnosis in stage performances to perform magic feats for instance. Examples of this would be the modern hypnotist Deren Brown or the famous historical character, Rasputin. These other methods are not so much considered respectable uses of hypnosis or even credible ones anymore.

Much has been done in the context of this past century to get rid of the conception that hypnosis is something used to have people manipulated into doing or believing things that defy logical conceptions or even socially acceptable ethical standards. Such "theorizing" was necessary because it tended to be conflicting with the newly developing influence of hypnosis into types of therapy. Also, most of these applications were proved to be fraudulent while others could be explained in terms of normal phenomena instead of its magical portrayal.

The only characteristic of hypnosis that borders the logical but is still very much accepted is the concept of spontaneous healing. Spontaneous healing meaning miraculous healing such as the one brought about by religious practices. It is believed that the scope of hypnosis accommodates this phenomenon quite well and that in essence many of its applications are fundamentally based on it. Examples of this could be curing a person of paralysis, curing people almost immediately of severe mental illnesses were catatonic states are not uncommon, or curing people of seemingly irresolvable neurological problems.

Hypnosis Definition: Part II of III It was the case in this past century that forms of therapy were what they called non-strategic or non participative. In other words, therapists would consult patients by letting them make their own mental associations by basically having them talk about their lives. Only then would a therapist intervene and even then, the contribution was minimal. It was considered, during the first half of the past century, that helping them by suggesting solutions or wanting to focus on certain parts of their histories to bring about change was in a sense going against the ideal route. During the second half of the century therapies started to shift from the passive to the active forms. Now, even though many therapies were already theorizing on concepts derived from hypnosis, its influence was still minimal and not very direct.

There were the conditioning therapies, whose basic premises derived from Pavlov, whose knowledge included hypnotic theory. There was behavior therapy in the form of reciprocal inhibition, which originated from Joseph Wolpe and his experience as a hypnotist. There was also dynamic psychotherapy, especially psychoanalysis, which arose during a period of great hypnotic experimentation two centuries ago. But as it became evident that these therapies' techniques were ignoring a large part of the great body of knowledge brought about a century before, changes began to be made and therapy in essence became more strategic based. This of course, opened the way for hypnosis to be practiced in this field since it is in essence a very good model of what a strategic therapy should be.

A hypnotist identifies the solvable problems in a person, he sets outcome goals, and designs a strategy to correct them. He might then restrategize his work to help in perfecting the overall plan and lastly he is to measure and determine the success of his work. Similarly, this is what strategic therapy is all about. Hypnosis Definition: Part III of III What sets hypnosis apart from the other therapies out there is that it is carried out by first placing the patient in what is reffered to as a hypnotic trance. The idea of this trance is to reach an ideal condition where the hypnotist is able to speak to the person's unconscious mind. It is believed that what hypnosis considers the unconscious mind is a state of consciousness that is more readily able to accept commands and arrive at problem solving.

The unconscious has also proved to be a very apt state of mind for creative visualization, a very important aspect of the process. At the same time, a hypnotic trance is categorized into many levels. A hypnotist will choose which level is necessary for the kind of work to be done. Usually, something like inducing hypnotic anesthesia will require a very deep trance while something like a persuasion technique will require that the person be in a light trance. As was discussed at the beginning, the hypnotic trance ideally is to create a new phenomenal world in which patients can explore their own skills which were not readily available to them before. During said trance, these limitations, which are the person's frames of reference are altered in such a way that he may make new mental associations and learn new skills or behaviors.

The tools used by a hypnotist can be broken down into basic tools such as: therapeutic stories that employ metaphor, language patterns that communicate to the unconscious commands to shift its perspective or to activate or be ready to expect new learnings, and finally other nonverbal skills that help in the persuasiveness of the hypnotists commands and stories. A detailed look at such repertoire of tools is a lengthy undertaking and as such will be done in separate studies of the hypnotic process.

Self Hypnosis by First Institute of Dynamic Learning

Self Hypnosis: Tips for Trance Work If you are practicing self hypnosis this is one of the best tips because it really conforms to the concept of autonomous processing. Autonomous processing in this respect simply means that you are the one guiding yourself into trance, so hence I will provide you with a way for you to carry it out successfully. Questions of deeper or lighter, or right or wrong should be answered.

In the past this problem has been dealt with in different ways and in a big number of cases. Now, since self hypnosis is a relatively different way of carrying out hypnosis as it has been researched throughout history, we will do a good job of discerning the skills of mind that should be applied autonomously. Please note that hypnosis has evolved in such a way that the level of trance is not indicative of the success of a therapy. Such an idea seems logical and was pushed forth in the old days when hypnosis was not so much used for other things than stage illusions. But nonetheless, there are ways that you can make yourself go deeper.

Trance has the benefit that it creates a condition of mind where the person is receptive to hypnotic suggestions and can easily overlook aspects that would generally pose mental blocks to these. But a hypnotist can carry out a session and just talk to a person for two hours and not even ask him to close his eyes. In the process of the conversation he will use communication processes that will have the same effect of bringing about change, the difference is that they conform better to the situation and the person. Ok, lets go to the tip. Please try it.

When you are carrying out your trancework you are generally speaking to your subconscious, giving it certain commands, whether it be that youre doing this by yourself or hearing a tape or hearing a professional. And to do this you would wish that your trance is perfect (deep and powerful). This is all very well and good but you are overlooking the fact that a trance is only as good as the combination of these factors. What I would suggest is that since it is obvious that you are starting out and you wish to achieve a certain state, that you don't rush into it. In other words, do not let your subconscious be overly cooperative, if you do so you will just be setting yourself up for hitting a wall. Why, because your subconscious does not have the adequate learnings of what and when going deeper is necessary for.

So, you find yourself saying to yourself "oh, so now I must go deeper, quick quick, pull out the trance highway, start to breathe, remember remember going deeper." Don't do so. Stop for a second and say to yourself, "If I go deeper now, wouldn't I be missing out on something?" Because how do you know when it is time to go deeper, you might have an idea but you don't have the ways to put yourself deeper in the way that you would like to. Your mind will learn as you go along, it will understand the ways in which it processes the information that you are choosing to give it, as long as you do not push it in directions where you are getting undesired results. OK? Very important, make up your own question so you can tell your subconscious to stop for a second and trust the level where you are at that moment so that it can continue the path of the script.

If I try to go deeper right now, won't I lose the information I was already gathering about this situation, maybe I don't want to veer off... Very important. Make sure you always start out by knowing exactly what it is that you will be doing in trance and have this little warning in your mind. It will help you develop the kind of brain activity that is conducive to trance. In other words, you will be redesigning parts of your mind so that the hypnotic state, or the trance, comes more naturally in the future and at that moment in time as well.

Remember, try this so you can go deeper eventually, so that your mind will know and be able to reproduce at your will the deeper states. It is certainly possible. But you need the brain activity first to begin to develop itself. Let it develop. Being more receptive in this way makes you aware in an ideal way of the benefits of whatever hypnotic technique you will be practicing at that time. And second, you will be conducing your mind gradually to more powerful hypnotic trancework. And deep trancework helps in incredible ways, but instead of trying to hit the wall with every kind of mental weapon you might have conjured at the time, just disregard doing so because it just wont work. Other techniques are readily available should be covered in other essays, pick and discern the best ones for your techniques.

Reiki Healing

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a method of natural healing based on the application of Universal Life Force Energy (the name literally means Universal Life Force Energy). These pages are a collection of information about Reiki and are presented with the purpose of spreading knowledge of what Reiki is.
Reiki is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing. Energy Healing involves direct application of Chi for the purpose of strengthening the clients energy system (aura). Chi is the term used by the Chinese mystics and martial artists for the underlying force the Universe is made of. Mystics in all cultures have talked about the physical universe being made of an underlying form of something, much as modern physics research is now coming to understand the Universe is made of energy which is subject to (or affected by) thought. Just as modern physics says this energy is affected by thought the mystics also say this underlying form is affected by thought, going so far as to claim we create our own reality from our thinking and the thoughts we share between each of us every day.

Stop and reflect for a moment. Imagine the implications of the universe around us made from energy which can be shaped and manipulated by thoughts. This is the implication of both Quantum Physics and ancient Metaphysics. Might this make some diseases easier to explain, especially those which have no apparent physical cause? Might this make miraculous cures easier to explain? For example there was research study done a couple years ago showing that prayer improves the health of those who are prayed for, the focus of intent in prayer sends thoughts out in the form of "I wish such-and-so to happen", so if the world is energy subject to the power of thought then prayers must work (depending on how clearly and carefully you hold and elaborate on the prayers or thoughts). Remember this while reading here about Reiki. Reiki is very easily learned, very simple to use, and beneficial for all. It is one of many forms of healing through the use of the natural forces which were given the name Chi by ancient chinese mystics. Some forms of healing using Chi energy forces are Chi Gong, Pranic Healing, Chelation (as taught by Brabara Brennan and Rosalyn Bruyere), and Polarity Balancing. All (apparently) use the same energies, with the difference being techniques of application and an energy quality commonly known as vibration. (This term vibration is widely used in the "New Age" community to refer to the range in experience between the dense or low vibration of the physical world to the high vibration of the highest spiritual expression; while the term is inadequate to truly describe the differences, and while Reality is probably not a simple bipolar scale of experience, the term is descriptive of how the energy feels). I'm reluctant to definitively say Reiki uses Chi because I am not an expert on what the Chinese mean by this word. To my eye the force referred to with the name Chi is the same as Prana, Orgone, Odic, they are all names for the same force.

Since the word Reiki means Universal Life Force Energy, it (strictly speaking) refers to the energy and not the specific techniques taught by Reiki Masters. The techniques are more properly called the Usui System of Natural Healing after the founder of the system, Dr. Mikao Usui. However as Reiki is the common name, and a fine name at that, this is the name we will use here.

A Reiki healing is very simply performed. The practitioner places his or her hands upon the person to be healed with the intent for healing to occur, and then the energy begins flowing. The Reiki energy is smart since the Universe is a very smart place indeed. The energy knows where to go, and what to do once it gets there, or else is being directed by a higher intelligence. The energy manages its own flow to and within the recipient. It draws through the healer exactly that amount of energy which the recipient needs. All this happens without direct conscious intervention by the healer. The healers job is to get out of the way, to keep the healing space open, and to watch/listen for signs of what to do next.

Just for today, do not worry.
Just for today, do not anger.

Honor your parents, teachers, and elders.

Earn your living honestly.

Show gratitude to everything

Dr. Mikao Usui

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)?

Creator of NLP, Dr. Richard Bandler, says, "NLP is an attitude" and a powerful methodology, technology ... designed to help you to build and easily access mental, physical & emotional resources, innate skills, & creativity.

When you learn NLP you experience deep states of relaxation, awareness, & intense clarity. PLUS you learn how to access states of creativity, optimal health, change limiting beliefs, & enhance self-esteem. You acquire the ability to develop meaningful goals & clear strategies for attainment.

As a practitioner of NLP, you'll be able to do the same for your loved ones - including your children. Imagine being able to help them grow up in a positive world (and having techniques to get them to do what you want them to do without having to nag!).

For last 30 years NLP has been a leading edge technology for accelerated human change. With NLP you will develop an understanding of the relationship between mind, body, emotions, and actions.

Neuro– Nervous system through which experience is received and processed through the five senses.

Linguistic– Language and nonverbal communication systems through which neural representations are coded, ordered and given meaning.

Programming – The ability to organize our communication and neurological systems to achieve specific desired goals and results.

One of the basic principle in NLP is that people end up in pain not because the world is not rich enough to allow them to satisfy their needs, but because their mental representation of the world is impoverished.