Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy


What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a relaxed, focused state of concentration. The British Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis states:

"In therapy, hypnosis usually involves the person experiencing a sense of deep relaxation with their attention narrowed down, and focused on appropriate suggestions made by the therapist."

These suggestions help people make positive changes within themselves. Long gone are the days when hypnosis was seen as waving watches and controlling people's minds. In a hypnotherapy session you are always in control and you are not made to do anything. It is generally accepted that all hypnosis is ultimately self-hypnosis. A hypnotist merely helps to facilitate your experience - hypnotherapy is not about being made to do things, in fact it is the opposite, it is about empowerment.

Until recently it was assumed that the state of hypnosis was similar to sleep, or that the mind was somehow unconscious. It has been discovered on scans taken during hypnosis, however, that there is a specific state that the brain enters into when it is receptive to suggestion. It is not an unusual state of mind, and you may feel like you are not in a trance at all: most people simply feel relaxed.

There is a change in the brain wave activity, similar to that time just before sleep when the alpha state is entered. Your brain's waking state is a beta brain wave, just as you are going to sleep it changes to alpha and then to delta and theta in deep sleep. The alpha state is a very dreamy, pleasant state. During this time the mind is very open to visualisations and creating a rich sensory experience. The more real the experience becomes in the subconscious mind during this state, the more effect it will have on your waking behaviour.

Hypnotherapy is widely used now in a variety of different fields including medicine and childbirth, dentistry, education, law enforcement and professional sports, and the beneficial use of hypnosis in the treatment of both nicotine addiction and obesity is well documented. A survey in 2004 in The Times Newspaper quoted hypnotherapy as being one of the most successful methods available in the treatment of smoking addiction.

Click here to read what Dr. Hilary Jones says about Hypnosis in his book: Doctor, What's the Alternative?

Click on the link to the website How Stuff Works for further information about hypnosis and hypnotherapy.

The Elite Clinic is a member of the Ethical and Professional Association of Hypnotherapists, and adheres to the strict code of auspices of the British Institute of Hypnotherapy and the Robert Shields College. All practitioners at Elite are covered by statutory Public Liability Insurance.

Elite regularly welcomes clients from the UK and other parts of Europe who travel to Spain specifically to undertake a dedicated course of treatment. We invite such clients to contact us either by phone or email; we will be happy to phone you back and discuss the various treatment options possible, which can include everything from regular weekend / midweek visits to longer stays of between 5 and 21 days as appropriate.

Click here for a list of relevant airlines flying into Malaga, and also a few hotel options. We look forward to meeting you.

In addition to seeing clients at the clinic, Martin and Marion undertake private, home visits, both in Spain and internationally, subject to availability and negotiation.

To arrange a free, initial consultation, or for further information, please contact Elite on 951 31 15 91, or click here to e-mail us.