Close Your Eyes, Get Free: Use Self-Hypnosis to Reduce Stress, Quit Bad Habits, and Achieve Greater Relaxation and Focus

After the first session, I began to see my craving thought process interrupted. I wouldn’t just jump into a box of cookies. Instead, I would think about what was triggering that craving and perhaps meditate through it. Now,

anyone who has ever taken the time to handcraft a beautiful piece of furniture, or paint a masterpiece, or practice enough to become the best player on the team, or grow a baby for nine months, will tell you that the best things in life take time and require an investment of your energy and commitment. You can do this and you’re worthy of the resul

For a quick review, beta brain waves occur when we’re awake, alert, and at our normal waking state of consciousness. They run the spectrum of 15 to 30 hertz. Next come alpha brain waves, when we’re relaxed, calm, creative, and perhaps doing some visualization work. They run the spectrum of 9 to 14 hertz.

Both lack of self-confidence and lack of self-worth are derivatives of lack of self-love. If you loved yourself completely, you would naturally believe in yourself, take care of yourself, and be kind to others because there would be no perceived threat. If we have self-love, the nail-biting, phobias, insomnia, weight, and neuroses would melt away b

We begin with what is most obvious—our actions, moving next to what is more subtle—our thoughts, and then into what is working beneath the surface—the subconscious, wrapping it all up with service, which is a powerful antidote to constantly thinking and talking about our issues

Whenever we want to feel as special, happy, and loved as we did when we were given a cupcake for our fifth birthday, we eat piles of lasagne while binge-watching Netflix.

Take a deep breath, and consider what it means to be just as good as everyone else and no better. It means you are just as worthy of happiness as everyone else.

You can’t give away your power all year long and then expect to have the power it takes to form a healthy new habit overnight with sheer force of will. We weaken our resolve with every powerless thought, and then weaken it again when we can’t follow through with our goals and resolutions.

when you focus on living your best life instead of fixing everyone else, you end up making a lasting contribution to this world. It’s a benefit to everyone who spends time with you.