Mind-Body Medicine

Hypnosis: The Original Mind-Body Medicine

In the movies, innocent victims fall under the spell of commanding hypnotists. In nightclubs, hypnotized volunteers behave in wacky ways. It makes you wonder why anyone would choose to go to a hypnotist.

Here’s the reality about hypnosis. Hypnosis, when properly used by a professional, is a serious therapeutic technique. Today’s hypnotist is likely to be a physician working in a hospital emergency room, a coach working with an Olympic team, or a counselor working at a weight-loss center.

Hypnosis can be an excellent treatment for particular health problems because hypnosis is non-invasive (nothing enters your body), has no side effects (it is not a drug), and is relatively inexpensive (one or two sessions usually are sufficient).

Hypnosis can help you reach your goals in your personal life – maybe you want to stop smoking or maybe you want to start exercising.

Hypnosis can help you in your work life – perhaps you have trouble speaking before a large audience or maybe you are habitually late.

Hypnosis can help you at home- do you want to be more patient with a certain family member or do you do you want to remember to take out the trash every evening?

Hypnosis can help with your recreational life – do you want to improve your tennis game or concentrate better while playing Bridge?

Clinical hypnosis helps you to regulate your behavior, alter your thoughts, and use your mind to control your body. You and your hypnotist are allies; this is not an adversarial relationship. The hypnotist’s job is to assist you in reaching your goal. Try it. You will benefit.