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“TERRY, if you say that there are no real problems and that our fears or limitations are born from our own ignorance, then how do you explain that some of our fears that are so real that they can even paralyse some of us into inaction or make us just give up hope and stop trying to achieve what we want; in my case, my weight loss. If our fears or limitations are not real but what we had created and placed before ourselves, then how do we know what is real and what is not?” Daniel is getting confused.

“They are all residing in your subconscious mind. So, you need to get down into the Alpha level of consciousness in order to flush out those negative self-defeating thoughts that are holding you back and replace them with positive thoughts towards where you want to be or what you want to achieve. To get you into the Alpha level of consciousness, we will teach you the technique of Holistic Hypnosis," replies Terry.

“Whoa, hypnosis? Is it safe? I don’t want others to mess around with my mind,” Daniel involuntarily took a step back from Terry.

“Have no fear, Daniel,” Terry assures. “The word ‘hypnosis’ is formed from the Greek words ‘hypnos’ which means ‘sleep’ and ‘osis’ which means ‘condition’. So, hypnosis is in fact just like going into a relaxing sleep, but with a difference. You will remain fully conscious and aware of what is happening and you will remain in control.

"I first came to this realisation many years ago when I attended a hypnosis stage show just to see how effective the show hypnotist’s technique would be. While he was hypnotising the volunteers on stage, I slowly found myself responding and became more and more relaxed until I slumped against my girlfriend. The audience drew the hypnotist’s attention to me and he ordered me to go on stage.

"Although I wanted to tell him I was only playing, I found myself walking up to the stage! He got me to pretend to be a strip tease, danced to imaginary music with my shirt off. Then, to demonstrate that the power of the mind can be used to control pain, he threaded needles through the skin of my stomach and I didn’t feel a thing!

"And amazingly, I was conscious of, and remembered, what was happening all the time! Later, I needed to relief myself and so I just got up walked off the stage towards the toilet. He commanded me to sleep but my need was greater than his suggestion and I just continued walking to the gent’s.

"That experience made me realise a few important things about hypnosis. Firstly, even when you are hypnotised, you will remain aware of all that is going on around you. Secondly, no matter how deeply hypnotised you are, you can break out of it if you have a reason to or just want to. Thirdly, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis as no one can hypnotise you unless you unknowingly allow yourself to be.

"In our research over 30 years, we have identified two forms of hypnosis: ‘Conventional Hypnosis’ and ‘Holistic Hypnosis’. Conventional hypnosis is what you often see in stage shows, where someone hypnotises and suggests certain actions to a subject who then meekly performs the suggested actions. This form of hypnosis has been used in therapy but with only short-term effects and only treats the symptoms, not the causes. This is because a suggestion by another person will not stay long unless the subject himself or herself actually wants the results and actively participates in the process.

"In contrast, Holistic Hypnosis focuses on the whole person: the body, the mind and the spirit. It is based on the realisation that you create your own reality and that no one and nothing can be blamed for your situation or condition. Stay with me and learn more," said Terry.

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