AUTO-HIPNOSE

O que se segue é só para pessoas interessadas em auto-hipnose. Há quem publique neste blogue artigos enormes e investigação provou que não são lidos. Mas como diversas pessoas me têm pedido técnicas nesse sentido para empregarem com diversos fins, aqui vai uma. Pelo que me parece pessoalmente, este artigo de Anne Linden foi inspirada de Betty Ericson.
Sucesso!!!

Self-Hypnosis is similar to praying. When we pray we address our thoughts, desires, hopes and fears to an entity - a being greater than ourselves whom we consider to be God. Prayers are conversations, requests and appreciations. People find prayer to be comforting, nurturing and beneficial to their lives.
Let me suggest that Self-Hypnosis is also a form of prayer. We have two minds: the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind is in charge of immediate awareness - right now your are aware of these words. When driving a car you are aware of the left signal light of the car in front of you. The sound of the horn blowing behind you and your thoughts about being late for work. There are many other sights and sounds around you but you are not conscious of them. This is because our conscious mind is limited to being capable of paying attention to only between 5 and 9 pieces of information at any one moment.
The unconscious mind is like a vast storehouse in which every experience, all our knowledge, out memories, our abilities are safely kept. It is the reservoir of our unlimited potential. The unconscious also organizes information into categories by making connections and generalizations and give meaning to experience. Our resources and abilities often get connected to certain types of experiences and situations so that they do not seem available to us at other times.
In self-hypnosis we are addressing our unconscious mind - our unlimited potential; asking for help with problems or unrealized goals. The premise is that the unconscious has stored the experiences of numerous resources and has the ability to make connections' creating new associations and realizations.
Some of the benefits of self-hypnosis are" Deep Relaxation, Centering, Self Appreciation, New Insights, and Understandings, Clarifications, Renewed Energy and Access to Resources.
There are three phases to Self-Hypnosis:

PHASE I: Preparation.
Decide how long you want the trance to last. I recommend between 5 and 20 minutes. Determine what you want your unconscious to do during this time. There are several possibilities: 1) Access a specific resource and bring into your present situation; 2) Review a problem, find a resource that would help resolve it and connect that resource to the problem; 3) Review a future desired goal; 4) Relaxation, deepening a state of calm, rest, centeredness and pleasure. As you sit comfortably in a quiet place literally ask your unconscious to help you in some way and give it a specific time frame. For example, "I would like you - my unconscious mind - to help me access my resource of creativity and use it as I write this article. Please review several of my experiences of creativity and bring forth what I need as I write. This work will be for 10 minutes. Thank you."
Remember asking your unconscious for help is like asking God for help - my mother used to remind me when I was a child that you do not ask God for a million dollars or a new car, but the abilities and opportunities to earn them.

PHASE II: Inducing Self-Hypnosis
Sit comfortably in a quiet place find a spot in front of you that you can stare at and continue to do so until you close your eyes. As you hold your gaze on that spot say to yourself, "And I am aware of seeing." describe one thing that you can see. Do this four times with different images; each time describing something different. Move on to what you can hear, "I can hear..." describing one thing you can hear. Do this four times with different sounds. Move on to kinesthetic - physical feelings, "I can feel..." describing one physical sensation you are aware of. Do this four times with different sensations.
For example, "I am aware of seeing the light coming in the window, I can see the curtains moving with the wind, etc. I can hear the sound of traffic outside. I can hear the hiss of the heating pipes, etc. I can feel my feet on the floor. I can feel my chest rising and falling as I breathe," etc.
The second round you do the same - describing what you see, hear, and feel except only 3 statements of each. The third round you use 2 statements each of what you can see, hear, and feel. Finally, for the fourth round do 1 statement of each. You must continue to stare at your chosen spot. Do not move your eyes, until you can no longer hold them open and you want to close them. Then simply describe what you see inwardly when you get to the visual statements.

PHASE III: The Altered State
This is simply a state that is different from your normal waking state. A state the focus is inward and a bridge has been built to your unconscious. There is no right or wrong way to do this. Whatever your response/e is it is what is happening and what is important. Remember you have two minutes; so that while your conscious mind day dreams about your next vacation or worries about going shopping, your unconscious mind is doing what it does best - journeying in response to your direction and request. Your unconscious mind is a friend, an ally and an incredible resource.. It will do as you ask - just be clear and simple. Allow whatever happens to happen. Let go and relax.
Accept, enjoy and attend to your wonderful unconscious mind. Create and support in a friendly way your relationship with it. This is another form of prayer. Only this is not directly to God but to your inner self, your potential, your soul. It is easy, it only takes a few moments and will give back to you untold benefits.

Anne Linden, M.A. is founder and director of the New York Training Institute for NLP, the oldest NLP center in the world; she has been a trainer and psychotherapist for over 20 years. Anne also directs and supervises the NLP Therapy Center. She is co-author of THE ENNEAGRAM AND NLP: A Journey of Evolution author of MINDWORKS: Unlock the Promise Within - NLP Tools for Building A Better Life