“Covert hypnosis is the utilization of techniques and strategies to induce change in a person in a subtle and completely unconscious way”, says Kevin Hogan Psy.D., a University professor of influence and persuasion, a professional speaker, trainer and therapist.

Before explaining what covert hypnosis really is, you must know exactly how traditional hypnosis works. Now, you probably already have some idea of the inner workings of hypnosis through movies, television, or even stage shows. Maybe you have seen a hypnotist put a person to “sleep” on stage and then make that person either reveal all their deep dark juicy secrets or jump around singing an Elvis tune or clucking like a chicken.

However, true hypnosis is a little more complex than that. First, a hypnotist must relax his subject through rapport, pacing and a soothing tonality until induction reaches a preliminary state of trance. Then, the hypnotist must proceed to guide the subject through deeper and deeper levels of trance until a complete state of “hyper-awareness” is achieved. Finally, the hypnotist can carefully speak to a person’s subconscious mind and give instruction. Read the rest of this entry »

Self hypnosis technique is used to induce oneself into a state of hypnosis, usually with aid of an audio program or a series of steps to stimulate the state of hypnosis, whereby positive suggestion becomes easily accepted by the subconscious mind and the conscious does not interfere.

Many people are wondering what they can do at home to engage in self hypnosis. What self hypnosis technique, in other words, can they use to break a certain habit or to get into a positive habit of exercising or eating less, whatever it may be, they want to be able to hypnotize themselves and they want to know how to do it. The best self hypnosis technique you can try at home is to just close your eyes and control your breathing. By controlling your breathing, you are essentially slowing down your entire body, even your mind, allowing you to further relax, to attain a relaxed state, so that you can convey whatever message to yourself that you wish to convey. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have heard about stage hypnosis or begin to learn stage hypnosis, you might think is stage hypnosis dangerous, especially after you watch many stage hypnosis shows. Ok, but I will tell here that stage hypnosis in itself is not dangerous. People hypnotized on a stage are not doing anything that is not already built into their own mental mechanisms. Stage hypnotists do not create anything new-we’re only building from what the volunteers already know and do. I have heard many rumors on certain dangers of hypnosis, but after further investigation, they turn out to be false or overly exaggerated.

The most frequent one that I have heard is the volunteer’s inability to come out of trance. This is simply not true. A person can come out of trance at any time he or she wants. It might be, though, that the person just is so relaxed or having so much fun or is liking the change of reality that he or she just doesn’t want to come out of trance. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody has the ability to hypnotize themselves using simple self hypnosis techniques. It can be helpful in improving their problem solving abilities, better concentration, improved sleep, and much more. Instead of being hypnotized by someone else, in self hypnosis, you do it to yourself using your conscious mind.

This article is about giving you a basic introduction on the 4 primary stages in any self hypnosis technique. Read the rest of this entry »