A Tornado of Color through Hypnosis

During a hypnotic induction, this woman experienced a "tornado of color."

Teaching the practice of self-hypnosis is a personal passion and something I find incredibly rewarding. 

I’ve received appreciative notes from people who have made meaningful changes in their life thanks to the power of positive visualization.  You can check out a few of these comments at this link to my testimonials page.

That’s why it is frustrating if a session on self-hypnosis falls short.  It happened to me earlier this year in a follow-up meeting with a person who attended my “Hypnosis for Exceptional Living” show.  I explained what happened in this blog post.

And it occurred last week when I met with a young woman who is interested in hypnosis as a tool for stress management which, in turn, could help her manage blood sugar levels.  She is a type 1 diabetic which is a chronic condition I am (unfortunately) all too familiar with.

Similar to the person who I met with in April, this woman has quite the active mind.  Incredibly creative and passionate, she is a flood of thoughts, views, opinions and ideas.  It is inspiring, yet also creates a challenge when trying to identify an appropriate visualization that leads to a relaxed, focused and hypnotic state.

Here are a couple of fascinating comments she shared during our time together:

--She uses a reward system as a vehicle for self-motivation.  Could this methodology be leveraged as part of a hypnotic induction?

--As a visual person, she often dictates moods through clothing choices -- what she refers to as “power outfits.”

--When going through a simple deepening tactic (i.e. count back slowly from ten) she explained she was surrounded by a tornado of color, with aqua blue serving as the dominant visual.  The “color of hypnosis” is something I first wrote about last year when sharing self-hypnosis with another highly intelligent and creative person.

--And finally, my use of power words to stimulate feelings of confidence proved relatively ineffective because of her preference for visual reinforcement.  This is something I continue to think about.