| Hypnosis is a term that brings up a | | | | 1. How the problem started. |
| variety of images:of people | | | | 2. How it is now. |
| sleepwalking, stage shows with people | | | | 3. How you would like it to be in the |
| doing odd things or a man with a thick | | | | near future. |
| German accent, saying, "You are getting | | | | It's important to create these pictures |
| very sleepy ...." | | | | as if you were watching a scene on a |
| Although all of the above can and does | | | | movie screen, not as if you were seeing |
| happen, hypnosis, well and ethically | | | | them through your own eyes. Remember to |
| used, is in reality simply a way to help | | | | picture yourself in each scene. |
| people achieve the changes they desire. | | | | Step two - Place these three pictures |
| We all go into a state of something like | | | | on a screen in your mind at the same |
| hypnosis at least twice a day: when we | | | | time. Place the first picture on the |
| are waking up and when we are going to | | | | left, the second in the middle and the |
| sleep. | | | | third on the right. |
| Our bodies are relaxed and out minds are | | | | Step three - Now we will set up a |
| able to focus. How many of you get some | | | | conference call between the three people |
| of your best ideas as you are waking up | | | | pictured. |
| or falling asleep? | | | | First, let's pretend that you can talk |
| Some call it `conscious dreaming' | | | | with the person you were when the |
| Think for a moment about the process of | | | | problem started. Now ask your self the |
| "highway hypnosis." YOU arrive at your | | | | following questions: |
| destination and may not remember going | | | | 1. What have you learned about dealing |
| through pertain parts of your journey. | | | | with this problem in the time between |
| The important thing to consider is you | | | | then and now? |
| were in control the whole time. It's | | | | 2. If you could send a letter to the |
| much the same with the process of | | | | person in the past titled, "Things I |
| hypnosis. | | | | Wish I Had Known When I Was You," what |
| In my practice, I have found hypnosis to | | | | would it say? |
| be very useful in helping people achieve | | | | Step four - Next, let's have you talk |
| the changes they want, simply and | | | | with the person you will be in the near |
| quickly. | | | | future, when this problem is solved. |
| Many of the methods I use in hypnosis | | | | Looking through the eyes of the future |
| are just problem-solving techniques, or | | | | you, what will you know then that you |
| what I call "change techniques." | | | | don't know now? |
| One of my favorites is the "Three | | | | This is my favorite part of this |
| Picture Technique." It involves the use | | | | exercise: If you could walk out to your |
| of your imagination and some | | | | mailbox today and receive a letter from |
| well-considered questions. | | | | the person you will be in the future |
| Before I describe the Three Picture | | | | titled, "Here Are The Things I Wish I |
| Technique further, it's very important | | | | Had Known When I Was You," what would it |
| for you to know two things: | | | | say? |
| 1. If you read on, you will not be | | | | Here's the last question: |
| hypnotized. | | | | Looking through the eyes of the person |
| 2. You can use this problem-solving | | | | you'll be in the future, what is the |
| technique without hypnosis. | | | | very next step you need to take to head |
| Hypnosis can simply make it happen | | | | in that direction? And then the next |
| faster. | | | | step? And so on. |
| Picture yourself on a movie screen | | | | These are simply questions you can ask |
| Step one - In your own imagination, | | | | yourself about any problem you want to |
| come up with pictures of yourself in | | | | solve. It can give you very clear |
| three different situations that have to | | | | direction on how to get where you want |
| do with the problem you want to solve: | | | | to be. |