Self Hypnosis: How to Unlock Your Mind's Superpower
Hello love,
What if you could rewire your mind, release stress, and step into your best self just by closing your eyes for a few minutes a day? Well you can and you’ll be able to after reading this love letter.
As a certified hypnotist, I am going to explain what self-hypnosis is, why you should try it, and how to hypnotize yourself at home.
What Is Self Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a natural state of deep relaxation and focus where your mind becomes open to suggestions. It's like meditation with a goal.
In hypnosis, you are bypassing the critical thinking mind and going to the subconscious, where the programing is. Here you can rewrite the code you have been unconsciously playing out in your life. Self hypnosis is doing this yourself, no hypnotist needed.
Why You Should Try It
Stress Relief: Melt away tension in minutes.
Confidence Boost: Reprogram self-doubt into self-belief.
Habit Shifts: From weight loss, quit smoking, to better sleep - willpower won’t get you there, mindset will.
Healing Power: Many use it for pain reduction, calm, and inner peace.
(Please Note)
Self hypnosis is a beautiful tool for relaxation and growth, but it isn't meant to replace medical or mental health care. DO NOT practice self hypnosis while driving or doing anything that requires your full attention. If you live with a health or psychological condition, check in with a professional before trying these techniques. By using what's shared here, you're honoring your own responsibility for your well-being.
How To Do Self Hypnosis
Get Comfy - Sit or lie down in a quiet space where you can completely let go. Close your eyes.
Breathe + Focus - Take slow breaths. Inhale for 4, exhale for 6. Imagine a staircase, then count down from 10 to 1, sinking deeper into relaxation with each number you count. Let your body and mind completely relax.
Plant the Seed - Now that you are in this dreamy, peaceful state repeat a positive suggestion you want to experience, like:
"I am safe and relaxed."
"I trust my body is healed."
"I step into my highest self with ease."
Invite in your Senses - What would it feel like to have what you want emotionally and physically in your body? What would it look like? (visualize or know), What would it sound like? Would it have a taste or a smell? Make this as vivid as possible.
Embody its completion. Allow it to settle into every fiber of your being, a knowing.
Stay here for a few minutes, then count yourself back up from 1 to 5, opening your eyes feeling refreshed.
If you are more of a visual learner, here is a link to Paul McKenna’s video on DIY self-hypnosis.
Final Thoughts
Self hypnosis is like having a magic key to your subconscious. The more you practice, the more powerful it becomes. Next time you need calm, clarity, or change-close your eyes and remember: the doorway is already inside you. That knowing you embodied in the process can always be accessed with intention at any moment you choose. So bring the feeling up again and again until it is hardwired in your brain. You got this!
Have you tried self hypnosis? Let me know your final thoughts in the comments below or share this with someone who needs it.
Namasté,
Shona
P.S. If you want to try hypnosis with me, connect to your angels, past lives, spirit guides, or have a healing sessions with me, I’d be honored to work with you 💕
