Renaissance Hypnosis

Is the stress of the holidays driving you up the wall?

2010-01-03T22:52:00.000-05:00

This is the time of the year where everyone is running around, spending more and more money, juggling work, personal life with social events with friends and family...

Life is full of deadlines, frustrations and demands. It is so common place to feel stress that it has become a way of life. In small doses, stress can help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best. But when you are running in overdrive all the time it can lead to health problems both physically and emotionally!

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Addictive behaviors

2009-09-28T21:34:00.000-04:00

Addiction is hard wired into us as a survival tool that would get us coming back to food source and to reproduce even. Those never stopped being used actually, we might think we no longer are led by these impulses but we actually see their impact still. People who have unhealthy relationships with food are an example, dependence to pornography or sex is an other. When we think addictions we usually think of drugs, cigarettes or alcohol but in fact the basic and animal addictions are sex and food.
But how can we get rid of an addiction?

Well addictions never goes away! It is the amount of control we have over it that changes. To put this in to perspective, this is the reason that rehabilitated alcoholics can never drink socially. All that can be done really is to get over the cravings and habituate mind and body to life without. Now how can you know you are addicted to something? Here are a few questions to ask yourself if you think you might be addicted to drugs, medication, stimulants, alcohol or coffee for example. These simply help you figure things out; saying no to all of those does not mean that you don't have an addiction, simply that no test is perfect and every situation of addictive behavior can be different. But here they are and I suggest you answer them with a friend that knows you well enough to also know the answers, honest enough to tell you if you are in denial and not himself addicted to the same things and in denial! Of course that would be the worst case senario but I'd rather have my bases covered! Here they are:

Do you need more than you use to need?
Do you think about it at times you would normally not, like when doing something else?
Do you continue to use despite knowing impact of your habit. Do feel uneasy or do you have any additional symptoms such as Nausea, Anxiety, Trembling, Sweating, Insomnia when going without?

Think about it, really think about it now,answering yes to even one can mean a lot!

How can Hypnosis help?
Hypnosis works by helping you control emotional and physical cravings while starting to change the behavior. It allows you to reach your goals and "lock" the new habit into place. It could be to have a better relationship with food, stop repetitive behaviors like nail biting or hair pulling, or perhaps problems with substance abuse like drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. The thing of the matter is that what you need is to want, hard enough to fight the addiction without having to fight you on top of it!
we help you we don't make you do anything with hypnosis as this is not where the power of hypnosis rests but rather it increases what is already there. You have to be honest about wanting. We can help you enjoy freedom from addictive behaviors through one one one sessions or download enable mp3 sessions to start the process from home

Call us with any question about our services
819-420-3891

Make your mind an ally and enjoy freedom!

Dany Leblanc CH, NLP
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

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Renaissance also offers an array of download enabled MP3 sessions to help people who are not able to make it to our office for a one on one session an it too has had great results! Downloads are available in mp3 format here with a 100% money back guaranty! Browse our Mp3 Sessions Catalogue.

Back to action!

2009-09-03T18:27:00.000-04:00

Welcome back!

I trust that your summer was good! Mine was great! Not much vacation time but plenty of exciting projects that I can't wait to share with you all!

Are you ready for it?

First, good news! The book that I contributed a chapter to will finally be coming out and with a new name!
It will be called:

HOW TO HYPNOTIZE FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE

50 Top Hypnotists Program You in the Art and Science of Hypnosis in Love, Persuasion, Negotiation, Seduction,Hypnotic Marketing, and Shameless Bribery to Sway People to Let You Help Them Be More Effective, Joyful and Rich.

The exact date when it will be released will be confirmed at a later date!

The book will be available for purchase at RenaissanceHypnosis.Com

Second, I now have a Facebook fan page! I will also ad a widget to that fan page right on this very blog!

Third, The Mp3 page has been updated and more providers have been added, making RenaissanceHypnosis.Com a giant when it comes to selection! The page also has a fresh new look! Their will soon be a selection of RenaissanceHypnosis.Com original recordings!

Fourth, RenaissanceHypnosis.Com now has a page where you can get info on how you can learn to hypnotize your friends and help people and even how to become a certified hypnotist! Time to get back to school!

On this note, get ready for more content soon as this blog is back into action after a long deserved summer break!

Dany Leblanc CH, NLP
Certified Hypnotist
And NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

Weight Management and Control: Take the Hypnotic Way to Managing Weight

2009-06-02T17:35:00.001-04:00

This article is written by Kat Sanders, who regularly blogs on the topic of physical therapy assistant school at her blog Physical Therapy Blog. She welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: katsanders25@gmail.com. I decided to have Kat contribute an article to this blog for the simple reason that she has a great understanding of the mental work that has to be done to be ready to do the physical things that will get you to your ideal weight and a healthy life style. Hypnosis is all about behavior modification, about deprogramming, unlearning, so to speak, those behaviors that have kept you from reaching your goals. For this reason its perfect for weight management and control as it takes cares of all the excuses that we come up with when it comes time to get up and just go for it! If you lack motivation, confidence and drive to succeed, I can help you free yourself from those things that have been holding you back, you know what they are! Good news, if its in your head and its not a medical problem, Hypnosis can help!

Now lets read Kat's article and get chopping on that fitness plan!
(This article was written exclusively for Renaissance Hypnosis Canada)

Dany Leblanc C.H.

Certified Hypnotist
And NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

Member in good standing of the
National Guild of Hypnotists, the Canadian Hypnosis Center and The American Board of NLP Practitioners.

Take the Hypnotic Way to Managing Weight
It’s one of the hardest battles we wage, and one that we fight often – the battle of the bulge is difficult to win, if not in the short term, then in the long run. How many times have we gone on crash diets and intense exercise routines to manage our weight, and then gain back all those lost pounds in a matter of months because we’ve reverted back to our old habits of eating too much and exercising too little. What we don’t realize is that keeping our weight at a healthy level is not a battle that needs to be won immediately; instead, we need to look at it as a series of small fights, each of which must be won little by little. And one of the best ways to do this is through hypnosis, either the self-induced kind or the one brought about by a licensed practitioner.
Hypnosis helps in weight management because:

You can trick your mind into believing that you are not hungry every time you think you are. All you need to do is hold on to your will power and increase your focus on not eating when it’s not meal time.
You can induce yourself to exercise regularly. Hypnosis allows you to program your mind to do exactly what you want it to do.
It allows you to get yourself into a positive state of mind, one that accepts that regular exercise and a healthy diet are the only steps that need to be repeatedly followed in order to manage and control your weight, slowly but steadily, and keep it off permanently.
It allows you to keep your mind free of stress and relaxes you. Since stress is a known contributor to obesity, you can see how hypnosis helps you control your weight.
You start thinking of yourself positively and so stop obsessing over the need to lose weight fast. When you’re in a good frame of mind, it’s easier to stick to a regular diet and a sensible exercise routine, both of which do not tax your body or your mental psyche.
You can make yourself believe that your goal, even though it’s far away, is attainable, and believing in yourself is a vital step in getting there.

Although this form of weight management has its detractors, what they don’t realize is that you don’t literally hypnotize yourself to be thin. In fact, you’re programming your mind to change your habits and adopt the right frame of mind that is conducive to losing weight in a healthy way over a period of time. And that’s why hypnosis works as a weight management tool.

Renaissance also offers an array of downloads to help people who are not able to make it to our office for a one on one session an it too has had great results! Downloads are available in mp3 format here with a 100% money back guaranty! Browse our Mp3 Sessions Catalogue.

You could go to the gym but you prefer to Weight?

2009-03-23T01:04:00.000-04:00

Ever decided to shed the pounds and lose all of those extra inches around the waist only to find that within a few days your commitment to a healthier life style would dwindle and die down? Most of us have really, but is there any way to get over that hump and just make the burn part of your life? Of course! You’re probably thinking it right now aren’t you?

Increase your motivation to exercise
Ever wondered what it would be like if you could maintain that initial enthusiasm that gets you exercising again? Not just till you reach your weight goals but as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Imagine how good your fitness and general health would be! How much you could enjoy life with friends and family without nagging ailments constantly getting in your way. There's no doubt about the incredible health benefits of sustained exercise, quite apart from how good you look when you're exercising regularly.

So what can you do when the urge to exercise flags and your willpower seems to seep away? If it gets to this stage, it may have gone too far. You need to catch it before you completely lose your momentum. Maybe its time to put, not just your back but your mind into it! Think about those days when you exercise almost without thinking. You just 'find yourself at the gym, out jogging, or down the tennis court and feel comfortable and happy there! At this point you would simply be exercising without thinking.

And this is the trick. Your unconscious drive to exercise is strong enough that you never even ask yourself "Shall I exercise today?" You could naturally slip into this amazingly healthy way of life and never look back or give the coach potato an other chance again!

Not doing exercise just isn't an option and this is why at RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca we are helping people stay motivated and active using your own mind as an ally! Our one on one Weight management sessions as well as our telephone sessions are designed to help you hit the gym and stay true to your health goals!

And if you are too far for a one on one session and a telephone session is not what you want we also have Instant Hypnosis Mp3 downloads that will help you in this fitness quest for only $12.95 or 2 for $19.95

The “Keep Exercising Resolution Reinforcer” boosts that unconscious drive so that exercise becomes a habit. You won't have to argue yourself into exercising any more.

Experience the "Keep Exercising download" when you start a new fitness program, or when you find your enthusiasm at the gym is beginning to wane, and you'll find yourself motivated to exercise without even thinking about it.

Download it now and continue on your path to peak fitness, optimum health and that fantastic body shape...

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Make your mind an ally!

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

Hypnosis Proven Effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

2009-03-13T01:53:00.000-04:00

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not only physically painful, what is also difficult to deal with is the medical establishment's inability to treat it effectively. Frighteningly, some physicians are still prescribing a high-fibre diet for irritable bowel syndrome, when it is known to make symptoms worse.

So why can hypnotherapy help IBS?

Over a decade of scientific research has shown hypnotherapy to be an effective choice for alleviating the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Hypnotherapy routinely produces positive results in over 80% of the people who use it.

Hypnosis has been so successful for improving IBS symptoms that Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, chair of the National Women's Health Network in Washington, DC, says that hypnosis should be the treatment of choice for IBS cases which have not responded to conventional therapy.

The main theory behind the success of hypnosis for IBS is that the relaxation improves blood flow to the gut - something that stress tends to inhibit - and so improves digestion and the movement of food through the bowel.

"I was amazed when I got my first client come to see me for IBS, I though I could help with the symptoms and that although I would be helpful that I would not be able to help with the actual condition. I was then compelled to research the matter and was amazed to see that some called it "Nervous Colon" I reminded myself of the popular hypnosis concept that says that "Anything that stress will make worst, hypnosis will make better." And understanding this made me excited to see what I could do to help my client! After a few sessions my client came back to me with a thank you card and a doctor's note as to her improved condition. This is what I like to hear from a client, that I am no longer needed. We look forward to helping you feeling better and better body and mind." Dany Leblanc C.H.

We help you manage stress and pain and to soothe your symptoms while moving to get rid of condition's hold on you. We do this with our one on one session or you can buy one of our Instant Hypnosis MP3 Downloads at http://RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

Dany Leblanc CH
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

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A great Hypnosis blog!

2009-02-07T16:51:00.000-05:00

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This is not something that I normally do, however I have found myself addicted to this Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy blog! Reading hypnosis blogs and literature has been a part of my morning routine for a while now. Some people need a coffee and a newspaper, well I need my coffee and a good Hypnosis read. I am one to keep up with new breakthroughs in the world of rapid change techniques and holistic health and I try to publish as much as I have time to write myself but this is really worth exploring!

It is rare for me to find a blog that I can read and really get a kick out of and enjoy!.
I put a previw of this blog that you can see at the top of this very page, click on it if you want to know more about it! It does talk about something that was in the news where a Sports Coach was told to stop using sports hypnosis to improve performance. "A real shame that the school system is unwilling to learn about the power of hypnosis when they are ready to get a Magician in one afternoon to entertain the kids by using deceptive techniques" says a great friend of mine called Stage Hypnotist Simone. I must agree with him on that! When I was growing up and in grade school they would have us do relaxation sessions and visual imagery and in retrospect those were hypnosis sessions! Talking it over with a former teacher of mine the teachers did not know it was nor were nor was there any other reason that to enhance academics by relaxing us and getting us properly focused on our school work... Sounds familiar? Thats right...Hypnosis.

Read more about Hypnosis techniques and stories by clicking on the preview and stay tuned to this blog for more.

Dany Leblanc C.H.
www.RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

What is 3rd hand smoke?!?

2009-01-24T19:01:00.000-05:00

By now you have heard about 2nd hand smoke and know very well that its not simply to have a cigarette in each hand but what about 3rd hand smoke? This is no joke there is such a thing as 3rd hand smoke and it is coming from serious research done at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children.

The term was coined to describe the toxins that remain in a room even after a cigarette has been extinguished. The chemicals such as hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, arsenic, lead, and chromium canlinger in carpets, sofas and clothing–and they’re particularly harmful to children, researchers say.

The Massachusetts team is receiving plenty of kudos for its work, which provides even more incentive for smokers to quit.

The study is the first piece of research to suggest that our health could be at risk just by entering a room in which a cigarette was smoked. Particulates from cigarette smoke can remain on clothing, furniture and hair, long after the smoking has stopped, according to the study’s authors.
When the smoke clears

Third-hand smoke could have far reaching implications from a public policy perspective.

The province of Ontario has now made it illegal to smoke in your car if you are accompanied by children under the age of 16, assuming that 17 and older is old enough for the kid to stand-up to a smoker parent, although that can be debated. Any infraction to this provincial law will result in a $250 fine. (Ironically the exact amount of my Smoking Cessation plan from my Hull location talk about money better spent!) Now with what we know about 3rd hand smoke, it would become important to look into the benefits of banning smoking in cars altogether as children sitting in a car where a parent normally smoke are in as much risk as if a parent was already smoking. For example, could smokers be prohibited from taking smoking breaks at work, so that they’re not bringing third-hand smoke back to the office?

It’s unclear what policy adjustments governments will make as a result of the recent study. But a few provinces have already started to ban smoking in cars with children, and this may just be the tip of the iceberg, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Rob Cunningham, the Cancer Society’s senior policy analyst, says more restrictions on public smoking could be on the way, given the findings about third-hand smoke.

Heather Crowe, the waitress who became the poster-girl for second-hand smoke in Canada, single-handedly helped win the fight for the right to work in a clean-air environment. So far, there is no counterpart on the third-hand smoke issue, but it could just be a matter of time.

I truly think that we are looking atan eventual ban of smoking but when will that be? 50 to 100 years from now? Maybe never... till then we have to know that as the smoker's money goes up in smoke we all have to be mindful of where its dangerous toxins go and know that once the smoke seems to clear its components simply fall back down onto what ever lies beneath, carpets, sofas, your child.

Article excerps by Mihira Lakshman, Green Living Online and annotated by Dany Leblanc C.H. Certified Hypnotist

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Persuasion and influence

2008-12-16T17:19:00.000-05:00

When it comes to influence and persuasion, people are always looking for the magic bullet that will make their requests more likely to become reality, well here is a quick 3 step trick to help you get a yes most of the time. For more on such subjects as influence and persuasion go to (www.Renaissancehypnosis.ca/store .php) to buy the bible of hypnosis and influence as it comes out early January!

OK Here's How to Get to "YES" in 3 Easy Steps

Whether you want a coworker to help you with a project, or a salesclerk to give you a refund - or anything in between - these tips will help you persuade anyone to do anything. They come from Kevin Hogan, author of the book "The Psychology of Persuasion"--

Use the right word. And that is--FAVOR. This word increases your odds of getting what you want because it shows that you know you're asking someone to make a sacrifice. It also implies that you appreciate their sacrifice, not that you expect it.
Make it interesting--Unusual requests are more likely to be granted than routine ones. For example, in a study done at the University of Pennsylvania, people had more success at collecting 37 cents from strangers than just a quarter. Experts say this is because most people's automatic response is to ignore a request they hear all the time like, "Hey, can you spare a quarter?" If you ask for something out of the ordinary, it piques someone's interest they think you have a good reason for making such a specific request.
Tell them it's OK to refuse. If you say, "I understand if you can't do this," it doubles your chances of getting what you want. By giving someone the illusion of control, they're more inclined to help you out.

And here's one last tip from Woman's World magazine: Research shows that people are more likely to grant you a favor between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. That's when they feel most energized, least frazzled and most agreeable.

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This of course is a general time where it gets easier but if your very good at picking up on people's moods, simply do it when they seem full of energy and happy and they since we perceive everything through our emotional filters if we feel good when were asked a favor chances are that we will be happy to help the person asking for one.

Dany Leblanc C.H.

Hypnotists Soothe Today’s Stress of Flying: Key Strategies For Enjoying Air Travel Revealed

2008-11-11T21:45:00.001-05:00

By Dany Leblanc C.H.

Remember when air travel was actually fun and exciting and you looked forward to the adventure? Remember when blankets and pillows were free, and having to pay extra for excessive luggage weight was unconscionable? Rising fuel costs and profit margin pressures have changed everything. The glamour is gone, replaced by stress!

Let’s face it. Airline travel isn’t what it used to be and it will never return to those days when people got dressed up in their Sunday best for travel. Those days are long gone! Airline travel is certainly no longer a new phenomenon and while many travelers still face their fears of flying, today’s airline traveler must cope with the more prevalent challenges of the increased stresses associated with air travel. Consulting hypnotists find themselves in helping the public in applying stress reduction strategies to make their adventure more palatable. The economy, the on-going threats of terrorism, the shear number of travelers today and new security rules all contribute to greater stress for the passenger preparing to fly. This article presents some of the key strategies that enable the

stressed traveler to manage and minimize their stress levels and make the flying experience pleasant for themselves and their traveling neighbors.

While hypnotists around the world have been helping travelers cope with their fear of flying, today’s jet setters face an increasingly stressful experience in the air and on the ground. The travelers in coach as well as the first class passenger are all on edge due top the stresses of air travel. At the 2008 National Guild of Hypnotists convention, a group of consulting hypnotists reported a rising demand for air travelers seeking assistance in managing stress associates with flying. According to Dr. Dwight Damon, President of the National Guild of Hypnotists, “we are seeing a sharp increase in demand for hypnotists who can assist today’s airline passenger manage their stress of flying. The anticipated stress of flying is causing many people to avoid flying altogether or to delay their travel plans until absolutely necessary but for the business flyer especially, travel is unavoidable.” Dr Damon cited several potential stress creators that can put a traveler over the edge. “The check-in process, going through the security checkpoints, dealing with extra fees for luggage, and simply being among other stressed out travelers whose behavior impacts everyone – all contribute to a potential disaster if the traveler isn’t ready to manage his or her stress.”

Consulting hypnotists are going beyond the process of helping people prepare to address their fear of flying. By focusing on several key strategies to help the air traveler manage the stress they experience throughout all aspect of flying, from planning their trip and packing properly, to airport procedures, and during their flying experience, they are helping to make air travel the pleasant experience it once was for the traveler.

First of all, travelers should make a conscious decision to do everything they can to make the flight a positive experience. “In spite of the added measures today, he air traveler still has many aspects of their experience still within their control,” said Dr Damon. “It starts with picturing a positive experience, and with having personal strategies for dealing with the myriad issues that are bound to arise during the travel experience. How you decide to react to a situation that arises will heighten or lessen your personal stress, and the stress of those around you.”

Secondly, proper planning for the flight is crucial, with consideration of all aspects of the flight. Nobody looks forward to the new challenges of today’s airline regulations. Is sufficient time being allotted to pack, get to the airport on-time and get through security comfortably? The proper planning makes it much easier for the traveler to apply known hypnotic strategies to their journey. With a focus on the destination, and a pleasant as possible flight experience, the traveler can focus on breathing techniques, positive affirmations throughout the stress points, and in working toward the positive outcome of the flight.

Finally, it helps if travelers can identify in their minds – or on paper – specific trigger points that will help them manage their stress. Personal awareness of anxiety levels, fatigue, and impatience – with preplanned strategies for coping with these factors go a long way to reduce stress. For example, focusing on the ‘clicking of the seatbelt’ can trigger deep relaxation for the traveler so the goal becomes arriving at your seat with a smile, a sigh of relief and the anticipated relaxation. With this in mind the traveler works toward this positive picture and manages stress in order to reward him or herself with the positive outcome.

By creating the scene of a positive travel experience in your mind, you become more steadfast, in control, and the stress points along the way – from packing to boarding to being seated and through to arriving at your destination – will minimally impact your journey.

At RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca is all about helping people cope with difficult situations brought on by everyday things such as flying but also other things such as fear of confined spaces, spiders, snakes and so many other things that can be scary in a given context yet shouldn't be in an other. Using Hypnosis you can learn to free your mind from such irrational fears and it would be a pleasure to help!

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner

www.RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

Renaissance Hypnosis News October 2008

2008-10-16T20:48:00.000-04:00

A Victorian Style Hypnosis Stage show
(wow things have changed!)

This is just to keep you updated on my progress as a Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner. I am a graduate of two Certified Hypnotist School "The Canadian Hypnosis Centre" Ottawa, Canada (National Guild of Hypnotists) and the HMI (Hypnosis Motivational Institute L.A., California, US). I am also a Certified NLP Practitioner who graduated from NLP Partners in Ottawa, Canada. I specialize in conversational and inductionless hypnosis. When I am not working in a clinical setting to help people do such things as to stop smoking, reduce stress, Manage pain, control weight or help with irrational fears, I like to experiment on new concepts and techniques that my clients can benefit from, as such I am always looking to better myself by teaching, training and taking advanced trainings and such.

Entertainment is also very important in life and people who think that hypnosis has to be serious to work in a clinical setting are deluding themselves in thinking in such a way as laughter is one of the best rapport builders one could ever use! I like to let people enjoy the hypnosis experience in a clinical setting or in a street setting as its not my hypnotic experience its theirs! When it comes to entertaining...I am a fan of stage arts such as Magic, Illusion and Mentalism (I am known for fork and spoon bending) but not really of stage Hypnosis, I always found that it had all been done till I actually started mixing up all of the above to become a Psychological Illusionist. and a Street Hypnotist. When I am not working in a clinical setting with a customer. In my spare time.

Street Hypnosis on the Byward Market in Ottawa October 18th
As I'm always studying and developing new techniques I will be doing some Street Hypnosis on Saturday October 18th on the market in Ottawa. It will start after 6 p.m. and will be very easy to find as there will be about 10 of us hypnotizing passers-by who are willing to experience this natural and safe state. This event will also feature Sean Micheal Andrews The World's Fastest Hypnotist! Search for him on youtube or in the upcoming events of my web site (www.RenaissanceHypnosis.ca) Note that as a fan of Sean Micheal Andrews the videos on this page are of him!

Come in great numbers, hope to see you there!

Renaissance Hypnosis web site launch! www.RenaissanceHypnosis.ca
Great news! The Renaissance Hypnosis website has been launched! I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about my hypnosis practice on there. I also am offering Hypnosis Telephone sessions and payment can be made directly from the site using paypal! More services will be available soon such as the "Renaissance Store" where I will be selling such things as Hypnosis CDs as well as books and training materials.

My Hypnosis Book Project
As my profile claims, I am working on a book about Hypnosis and the sciences of change and influence and I am still working on this however things have moved faster than I thought and I will be published faster than I even thought!
A book is in the process of being put together, it will be one of the most comprehensive work of Hypnosis literature and will include work from some of the most successful and known Clinical and Stage Hypnotists as well as NLP Gurus from all over! For some reason I was asked to contribute to this book and after thinking about it a long time (a few long seconds!) I decided to jump in and to never look back! I will keep you updated as the book takes shape and becomes available. I will have the book available for sale off my website www.RenaissanceHypnosis.ca when its published.

This book is the reason I have not been completely diligent in updating this blog, well not as much as I have hoped too anyway, but its only because the book is taking most of my time...That will soon pay off and you will be able to read this great book on Hypnosis made for Hypnotists and interested parties alike. The book is still nameless but I will keep you updated on this as well

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner
http://www.renaissancehypnosis.ca

Is Hypnosis Mind control?

2008-09-30T23:40:00.000-04:00

Dipiction of Franz Anton Mesmer

by Dany Leblanc C.H.

The thought of Hypnosis being mind control has always been funny to me because if it where I would only need to Hypnotize one very rich person and then I would be set for life... Unless I choose world domination... then I might do a group hypnosis session at a United Nations meeting or something. The thing is There is nothing further than the truth than Hypnosis being a mean to control anyone's will or behavior!

It always makes me laugh when I see an ad that is pushing a Hypnosis and mind control book or program on you. The nature of hypnosis being a focused state of concentration where one can hear and remember everything that is said goes a long way to explain why it simply is not mind control but lets explore it a little more...

Suggestibility

Suggestibility or suggestion is a great way to call the tid bits the hypnotist gives you as he suggests a certain behavior or action. That means that you can reject it, misunderstand (then do something else) or act upon it. One may act upon a suggestion that seems ridiculous when hypnotized as part of a stage show but keep in mind people volunteer and sometimes even run up to the stage! They obviously want to obey the suggestions! Now in a clinical setting imagine someone who would really want to stop smoking, loose weight, get over a nervous tic or anything else really...the person obviously wants help with what they come for, now imagine how dramatic those changes can be! Now would a professional Hypnotist like myself ask you to do something foolish when you come to stop smoking would it work...no, you would probably just emerge yourself and leave. Hypnosis is all about trust ans expectancy so if your at a show expecting to just have fun and use your imagination you would do all those things and enjoy them because the context makes it all appropriate. On the other hand if you come for clinical hypnosis you would simply expect to be treated appropriately and for that reason would reject any foolish suggestions. When your hypnotized in a clinical setting respect should be the Hypnotist's number one priority and as such I would suggest that you choose a Hypnotist that is certified and a member in good standing of the National Guild of Hypnotist (www.ngh.net).

If you've enjoyed this article you might just adore my "What Hypnosis is not" article.
http://renaissancehypno.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-hypnosis-is-not.html

Dany Leblanc C.H.
http://www.renaissancehypnosis.ca

Meditation and Self-Hypnosis

2008-09-18T16:08:00.001-04:00

by Dany Leblanc C.H.

People often ask if meditation is the same thing as self-hypnosis or if one can lead to the other or if meditation can replace hypnosis and the answer is really simple. Yes and No! So to clarify lets go to a definition of both Meditation and Self-Hypnosis.

Meditation (Passive) is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness. Meditation often involves turning attention to a single point of reference. The meditative process may emphasize different goals -- from achievement of a higher state of consciousness, to greater focus, creativity or self-awareness, or simply a more relaxed and peaceful frame of mind.*Passive Meditation is the standard, empty your mind kind of meditative process.

Self-Hypnosis is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned, "thinking" (conscious) mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness in order to be able to implant "Affirmations" or "Suggestions" directly into the sub-conscious mind Self-Hypnosis often involves turning attention to a single point of reference while relaxing various parts of the body to the point where the relaxing feeling is such that the mind can focus on the "Affirmations" or Suggestions" given. The Self-Hypnosis process may emphasize different goals -- from achievement of a higher state of consciousness, to greater focus, creativity or self-awareness, or simply a more relaxed and peaceful frame of mind depending on the suggestions given.

Now I can understand how this can be confusing as those sound so similar! Well in a sense it is all about focusing your mind on a specific thing, they both produce great results and can be the best thing for you to manage your stress and nervous tensions that causes back pains amongst other things. The only real difference is that the Self-Hypnotic process is about Intent and affirmations (or suggestions) that are put in the sub-conscious mind and the Passive Meditation is all about Intent. To explain a bit further passive meditation is simply putting oneself in the state and letting your intent do the work (e.i if its for healing that you meditate your mind knows it and takes the knowledge with through the different depth levels of meditation and relaxation and makes the "Intent" known to your sub-conscious mind and helps you heal) Self-Hypnosis is also carrying "Intent" down the depths of your mind, the difference being that once you access the levels of your sub-conscious mind you start giving yourself the "Affirmations" (or Suggestions) (e.i I am healthier and better everyday) or my personal favorite by Émile Coué "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better" and by following one of the laws of Suggestibility and using repetition what your doing is really nailing it into your mind on top of the "Intent" making it even stronger than only passive meditation as it gives your mind more to work with.

Now some types of meditation are considered active and do include auto-suggestions and are in fact Self-Hypnosis and is of course works on more levels than Passive Meditation same as Hetero-Hypnosis (Hypnosis guided by a Certified Hypnotist works on more levels Self-Hypnosis)

Self-Hypnosis and meditation are powerful tools that can help reduce stress and enhance performance in many areas of your life and can help better your life. Those tools can help you achieve your goals and enhance the effectiveness of Hypnosis and goal setting.

*Hetero-Hypnosis or Hypnosis by a Hypnotist is guided by a experienced professional who shapes the tool to you, instead of you trying to shape yourself to the tool and as such is where you would get the most out of hypnosis and the only place where you should use hypnosis to deal with such things as depression or suicidal thoughts as Self-Hypnosis can be useless to detrimental as it can give your problems focus in your mind's eye. Such situations should be dealt with by a Certified Hypnotist.

A Self-Hypnosis and Stress Reduction class is being prepared for the fall in Ottawa Canada for any information contact me.

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner

Help for Sexual Difficulties

2008-09-05T23:53:00.000-04:00

By Dany Leblanc C.H.

Hypnosis can be a very helpful tool to help get over sexual problems including lack of interest, sexual blockages, performance anxiety as well as situations that might prevent someone to climax. Lately I have had several clients come to me with problems of like these. Might be that other professionals feel powerless when it comes to issues such as these, who knows, I know that some of them do have this problem as the first thing I do when these clients come and see me is to get the medical history of the problems an most times request that the doctor approves my working with his patient. Normally they were sent around to some specialist in every possible field, the most popular being psychology of course but it is a time consuming process and an expensive one that is usually very frustrating.

I found that most people have usually done their homework when it comes to those issues too and one can understand, it is sex after all, and important part of a healthy lifestyle and a healthy relationship. Most times it is simply related to environmental stress now or throughout the sexual development of the client and although we might start thinking that if its just that the problem should easily go away as time goes by but the thing is...knowing that you have the problem makes moments of closeness or even the though of those moments stressful! And We all know how much thinking room sex takes right? Guy? Anyone? Well girls think about it as much its just guys have a reputation for it he he!

So the problem is feeding itself and constantly making you more and more stressed about performing and just letting go to sex and as Henry Ford said " Whether you think you can or you think you can't, your right!" Meaning that if you have Self-Limiting Beliefs that you will make yourself fail!

One way to help with such a sexual performance related problem is to stop giving it power, to stop giving it credence. I would also recommend some Self-Hypnosis (and would be more than happy to teach it to you and am actually preparing a seminar on Stress Reduction and Self-Hypnosis with my partner Mike M. Proulx C.H.) with positive suggestions specific to your situation. In sessions I use a combination of lots of stress reduction, confidence building and anchoring at first and then it gets more specific to the problem and more and more specific as the sessions go till the problem simply goes away. Now no two individuals are the same but this is usually a 2 to 3 sessions process and YES YES you keep your clothes on and its all in good tastes! Some people do ask so I would rather be out with it!

Now I would not want anyone who starts having problems to come to me right away now! The first thing to do if you are having difficulties is to speak to a medically trained professional and have physical causes ruled out. Might also be a good thing to ask your doctor for a referral or for him to approve your visiting a Certified Professional Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner like myself.

If the cause appears to be stress or anxiety related then Hypnosis would be very helpful as a great hypnotist once said "Everything stress makes worst, Hypnosis makes better!"

Should you have any questions about the use of Hypnosis to help with such situations, just contact me!

And remember, no one is broken! No one needs fixing!

Cheers!

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner

Self-Limiting Beliefs hindering your life?

2008-09-02T18:49:00.000-04:00

"Sometimes we tend to see things for more than there are!"

by Dany Leblanc C.H.

Several of my clients come to see me because they don't feel they have the resources necessary to have what they want in life. They honestly don't believe that they can do those simple things that would make them happy in their everyday life.

I have found that when those clients come to see me for a self-confidence building session that my best bet has always been to ask them about both their professional and personal goals. The reason I do this is so that I can gauge subtle changes in their perception of their dreams and desires. This is a very sneaky way that I found to move them towards eliminating their Self-limiting Beliefs using various NLP and Conversational Hypnosis techniques.

I have taken multiple disciplines and blended the strongest elements into different categories in which people fall into. I will not go into details as to how the process work as it is still under development and a paper is being written on it in my spare time. But even if the client would have read this post and look for a pattern in what I am doing I would simply seamlessly move to a different pattern.

Using these techniques in a covert manner in combination with formal hypnotic inductions (Formally hypnotizing the client) I am able to determine what obstacles in the clients mind are simply Self-Limiting Beliefs. Often in life we see people over react to a problem that we see as trivial and lets not delude ourselves, to them the problem is real as they may not perceive the problem the same way you might or might not have the same resources available to them in order to fix this issue.

What I do is help people get rid of emotional blockages that are simply keeping people from reaching their highest potential and to put things in perspective.

I want to share a story now, there was this experiment where people were locked into a room and told that there was a way to get out. Also there was a sign that said that the door would unlock if they made a certain number of points within a given amount of time although there was no mention as to what the points would be given for. The people started to do random things and sometimes they would get a point, the people got all excited and started trying to repeat their actions to get more point. An other interesting thing is that the doors had been unlock a few minutes after the experiment had started and on the ceiling a sign said that the first person to simply walk out of the room would get a much greater reward then the one for playing the game. The experiment ended with no one trying the door again or noticing the sign on the ceiling in addition everyone thought they had found what the pattern to get points had been saved for one. In reality the point were completely random and their actions had no bearing on anything.

This story shows us how we tend to rely on our perception of reality and not reality itself, what I help you do is see things in perspectives and this is all part of my life coaching and self-confidence sessions.

"Sometimes we tend to see things for more than there are!"

Contact me with any questions

Cheers

Dany Leblanc CH
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner

Would you rather be an ex-smoker that craves cigarettes or a non-smoker who never gives cigarettes a thought?

2008-08-27T23:34:00.000-04:00

Would you rather be an ex-smoker that craves cigarettes or a non-smoker who never gives cigarette a thought?

We think we know the answer - but read on to find out why '10 Steps to Become a Non-Smoker' will enable you to stop smoking for good, and never crave another cigarette.

Most smokers have experienced it more than once. Several weeks down the road to quitting for good, then...

One slip and all that effort wasted

All those good intentions made; cravings resisted; plans laid and for what?

A few weeks off the cigarettes.

And every time, it seems like it's OK to do it. But why?

Because addiction is very clever, that's why, and it works at an unconscious level.

So however strong your conviction is to start with, addiction waits until you are at a 'low' point, and then strikes.

And suddenly you find yourself making up the most incredibly creative reasons for why it's OK to have 'just that one'.

So how can you stay stopped?

There is a profound difference between a smoker that has stopped smoking and a non-smoker. The smoker courageously resists having a cigarette, while the non-smoker couldn't think of anything worse than smoking.

You've probably heard those people who quit smoking 10 years ago and still say "Every time I have a beer I still want a cigarette" - if you are trying to stop smoking that is a terrifying thing to hear!

But it simply means is that they only quit smoking at a conscious level - that is they decided to stop, and stopped. Unconsciously, smoking is still an attractive prospect for them.

If you're going to quit smoking, do the job right

There are a million and one ways to stop smoking... from nicotene patches and chewing gum to tablets, lozenges, inhalers and Zyban the stop smoking drug. In addition, there are plenty of people out there willing to tell you how to stop smoking - quit tips are everywhere.

But they all miss one vital component - the unconscious mind.

If you are going to make the effort to free yourself from the terrible effects of smoking, why not do it right? Use a proper smoking cessation program that will leave you free of the desire to smoke.

Is Hypnosis the way?

Well think about it...its a way that uses the power of your unconscious mind...and what part of the brain controls habits? Thats right you've guessed it...the unconscious mind! So its clearly the most powerful way to go for it that's for sure!

In 3 sessions you can rid yourself of that habit for ever!
Most clients never smoke again after the 1st session and loose all interests by the 2nd and 3rd sessions. Most have no cravings whatsoever as we don't help you become an ex-smoker, we make you a non-smoker! Using NLP techniques as well as formal hypnotic inductions, we take you through all the right steps so that your left with the right results!

The smoking cessation program is 3 sessions long at a discounted price if all paid at once

(other smoking cessation programs are over $400 and only tend to the conscious mind, and even those are still cheaper than smoking! My program is much cheaper than that and tends to the cravings as well as the fear of gaining weight! No other product can do that!)

Call for Pricing: 819-420-3891

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist And NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

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THE TOXINS IN CIGARETTES

2008-08-27T23:13:00.000-04:00

In my latest blog I was talking about some of the toxins that can be found in cigarette smoke and here is where this information came from as approved by the author Ron Harder. Enjoy! Dany Leblanc C.H.

THE TOXINS IN CIGARETTES

by Ron Harder

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THE TOXINS IN CIGARETTES
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Copyright © Ron Harder 2002

I had occasion to visit a local hospital recently, and
while waiting in the emergency ward I noticed a large
poster on the wall with the headline "What The
Tobacco Industry Is Hiding In Cigarettes". It contained
a picture of a cigarette, and it had a large amount of text
indicating the various compounds that this cigarette
contained.

According to this poster, which was produced by the
Department Of Health, there are many toxic compounds
that the tobacco industry is hiding in cigarettes, and
some of them will surprise you.

We have been told that cigarette smoke causes cancer,
and that it kills. In this article I would like to make you
aware of some of the chemicals found in cigarette
smoke that make it so deadly. Here are eleven of the
most toxic.

Acetone - A flammable, colorless liquid used as a
solvent. It's one of the active ingredients in nail polish
remover. The tobacco industry refuses to say how
acetone gets into cigarettes.

Ammonia - A colorless, pungent gas. The tobacco
industry says that it adds flavor, but scientists have
discovered that ammonia helps you absorb more
nicotine - keeping you hooked on smoking.

Arsenic - A silvery-white very poisonous chemical
element. This deadly poison is used to make
insecticides, and it is also used to kill gophers and rats.

Benzene - A flammable liquid obtained from coal tar
and used as a solvent. This cancer-causing chemical is
used to make everything from pesticides to detergent to
gasoline.

Benzoapyrene - A yellow crystalline carcinogenic
hydrocarbon found in coal tar and cigarette smoke. It's
one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals in the
world.

Butane - A hydrocarbon used as a fuel. Highly
flammable butane is one of the key ingredients in
gasoline.

Cadmium - A metallic chemical element used in alloys.
This toxic metal causes damage to the liver, kidneys,
and the brain; and stays in your body for years.

Formaldehyde - A colorless pungent gas used in
solution as a disinfectant and preservative. It causes
cancer; damages your lungs, skin and digestive system.
Embalmers use it to preserve dead bodies.

Lead - A heavy bluish-gray metallic chemical element.
This toxic heavy metal causes lead poisoning, which
stunts your growth, and damages your brain. It can
easily kill you.

Propylene Glycol - A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid
used as antifreeze and as a solvent in brake fluid. The
tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap
"reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists
say it aids in the delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active
drug) to the brain.

Turpentine - A colorless volatile oil. Turpentine is very
toxic and is commonly used as a paint thinner.

The toxic chemicals mentioned above are what you are
putting into your body when you smoke, and when you
draw this smoke into your lungs, your body has
absolutely no chance to defend itself from these
chemicals.

When you inhale, these toxins are drawn into your
lungs, through the porous lining of your lungs, and
directly into your blood stream. From your blood
stream these chemicals are delivered to every cell of
your body.

In order for the cells of your body to be healthy they
have to receive a steady supply of nourishment, but if
what they are receiving are toxic chemicals instead of
nourishment, the tissues and organs of your body will
be weakened to the point where they will become very
susceptible to disease.

The most likely disease that you will then develop is
cancer. This is because cigarette smoke contains some
of the most carcinogenic (cancer causing) compounds
known to man.

Even though cigarette smoke is not the underlying
cause of lung and other forms of cancers, it certainly is
a major contributing factor.

You may have thought that the cancer you develop as a
result of smoking cigarettes will only be limited to your
lungs, but that is not so, the cancer can develop
anywhere in your body. This occurs because all the
cells in your body are affected by the carcinogenic
compounds that are delivered through your blood
stream.

Cigarette smoke causes a great deal of harm to those
who smoke, but it can cause even more harm to those
who obtain this smoke second-hand. The person who
smokes inhales his smoke through a filter that removes
some of the toxic compounds, but the person who
inhales the smoke coming directly from the cigarette
does not have this advantage.

Children are especially vulnerable to second-hand
smoke. Most of the time they do not have a choice as to
whether or not they inhale these fumes, the adults
around them make this decision for them. If you have
children at home please keep the air that they breathe as
pure as possible. Keep in mind the tremendous amount
of harm that can be done by these toxic chemicals, and
keep these chemicals away from your loved ones.

Your lungs may be the most affected by these toxins,
but your heart is a very close second. Your heart has
direct contact with all the blood in your body, and
therefore, after your lungs, the cells of your heart will
be the most susceptible.

Another very important item to consider is this,
cigarette smoke is a major cause of free radical
production in your body, and therefore can cause an
endless number of diseases to develop, with heart
disease being at the top of the list. Also, free radicals
are proving to be responsible for causing your body to
age.

Now you can see why cigarette smoke causes such an
incredible amount of harm, and why the damage that it
causes goes way beyond your lungs. Every cell of your
body is affected by the toxins that are found in cigarette
smoke.

For anyone who still smokes, I hope that this article has
given you some added incentive to quit. The nicotine
found in cigarettes is extremely addictive, and you may
wish to consult your doctor or other health care
professional to help you kick this deadly habit.

Other articles by Ron Harder are available at
www.shift.to/health/

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This article written by Ron Harder, Nutritional Health
Consultant, Iridologist, and Author of "How To Defeat
Cancer - Naturally - without Chemo, Radiation, or
Surgery". For more health information visit his web site
at http://www.defeatcancer.ca

by Ron Harder

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The Renaissance smoking cessation program is 3 sessions long at a discounted price if all paid at once

(other smoking cessation programs are over $400 and only tend to the conscious mind, and even those are still cheaper than smoking! My program is much cheaper than that and tends to the cravings as well as the fear of gaining weight! No other product can do that!)

Dany Leblanc C.H.

RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

If you are not in the Ottawa area for a one on one session and that a telephone session is not what you want, buy one of the greatest audio hypnosis product available! Click on the banner below to find out more or visit our online store.

The Non-Smoker's Edge

Imagine a life as a non-smoker...

2008-08-27T22:13:00.000-04:00

by Dany Leblanc C.H.

I thought I might list a few things that you will have as a non smoker!
So gear up and get ready and just keep reading!

* Better health and a longer life, need I say more!

* More freedom and more money! No need to go outside in a blizzard because you can't smoke inside...just stay inside and look out at the smokers!

* More energy and confidence! As you know you can do more your confidence goes up everyone knows that, and what better than more energy anyway!

* No more worries about what you are doing to your body! Well keeping in mind that junk food is an other story but I'm talking about tobacco here!

* Increased libido! Thats right blood reduce the blood flow to the penis. Those living in Canada actually have this warning appearing on the pack!

* Younger looking skin, we have all seen this guy...dark skin that appears dirty, smoker's yellow hair, again need I say more?

* More in control of your life (more professional and social opportunities too!) everyone has heard someone say: "that guy I can't smell him!" well we may bee numb to the odors that we once were able to pick up on for our survival...like a bear coming your way but as we no longer need to notice these things we tend to loose the ability to notice them anyway. So don't be surprised if some deal does not go through because you had a conversation with a decision maker that did not like your breath! Now don't blame him he probable did not even realize why but for some reason "something just didn't smell right about that deal!"

* You will smell great! (we covered that one but I can't stress that one enough!)

* Your body clears of poisonous toxins like nicotine, tar and the list goes on and on! I thought it would be interesting to name just a few of the many chemicals that are present in cigarettes:

Acetone - A flammable, colorless liquid used as a
solvent. It's one of the active ingredients in nail polish
remover. The tobacco industry refuses to say how
acetone gets into cigarettes.

Ammonia - A colorless, pungent gas. The tobacco
industry says that it adds flavor, but scientists have
discovered that ammonia helps you absorb more
nicotine - keeping you hooked on smoking.

Arsenic - A silvery-white very poisonous chemical
element. This deadly poison is used to make
insecticides, and it is also used to kill gophers and rats.

Benzene - A flammable liquid obtained from coal tar
and used as a solvent. This cancer-causing chemical is
used to make everything from pesticides to detergent to
gasoline.

Benzoapyrene - A yellow crystalline carcinogenic
hydrocarbon found in coal tar and cigarette smoke. It's
one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals in the
world.

Butane - A hydrocarbon used as a fuel. Highly
flammable butane is one of the key ingredients in
gasoline.

Cadmium - A metallic chemical element used in alloys.
This toxic metal causes damage to the liver, kidneys,
and the brain; and stays in your body for years.

Formaldehyde - A colorless pungent gas used in
solution as a disinfectant and preservative. It causes
cancer; damages your lungs, skin and digestive system.
Embalmers use it to preserve dead bodies.

Lead - A heavy bluish-gray metallic chemical element.
This toxic heavy metal causes lead poisoning, which
stunts your growth, and damages your brain. It can
easily kill you.

Propylene Glycol - A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid
used as antifreeze and as a solvent in brake fluid. The
tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap
"reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists
say it aids in the delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active
drug) to the brain.

Turpentine - A colorless volatile oil. Turpentine is very
toxic and is commonly used as a paint thinner.

This list has been taken from the Article : The Toxins in Cigarettes by Ron Harder ( I will include this article on the blog as authorized by the author)

Hypnosis can help you break this bad habit and you may have thought it was impossible for you to stop smoking now but you were wrong! All you need is the will to change and you can put smoking behind you for ever and live your life as a healthy non smoker now!

The smoking cessation program is 3 sessions at a discounted price of $250 (other smoking cessation programs are over $400 and only tend to the conscious mind, and even those are still cheaper than smoking!!!)

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist And NLP Practitioner

If you have any questions, just drop me a line!

Cheers!

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner
RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca

The Non-Smoker's Edge

What Hypnosis is not!

2008-08-27T22:03:00.000-04:00

by Dany Leblanc C.H.

Hypnosis is not:

* Sleep - Some people think Hypnosis is being Unconcious when in fact your aware of everything that is going on at all times, some forget part of the experience after the fact but the reality is that at any point, if suggested something that they do not what to happby Dany Leblanc C.H.en would be suggested they would simply reject the suggestion, emerge from hypnosis if the suggestions in negative to them! That right all of this because its the opposite of sleep, it is a extremely focused state of attention and awareness.
The opposite of sleep really except for the relaxation, that is one of the only thing that is similar to sleep and the one thing that we can easily observe when looking at the subject, this is in fact why early on even the fathers of Hypnosis thought it was sleep hence the term "Hypno" Greek for sleep. Their was later efforts to rename Hypnosis but the term was already widely used.

* Dangerous - Hypnosis is in no way dangerous onto itself, however the context might be...Imagine being hypnotized when driving? An other area to look out for is obviously when to use it and when not too...for example if a friend that learned about hypnosis from lets say a book or a video or something and that he would suggest that you no longer have that headache that you have been having...now what if the pain was from a tumor and that by no longer feeling pain you would not seek medical attention? That is why uncertified hypnotist should not deal with such issues as pain management and that you get a medical diagnosis before going to a hypnotist as we will just refuse as we are not doctors and will not practice medicine without a license. Just make sure that the Hypnotist that you choose is a member in good standing of the NGH (National Guild of Hypnotist) the biggest Hypnotist association in the world. As we are trained to keep you safe while hypnotized and we use all the necessary safety consideration. But Being Hypnotized onto itself is in no way dangerous.

* Loss of self-control - If anything you will have more control than anything as hypnosis is not a lost of control but rather more focused control. It is all about being guided into hypnosis you actually self-hypnotized yourself by following instructions to enter this calm and relaxing state. You just allow yourself to follow instructions of the hypnotist as you know it will help you. In the case of stage hypnotist you give the hypnotist even more control because it is expected, keep in mind they are all going to the stage of their own accord some even run to the stage, given this knowledge and the knowledge that you cannot be hypnotized against your will can you see how ready the guy that runs to the stage is?

* Being weak-minded - Common thing people say, I call it the Star Wars mentality as people compare it to that scene in the movie where a Jedi imposes his will on some people and then claim it only works on week minded people...Hypnosis is the opposite as the smarter people can focus and concentrate better so weak minded people are harder to hypnotize. If you can read this and want to be hypnotized I can hypnotize you. Given the fact that weak minded people are harder to hypnotize I would say that if Jedi would learn hypnosis they could use those trick on everyone!

* A state of unconsciousness - As I already talked about Hypnosis being a state of directed attention, of extreme focus to voice or suggestions of the Hypnotist so it is in fact the perfect opposite of unconsciousness. Hypnosis is in fact a state of Super awareness.

* Being controlled by someone - I think that by now you already dispelled this one but lets give it a go anyway...I never accepted anyone who came to me because his wife wants him to quit smoking or something like that...am I being a human rights advocate here? Of course not although I do respect his choice to smoke I would want to see him quit and life long as much as his wife wants him to, trust me! Its simply because hypnosis in not a form of control but rather using your sub-conscious mind to help you achieve goals your willing to achieve. As you have full control over the suggestions that you accept or reject. Take for example your self, have you ever been hypnotized, don't bother saying no the answer is...yes, you are in a reading trance now like every time you've ever read something! Thats right can I control you? No but I could tell you about things that you have no opinion on and you may take that knowledge to the bank and incorporate it into your belief system although I might have been telling lies (I am not!). So this is only one example of daily trances we get into, now look at television, you space out into this world of fantasy then stop paying attention when there is a commercial break...perhaps focusing your conscious on something else while the ads a talking to you in the background bypassing the critical mind and implanting cravings for foods and products into your mind! This is why I mute the television during the commercial breaks, because ads are subliminal enough as it is for me not to have to help it slip in cause I'm in a commercial break distracted type trance!

Any questions, contact me at
information.hypno@gmail.com

Dany Leblanc C.H.

Controlling Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS) Symptoms with Hypnosis

2008-08-26T16:29:00.000-04:00

Here is something that I get an increasing amount of questions on, IBS...and yes a lot can be done about it! Here is an article about controlling the symptoms using Hypnosis

(I have lost the source of this article sorry!)
Contact me with any questions.

Dany Leblanc CH
Information.Hypno@gmail.com

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Controlling IBS Symptoms
with Hypnosis

Controlling IBS symptoms with Hypnosis has several significant advantages. These include:

* It is the treatment with the highest published success rates of any form of treatment (generally over 80% of chronic IBS sufferers learn to control their symptoms with Hypnotherapy),
* IBS sufferers who have failed to gain relief with medications and diet etc. can do so with Hypnosis,
* There are no undesirable side effects of Hypnosis,
* It is a generally relaxing and comfortable form of treatment,
* It is based on using the individual's own natural power of healing,
* The benefits last many years after the Hypnosis sessions are finished.

IBS symptoms have been controlled with Hypnosis since 1985. This approach was first successfully used, and reported on, by Dr. Peter Whorwell working out of University Hospital of South Manchester, UK.

Dr. Whorwell's continued work (and that of others) in this area has shown that Hypnotherapy has a success rate of over 80% in most published research reports of IBS suffers who undertake the process.

Just as importantly, to date evidence has shown that the positive effect in controlling symptoms with hypnosis lasts for at least 5 years after people have completed the hypnotherapy sessions.
"This study demonstrates that the beneficial effects of hypnotherapy appear to last at least five years. Thus it is a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome."
Gut (Scientific Journal) 2003

You are not alone

The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research reports that up to 20% of the Canadian population suffer at any one time from IBS. In other populations this figure can rise to 30%. In all populations the majority of sufferers are women but men also can be subject to this syndrome.

Not life threatening but...

IBS is not life threatening and does not lead to the development of cancer. However, for those experiencing IBS, it can have a huge impact on a person's quality of life.

IBS can profoundly affect many aspects of a sufferer's life. These may include, in addition to the physical and emotional symptoms, the curtailment of their ability to work in their chosen field or, in some casaes, continuing an active family and social life and personal relationships. Few who have not actually suffered from IBS can understand the extent to which this can be true.

In fact, the friends, family or colleagues lack of understanding for a sufferer can often lead to understandable emotional difficulties on top of the physical symptoms.

Some IBS sufferers are too embarrassed over the details of their symptoms to even consult with a doctor. Others have tried so many different ways to control their symptoms that they have virtually given up hope of ever being successful. In the worst case scenario, patients have been told there is nothing that can be done for them.

The reality

We do not know what causes IBS but we do know:

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What can sometimes trigger the symptoms or make them worse for people.
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Less than 25% of IBS patients report that they receive satisfactory relief from their symptoms using IBS medications alone. Those who do experience relief typically report having experienced milder IBS symptoms in the first place.
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Diet can play an important role in helping to bring IBS symptoms under control. However, long term it is not necessarily sufficient for many people and dependence on diet control alone can lead to a very narrow or unpractical life-style.
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There are many people offering IBS solutions. Some may be of help but most are completely untested and in fact offer no real proven benefit to sufferers.
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While there are few people trained in the Hypnotherapeutic approach to controlling IBS symptoms there is now a solid established evidence based body of research documenting its effectiveness.

Please note that hypnosis per se is not going to control IBS symptoms; it is the skilled use of a tested hypnotherapeutic protocol, initially in combination with a conventional medical approach, that will provide long term relief and independence from hypnosis, medicines and a restricted diet for controlling IBS symptoms.

Olympian Steve Hooker in pole position after hypnotist sends him to leap

2008-08-26T15:48:00.000-04:00

Very interesting article by Jessica Halloran published on the site: www.theage.com.au
August 22, 2008

Enjoy!

Dany Leblanc C.H.
Certified Hypnotist

STEVE HOOKER has been hypnotised to cure his pole-vaulting fears and is ready to jump for Olympic gold tonight. His journey to the top has had its speed bumps, and sessions with a hypnotherapist fixed his fragile mental state that almost caused him to quit.

Another obstacle out of the 26-year-old's way is former gold favourite and two-time world champion Brad Walker. The American bombed in Wednesday night's qualification not clearing a height at the Bird's Nest. Hooker's biggest threat is now young Russian star Evgeniy Lukyanenko, who cleared 6.01 metres coming into Beijing. Hooker's best is 6m this year.

"I was looking forward to the battle between the three of us," Hooker said. "But at the same time Brad is a big threat, so in some way I've got to be happy that he's not going to be there. It's one less thing to think about. I can just focus on what I'm going to do and hopefully jump one more bar than Yevgeniy does."

With their form, the Olympic record of 5.95m could go. It's hard to believe the man who has eclipsed the magic 6m mark and threatens to break the world record, was throwing tantrums in training five years ago. For a two-year period, up until 2003, Hooker just "couldn't jump".

"I would run through a lot and not take off and it got to the point, by the end of it I thought about giving it in," he said. "It was so mentally draining going to training not knowing if I would be able to jump or not.

"I was throwing poles, cracking tantrums, I was in a miserable bad mood. Your whole life, it really brings it down when it's really what you want to do and you can't do it just because it's not clicking in your brain. A lot of people's careers end with this sort of thing but I just really worked hard. I tried a million different things to try and get around it."

One of the things that worked for the Olympic gold medal favourite was hypnotism, as well as some visualisation techniques, conducted by his sports psychologist.

"It's not like she had me walking around like acting like a chicken or anything," Hooker said. "It was more getting really relaxed, so your subconscious comes to the forefront, and just having her run through scripts about what things I needed to focus on.

"I would talk to her at the start of the session and say, 'I want to talk about lowering the pole vault in my last couple of steps and jumping off the ground.' I would tell her the cues I wanted to work on, so she'd work it into the things that she was saying while I was under hypnosis.

"I felt like that kind of stuff was cool. The more you do it the more you realise pole vault is mental. Just having any sort of mental stimulation, where you are thinking deeply about what you're doing, helps."

Hooker said his best jumps came after a break in training. "When I'm not jumping all I can think about is jumping," he said. "I do like a million jumps in my head every day, and when I get back my body knows how to do it better than I did before the break. All these things made me realise how important the mental side of the preparation is."

Fellow Australian Paul Burgess failed to qualify for the final, with a rocky lead-up. That he was recovering from an Achilles operation did not help his hopes.

Hooker was shaky in qualifying, leaving his qualification until the last jump, clearing 5.65m. "I had one bad jump out there and two really solid jumps. I know I can replicate and I'm on the sort of poles I know I can jump really high on," he said. "I'm still really confident, and I'm looking forward to Friday big time."

Unblocking the mind: Sexual dysfunction

2008-08-26T15:31:00.000-04:00

Now as problems related to sexuality and blockages are becoming my specialty here is an article I found on the matter. enjoy!

Dany

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Unblocking the mind:Sexual dysfunction
By Suzanna Pillay
Public release date: 15-Nov-2007

Sexual dysfunction can be helped through hypnotherapy. SUZANNA PILLAY speaks to a clinical hypnotherapist on the common sex-related problems faced by men and women today. SEXUAL problems can undermine self-esteem, relationships and the identity of femininity and masculinity in sufferers.

They have a massive impact on a patient's inclination or ability to have sex and can be traced either to organic (physiological) sexual problems which require medical intervention, or caused by psychological issues.

In the latter, hypnotherapy can help all psychosexual dysfunction and disorders where there is a psychological origin for the disorder.

Hypnosis is a state of mind connected to deep relaxation, narrowed focus and increased suggestibility. Hypnotherapy does the therapy inside this experience and is an effective approach to dealing with behavioural and anxiety-based conditions.

“How hypnotherapy works is that it helps remove the conscious interference that would inhibit the therapeutic process. Hypnosis also increases our sense of optimism and well-being by reducing our anxiety levels, building confidence and mentally rehearsing successful outcomes which are useful in dealing with psychosexual disorders, where a negative conditioned response to sexual activity exists,” said Sheila Menon, a Clinical Hypnotherapist with Hypnosis and Training Solutions Sdn Bhd.

Menon said psycho-sexual disorders often result from anxiety about sexual activity (performance anxiety or phobia), trauma or past experience affecting the present (sexual abuse/rape), stress (work, family and financial stress) and restrictive beliefs about sex.

They can also stem from early-learned behaviours, for instance, sexual behaviour learned in the formative years of sexual activity like adolescence, which can become ingrained and result in dysfunction in adulthood.

“Hypnotherapy helps patients recondition their sexual response by reducing anxiety about the sexual activity and reconditioning their sexual responses by removing negative preconditioned, pre-learned behaviour,'“ she said.

“Common sexual dysfunction today, in the case of women, involves vaginismus (clamping down of vaginal muscles) and fridigidity. With men, we often see erectile dysfunction, or premature ejaculation in younger men. With both men and women there can be a loss of sex drive/desire or anorgasmia (the inability to have orgasms).”

Hypnosis, she said, created distance and objectivity so that it becomes safe to explore difficult, stressful issues especially important in cases like trauma which allows the patient to explore problems safely.

“A patient can relive a bad experience in the past which he/she experienced as a child and review that incident with ‘fresh eyes' today.

“When someone is in trauma, a disassociation takes place and when there is repeated trauma that disassociation is maintained by the brain's mechanism to protect. It can become very difficult for them to let go of this and when they don't, energy goes towards maintaining that defence. It is when people don't challenge their feelings they can go through a whole range of sexual dysfunctional problems,” she said.

In the case of children who are sexually abused, the issue becomes more difficult.

“Children can very easily disassociate. Sometimes they can lock away traumatic incidents and not really challenge them if the abuse stops. Sometimes this extends to adulthood, where there is a huge amount of defence mechanism that's set up ready to protect them. Quite often, abused children can be abusive, traumatised or dysfunctional.”

Sometimes, Menon says, faulty belief systems can contribute to sexual dysfunction. She cites an example of a patient who had a fear of penetration who traced the cause to a childhood incident when she was regressed during hypnotherapy.

“She had been given a new bicycle as a child which she enjoyed riding until an incident where unaware that the seat had come off, she came down heavily on the protruding bar.”

Menon said faulty beliefs about sex sometimes come to us from parents who want to keep us safe, teachers or well-intentioned people who share knowledge from their own time which may not be appropriate today, or which we have misunderstood.

In the case of people who have gone through a bad relationship, people who are scared, nervous or inexperienced, hypnotherapy also helps.

“Pseudo-orientation or age progression as it is also known, gets them to imagine themselves in positive sexual situations where new templates for positive and fulfilling sexual activity are created in their unconscious that will lead to it being reflected in their behavioural and emotional reactions to sex.”

Hypnosis 'can erase trauma in victims'

2008-08-26T15:28:00.000-04:00

Hypnosis 'can erase trauma in victims'

Hypnosis may help victims of traumatic crimes overcome fears by freeing them of painful memories...

The University of Adelaide has embarked on a radical study, recruiting people traumatised by violent attacks or other crimes to help them enter an altered state.

Lead researcher and registered psychologist Birgit Pfitzer says victims who are unable to escape fearful thoughts are already in a state close to hypnosis. "They are often living in a distracted, distant place because of what's happened to them," Ms Pfitzer told AAP. "So it makes sense that we use this to treat them, to help them unlock these memories, reconsider them and then get on with their lives."

The therapy has been found to be effective in depression, anxiety and pain management but, says Ms Pfitzer, no studies have yet proved it beneficial for long-term post-traumatic stress. The university hopes to enlist people aged 18 to 70 who have been a victim or witness of crime at least three months ago. Each will be randomly assigned either standard cognitive behavioural therapy alone or additional hypnosis to see if it has extra benefits.

Ms Pfitzer believes these people require a "more imaginative" therapy because their traumatic thoughts, unlike other memories, are encoded in a specific, fragmented way. "That's why people lock them away, but that doesn't work because it just comes back in a more intrusive way," she said. With hypnotherapy, patients are induced into a "state of focused attention of an increased concentration".

"This is actually something we experience on a daily basis... when you read a book or are intensely involved in work," Ms Pfitzer said. "But we use this as a therapy, stabilising them and, in a safe careful way, work on recalling their traumatic memories." She said their were many misconceptions about the treatment, especially the idea people may recall lost memories while in an altered state. "That's something I would never dare to promote," Ms Pfitzer said. "I would never claim that any memory mirrors true facts, that's not what this is about."