Learn Powerful Meditation Techniques - How Self-Hypnosis Breaks The Habit Of Being Yourself

Episode Date: June 25, 2019

The ultimate objective of self-hypnosis is to help you retrain your thinking for any number of ends. Whether you want to become more confident, to be more adept at speaking in public, or to give up a habit like smoking – self-hypnosis can potentially make a big difference.Free Weekly Newsletter To Learn Meditation So You Can Meditate More Effectively HERE...And the potential effects of self-hypnosis can be even more impressive when combined with the power of placebo…From Meditation Life Skills: The Importance Of Meditation Plus 5 Misconceptions and Common MythsWhat is a Placebo?A placebo is essentially any potent effect that results from the belief that you are doing something different. The most common example of this is the 'sugar pill' – which is simply a pill that is made entirely from sugar with no active ingredients. Patients will take this pill, believing that it is some kind of medicine and as a result, they will often get better or see improvement despite the fact that there's nothing in it.Likewise, placebos can help people to get over addictions, to overcome phobias to become more confident… sounding familiar?How They WorkBut how can a pill made of sugar possibly result in someone becoming smarter, fighting an illness, or even combating psoriasis? Well, it's all to do with the power of the mind and specifically the impact of neurotransmitters and hormones. Simply, if you believe that you're getting worse, then you produce stress hormones like cortisol and norepinephrine which actually tax your body and result in you getting worse. On the other hand, if you believe you're getting better, then you will produce positive neurotransmitters like serotonin and endorphins which can help to strengthen the immune system and to fight pain. You'll sleep better, you'll be more optimistic and you'll be less likely to focus on all the negative thoughts that get in the way. For something like 'confidence when speaking' a placebo gives you 'permission' to forget your inner critic and to just be your best without second-guessing yourself. Surprise, surprise, this leads to better performance!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Help me, help you! Let's build this together. Please leave your comments and questions below. Thank you for being a part of the Meditation Life Skills Podcast."Be the person your soul wishes you to be." - Don WeyantOffering step-by-step instructions for beginners. Try binaural beats, solfeggio frequencies, guided meditations, and healing meditation music. Our top-rated podcast, with 34 million downloads and 100,000 Spotify followers, explores the profound benefits of meditation. Visit Our Main Website: https://www.MeditationLifeSkillsPodcast.comPodcast Disclaimers: This podcast is not medical advice or a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. This podcast needs expert advice and independent verification to reach conclusions. Content-related losses are not our responsibility. AI language models were used to create podcast content for information and enjoyment alone.

We appreciate your interest in today's meditation life skills podcast. We sincerely grateful for your support. Self-hypnosis and placebo's. The ultimate objective of self-hypnosis is to help you retrain your thinking for any number of ends. Whether you want to become more confident, to be more adept at speaking in public, or to give up a habit like smoking, self-hypnosis can potentially make a big difference. And the potential effects of self-hypnosis can be even more impressive when combined with the power of placebo. What is a placebo? A placebo is essentially any potent effect that results from the

belief that you're doing something different. The most common example of this is the sugar pill, which is simply a pill that's made entirely from sugar with no active ingredients. Patients will take this pill believing that it's some kind of medicine, and as a result, they'll often get better or see improvement despite the fact that there's nothing in it. Likewise, placebos can help people to get over addictions, to overcome phobias, to become more confident. Sounding familiar? How they work? But how can a pill made of sugar possibly result in someone becoming smarter, fighting an illness, or even combating psoriasis? Well, it's all to do with the power of the mind and specifically the impact of neurotransmitters and hormones. Simply, if you believe that you're

getting worse, than you produce stress hormones like cortisol and neuropinephrine, which actually tax your body and result in you get. getting worse. On the other hand, if you believe you're getting better, then you produce positive neurotransmitters like serotonin and endorphins which will help strengthen the immune system and to fight pain. You'll sleep better, you'll be more optimistic, and you'll be less likely to focus on all the negative thoughts that get in the way. For something like confidence when speaking, a placebo gives you permission to forget your inner critic and to just be your best without second guessing yourself. Surprise, surprise, this leads to better performance.

This is also related to the law of attraction, which states that if you act a certain way, then you'll eventually become a certain way. For instance, if you believe that you're very successful and act as such, then eventually you'll be more successful. Why? Because your belief will make you act more confident. It will make you take more chances. It will even change the way you dress, and all that will help you to become successful eventually. There's only one caveat. You really need to believe in a placebo for it to work, which makes it very, remarkably difficult to placebo yourself, which is where self-hypnosis comes in.