Hypnotherapy in Edmonton

If you'd like to live a more fulfilling and enthusiastic life, you've come to the right place. Hypnotherapy is one of the oldest and most trusted methods of self-transformation and deep inner change. Now you can discover this power for yourself....

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To Your Success,

Travis Pederson, CHt
Professional Certified Hypnotherapist
Member of the International Hypnosis Federation

Curious About Hypnotherapy?
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What is Hypnosis?

If you have ever watched TV, listened to a story or had a conversation, you have already experienced hypnosis. In fact, some may say that everything is hypnosis. Whether they are aware of it or not, people use hypnosis everyday. The problem is that they are often using it in a less than positive way. If a child is repeated or forcefully told at a young age that he or she is terrible at reading, they will likely grow up to be a terrible reader unless something is done to counteract the effects. Hypnosis works the other way around as well: If a child is constantly told what a smart and creative student they are, they will likely be high achievers throughout life.

For our purposes, hypnosis is a natural state of mind where the client and therapist work together to bring about positive changes. Instead of being a victim of our environment and circumstances, we can choose to use the body and mind in positive, empowering ways.


What Can I Expect?

Consultation

For the first session, you will be given a pre-session consultation where we discuss what exactly will be taking place and how to best achieve your desired outcomes. Every part of the hypnosis session requires your active participation. This is your chance to outline exactly what changes you would like to experience.

Hypnosis

Each formal hypnosis session contains a few standard steps. First is the induction where the client actually enters the state of hypnosis. There are as many different types of inductions as there are hypnotherapists and whichever induction is used depends upon the situation and the clients unique needs. Some typical examples would be staring fixedly at a point on the wall, or simply imagining yourself in an enjoyable experience from your past.

After the induction, we go into the deepening where we intensify the hypnotic state further. After we have achieved the desired level of hypnotic trace, we can give the suggestions that have been outlined in the pre-session consultation. The suggestions given have a direct effect upon the unconscious mind and will remain in effect even after the client is emerged from hypnosis.

After the suggestions are given and any other work is done, it is time for the client to be brought back to regular waking consciousness. This is often called the “emergence” process. Clients often report feeling energized and relaxed after each hypnosis session.

All About Hypnosis

Hypnosis is actually a very natural state for the human mind. Every day when you wake up and every night before you go to bed, you are in a hypnotic state. In addition to this, every 90 to 120 minutes throughout the day, people enter a hypnotic or trance state.

Have you ever experienced yourself just staring vacantly out in the distance? There's really not much going on on the outside, but on the inside a natural shift has taken place. The CONSCIOUS mind takes this time to rest and the UNCONSCIOUS mind becomes highly receptive to learning powerful new behaviors and beliefs – making connections and forming understanding about the world around you.

With the help of a skilled hypnotherapist, you can access this state of heightened receptivity and understanding anytime you like. This is incredibly useful because in the state of hypnotic trance, you are able to rapidly learn new behaviors and “re-program” those limiting beliefs so that you can easily get to where you want to go.

It's also important to keep in mind that ALL hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotherapist guides or facilitates the process and the client must at all times be willing to go with the process in order to establish a hypnotic trance. If the client has any inhibitions about the process, then it simply will not work for that client.

Now, to address some of the popular myths about hypnosis. Most of the myths about hypnosis are made popular by stage hypnosis. Have you ever been to a stage hypnosis show and seen “normal” people doing crazy things that they wouldn't do regularly? Because of this, you might assume the hypnotist has some kind of control over these people.

The truth is that the poeple who enjoy participating in stage hypnosis shows are the one's you'd least expect. Typically, it's the people who are so imprisoned by their own self-image and reputation that they've forgotten how to have fun. Stage shows provide an environment where they can relinquish responsibility for their own behavior while being generously rewarded with the applause and laughter of hundreds of people. They've chosen to go with the process and because of this, they are able to act without inhibition, worry or care and simply do what the hypnotist suggests. At the same time, their morals and values are still well maintained in their mind, so there are certain things they absolutely will not do. If they are ever given a suggestion to do something they do not want to do, that suggestion will be disregarded entirely.

Have you ever noticed how at the beginning of a show, many people will go up on stage to be hypnotized, yet by the end of the show, only a few “stars” remain. These are the people who love to be in the spotlight. The ones who were asked to take a seat back in the audience are still able to be hypnotized, but they may have had some reservations about how the process would affect them and if they would embarrass themselves... and that's just fine. Stage hypnosis isn't for everyone.

In conclusion, hypnosis is a natural and very common state that everyone experiences everyday and hypnotherapy as about using this powerful state to make positive changes in your life. Feel free to share this article with friends and co-workers if you like. If you have any other questions at all, you can send me an This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .