Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 1 Issue 4, (I October 2016) | Page 20

Five Common Myths About Hypnotherapy debunked

Over the years I have come across certain views on hypnotherapy which are nothing else but nonsense.
Unfortunately some of these misconceptions are so popular and engrained in the collective mind, that
who would otherwise choose hypnosis as therapeutic method.
Whether we use the model of the subconscious mind or the model of the Koshas, both help to explain the different levels of our human existence which go beyond the physical body. Whatever programmes and attachments
shape world views, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour and choices; attract or repel potential experiences and relationships with others. Unless individuals clear their system, increase their frequency and awareness, they tend
to continue to be stuck in the cycle of disintegration, suffering, disempowerment and reactivity. Hypnotherapy

Let‘s shed some light on the top 5 limiting believes people carry about Hypnotherapy.
MYTH 1: The hypnotised client is out of control.
TRUTH:
he discloses to the therapist (the session is a spoken dialogue). The therapist has no control over the client’s
(stored in subconscious mind, cellular memory etc.). The therapist is guided by what the client observes in the
present session and is giving stimuli that respond to the client’s state. While there are certain patterns that can
be observed repeatedly, each situation is different and unique, so the dynamics must be uncovered individually
the hypnosis session. Further below, I describe in more detail how the therapists holds a sacred space, so the
client‘s soul can move by itself in the light of awareness and allowance.
MYTH 2: A hypnotherapist is a weird nerd or mysterious magician.
TRUTH: There is a difference between TV or stage hypnotists and Hypnotherapists. Hypnotherapy has nothing
to do with black magic or hidden tricks. In fact, a hypnotherapist is a professional who went through profound
therapist becomes a guide and facilitator for a client, as it is through the therapist‘s skilled guidance, that the
hypnotic state can be used as the client‘s place of power for balance and progress. By the way, there are quite