Hypnosis is defined as an altered state of awareness characterized by relaxation and a higher response to suggestion. A guided relaxation begins each session, so that conscious thought is quieted and memories, feelings, and visions of the unconscious mind can surface. A Clinical Hypnotherapy helps you create change in habits, behavior patterns, and emotional responses.

The conscious mind analyzes and uses logic and objectivity. It understands and makes choices based on experience. The subconscious mind, however holds our feelings, emotions, memories and imagination. It chooses responses based on subjective experience.

Hypnotherapy with Randi Botnick includes both direct suggestions and regression. Direct suggestions allow your subconscious mind to develop new ideas and habits. This part of the process is taped onto an audiotape for you to listen to every day. Regression allows you to return to the initial events in your life that created the beliefs that cause stress or destructive behaviors, and release them.

Most people are suggestible (able to be hypnotized). To be suggestible, you need to trust the therapist, be motivated to make the changes in your life, tounderstand how the process works, and to have a belief that hypnosis works. However, if you are not suggestible for any reason, the Results System® is the perfect alternative.

Other uses for Hypnotherapy include:

• Regression/Healing the Inner Child - healing and clearing the root causes of disturbing feelings or patterns

• Past Life Regression - can be helpful in uncovering fears, phobias, and the decisions made in this lifetime

• Habit Modification - smoking, biting finger nails, nervous habits, etc.

• Weight Loss - proven to be more effective than "will power"

• Stress Management - reprogramming the subconscious mind to protect itself from stress, tension, anxiety, and depression; this includes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

• Phobias - quick relief from irrational fears that disrupt normal life

• Pain Management - take control of your pain and wellness within 4 sessions

• Guided Imagery - meet an inner advisor, take a journey to "see" your future life path, bring closure to past relationships/situations, etc.