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Questions and Answers
Hypnosis: What it can do for you? What it is and what it is not?
It is : A deeply peaceful, pleasant and comfortable state of relaxation. This
state increases in intensity over time as the trainee or client becomes more
experienced.
Can everybody experience this state?
Yes - people's ability to respond to the incoming ideas in a hypnotic session
vary according to their own past conditioning and the skill of the hypnotherapist.
Yet generally in the hands of a competent hypnotist you should notice a distinct
change in your state of consciousness during the first session.
What happens if an alarm goes off or there's some other kind of emergency
whilst I'm in a trance? Will I be able to come out of the trance?
Of course? You will respond just as in any emergency, except probably with more
efficiency and presence of mind than usual!
Does everybody need to be hypnotized to achieve good results?
Not exactly. Very often a good healer will use other techniques - trance healing,
shamanic healing or N.L.P for example, to achieve the results you require.
Will I 'go to sleep' or become unconscious?
No! Under the care of a skillful practitioner you will be guided into a deeper
more controlled state of consciousness where your ability to focus more clearly
on the issues at hand is greatly enhanced. You do not 'go to sleep or become
unconscious in hypnosis. Because your body can be very relaxed indeed, you might
look as though you are asleep, but your mind will remain alert and clear at
any specific time in the session.
Will I remember everything?
Not necessarily. You will remember what you want or need to remember. Do you
always remember everything that happens to you in normal life? Of course not.
People generally remember most what is important or interesting to them - in
hypnosis the same occurs.
What will the hypnotherapist do?
The therapist will discuss with you your requirements and goals, helping you
to clarify any that might seem uncertain or vague. Then using trance, these
ideas can be implanted deep into your mind where they will be effective because
in trance your mind becomes much more open and receptive. Using a state of hypnosis
you will find it possible to achieve many positive changes in your life that
previously may have been inaccessible to you.
Might I lose control when hypnotized? Might I do or say things I I'll
be ashamed of later? May I even be open to exploitation by an unscrupulous hypnotist?
No, no and no. Using the greatly enhanced concentration and sensitivity that
you will experience under hypnosis you can reach levels of the mind usually
inaccessible without this help. At this level it is possible, using hypnotherapy,
to uncover disempowering self-beliefs and re-educate the subconscious to change
negative self-images or unconsciously held needs in a way that leads to a richer,
happier life. But you will never 'lose control'. On the contrary, you gain control.
For many people this might even be the first time that they are really in control
of their lives, thus no-one can use hypnosis to make you do anything against
your will. At any time you will be able to end the hypnotic session should you
will any desire to do so.
Can trance help with physical disorders?
The process by which the mind modulates all the bodily functions is still only
slightly understood, but nonetheless an established fact. Frequently, using
trance healing we are able to bring about physical improvement in areas where
orthodox medical treatment has not been successful. The profound relief of stress
that can be achieved using trance can also bring about striking and surprising
improvement in all manner of physical disorders. Many physical problems are
aggravated or even caused by chronic stress or emotional anxiety. Dan Russell
also practices and teaches a form of physical manipulation in trance using hand
pressure to bring the concentrated healing power of the client's own mind to
focus on and relax sites of physical trauma. This treatment is usually complementary
to the normal medical approach.
What is Shamanic and Trance Healing?
This is the use of trance to bring about physical or emotional change. It requires
a higher degree of commitment and training on the part of the therapist since
it requires the therapist to become a healer and to be fully committed to his
or her own personal development. One can lear basic hypnotherapy in our courses
over a couple of years or so - trance healing takes much longer to reach a degree
of proficiency. Likewise a shaman will use any means available to bring about
an improvement for the client often without any noticeable hypnotic induction.
The shaman views healing not simply as a cure of symptoms in itself, but as
a never-ending path of compassion and self-discovery. The shamanic task is to
enable the client to become aware of the inner power that transforms ones life
- often known as "the warrior's path".
These are probably humanity's oldest forms of healing - very similar to hypnotherapy,
albeit different techniques are used. The main difference is that it is important
that your healer himself be well-practised in this art since a greater degree
of creative sensitivity is required. Such work will yield many benefits, often
some in addition to those expected!
You should be trancing, yeah
Click on the link to read an interesting article by Ruth Ostrow,
describing her experience of a Hypnosis Session with Dan Russell.
Read the article here
Sample Session
If you are interested in finding out how a hypnotherapy session could be
like, we are happy to provide you with two short downloadable audio
samples taken from real sessions introducing self-hypnosis. Click
on the links below to download the audio files to your computer. (An appropriate
player like the Microsoft
Windows Media Player or Apple's Quicktime
might be required to listen to the audio files)
Sample
session.WAV (length : 1 minute and 7 seconds)
Sample
session.MP3 (length : 2 minutes and 11 seconds)
Contact Information
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send them to Dan
via his personal email at dansankan@gmail.com
Or if you prefer call our office on : +44 (0)1228 401018
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