In order to explain hypnosis it helps to understand how we process the endless stream of information we are bombarded with everyday. Our conscious mind acts as the gate keeper. It judges, critiques, accepts or denies information for storage in our long-term memory or subconscious mind. With repeated exposure or repetition to the same information or experiences, our thoughts can evolve into actions.
The subconscious stores all of our habits, patterns, values and beliefs. It’s also the home of our imagination as well as our body’s control center. It tells our heart when to beat, our lungs when to breath and controls every step we take every day of our life. It’s a very powerful place.
Once a subconscious pattern is established it’s pretty tough to break. Think of the subconscious mind as the hard drive of your computer. Once you down-load a program it automatically repeats every time you run it. The more often we repeat an action the longer the root of this pattern becomes. For example, by repeating an action 36,000 times it’s likely to become a consistent part of your life routine. This is the number of times a ½ pack a day smoker reinforces their habit over a ten y