Hypnosis Wonders

Hypnosis: Between Two Chairs:

An amazing illustration of the focused state used in hypnosis is what is known as the “stiff as a board chair technique.”  During a hypnosis show, a hypnotist can take a very suggestible person in a deep, deep state of hypnosis.  The subject is then put into the deepest state of hypnosis and told to act as if they are stiff as a board.  After the person is acting as stiff as a board, two chairs are placed about five feet apart.   The person is then picked up by volunteers and placed with their feet on one chair and their shoulders placed on the other chair.  The hypnotized subject will not fall between the two chairs.  The illustration above will explain this visually better.  This is an outstanding example of the power of the mind and the power of hypnotic suggestion.   The power of suggestion truly can create limitless possibilities.

Golf, there is probably no single sport that depends more on the mind. Imagine a golfer being at the tee with his pin striped shirt ready to tee off.  He has his driver out and takes a couple of practice swings.  What is the golfer saying to himself before teeing off?  What suggestions is he giving himself for his mind/body to respond to?  What ability is he characterizing himself to have?   When teeing off, does the golfer say, “ I always hit the fairway,” or does the golfer say” I never hit the fairway.”  Does the player give himself a positive command or a negative command?

There are numerous examples of how hypnosis can and is used within sports.  When a golfer is hitting an approach shot towards the green, hypnotic self talk can be used to create a better shot.  How many times does a person say before hitting the shot,  “I always put it in the trap?”  The golfer is focusing on the trap, thus his next shot will be in the trap for his focus was on the trap.   His focus and self talk to himself was not as follows: “On this next shot, I am going to put it on the green.”   If your self-talk is creating the adventure of being in the sand, then you will simply end up in the sand.  The hypnotic self talk should be based on where the golfer would like to hit  the ball and not based on what the golfer would like to avoid.  The focus becomes the positive verbal commands and not where someone should avoid.

One of the most effective and funniest uses of public hypnosis is with expensive travel bags.  As a public speaker, traveling through airports, I sometimes see men or women carrying a travel bag by one the high end designers.   Many of these bags may cost $400 to $600 dollars.  Here is the hilarious catch:   They do not have wheels on them.   You see the person trudging along carrying this heavy bag sometimes weighing 45 or 50 pounds, and it doesn’t even have wheels on it.   Truly seasoned travelers carry the bag that has wheels and probably costs a fraction of the price.  This is a great illustration that you can convince someone of anything.  You can convince someone that the luggage is really worth this exorbitant amount of money.