The Power of the Mind

The Power of the Mind
You can use the power of the mind to take you to the
heights of success that you can imagine. Since it’s
true that we move in the direction of our most dominant
thought, make sure that your thoughts are taking you where
you want to go. This is true in both our personal lives and
our business lives. Holistic practitioners know this to be
true but the key is applying it. Self-hypnosis is a simple
and effective method of making your desires become your
most dominant thought.

Before you enter a hypnotic state it is useful to think
about the suggestions that you want to apply. Suggestions
can be simple affirmations that undo the damage done by
negative thinking or reinforce confidence to help to
achieve goals that you have set. They must always be
positive and in the present state to be effective. Once you
have decided what you want to use in your suggestions,
spend a little time working out a few sentences making sure
that each suggestion is short, positive, and powerful. You
will be repeating these affirmations to yourself when you
have reached a self-hypnotic state.

You can use suggestion effectively to: build confidence,
reinforce goals by etching them into your mind, or as
motivation to take action. Take a few minutes to quiet
your mind. Now think of exactly what you want your holistic
business to look like? Think of all the details such as,
what you will be doing, what you will be wearing, how will
you present yourself. Now think of the details of your
business such as who will your clients be, where will you
network and how will you attract clients? Self-hypnosis is
not a magical state. It is merely a state of mind in which:
You are very relaxed, you are paying complete attention to
the suggestions you want to implant, you do not criticize
the suggestions made, and accept them at face value.

Self-hypnosis is used to directly program your unconscious
with affirmations and suggestions that would otherwise have
to run through critical processes in your mind. You can use
this programming as an effective method to reduce stress
and induce relaxation. Self-hypnosis is easy and has the
additional benefit that you can completely control the
input to your mind when you are in a suggestible state.

The first few times that you use self-hypnosis, it is best
to find a place where you can be undisturbed for a while.
Sit or lie down, eliminate any distractions, and relax.
This puts you in the best possible conditions for using the
technique - however as you get more practice you will find
that you can use self-hypnosis almost anywhere.

The first step is to relax yourself: close your eyes, and
use imagery of waves of relaxation running down your body
from your scalp downwards, washing out stress. Let the
waves run in time with your breathing, first washing down
over your head, then your neck, then your torso, then arms,
and finally your legs. Feel the muscles in your body
relaxing as the waves of relaxation wash over them.
Alternative techniques can involve fixing your eyes on a
spot on the wall, or imagining yourself riding down in an
escalator from the top of a large department store, slowly
dropping down into relaxation and drowsiness. The method
you choose to induce hypnosis is up to you. The next step
is to use suggestion to deepen the state. This is as simple
as saying to yourself something like 'I am feeling relaxed
and comfortable. With every breath I am becoming more
relaxed and more comfortable.'

Once you are completely relaxed and focused on your own
suggestions, you are in a useful state of self-hypnosis.
One suggestion you can usefully embed is that when you
repeat a particular trigger word to yourself you will relax
into this state. As stated earlier, self-hypnosis is not a
magical thing - it is just one of many things people have
tried to make mystical to boost their own self-esteem and
bank balance. Sylvester Stallone used self-hypnosis during
the making of "Rocky" to give himself better self-
confidence.

Using suggestion with self-hypnosis just makes it more
effective however you can use suggestions and affirmations
without hypnosis. For example you might buy or make a
suggestion CD to play when you are driving, while still
wanting to remain alert. The key to success is to use it
repeatedly. This keeps your mind focused on the direction
you want to go simply by using the power of your mind.

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