When your mind is still and rested; a new phenomenon can occur deep with your unconscious mind. I say phenomenon because we people tend to look for such difficult ways to achieve changes within our life. If you have no faith in a simple self-help hypnosis recording then you might deter confidence in lifestyle changes. Yet, it is so easy to make changes for yourself quickly and easily by settling into a regular comfortable routine and switching on the hypnotherapy recording and go with the flow; taking on board the information which best suits you, in your life at any given moment in time.

The challenges arise when you say to yourself, ‘I really mustn’t do that behaviour again’. And guess what…. the next time you are in a similar situation you do it all the more. It might be that you feel shy in crowded rooms or get really stressed at work. The more you tell yourself not to do something, the more your conscious mind acts like a barrier and you continue to do so. In fact, your unconscious mind loves repetition and would probably be saying ‘yippee!’ and help you to feel more shy and stressed the next time. This is what your conscious mind thinks you want.

However, if you were to repeat calming and positive suggestions to the contrary; then, changes will become apparent and your behaviour will begin to change. This is because your conscious mind is ‘on the go’ constantly; and by giving it relaxing suggestions, this helps to open your mind and reach your unconscious – and make the long lasting changes you desire.

Let me give you an example; a recent client needed to give important ‘team talks’ to his staff once per month. It was part of his role as the manager. He could think of everything he needed to say but by the time it came to the day he arranged to give his group talk he was so very, very nervous. He had filled his mind with negative suggestion of how awful it was going to be and even though he had great ideas in his head, his conscious mind was protecting him by taking on board and agreeing with how nervous he could be.

A vicious cycle like this can be broken and reconstructed in such a positive way with the regular listening to one of our self-hypnosis CD or MP3 download recordings. Each day, just like this client, your inner strength can become stronger, your confidence increased and relaxation developed, helping you to stand tall and achieve what you want to achieve.

I believe most people have the resources they need to change; more often than not, they just need a little help and encouragement to dig deep inside and bring it forward. Our self-hypnosis recordings are designed in such a way to help you develop your strengths and deal with any issues within your life differently.

With practice and regular listening to your self-hypnosis recording, you will soon discover more subtle strengths and skills in the area you want to develop.

We’re very pleased to announce the release of our latest self hypnosis titles by Barrie St John - available exclusively on Hypnoshop.com. Our new hypnotherapy products were recorded in our studio back in early November after several months of planning and are now finally ready for launch, sneaking in just before the New Year. It’s been over two years since we last produced any new titles, so these are long overdue!

With over 120 existing hypnotherapy products it was always going to be tough to come up with new ideas. We’d like to thank everyone for providing suggestions for possible new titles. We had lots of good ideas given to us from our loyal customers earlier this year via email and on our Facebook page – and we really appreciate all those who took the time to do this.

Here are the new titles we’re releasing today – available on CD and MP3 format:

Awaken Intuition

This self hypnosis CD / MP3 download session can help you to recognise and develop your intuition. It should not be confused with any psychic powers or the supernatural – this session is all about tapping into your own natural inner wisdom. The session involves a wonderfully relaxing creative process designed to help you gain heightened perception and insight – allowing you to trust yourself, based on a deep sense of inner knowing.

Breaking Bad Habits

Over the years we’ve had a number of people ask us for help with various habits, some of which are too obscure to warrant full production. Of course we have a range of existing titles for common habits such as smoking, nail biting, etc – but ‘Breaking Bad Habits’ can be used for almost anything else. This session is non-specific and uses hypnotherapy and a very powerful NLP technique to help you to break those habits you want to rid yourself of – whatever they may be.

Creative Dreamwork

The idea behind this new self hypnosis session is to use the power of dream to help you in your day to day life. Remember, your unconscious mind continues to think and work on issues behind the scenes, without conscious awareness. This session is unique and unlike any of our other self hypnosis products. It has been designed to help you to focus your unconscious mind to produce meaningful dreams that would be really helpful – be it problem solving or looking for ways to bring more health and happiness into your life.  

Gain More Self Respect

We already have a collection of hypnotherapy sessions for confidence issues, but it’s such an important factor that we wanted to produce something fresh. Whilst there is certainly an overlap with existing titles such as self esteem, this title is all about the important issue of self respect. The session encourages you to make your unconscious thoughts more self affirming and respectful – for more personal strength and inner confidence.

Increase Your Energy & Vitality

This title should prove popular since we’ve had many requests for a self hypnosis session to help increase people’s energy levels. Listening to this will help you to feel rejuvenated, full of energy and vigour, which is something everyone can benefit from. By tapping into your creative unconscious mind you can find the source of your natural energy and vitality – and unlock it. With the help of this self hypnosis session you’ll be able to embrace life with even more enthusiasm.

Turn Down Tinnitus

Tinnitus was at the top of our list for potential new titles. We’ve had so many people contact us to enquire about this topic, so finally we’ve put together something we truly believe can help those affected by tinnitus. Hypnotherapy is not a miracle cure and we never make such claims, but this is a very powerful session that we hope will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

In 2012, which marks our 10th anniversary, we’ll be producing some more new titles…. so stay tuned.

We’d love to receive feedback on these new titles, or any of our range of products – so feel free to get in touch and let us know what you think. We always enjoy hearing from you.

Happy New Year!

If you think you haven’t got an imagination or you feel you are not creative – think again! How do you plan events in your mind? Do you think about them, brainstorm them and write them down, talk it over, get the feeling and just do? Not think about it at all? Just do it?

Whatever you do, your mind and body are continually processing the forthcoming planned events, often without you even realizing. Maybe your stomach churns at the thought of a dentist visit or maybe you feel tired at the thought of all the work to do tomorrow?

If it’s an event which has some meaning to you, perhaps an interview, a meeting or a holiday, the process can be even stronger. Based upon your past experiences of handling such a situation, your body can react accordingly – it could get excited, give you a headache, stomach ache, etc.

For instance, a client with nerves about an interview came to see me. He was looking for employment and eager to get the job. By the time it came to the day of his interview he felt sick, pre-supposed the outcome was going to be awful, and generally felt anxious all day. My client’s plan had worked – he imagined what his day was going to be like (over and over again in the ‘backstage’ of his mind) and he succeeded in creating that dilemma.

My client couldn’t believe it when I explained to him that he was successfully hypnotizing himself to fail and have a bad day. I told him how wonderful he was at doing such a thing, in fact I suggested he was so good at using his imagination, he should have a go with one of our interview confidence self-hypnosis recording to help turn his negative process around and get a grip of just what his imagination is capable of doing for him in a positive and productive way.

Weeks later, after regular listening to his hypnosis download recording, my client told me of how much better he was feeling. Instead of getting himself worked up and anxious about interview, he planned what he was going to say and felt really prepared. And, he got the job!

When you listen regularly to your hypnosis download or CD recording, you can literally train your brain to work for you, not against you. Your imagination is such a wonderful tool; it is unique to you and there is no other like it. Why have it imagine a headache when, with practice, you can, imagine feeling comfortable and worry free. Try it, find out for yourself just how powerful your imagination is and put it to work, for you.

The easiest way to achieve failure and disappoint very quickly is by setting yourself unrealistic targets. Small and achievable goals are the best way to go about getting what you want. If you were going to learn to drive a car; you wouldn’t get in it and drive, would you? No, because you’d probably crash it within a few seconds.

The best way to go about learning to drive is to start at the beginning; get the highway code, read and learn it; arrange driving lessons and book your theory test. Then, if you feel you could do with a boost; listen to a relaxation self-hypnosis recording or a pass your driving test self-hypnosis recording. This way, you have divided your goal of passing your driving test into sizeable chunks.

Some may even find it easier to listen to a self-hypnosis recording prior to starting any revision or test. This could boost your confidence and help you feel in a better place for taking on board the information you need to, pass your driving test.

Of course, this is just one small example. But the same principle applies with most things…. make small goals to start with, and before long you’ll have reached those really big goals. You’ll then be able to look back with great pride and satisfaction.

The majority of people who come to see me for hypnotherapy feel ‘stuck’ in their current behavior and it’s my job to help motivate and facilitate the client to find a solution to their problem. If your profession is a car mechanic and your car broke down, you would most probably be able to mend and fix the vehicle. However, if you are not qualified and experience in mechanics, you would most probably, ask for help.

There are many people who feel they have no choice but to behave in a certain way in a given situation or circumstances. For instance, nail biting – often before the person realizes what they are doing, the nails are short and sore. Or nerves before an exam – the person will prepare and feel confident enough to do the exam, but when the times comes, all the correct answers they learned seems to have drifted out in the ether. Anxiety got the better, again. Sometimes, no matter how much you try to do something else, automatic pilot takes over, and this is the only choice; deal with it the same way you always have and always will.

But, what about if I were to tell you, ‘if you are stuck and feel that you have no choice, there is always another way to deal with it – you’re just not aware of an alternative at the moment’.

Hypnosis and hypnotherapy helps you to reach the parts of the mind you are not consciously aware of at the moment, helping you to use more of your own strengths and resources. It is a very similar state of awareness to that of meditation, only with hypnotherapy you can be more constructive, motivated and goal orientated.

What usually happens is you replace anxious thoughts with more relaxed and resourceful ways of thinking; finding lots more interesting and creative ways to react to a behavior which in the past caused a problem. And the nail biters now file their nails and feel comfortable with the results. These resources can also ‘flood’ into other parts of your life, your mind begins to think ‘well, if I can do that, what else can I achieve?’ It becomes curious and so the positive results you achieve from listening regularly to our self-hypnosis recording, becomes a strong foundation for change within your life.

What might it be like if you were the controller in the engine room of your own mind? What might your responsibilities be?

Well, I suggest you would regularly check the dials, temperatures and readings on the readout panels to make sure they were running correctly and make the kind of sounds which make you feel as comfortable as possible. If you haven’t been in there for some time, you maybe will give everywhere a dust and clean and maybe even oil some parts to ensure smooth running. Sound Strange?

Well, metaphorical language is so important when dealing with your unconscious mind and simplicity is the best approach for good and lasting changes.

Our hypnotherapy downloads teach you how to use your imagination in a simple and constructive way. You will learn to develop your own unique way of making sure you are living happier and healthier than before.

Your well-being is a continual process; once you learn your skill of self hypnosis; it’s like riding a bike. Before you can ride a bike, you can’t – can you? This is because you haven’t learned the process of getting on the bike, reaching for the pedals and making it go in the direction you require. Once you have learned the first few basic steps, practice will help to make you better. You can, travel on your bike when and as fast as you choose. Whatever makes you feel the most comfortable.

Relaxation – which is the basis of all change work – is such a wonderful tool. It is also the basis of all our hypnotherapy recordings. This helps to reach the right frame of mind to make the changes. Again, with regular practice, you can develop your imagination and truly be in control and master of your own mind.