Benefits of Hypnosis for AthletesHypnosis is a powerful teaching tool that can propel athletes to the next level of sports performance. At Hawaii Hypnosis Center we use advanced hypnotic techniques to develop athletes in multiple areas. We teach athletes how to be confident, increase their focus, break bad habits, conquer slumps, develop muscle relaxation, and improve their visualization techniques. We’ve used these techniques to help athletes from age 12 to 67 and in more than two dozen different sports.Golfer Jack Nichlaus won 18 majors in his career and is considered one of the best to ever play the game. He said that he never hit a shot – not even in practice – that he didn’t first visualize in his mind. Hypnosis teaches athletes the powerful ways in which to view their actions and outcomes and get the results they intend instead of the results they fear.As an athlete, you know that your mind can stay acutely active during your sport. You know that your mind is going to have thoughts each and every time you step to the plate, address the ball, take a penalty kick, catch a wave or run a race. Hypnosis teaches you to control those thoughts. You can allow your mind to focus on the other athletes, your past performances, all the coaching you’ve received and the dozens of potential outcomes OR you can learn how your mind can focus on success – each and every time. That’s right, you can CHOOSE what your mind focuses on… so why not learn the techniques to make it something positive, something useful and helpful?Beyond visualization and focus, hypnosis teaches athletes the power of muscle relaxation. We’re not talking the kind of relaxation when you’re chillin’ in a hammock on a lazy summer day. We’re talking the kind of relaxation that allows your muscles to work for you, steadily, rhythmically, and with less fatigue. When you become stressed or worried, you carry that stress in your muscles – they involuntarily tighten up. Muscle tension is a protection mechanism triggered by your subconscious. Your subconscious believes it is helping you be ready for action by doing things that aren’t actually helping in your sports performance. The top athletes in the world have learned to overcome the effects of adrenaline and muscle tension and redirect that power to performance. Hypnosis can teach you how to relax away muscle tension so that you’re no longer fighting with your muscles. Instead of inconsistency and fatigue, you’ll begin to achieve consistent and prolonged peak performance.Hypnosis also helps athletes identify limiting and defeating self-talk. We’ve all had a bad experience, an overbearing coach or a critical parent moment. Unfortunately, those things can stick with us, quietly lurking in our mind and only popping up when our performance is on the line. You’ve tried to ignore the negative stuff but it seems to be chirping away in your subconscious. Hypnosis helps neutralize past events and turns your subconscious into the most powerful cheering section you’ve ever had in your life. Imagine stepping up to the ball, the line, the starting block, knowing that you cannot fail.Hypnosis isn’t voodoo and it isn’t magic. It’s the laser focus of your mind and it WILL make you better at everything you do.Hawaii Hypnosis Center offers a FREE phone consultation so you can learn more about how hypnosis can improve your sports performance and all the other areas of your life. Give us a call today at 808-221-7353. ...read more

With Halloween in the rearview mirror, the malls and stores across the islands are already trading out those costume and candy displays for Santa, elves and snowmen. While many people look forward to the holiday season - especially retailers - there’s another group of people who begin to dread the stress and pressure that are packed into the next eight weeks.  “Just the language of ‘Happy Holidays’ and ‘Merry Christmas’ puts pressure on people to feel like they’ve got to be joyful or something is wrong with them,” explains Randy Hampton, co-owner of Hawaii Hypnosis Center and one of Hawaii’s leading authorities on the subconscious. “It’s important for people to realize that it can be completely natural to be stressed, sad, or angry during the holidays. You can’t turn off your emotions because the calendar or society says so.”  Hawaii Hypnosis Center hears from dozens of people during November and December who are seeking relief from the things they are feeling. Instead of trying to “power through” or overcome the feelings, the Center recommends that people recognize that the emotions are indicators of something that needs their attention.  “If you’re feeling sad, it may be because you’re missing someone during the holidays - and that’s an okay emotion to feel,” Hampton explains. “Honor their memory instead of thinking you can’t grieve during the holidays. The same is true with anger - if you feel angry, try to figure out why and rationally address it in a satisfying way without ignoring it.”  Here are some other tips to help Hawaii residents and holiday visitors navigate the season without so much pressure:  If the holidays are stressful, break up the patterns that you’ve developed. Don’t do what you’ve always done or you’ll get what you always get. If you know that last minute shopping is stressful, plan now and get the shopping done early. If having the holiday meal at your house is stressful, think now about a different place for the meal. Don’t just meaninglessly execute the standard plan, instead use the early time now to consider ways to do things differently or to ask others for help.  Allow yourself to experience the good moments of the holidays. Take time to listen to that children’s choir at the mall sing Christmas carols or spend a few minutes enjoying the flavors of the holiday meal you helped prepare. Give yourself the gift of enjoying the moments of the holidays and being fully present. If 80 percent of the stuff around the holidays makes you crazy, focus more on the 20 percent that matters. Make it your mission to spend your energy on making that 20 percent into an even larger share of your family’s holiday.  Be a mindful gift giver. Instead of filling your gift list with more “stuff,” focus on the person when you’re contemplating on what to give. The most meaningful gifts are the ones that touch the heart, not the biggest, shiniest or most expensive. Get meaningful gift ideas by remembering the things that you and that person experienced during the past year or remembering what that person meant to you as you developed as an individual.  Don’t project the bad things. Let’s face it, a lot of worry comes from stuff we imagine in the future that never comes to pass. Just because last Christmas had a glitch doesn’t mean that the same actions and behaviors will occur. If you focus on the things that could go wrong, you will actually subconsciously steer toward those things. The way you act will prompt others to act certain ways too, so project the kind of holiday you want to have not the one you’ve had in the past.  Set the expectations right now. Let everyone know what the rules are for get-togethers and for gift giving. If money is tight, let people know now so that you aren’t pressured to buy things you can’t afford. If your job is stressful and you can’t make the amazing gingerbread house this year, say so now so no one gets disappointed. If you can’t make it to someone’s party because you’re sad about losing someone this year, just let them know. It’s okay to feel stressed, broke, angry or sad. The wrong thing to do is to wait for the pressure valve to blow and for everyone to be surprised.  Focus on the season, not the noise. Recognize that there are a lot of distractions and everyone is going to be under pressure. Kids get cranky from the constant amped up excitement and parents get edgy too. Understand that everyone is experiencing the challenges. Give other people room to decompress. Forgive someone who has a short fuse. Remember to be the kind of person that you want to be around during the holidays.  Breathe. People under stress tend to “short breathe” and not allow their lungs to fill completely. Make a habit of being aware of gentle deep breathing.  If the pressure is coming and you think there isn’t anything you can do about it, find YOUR way to relax. Whether you use hypnosis or get a massage, make some time to do something for yourself so that you can handle things when the pressure does rise.  “Somewhere along the line, too many of us got to a place where commercialism and family tension replaced the holiday spirit,” Hampton said. “Rediscovering yourself and the meaning of the holidays is the best gift you can give or receive. Practice being mindful of the important things and often times the other stuff will fade away.” We do offer a 1 session Holiday Stress Buster just through the holidays. Ask about our special rate for this stress relief session. It is also a good chance to give hypnosis a try if you are considering it for other issues. ...read more

From Dr. Sung Lee, Nov 20, 2010 "As a physician I have always been interested to help facilitate human health and well-being in the most efficacious, self-empowering and intelligent ways possible.  In the course of my career, I have provided and researched a range of health technologies and practices, ranging from conventional medical treatments, to mind-body exercises and Eastern healing traditions.  I have looked closely at the effects of these interventions from both qualitative and quantitative points of view.When I encountered the Brainwave Optimization technology, I had a "eureka" moment.  Here was a method that focuses on developing the innate potential of the human brain, to help a person to change their life – quickly, simply, effectively.  And because the brain is the master regulator, the changes also come in ways that are not expected.  Small changes at the source can lead to major and far-reaching changes downstream.   Through the Brainwave Optimization™ process I myself have experienced improved equilibrium and greater creative flow.  My family has also greatly benefited, including my second daughter in particular.  She tended to be withdrawn and not at ease from early on, despite phenomenal mothering.  I provided Brainwave Optimization to her at 18 months of age, and the results were gratifying.  She became markedly more pro-social and at ease with herself and beginning about one month later, demonstrated a massive uptick in her verbal skills.  At 22 months she now rushes forward to greet new people, speaks five-word sentences and sings a number of whole songs, with abandon. I believe that Brainwave Optimization is  disseminating the premier technology for facilitating global human betterment."   ...read more