Pennant Hills
NSW 2120
phone 0412 092 972
 

Sydney Self-hypnosis Centre
Joanna Malinowska Msc, DHC, Cert 4 in Clin Hyp, CMAHA, PMASCH
Accredited and registered with the Australian
Hypnotherapists Association
&
Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists
joanna@myhypnotherapy.com.au

suite 704 BMA House
135-137 Macquarie Street Sydney CBD, NSW 2000
phone 0412 092 972

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Joanna
Malinowska

Teaches:

Instant self-hypnosis
 
How to enter hypnotic state in a second

Advanced
self-hypnosis
techniques for:

Stress & Anxiety
Better Sleeping
Confidence
Efficient Study
Sport
Relationships
Weight Control
Pain Control
Self-healing
Self-awareness
Self-growth and Meditation


Waking self-hypnosis
How to use self-hypnotic while fully alert for sport, study etc
Mini self-hypnosis sessions when you enter self-hypnosis for a minute to instantly achieve the goal

Deepening techniques
Hypnotic suggestions

And more...
 

 

 

 

 

 


Self-Hypnosis

What is hypnosis?
What is self-hypnosis?
How can you learn self-hypnosis?
Limitations of self-hypnosis
 

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a natural state. You have probably been in hypnosis many times without knowing it. It happens to everybody, children and adults, in every day life and on special occasions.

Hypnosis is the original mind-body medicine. It has been in use forever, every natural mind-body healing is based, more or less, on hypnosis. The essence of hypnosis is the intense concentration on the chosen subject and the exclusion of everything else. Every hypnosis is self-hypnosis – only you can concentrate your mind on a chosen topic. To be hypnotized by somebody else you need to cooperate. Nobody can hypnotize you against your will. 

What is self-hypnosis?

Self-hypnosis is self help. It is when you put yourself into a hypnotic trance and then go deeper and deeper into that alerted state of consciousness, when you will be extremely receptive to suggestions. And you give suggestions to yourself or perform some other more advanced self-hypnosis techniques. 

The common hypnosis theory assumes that during hypnosis the subconscious mind is open to suggestions. The controlling conscious mind is in a relaxed state, very much inactive and not evaluating any information which is passed to the subconscious mind. It is as though the gates to the subconscious mind are open and much more goes in. In this state suggestions can go straight to the storage of information and can change its contents. 

In my opinion the idea of a conscious and subconscious mind may be a bit too simple and not accurate for self-hypnosis. This is just a working model of our mind used for explaining  hypnotherapy. The open gate idea may apply to the external suggestions, given by a hypnotherapist. But in self hypnosis it is the focusing of the conscious mind which is most important.

How can you learn self-hypnosis?

Everybody is born with a talent for self-hypnosis. However, like every talent, this talent needs to be developed by practise. The best way to learn self-hypnosis is from within the hypnotic state. When you are in a hypnotic state, you are given suggestions how to do it yourself. Then you do it under the guidance of the therapist, to make sure you understand every step.

You may learn self-hypnosis during the private hypnotherapy sessions. At each hypnotherapy session you learn more. Firstly you just learn to relax, then you learn to induce the deep hypnotic state by yourself, using one word. Later you learn how to give yourself simple suggestions, and you are given instructions needed for your particular situation. The private sessions are personalized and they usually combine private therapy with learning self-hypnosis.

You may also learn self-hypnosis in group workshops. All my workshops are very small, so every student can be given the individual attention and guidance. Workshops are a very efficient way of learning self-hypnosis, not only because they are much cost effective. The interactions with other students magnifies the positive outcome, as students learn not only from the teacher, but also from each other.

The most important part of learning self-hypnosis is to practice every day, four times a day, for 10 to 15 minutes. It may seem like a lot, but it is needed only at the beginning, when you learn. You will benefit from it throughout  your entire life.

Limitations of self-hypnosis

Self-hypnosis is very powerful, and as you know yourself best, you can create the powerful suggestions, because you will use your own words, or you can even skip the words and just use your imagination, you can feel the suggestions instead of saying them.

However there are some limitations.  

  1. Sometimes the problem is too complex to be solved in self mode. It needs the outside professional help which combines the counselling with the personalized therapy. It may just need another perspective and it is difficult to get this perspective when you are depressed, in trauma, or crisis, or in the power of a destructive habit, just to mention a few situations. The rule is, if the problem affects you on a high level and it causes strong personal distress, it is better to seek professional help. I would usually advice to have a few personal hypnotherapy sessions to solve the problem before enrolling into the self hypnosis class. To learn more how hypnotherapy can help you please visit www.myhypnotherapy.com au
  2. Removal of pain before correct medical advice can be very dangerous. The pain can be a signal that something needs an urgent treatment. It must be checked by your doctor.
  3. Healing of medical conditions is very effective with self-hypnosis, but only under medical supervision; keep your doctor informed about any symptoms that have been removed.


 

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29-Jul-2010