Please ensure you have images turned on to see this page as intended or you can
view online |
Hello and welcome to this week's edition of Adam Up
|
Before I get stuck into todays edition, I am making a request for sponsorship. This marathon season I am running all my marathons for the NSPCC, who make a very big difference in the lives of children. As I am about to become a father myself in the coming weeks, my journey towards that has highlighted how much the work of this amazing children's charity is needed. Please do visit my charity page, read my story and reasons for this and please consider sponsoring my ongoing marathon running efforts: http://www.justgiving.com/AdamDEason/
Additionally, if you are a hypnotherapist or student of hypnotherapy, myself and my colleague and friend Jill Harrington are running a charity fundraising day of workshops and we have a firewalk at the end for those interested, so take a look at that event and join us for charity too!
Read more about that here: http://adamshypnosishub.com/event/charity-extravanganza-two-workshops-and-firewalk
|
Onto Today's Adam Up Then...
|
|
Today, I simply offer you a great method of inducing self-hypnosis and a wonderful deepening process that has recently become my own personal method of choice!
Today is all about advancing and developing your self-hypnotist toolkit...
Every now and then I like to offer up a new method of inducing self-hypnosis. I have offered up a number of techniques here on Adam Up over the years and each are great and if I were to teach a single method, it would most likely be an eye fixation type of process.
However, as we practice, we might like a bit of variation and likewise, when we have some choice, it may be that we enjoy certain processes more than others.
Firstly today, I offer you another really lovely methodology of inducing self-hypnosis that I have been practicing with for a number of months and that I have been using with clients in my consulting rooms too.
It is entirely inspired and based upon a technique shown in The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis (2008, p. 494) and I have tweaked it for use in self-hypnosis sessions instead of hetero-hypnosis situations.
|
Part One: Hypnotise Yourself With A Coin Drop:
|
|
To hypnotise yourself this way, you'll need to have a coin of some kind and then simply follow these simple steps:
Step One:
Get yourself seated in a balanced position with your arms and legs uncrossed and your feet flat on the floor. Be in a relaxed, but attentive posture.
Hold the coin in your dominant hand, then take a couple of deeper breaths and on any subsequent exhalation, allow your eyes to close. Be really aware of the sensation of the coin in your hand, then let your breathing happen all by itself without you interfering with it and move on to the next step.
Step Two:
With the coin in your hand, hold your arm out straight in front of you.
Engage your imagination and start to tune into the warmth of the coin in your hand. Start to use your internal dialogue throughout this process to create a running commentary of what your ongoing experience is. Tell yourself that you are aware of the warmth surrounding the coin.
Throughout this process make sure that you absolutely convince yourself of each step before proceeding. Noticing the warmth of the coin, move on to the next step.
Step Three:
Convince yourself and truly allow yourself to believe that this coin is magical in some way and has the same properties as a balloon. Imagine that each breath you breathe is inflating this balloon coin and it is expanding more and more surely.
Really imagine it inflating in the palm of your hand, so that your hand starts to open and unwrap.
Imagine the coin balloon is getting comfortably warmer and is expanding more and more.
Notice that your fingers begin to open up and tell yourself that you can feel them opening up all on their own. The more you imagine it and tell yourself, convincing yourself, the more it happens naturally.
Imagine the pressure building in the palm of your hand and as you start to notice the changes happening and your fingers moving, then move on to the next step.
Step Four:
Now use your breathing rhythmically while you count from ten down to zero, relaxing more with each breath, relaxing more with each number you count and with each breath and each number you count, continue to imagine the balloon coin expanding, inflating, getting warmer and your fingers opening, your hand opening more and more.
Tell yourself that all the time it takes for you to count down to zero, is all the time it takes your fingers to fully open and for the coin to drop on to the floor.
Once you have started to count, start to also think and let yourself be aware that the coin main drop. As soon as the coin drops, that is your indicator that you are hypnotised, you are responsive and your imagination is influencing you beautifully.
Once the coin drops, move on to the next step.
Step Five:
With the coin dropped, you can now deepen the hypnosis utilizing the situation that remains... that is, start to imagine that without the coin supporting your hand, it is getting heavier and more tired and wants to float back down into your lap.
All the time that it takes your arm to drift and float back down into your lap is all the time it takes for you to go deeper and deeper down into hypnosis.
Tell yourself you are going deeper and relaxing more as your arm gets heavier and floats back to your lap. Once it reaches your lap, you might like to sigh or imagine the relaxation spreading from the arm into the remainder of the body and engage in a progressive relaxation if you require it.
Step Six:
You now use the session in whatever way you choose, using a technique, strategy or intervention method, or just delivering affirmation or suggestions.
Step Seven:
You exit the session, taking some deep breaths, reorienting yourself and opening your eyes when ready.
It is a lovely and simple routine that I have been using a lot and both my clients and fellow self-hypnotists have been thoroughly enjoying it and finding it effective. I hope you do too.
Reference:
Nash, M. R., & Barnier, A. J. (2008) The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis: Theory, Research and Practice. Oxford University Press. (p. 494)
|
February Offer
|
|
|
|
Part Two: Self-Hypnosis Deepener and Means To Quieten The Mind - Bubble Time:
|
|
"I'm forever blowing bubbles" sing fans of West Ham football club and I have in my time written about bubbles on a number of occasions; they seem to make for good metaphorical material for hypnotists and hypnotherapists.
They can sometimes be the sort of material that is a bit fluffy, a bit too alternative and the sort of thing that does not necessarily suit me. So I was naturally delighted a few years back when I re-read the Charles Tebbetts self-hypnosis book, which incidentally is a bit fluffy, alternative and esoteric, but is an important contribution to the library of anyone exploring the field of self-hypnosis... Anyhow, it used a rather lovely process that involved bubbles that I have adapted and use a great deal still today.
Many people learning self-hypnosis or practicing their own skills often talk to me or ask me about getting distracted or explain that their mind wanders and that they feel they get easily distracted. This in turn serves to fuel their opinion that they are not progressing.
We get distracted. We all do. There are monks out there who dedicate their entire lifetimes to getting stillness and deep peace of mind and even they rarely attain absolute perfection in that regard. My message is to persist and with practice things get easier, and to accept distractions and continue regardless of them.... "Oh no, I left the cutlery drawer open at home when I left for work... I think... Did I?" Can be simply followed with "... And back to my self-hypnosis practice..." for example. No big deal.
However, the reason I mention the bubble related theme at the beginning is because you can use a deepening process that I am about to give (involving bubbles) that can be used to enhance the peace of mind and quiet and actually utilizes distractions or unwanted thoughts and allows them to form part of your self-hypnosis session.
Here is that process:
Step One:
Induce hypnosis.
You can do so by any means you desire or know of. You can use the process in my self-hypnosis book, use the free audio on my website to practice or have a look at the following articles as and when you need them; they are basic processes to help you simply open the door of your mind...
And rather than list the usual links to other techniques, you can of course simply precede this process with the coin drop method written about previously today.
Step Two:
Now imagine a large body of water of some kind. This can be an ocean, a sea, a lake, a river or even a large pool of some sort. A lake would be ideal for the first few times you use this process as it is more still and has less movement occurring within it that lends itself well to the very nature of this type of session.
As you imagine that large body of water, imagine being sat on the bed of it, the floor of it and use your imagination to let you breathe easily and comfortably.
Just be mindful at this stage. Observe yourself, your breathing and don't try to change anything and don't try to stop anything from changing. Sometimes thing change just by being observed. Enjoy some quiet. Just be comfortable imagining this rather unusual idea that you are breathing comfortably and easily whilst sat at the bottom of a large body of water.
When you have got comfortable with that notion and are imagining it as clearly and vividily as possible, move on to step three.
Step Three:
After any period of mindfulness and quiet reflection occurs, eventually a thought is likely to cross your mind. As soon as any thought enters your mind, watch and imagine a bubble rising out of the ground, rising up to the surface of the water.
So if and when any image, sound, dialogue or thought comes into your mind, you watch and see a bubble rise up out of the water bed, it then floats up and up and you watch it go out of view as it reaches the surface of the water.
Imagine that the bubble is the thought and that you simply let go of the thought as the bubble drifts and floats far away. The thought then leaves your mind quiet and peaceful again.
Continue doing this for a few moments. As you continue to do this, tell your self that with each bubble that floats up, with each thought that dissipates, and with each breath you breathe comfortably at the foot of this body of water, you go deeper and deeper into hypnosis.
You might simply say the words "deeper and deeper" (for example) to your self as a deepening mantra and a means of keeping the mind still while letting go of any other thoughts as bubbles that float up and away.
Once you have got comfortable doing this, move on to step four.
Step Four:
Let the bubbles raising and floating away be mirrored with your breathing rate. That is, create the bubble and get it rising as you inhale. Then as you exhale push it all the way out of the water and into the air to dissipate. Some thoughts may persist and continue, in which case, be patient and accept the repetition and keep repeating the process gently and easily as you breathe gently and deeply.
Do not judge or try to interfere with the thoughts you have. Just notice them, watch them happening, accept them and then let them go by imagining the bubble. Allowing each facet of this mindful bubble process to take you deeper into hypnosis.
As you go deeper and once you have done this for a comfortable period of time, move on to the next step.
Step Five:
Once you feel that your hypnosis is of a sufficient depth, then you continue with your change work or self-suggestion as you would do usually before moving on to the final step. Though this can be done simply to derive the benefits of mindfulness and enjoying a quiet, relaxed and peaceful mind for the duration of the session.
Step Six:
Wiggle your fingers and toes, take a couple of nice, deep, energising breaths and open your eyes to bring this session to an end.
As with all of the techniques and processes I tend to showcase and share here, practice and repetition will advance the effectiveness and your own responsiveness. You might want to experiment with the amount of time you can keep going with the process and build up your time doing this as a standalone technique.
For you regular self-hypnotists, this is another tool for your box, for you beginners of self-hypnosis, this is a really valuable way to help keep you on track when starting out.
Enjoy those new skills to add to your self-hypnotist toolkit.
|
There Is Still An Opportunity To Train On This Years Intensive Hypnotherapy Course
|
Maybe you are after a career change or a chance to work for yourself.
Can you imagine what a great career Clinical Hypnotherapy is?
You would be able to help people overcome their habits, addictions and unwanted behaviour traits that are affecting their lives. You still have a chance to join Adam's Intensive Clinical Hypnotherapy Course in March. Obviously time is short though so you will have to get in touch with us as soon as possible.
Ways To Find Out More
If you want to discuss detail and payment options then please just leave a message in the Help Desk and Adam will contact you to discuss
To find out more about the course go to:
http://www.adam-eason.com/seminars/intensive-hypnotherapy-training-diploma/
You could also talk to some current students and others who have trained with Adam by going to the Hypnosis Hub and asking your questions.
|
|
|
-- Avoid Disappointment - Book Early
|
|
I have attached a PDF to this e-mail with all this information |
Joke Of The Week
|
|
I can't take my phobia of extendable things any longer.
My thanks to Mark Chappell for sharing that one with me. I really enjoyed that. Thanks to everyone who sends me the jokes, I love getting them...
And those that get posted in the Hub, keep us all amused greatly.
|
|
|
|
Please do come and join us in the new Hypnosis Hub, - if you are a professional in the field, you'll get more business using this forum,
- if you are curious the hypnosis field, you'll learn more,
- if you are student of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, you'll get support and resources...
|
|
HYPNOTHERAPY DIPLOMA TRAINING |
|
If you want to train to be a hypnotherapist, there has never been a better time, we are thriving in this economic climate! If you'd like to train, check out here for a course prospectus
, dates and application form for this year's diploma, fully approved and accredited in several countries... The spaces are going at some pace right now though... My training school is one of a few in the UK to currently offer the externally verified HPD (Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma) which matches government occupational standards and is the equivalent of National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 4
|
|
|
Learn Self-Hypnosis!
We have new dates for my self-hypnosis one day seminar.
They also carry with them Continued Professional Development (CPD) credits with the GHR and NCH here in the UK if you are a member of either.
The seminars have been fully booked up this year and we are offering these extra dates in response to popular demand.
|
|
NEW COURSE
FIVE DAY
Intensive Certification in
Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy in 2013
|
|
|
|
Please remember to tell friends, family, colleagues and anyone else you know how they can receive Adam Up each week and let them know that they get a free hypnosis session, a five day personal development course and a 50,000 word eBook 'The Happy Brain Manual', when they register from my homepage. If you are on Twitter, I publish some absolute gold material if you are interested in the fields of hypnosis, hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis, do come and follow me: http://twitter.com/adameason
Do come and join us in the members area if you wish to learn more, I mean much more about the fields of hypnosis, hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis. There's over 60 hours of video footage, even more audio material, hundreds of articles to read, and lots of free eBooks too. You get massive savings on all my audio programmes in there too. Our Platinum Section is revamped and relaunched
and now has many hours of training and tuition video from my diploma course, go have a read about it.
Come and join in our running campaign, set some goals and get running...
I thank you for reading...
Goodbye for now.
|
|
|
|
MELANIE RIVERA
Having just completed Adam's 10 month diploma course and thoroughly enjoyed it, it brings me great pleasure to write this review. I just want to say that if you have decided that you would like to embark on a career in hypnotherapy; and you are now at the stage of deciding on the right training school for you...
Search no more, Adam's course in my mind is the best of the best! From beginning to end you will be hypnotized by the way in which Adam delivers his course material to you. I found Adam to be a very fun and charismatic guy; he will have you in stitches laughing! He is a brilliant teacher, very clear and easy to understand. For me the whole course has been like a personal journey towards a successful ending. Adam demonstrates many of the techniques so you really get to sample how talented he is as a hypnotherapist. I have to say that on more than one occasion when Adam did a class demonstration; I noticed some big changes take place in my own confidence and in the rate of my learning... I put down this down to benefiting from being in deep hypnosis myself during his demo.
Adam is very attentive and very observant, he doesn't miss a trick. He seems to distribute his attention towards each individual at the right time, as a result you really feel like you get a very personalized learning experience. I might add that this course isn't a 'cake walk'... Prepare to 'work your socks off!' In terms of homework, you really have to be committed and keep on top of it. I can honestly say that it is all worth it and, having completed Adam's course, I do feel competent enough to embark on my career as a hypnotherapist.
|
|
|
GARETH MORGAN
(pictured here firewalking) Adam is unique trainer or, as I like to think now, my mentor. With a perfect balance of seriousness and fun mixed together, he creates an enjoyable and learning atmosphere which keeps you wanting more. I spent over a year looking at different courses and chatting to other trainers and I can honestly say that I made the best choice that was right for me.
Adam's knowledge and passion for the subject surpasses that of anyone else I have met in this field, and Adam is very generous with his sharing of that knowledge. It is obvious from the beginning that Adam knows what he's doing and that you have made the right choice in joining the course. Prepare to amaze yourself in the things you know and can talk about with others confidently as you progress through the course, I did and I still do today. If you want an enjoyable learning experience with a trainer that really does want you to be the best you can be, then take that next step. To sum up the course in three words, Creative, Enjoyable, Diverse.
|
|
|
HELEN JOHNSTONE "I attended the 10 month course which ran from October 2011- July 2012. The course is interesting, fun, fast paced, encouraging, confidence building, skill packing and very professionally run by Adam and his team. Realistically, it required a lot of committment in time and effort, which in reality was easy to give with the knowledge and new zest for learning that Adam's enthusiasm brings. Adam and his team were of constant support to me throughout the course and I feel lucky to be able to consider them to be good friends and confidantes now.
I have qualified and feel confident that the knowledge,confidence, skills and practical experience I have gained during this course will serve me very well in practice"..
|
George Watson |
|
GEORGE WATSON - GLENROTHES, FIFE, SCOTLAND "I booked up to Adam Eason School of Therapeutic Hypnosis in 2010, and I really did not know what to expect, I was very interested in Hypnosis, but what is taught throughout the diploma course is by far the best around. Adam's very unique style is very uplifting and thorough and I leave his school with much more knowledge and well trained in clinical hypnotherapy. If you want trained to the high standard that Therapeutic Hypnotherapy should attain then look no further than Adam's School" |
|
Skype |
Another thing that we encourage is contacting us via Skype. Keith's Skype ID - keithaw2k1. For example if you would prefer to pay for products or services by using a debit or credit card then you can contact Keith to make your payment. |
|
|
|
|
