Thursday, January 17, 2008

How can I become a professional hypnotist?

Someone asked me last night “How can I become a professional hypnotist?”

That was in my self-hypnosis class.

So I explained that you need only 100 hours of instruction to become a hypnotist certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, which is the largest organization of hypnotists in the world. And that in fact it is International, not just National like the title says. We are in 65 countries now and still growing.

Also, It just so happens that I am doing a training class for Professional Hypnotists starting February 16, 2008, and running 5 consecutive weekends, on Saturday and Sunday, until graduation on March 16, 2008. The class will run from 8:30 am to 5:00 each day and there will be homework. There will also be guest speakers and willing volunteers to pop in occasionally.
You can be certified by Easter!

Tuition includes membership in the National Guild subscription to both of their publications, and ongoing support from me and the Guild for a year after certification! There are other benefits to belonging to the guild, and you can read about them at www.ngh.net or on my website, www.EnlightenedHypnosis.com.

An application is on the way to this exceptionally bright and curious student!

Please email me at Gloria@EnlightenedHypnosis.com if you are curious…

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

My Favorite Holiday

Hooray! It’s World Hypnotism Day! There are so many wonderful things going on, can I get it all in? Yes! Why not!

First I’m going to Susan Jacob’s office in Tarpon Springs and I’m going to have a 20-minute stress reduction session. Aaaaahhhh, relaxing and yet energizing at the same time!

Wow! That was great! Now I’ll just head to the Tarpon Springs Library to hear Gloria Constantas speak about how to make New Year’s Resolutions that I can keep. She recommended using affirmations several times a day to reprogram your beliefs so that you can change your behavior more easily and quickly. I am a great student and I seek out opportunities to learn new things. I repeat this affirmation 20 times while I drive to Palm Harbor to see several hypnotherapists at the UP Hypnosis Institute. Unfortunately, I have missed a few presentations, but I do get to see and hear Patty Scott, Katie Coffin, Debbie Lane, and others. Some people are also taking advantage of sessions offered by Patty’s students and associates. Alas, it is over much too quickly, at 8 pm.

Fortunately, the celebrations are not over yet. There is a class in the Oak Trail Bookstore in Palm Harbor on Saturday morning. It’s a workshop about manifesting abundance, called Creating Wealth in 2008, given by Debbie Lane. Yes, she spoke at UP Hypnosis yesterday, and still has enthusiasm to spare. She even does a demonstration of hypnosis with a volunteer form the audience. She even has an audience which fills the room to capacity and spills out into the back of the bookstore! It was great! Now I’m truly ready for 2008! I’m relaxed, I’m using my affirmations and I’m manifesting financial abundance and vibrant health! Wow!

I wonder what amazing things will manifest before next World Hypnotism Day??!

Friday, January 11, 2008

Do you want to get certified?

If you listen to a CD, is it self-hypnosis or hypnotism? The way I differentiate them, hypnosis is the natural state of trance that occurs several times each day. Hypnotism is when someone talks you into this state and gives you suggestions that you have previously discussed. And in self-hypnosis, part of you relaxes while part of you gives you suggestions you have previously decided on. Yet my preferred type of self-hypnosis is to make a recording for myself and then relax totally while listening to it.

Hey! if you or anyone you know, wants to become a professional hypnotist, please refer them to my website, www.EnlightenedHypnosis.com. I’m looking for a few good students for a class starting February 16 and continuing for 5 weekends. You can be certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists before Easter 2008!

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Tampa Bay Chapter Rocks!

World Hypnotism Day was a very eventful day for the members of the Tampa Bay chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Friday, Jan. 4, the fourth WHD, saw 2 events in Pinellas County Florida and one on Saturday. On Friday, I spoke to a group of people at the Tarpon Springs Library about how to use self-hypnosis to resolve their goals for the new year and not let them dissolve before the month is over. Patty Scott, Katie Coffin, Debbie Lane and other members of the chapter presented several topics at UP Hypnosis Institute in Palm Harbor. And Debbie Lane presented How to Manifest Abundance Hypnotically at the Oak Trail Bookstore, also in Palm Harbor, on Saturday morning. I was fortunate enough to attend (at least part) of all of these Awesome Events presented by The amazing hypnotists and hypnotherapists of the Tampa Bay Chapter.

P.S. Don’t forget, Debbie Lane also procured the Proclamation of WHD for Pinellas County….

Friday, January 4, 2008

Golf Game

Can hypnosis improve my golf game?

Immediately I think yes, of course, so I do a search on the internet and find that not only that, but it says
Hypnosis can improve your golf game and concentration! Also, an article about The MENTAL game of golf. Many athletes have used and continue to use hypnotic techniques to improve their game. Tiger Woods admits to using visualization. This is a technique often used in hypnosis. The imagination can be used to improve many areas of your life, including athletic ability. How many times have you seen the better team lose? They may have more talent and ability, but sometimes the less than stellar athletes are better prepared mentally. They don’t get discouraged if someone drops the ball. They just keep playing their best until the game is over. They don’t give up and sometimes that is enough to “Psyche” out the opponents.

When someone is in the hypnotic state they can practice their golf game mentally. And feel all the feelings they will feel when they win, or beat their best score. This mental rehearsal has been shown to keep a person in good condition, even when they have to sit out for several weeks to recover from an injury. There have been some studies done with college basketball players in some California University. The players who had injuries, but continued to practice in their minds, played with the same skill as those who actually did practice! And a later study showed that the best combination for top athletic skill, was something like 75% visualization plus 25% actual physical practice. And fewer injuries resulted from the visualized practices!

So I’d have to yes, hypnosis can improve your golf game!