by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
The Milton model was developed by Richard Bandler et al by observing the language patterns of Milton Erickson, who would help his clients change through conversational hypnotic patterns. While the meta model is comprised of linguistic patterns to gain specificity in...
by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
My wife reported one day that my eight year old daughter was having a hard time spelling and asked me if I would work with her to see if I had any ideas. I asked my wife what the problem seemed to be and she reported that my daughter “just can’t seem to sound out the...
by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
Let me describe the order and sequence of the strategy I use to brush my teeth: I realize that I am tired. Usually, by feeing a heavy sensation in my head. I check the clock and confirm that it is late. I walk to the bathroom and find my toothbrush. I put toothpaste...
by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
First, it is important to say that if what you are doing works, there is probably no reason to change or fix the strategy. But if your strategy is not working, what’s stopping you from making the changes necessary for your success now? There are several ways to...
by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
There is much debate in the hypnotherapy world about whether or not there are different “levels” of trance that are important in therapy. Many people are convinced that trance depth has no relevance in therapeutic hypnosis. I think that most of the time for most...
by William Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Articles
Scientifically, hypnosis can be described as a state where the mind produces alpha brainwave patterns. Alpha wave patterns represent waves of 8-12 cycles a second, as measured by an EEG. The alpha state is a naturally occurring state of mental relaxation. While...
