There are many diversified hypnotic methods that are used to reach the unconscious mind to bring about change. Each method has its pros and cons. No two people are the same, so it only stands to reason that the best results will result from utilizing techniques that each individual will react favorably to.

Most companies that sell hypnosis tapes offer CD’s that consist of standard traditional hypnosis methods. A few sellers offer much more contemporary and effective Ericksonian hypnosis methods. And fewer still offer NLP techniques.

The most powerful technique is video hypnosis. Video hypnosis utilizes the latest NLP thought processes to trigger rapid change in a person. Video hypnosis techniques are not subliminal in nature.

With “Traditional Hypnosis,” we simply make post-hypnotic suggestions to the unconscious. This type of hypnotherapy works well for a person who generally accepts what he/she is told. Most hypnosis programs sold today are based on “Traditional Hypnosis” methodologies. Unfortunately Traditional Hypnotherapy is not very practical for people who are critical in their thinking processes.

By contrast, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming methods work more effectively for most members of today’s generation! This is because today people are taught to question everything, rather than just do what they are commanded to do. So these methodologies do work effectively on people who are critical in their thinking processes. Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP are much more effective at reaching and influencing the subconscious. However, it can take many years of study and experience to learn how to apply these techniques with a high rate of success.

With “Ericksonian Hypnosis,” we use little stories, called metaphors, to introduce new ideas to the subconscious. This is a compelling methodology, because it usually eliminates the mental blockage of suggestions that is often caused by the conscious mind. There are two types of metaphors, “Isomorphic,” and those of the imbedded command or “interspersal” nature.

With “Neuro-Linguistic Programming” (NLP), rather than using hypnotic suggestions, we use the same thought patterns that are creating a problem, like nail biting, to get rid of the problem. NLP in the hands of an experienced hypnotherapist can be very effective.

NLP Anchoring: Have you ever heard an old song and had it recreate feelings from the past? When you originally heard the song, you were experiencing those feelings, and they unconsciously became associated with the sound of the song. So the song became an Anchor for the feelings. Now when you hear the song, it triggers the same feelings again.

Anchoring can be a very useful method. Suppose that you have a memory of being commended for having done a great job in the past. If you go back into that memory, you’ll be able to recall the feelings of self-esteem that you had at that time. If you touch two fingers together while you re-experience those feelings of self-esteem, that touch will become an anchor for the feelings of self-esteem.

Now suppose that you want to create motivation to stick to a diet and lose weight. If you make a mental image of yourself with a thin, sexy body, and simultaneously trigger the anchor – (press the two fingers together again), your unconscious will associate together the feelings of self-esteem to your image of you with the thin body and your level of motivation to lose weight will increase dramatically.

NLP Flash: This is a very effective and powerful Neuro-Linguistic Programming method that can be used to turn things around in the subconscious mind, so that thoughts and experiences that used to trigger feelings of stress actually trigger relaxation instead.

The NLP Flash technique is also extremely effective for erasing conditioned responses. For example: If a smoker has a cigarette while watching TV, his/her subconscious mind will connect the two behaviors together so that he/she automatically gets an urge for a cigarette anytime he/she watches TV. The Flash will cause the smoker’s mind to disassociate the image of a cigarette from the TV so that he/she does NOT get a craving to smoke just because he/she is watching TV.

With “Subliminal” methods, the recording has two different tracks. One track contains a cover sound that is heard by the conscious mind. The cover sound could be anything from music to the sound of a bubbling stream. The number two track contains direct suggestions that are listened to by the subconscious mind. These suggestions are repeated many, many times during a session. Subliminals can be an addition to hypnotic programs. But Subliminals will never replace Hypnosis or NLP because they are not as effective! They are not even in the same universe!! Some experts have claimed that it can take up to 80 hours of listening to a subliminal tape before it will have any effect on many people.

The last hypnotic method that we’re going to talk about is Video Hypnosis. Video hypnosis is the most practical form of hypnosis!

The methods used in video hypnosis are based on the Neuro-Linguistic Programming technology, which works based on the utilization of a person’s existing thought processes instead of hypnotic suggestion. Over 70% of the planet learns more quickly by seeing, rather then by hearing.

Think about it. If you feel a compulsion to eat or smoke when watching TV, it’s because your unconscious recorded the video image of either food in your hand, or a cigarette in your hand, and then associated that image with an image of the TV. You never spoke to yourself and told yourself in words to associate them together, true?

And that’s why the Video Hypnosis technology is so effective. It’s not hypnotic in the traditional sense, relying on the spoken word; rather, it relies on transmitting images to the subconscious. And if you’ve ever cried when watching a sad movie, then you know how compelling video hypnosis can be at reaching the unconscious. With this technique, results usually start with the very first viewing of the video!

The Video Hypnosis technique reprograms the subconscious through a high-tech simulation process called computerized digital optics. This frees a person of their compulsions, urges, and tensions and allows someone who smokes to quit without willpower, and a dieter to lose their urges and appetite. Results start with the very first viewing!