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Weight Loss Hypnotherapy CDs Will Motivate You To Workout

August 5, 2012 by admin

With chilly, winter days ahead for most of us, the thought of braving the elements to get to the gym or go for a run does not sound very attractive. Maintaining the motivation to stick to your weight loss goals when everyone else wants to hibernate is simple with hypnosis for weight loss.

Most people who are working to lose weight agree that motivation is especially challenging when the weather changes, so what if you could stay dedicated to your exercise plan and diet simply by viewing a hypnotherapy weight loss DVD or listening to a CD? Better yet, a hypnotherapy weight loss program can diminish your compulsions too.

Hypnotherapy for weight loss works simply, but effectively, by guiding you to a state of deep relaxation during which your unconscious mind can more effortlessly accept suggestions, such as the ones that will keep you motivated to stay on your fitness track, even in the middle of winter.

It is a fact that if a person exercises, it will speed up their metabolism and increase the rate that weight is dropped. Some of the most successful hypnosis exercise motivation techniques comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. With NLP, the unconscious is programmed to use the same thought processes that are producing a problem, to eradicate it. Said another way, the same thought processes that the unconscious utilizes to create cravings and oral compulsions could help to completely remove them! And similarly, the same processes can be used to increase your motivation to exercise.

Anchoring is an NLP practice that can be utilized to give you a “switch” for activating feelings and behaviors. Creating a hypnosis appetite suppression anchor works simply and effectively like this: A qualified hypnotherapy weight loss practitioner will safely direct you into a tranquil hypnotic state. Then the hypnotherapist will ask you to recall a time when you were excited and happy about anything in your life.

The intent of this exercise is to remember and re-experience as many sensations as you are able to from different times in your life when you felt motivated and eager to do anything at all. Then, the hypnotherapist will ask you to anchor those feelings by simply touching two fingers together.

Next, you will be asked to use your imagination to see yourself working out and enjoying it. As you produce this mental picture, you’ll trigger your anchor by touching those two fingers together again. When you do that, your unconscious mind will connect the feeling of excitement and eagerness from the other memory to the thought of exercising.

From that point on, any time you wish to feel motivated to exercise, you can simply trigger your anchor and re-experience those same encouraging feelings that will motivate you to workout. NLP and weight loss hypnosis can even be helpful to dissuade behaviors, so you can easily overcome cravings. That sounds much easier and encouraging than beating yourself up for missing a workout or giving into temptation, doesn’t it?

A successful weight loss hypnosis program will also address the root cause of weight gain for many of us, namely a lack of self-esteem. In a relaxed state, you can receive post-hypnotic suggestions that will develop your self-esteem as you lose each pound. The lack of self-esteem is a big factor in being overweight.

Many people wonder if, after attempting every new diet and purchasing every exercise implement on the market, something as straight forward as weight loss hypnosis can work for them. The good news is that experts have found that all normal people are hypnotizable to a greater or lesser extent. However, it is important to note that people who have less than a 70 I.Q. or those who are in an active state of psychosis or with senility generally are not hypnotizable.

But for the rest of us, hypnotism for weight loss can actually help us look forward to exercising and eating healthily. That said, the biggest proponent for victory in any fitness program, whether it embraces weight loss hypnosis or not, is wanting to attain your weight loss goals.

On a related note, that is precisely why you can’t force someone to undergo weight loss hypnotism simply by giving them suggestions. If someone is against an idea, no amount of weight loss hypnosis they hear or see will be effective. Referring to the NLP explanation above, if someone does not have a memory of feeling motivated or positive, they can still experience success with NLP and hypnotherapy because they can imagine what it would feel like if they did feel that way, and anchor the imagined feelings.

So, if you’re like many of us and find your enthusiasm diminishing as the days get darker and the temperatures drop, weight loss hypnosis can help regain (or maintain) your eagerness for carrying out and finally accomplishing your fitness aspirations.

Alan B. Densky, CH is a leader in the use of Video lose weight hypnosis. His Neuro-VISION technology was awarded a US Patent thanks to its effectiveness. He offers several different unique weight loss self hypnosis programs. Visit for free hypnosis resources & downloads.

– Alan Densky

In A Depressed State? Self-Hypnosis Can Be The Key To Talking Yourself Out

August 5, 2012 by admin

Some people call it the ‘blues’ and some people call it the ‘pits’ and some just call it ‘feeling down in the dumps’. But whatever you call it, it doesn’t feel very good at all. The most common types of depression are:

Major Depression, which is characterized by sadness, sleep disorders, and the lack of desire for food. Often when an individual is in a state of major depression, there is an utter lack of motivation and drive and the sufferer doesn’t want to do anything in life. Some people are severely disabled by depression, and some even contemplate suicide.

Dysthymia: This is a less severe form of long-term depression that typically does not totally disable a person. But it prevents the person from feeling motivated and functioning at optimum levels. Sometimes people who are suffering with Dysthymia also suffer from Major Depression, and when this occurs it is referred to as double depression.

Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder. This type of depression is less common than the first two. It involves cycles of the manic state, alternated with the depressed state. This is often a long-term recurring disorder. Sometimes the mood swings are very rapid. But generally speaking, they tend to be gradual.

There are numerous variations of depression; the aforementioned are only three of the most common.

Some of the symptoms of depression include:

Sadness; anxiety; pessimism; insomnia and other sleep disorders; feelings of worthlessness; guilt; restlessness; pain; fatigue; weight loss; headaches; and thoughts of suicide.

Sources of Depression:

Many types of depression run in families. Living in a stressful environment can lead to depression. A trauma such as a serious loss, relationship problems, or financial trouble can also lead to depression.

Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men are, but we do not yet know why.

If you are suffering from depression, you will want to seek the advice of your physician. He may prescribe medication for you. But you should keep in mind that every medication causes side effects.

Wouldn’t it be phenomenal if you could control and eliminate your depression just by having certain thoughts? I know that this sounds too good to be true, but quite frequently, many types of depression are simply caused by thinking negative thoughts.

You can see this for yourself at this very moment. It’s really quite simple and basic. Just use your imagination to think about something that you find very troubling or sad. Go ahead, think about it right now! Then return to this article.

What happened? If you really got into it and visualized the sad situation, you started to feel unhappy and a little depressed. And the more you permit yourself to stay in that pattern of thought, the sadder you will feel. As you continue having those thoughts and continue feeling sadder, you lead yourself into a gradually deepening depression.

The good news is that if you think about a happy thought, then you will displace that depression and sadness and replace it with happy feelings.

Listen closely now, because here are the solutions to eliminating your depression: Our most pervasive thoughts spring forth from the unconscious. These are the thoughts that we find ourselves automatically thinking about throughout the day.

If the persistent thoughts that are continually popping into your mind are about your sad experiences or problems, then you raise your levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.

But here is the ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Since hypnosis can be used to change our unconscious thoughts, NLP and self hypnosis stress management programs can rapidly change the way that you think, feel, and behave. The best part is that the exact same techniques that help relieve stress also work just as well for eliminating depression!

Now I’m going to tell you exactly why and how it is going to happen. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. Actually, it is the Alpha state of consciousness. We go through the Alpha state as we fall asleep at night. And we go through it once more as we wake up from sleeping. We also enter the Alpha state when we are daydreaming and imagining.

The unconscious is the seat of our emotions, and it is similar to a computer; the input controls the output! Hypnotherapy is a wonderful tool for engaging directly with the unconscious and reprogramming it to automatically divert away from negative thoughts, and promote positive thinking. It’s a tool that allows you to bypass the consciousness to create positive expectations, which will in turn create positive feelings. You can beat your depression by using hypnotherapy.

Alan B. Densky, CH is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. Since 1978, he’s helped thousands of clients. He offers CDs for self-hypnosis therapy for depression. Visit his Neuro-VISION self hypnosis website for the hypnosis article repository, or watch his free videos on hypnosis.

– Alan B. Densky, CH