Hypnosis
What is Hypnosis?
Definitions of Hypnosis:
Hypnosis is considered a potent and safe adjunct to Medicine, an effective procedure in Psychotherapy, Dentistry, relaxation, stress management and behavioral changes.
Hypnosis is not something one person “does” to another. It is an inborn talent. Its use, deliberate or unwitting, varies from person to person. Your development of the skill of using hypnosis for yourself can be enhanced with the guidance of an experienced hypnotist. Then the talent can subsequently be even more useful and enjoyable when employed by you on your own.
I believe hypnosis to be a process which produces relaxation, distraction of the conscious mind, heightened suggestibility and increased awareness, allowing access to the subconscious mind through the imagination. It also produces the ability to experience thoughts and images as real. (Krasner)
Actually, it makes more sense to realize that hypnosis is a “natural” state you go in and out of all day.
Generally, many professionals borrow Dr. Milton Erickson’s definition and describe hypnosis as, ‘A state of intensified attention and receptiveness, and an increased responsiveness to an idea or to a set of ideas.’
Among practitioners the most common view of hypnosis is that it is an altered state of consciousness; your awareness differs somehow to your everyday sense of reality. This is often referred to as being in a trance. However, for many, perhaps most, people being in hypnosis does not seem much different to how they feel at other times.
Hypnosis has also been defined as a form of conditioning. A person learns, through direct experience or the media, how to be hypnotized. Another way to see hypnosis as something learned, is to assert that a person becomes conditioned to a word stimulus such as “relax.” Once having allowed one’s self to relax, the client is thereafter conditioned to repeat the experience of relaxing upon hearing the stimulus-word.
Hypnosis is not a sleep. Whatever sleep is, hypnosis is not, in fact for most people it is a heightened awareness which allows the individual more personal control than they would otherwise have. Hypnosis is a response to a signal from the hypnotherapist or to an inner signal, which activates a capacity for a shift of awareness in the person, which permits a more directed concentration toward a desired goal.
Applied Hypnosis
Have you ever heard of a flying phobia? It affects a large portion of the population, and although there are many therapies few are as effective as hypnosis. When combining Hypnosis with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), the positive results are amazing! NLP is also referred to as cognitive behavioral therapy and is very effective in resolving phobias. The US National Library of Medicine, and National Institutes of Health show studies reflecting the success of using hypnosis to overcome such phobias: A Case Report.
Menopause and HOT flashes are significantly reduced with hypnosis. A studies in March, 2013 discussed the use of hypnosis methods and the results. Cat Wilson can show you a more comfortable experience as you, a wise woman, enjoys the change of life: Clinical Hypnosis and postmenopausal
Through the use of positive suggestions, we replace old, embedded programming with a more resourceful outcome. Hypnosis makes possible a specific good, to produce a more positive outcome or to remove or change something that is less than positive. The client is always in control and always alert to everything going on. This is a profound state of relaxation and heightened suggestibility where clients can substitute positive thoughts and beliefs in place of the old negative program that was there.
What about Hypnosis in the News?
Can Hypnosis be used for Health?
“General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care” by Authors: Stephen Cox , Simon de Lusignan and Tom C
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Instructors
Richard (Rich) Aanrich, BA, M.NLP, C.HI has been teaching hypnosis and NLP for over 20 years. He learned from many of the great Masters of Hypnosis and NLP, and through his many years of experience has become a Master himself. In addition, he graduated with a degree in Human Behavioral Studies. Rich is a combination of many great arts, from Dale Carnegie, NLP and many great Masters. You will notice that he is charged with a positive energy! Ask him where he gets it.
Catherine (Cat) Wilson, BA, M.NLP, C.HI. In 1970, Cat first learned hypnosis from her father, and later went for certification and became a clinical hypnotherapist. She was the President of the National Guild of Hypnotherapists in the Portland, Oregon area from 2007 to 2012. She learned NLP in 1992 and has trained hypnotherapy students with Rich since 2001. From 1970’s to 1980’s, Cat studied business, art, and law, and then went back to school again, graduating with a degree in Communications, Training and Development. Cat is a master of communication, and you will sense how deeply she listens with her heart and soul. Be ready when she asks you this question: “What is the very best scenario for you now?”
Hypnotherapy /NLP Classes
Creative Visualization – 2-day class on opening awareness through Hypnosis
Essentials – 6-day class on Hypnosis and NLP
Mastery – 160+ hours (with Essentials) to meet requirements for Certification
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Stop Smoking Programs
Weight Loss Programs
IRS Tax Credit for Hypnosis
Tax laws passed for 2003 onwards mean you can get a tax credit that reimburses you for money paid for smoking programs.
You can also be reimbursed for weight loss programs if you were advised by a physician to lose weight.
This is a tax credit – not a tax deduction, so that means credit on your taxes!
IRS Tax Credit for Hypnosis
Tax laws passed for 2003 onwards mean you can get a tax credit that reimburses you for money paid for smoking programs.
You can also be reimbursed for weight loss programs if you were advised by a physician to lose weight.
This is a tax credit – not a tax deduction, so that means credit on your taxes!
How to Report
You must attach invoices and proof of payment for any amounts you include on line 2 of Form 8885 for which you did not receive an advance payment. If you file your return electronically, attach the invoices and proof of payment to your Form 8453. Proof of payment may include a pay stub if insurance is through a spouse’s employment, a bank check, or bank statement for premiums that are automatically deducted from your account.
Hypnosis Practitioners typically do not diagnose, request from your doctor to write a note that you need to lose weight or quit smoking.
If you claim this credit, you cannot take the same expenses that you use to figure your health coverage tax credit into account in determining your:
- Medical and dental expenses on Schedule A (Form 1040) 9/3/2005
- Self Employed health insurance distributions
- Archer Medical Savings Account (MSA) distributions
Note: No liability is accepted for this information. You should seek advice from your tax accountant or other professional adviser.