Free Health Hypnosis Seminar Coming Soon

January 23, 2014

Leslie Reynolds, a certified hypnotherapist, in conjunction with the nonprofit organization Health Awareness Clinics will be conducting a free hypnosis seminar (a $5 donation is appreciated) at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at St. Mary’s Church Meeting Room, 401 North St., Chardon.

Anyone 16 and over is welcome to attend. There is no pre-registration, just arrive 15 minutes early and sign in.

For more information on hypnosis and hypnotherapy, visit the website HealthAwarenssClinics.org.

According to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher and the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 400,000 Americans die every year from illnesses directly caused or worsened by being overweight.

Approximately 65 percent of all adults are overweight or obese, as are nearly 17 percent of children.

These rates have steadily risen over the past decade and continue to rise.

According to a recent report from CNN, this weight problem is not confined to just the United States, other countries throughout the world are reporting a significant increase in their population’s weight, as well.

According to USA Today, scientists are reporting obesity leads to shorter life spans. Overweight people who are non-smokers lose three years of their lives, obese people who are non-smokers lose seven years of their lives and obese people who are smokers lose 13.5 years of their lives.

The good news is it is possible for many to get those years back by stopping smoking and/or losing weight. Hypnosis has been recognized by the American Medical Association since 1958. In fact the AMA now recommends and endorses hypnosis.

Reynolds, who is one of America’s leading Hypnothera-pists said, “aside from being completely safe, hypnosis is the easiest and most effective way to stop smoking and lose weight.”

She added, “Hypnosis is a mental process, not a physical process. Don’t look for something you can feel or touch. It’s very similar to a meditative state. A hypnotist goes from talking to a subject’s conscious mind, which makes up approximately 12 percent of his/her brain, to their subconscious mind, which makes up the remaining 88 percent.”

Reynolds explained this process is also called “bypassing their critical faculty.”

“Breathing, blinking and your heart beating is all covered by your autonomic system, your subconscious mind,” she said. “That’s the main reason hypnosis has such an incredibly high rate. Hypnosis works with your subconscious mind. By doing this, it takes will power out of the equation.”