Multi-Layered Communication In NLP/Hypnosis
Multiple Layers Of Communication My new friend Dave and I were standing near a pond, on the grounds of a hotel in Sedona, Arizona. The Koi in that pond were well fed, and had no enemies. They had gotten huge. My friend saw one and exclaimed, “Holy mackerel!” As humans, we communicate on lots of levels, […]
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Why All These Crazy Hypnosis Techniques & Theories?
Why does our field have so many crackpots? How can we keep ourselves from being caught up in crazy theories? How do these ideas gain traction and what can we do about it? And where is doubt useful?
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Why Crazy Hypnosis Techniques & Theories Get Traction
Continue readingLearning Hypnosis? Avoid The Biggest Pitfall
I see it over and over again in classes I teach. There’s one mistake that, more than any other, gets in the way of folks effectively learning to do hypnosis or NLP. What is it and how do you avoid it?
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Learning Hypnosis? Avoid The Biggest Pitfall
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4 Things About Ideomotor Responses Your Hypnosis Instructor Probably Didn’t Tell You
What are ideomotor responses and how do you use them to help your clients? What are ways to amplify the positive results and expand your flexibility so you can help folks more effectively? When are you already doing ideomotor and not know it? What are ideosensory responses and why are they sometimes better than ideomotor responses?
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4 things about ideomotor responses your hypnosis instructor probably didn’t tell you
Continue readingHow Metaphor Heals
Scientific backing for using metaphor in therapy. How does it work? How can simply telling a story change someone’s brain and activate their strengths? Did you know that, when you hear a story, areas in your brain activate just as if you were experiencing the events in the story?
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Are You “Unconscious” When Under Anesthesia?
There’s evidence to suggest that people can accept suggestions while under anesthesia. In other words, just because you’re unconscious doesn’t mean you’re not listening. And not only are you listening, but what the people around you say could have a profound impact on your life. And unfortunately, for the most part, medical personal are not trained in this or even aware of the dangers of…
Suggestion Without Protection: Are You “Unconscious” When Under Anesthesia?
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Be Careful Of Your Metaphors
How do the metaphors we use to navigate our lives affect us? Is using surgery as a metaphor to help people lose weight a good idea? What does war have to do with relationships? What does rat poison have to do with hypnosis? Does the unconscious mind take metaphors literally?
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The Zeigarnik Effect, Memory, Metaphor And Motivation
Ever wondered why people remember tasks that need doing, but eventually forget about them once these tasks were already marked as done? Find out why this is in…
The Zeigarnik Effect, Memory, Metaphor And Motivation