Please welcome Jessica E. Bergkvist to beYOUmag.com. Jessica is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Personal Trainer in Long Beach, CA. Jessica will tell us more about hypnosis and how it could help us be Healthalicious.

In my 17 years as a Hypnotherapist, I have found that there are many common misconceptions and beliefs about what hypnosis is, and what it isn’t. Many of these beliefs come from movies, in which you see a man swinging a watch and a person goes immediately into a deep trance and seems to be controlled by the hypnotist.

Stage shows are fun, but they also give the impression that the hypnotist is controlling the subjects to do his or her will.

I’m here to tell, that as hypnosis is concerned, nothing could be further from the truth. In this article I will dispel some of the myths about hypnosis and explain what hypnosis is and how it can be a powerful tool for self change. (more…)