Almost 20 years ago, a Hungarian psychology professor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, published his ground-breaking work, ‘Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.’ I’ve been a fan of Csikszentmihalyi, (“chick-send-me-high-ee”) ever since that time.
According to “flow” theory: people are most happy when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Hypnosis and Mind Power tips’
September 28, 2009
About Having Hypnosis Sessions with Me
Over the years, several questions have come up repeatedly regarding having hypnosis sessions with me. So, I thought, in this article, I would answer them in one group, for your convenience. If you have a question that does not appear here, you can check the FAQ page of my website. Or you can email or [...]
September 14, 2009
“Hypnosis for Cheerleaders: How it Works”
Like I mentioned in the previous blog entry, I’ve had success over the past couple of years helping about 40 cheerleaders get over performance anxiety. Basically, they develop a fear of doing back flips. In some cases they have had a bad fall, in some cases it’s the fear of falling, that causes the phobia. [...]
September 12, 2009
“Hypnosis for Cheerleaders : Small Business Marketing Tip”
You know how sometimes you can look at something for so long that you don’t see it? That would be ME today.
I’ve been teaching individuals, usually small business owners, marketing techniques for years. You know: how to build clientele on a shoe string, how to effectively use PR, no-cost advertising tips. I always tell business [...]
July 7, 2009
Super-Mom Stress Syndrome and Hypnosis
Sheila (not her real name) left a job as a CPA to begin having children at the age of 35. Megan (an alias) was laid off from a stressful job in corporate America and started her own small business. Besides having major life transitions in their late thirties, what these women have in [...]
March 31, 2009
Using Hypnosis to Help Children Deal with Anger
Little Johnny (not his real name) was ten years old when his mother brought him to see me. “He’s having trouble dealing with anger,“ she told me.
Johnny sat with his head down and his eyes lowered in the big, over-stuffed green recliner. All of my questions were met with a shrug of his brave [...]
January 8, 2009
“Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #60
Finally!! We’re on the last day of Mind Power Techniques. Sorry to have delayed so long. I’m having difficulty adjusting to this new Edit screen.
Old Dog.
Anyway, this our final mind power technique has two parts to it. First, I want to talk about something I imagine most of you are experiencing, negative thoughts. If you [...]
December 31, 2008
“Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #59
When I am silent, I hear my true self and reach my soul.
When I am silent, I hear with a caring heart.”
. . . . . Thomas Merton
Spend the day in silence. I think one of the best gifts you can give yourself is to spend the day (or even longer) in silence. If you [...]
December 16, 2008
“Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #58
Countdown two days. Whether you are a democrat, republican, independent, undecided or don’t care, with everything going on in our economy right now, we can all take a few pointers from our incoming president, “Steady Eddie. ”
If you’ve read any of the other posts in this section, you know I write about anxiety quite a bit as it [...]
