There are many noteworthy hypnotic methods that are used to reach the subconscious mind to cause change. Each method has its good points and its bad points. No two people are the same, so it stands to reason that the best results will be gotten by utilizing methods that each person will have the most success with.

Most companies that sell hypnosis recordings offer CD's that consist of standard traditional hypnotic techniques. A few vendors offer much more progressive and effective Ericksonian hypnosis methods. And fewer still offer NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming methods. 

The newest and by far most effective methodology is video hypnosis. Video hypnosis relies on the latest Neuro-Linguistic Programming mind processes to create rapid changes in a person. Video hypnosis modalities are not subliminal in nature.

With "Traditional Hypnosis," we simply make post-hypnotic suggestions to the subconscious mind. This type of trance works well for someone who generally accepts what he/she is told. Most pre-recorded hypnosis programs that are sold today are based on "Traditional Hypnosis" techniques. Unfortunately Traditional Hypnotism is not very useful for people who are critical in their thinking processes.

By contrast, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming methods work more effectively for most individuals in today's generation! This is because today individuals are taught to question everything, rather than just follow the flock. So these methods do work effectively on people who are critical in their thinking processes. Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP are far more effective at reaching and influencing the subconscious mind. However, it can take years of training, study, and most of all experience to learn how to apply these methods with a high rate of success. 

With "Ericksonian Hypnosis," we use little stories, called Ericksonian metaphors, to present suggestions and ideas to the subconscious mind. This is an effective mode of procedure, because it usually eliminates the blockage of and resistance to suggestions that is often caused by the conscious mind. There are two types of metaphors, "Isomorphic," and those of the imbedded command or "interspersal" nature. 

With "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" (NLP), rather than using suggestions, we use the same thought patterns that are creating a problem, like an excessive appetite or stress, to get rid of the problem. NLP in the hands of a trained hypnotherapist can be very effective. 

NLP Anchoring: Have you ever heard an old song and had it trigger feelings from the past? When you originally heard the song, you were feeling those feelings, and they unconsciously became associated with the sound of the melody. So the song became an Anchor for the feelings. Now when you hear the song, it triggers the same feelings again. 

Anchoring can be a very useful method. Suppose that you have a memory of being commended for having done something well in the past. If you revivify that memory, you'll be able to recreate the feelings of self-esteem that you had at that time. If you touch two fingers together while you re-experience those feelings of self-esteem, that touch will become an anchor for the feelings of self-esteem.

Now suppose that you want to create motivation to stick to a diet and lose weight. If you make a mental image of yourself with a thin, sexy body, and simultaneously trigger the anchor - (press the two fingers together again), your subconscious mind will associate together the feelings of self-esteem to the image of you with the thin body and your level of motivation to lose weight will increase exponentially.

NLP Flash: This is a very powerful Neuro-Linguistic Programming technique that can be used to turn things around in the subconscious mind, so that thoughts and experiences that used to trigger feelings of stress actually trigger relaxation instead. 

The NLP Flash technique is also extremely effective for erasing conditioned responses. For example: If a smoker has a cigarette while driving a car, his/her subconscious mind will associate the two behaviors together so that he/she automatically gets a craving for a cigarette anytime he/she sits behind the wheel and drives. 

The Flash will cause the smoker's mind to disassociate the image of a cigarette from the steering wheel and dashboard so that he/she does NOT get a compulsion to smoke just because he/she is driving.

With "Subliminal" programs, the recording has dual tracks. One track contains a cover sound that is heard by the conscious mind. The cover sound could be anything from music to the sound of a running stream. The second track contains direct commands that are heard by the subconscious mind. These suggestions are repeated many times during a session. Subliminals can be an addition to hypnotherapy programs. But Subliminals will never replace Hypnosis or NLP because they are not as effective! They are not even in the same universe!! Some studies have claimed that it can take up to 80 hours of listening to a subliminal CD before it will have any effect on many people.

The last hypnotic methodology that we're going to talk about is Video Hypnosis. Video hypnosis is the most practical form of hypnosis! 

The methods used in video hypnosis are based on the Neuro-Linguistic Programming technology, which works based on the utilization of a person's existing thought processes instead of direct commands. Over 70% of the planet learns more easily based on what they see rather than what they hear.

Think about it. If you feel a compulsion to eat or smoke when watching television, it's because your unconscious mind recorded the video image of either food in your hand, or a cigarette in your hand, and then banded together that image with an image of the TV. You never spoke to yourself and told yourself in words to associate them together, did you?

And that's why the Video Hypnosis method is so effective. It's not hypnotic in the traditional sense, relying on the spoken word; rather, it relies on transmitting images to the subconscious mind. And if you've ever shed a tear when watching a sad movie, then you know how powerful video hypnosis can be at reaching the subconscious mind. With this technology, results usually start with the very first viewing!

The Video Hypnosis / NLP modality programs the subconscious mind by way of a high-tech simulation process. This frees you of your compulsions, urges, and tensions and allows a person who smokes to quit effortlessly, and a dieter to lose their compulsions and appetite. Results start with the very first viewing!

Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH Certified Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner who is a pioneer the hypnotherapy field. He started his practice in February of 1978. 

He is the developer of the Neuro-VISION Hypnosis technology, which received a US Patent. He also offers NLP and Ericksonian Hypnosis MP3s which effectively eliminate a broad range of symptoms. 

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