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Hypnosis - How can musicians and high performers use its power?

Hypnosis ??!!

Do a search for "musicians who use hypnosis" or something similar. The most interesting result I found was Mozart! There are not a lot of musicians who admit to using hypnosis for mindset. You'll get more results if you search for "athletes who use hypnosis." If you're wondering why the word "hypnosis" appears here, next to Mindset Wins and Attitude of a Virtuoso and Peak Performance, consider that perhaps the virtuosos and orchestras you found in your search know something about excellence. In other words, they use it because it gives them what they need!

Hollywood and stage hypnotists have done a great disservice to legitimate hypnosis by conflating it with "mind control". They work hard to create the illusion that the hypnotist takes control of their client's mind. Not so - in fact, hypnosis for musicians actually gives the musician MORE control over him- or herself. Most of the issues that musicians deal with (self-confidence, negative thoughts, lack of focus, perfection, etc.) are rooted in emotions. Emotions are rooted in the unconscious mind and hypnosis is by far the most effective way to align the unconscious mind with conscious goals. 

Hypnotherapy is something different - hypnotherapy is like any other clinical therapy - it's used to deal with psychiatric issues. Musical performance that can be improved upon is is simply not a psychiatric issue, it's a MINDSET issue.

What's Hypnosis Like?

Hypnosis is a totally normal process. All of us go in and out of trance states many times each day. Being totally focused on a book or a movie or a video game is a trance state. Being in "flow" or "In the Zone" for a performance is a trance state that musicians strive for. In other words, we don't realize that we're in a trance state because we haven't been trained in how to recognize trance states.

"Hetero-hypnosis" (normally just called hypnosis) is when a hypnotist guides a client into a trance state. Self-hypnosis is when the musician does it by themselves. The most important aspect of a trance state is that the conscious mind is willing to step aside and allow interaction directly with the unconscious mind. Emotions, beliefs, limitations and negativity all reside in the unconscious mind and working directly with that part of your mind through hypnosis is by far the best way to manage them.

Everyone's experience of hypnosis is a little different and may even be different for different trance states (e.g. relaxed and open versus intensely focused). It may feel relaxed or floaty or heavy. It may feel happy; you may feel relieved that most of the monkey chatter of your conscious mind fades away. You're awake and alert. You'll remember as much as you would from a normal conversation.

What to expect

During our sessions, you'll learn how to relax your body and your mind while remaining conscious the entire time. By learning the tools of deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, visualization and others, your mind is open to suggestions determined by your goals and desires. On your own time and with the power of your own mind, you'll find that there are infinite resources already there at the core of your unconscious mind that can be utilized to continually adjust and improve your life in a positive way.

The First Session

At your first appointment, you'll learn about mindset and hypnosis, how your mind works and get your questions answered. We'll discuss your challenges and your desires and we'll work together to establish specific goals. I'll guide you through a series of relaxation techniques while making suggestions and using mental images to change the behaviour / thoughts you want to make improvements around to reach your goals. After 20 to 40 minutes, I'll bring you back to a normal level of consciousness to allow you to continue your day balanced, relaxed and closer to your goals. Actual hypnosis starts with the second session.