Sports Hypnosis differs from Sports Psychology in various ways but particularly in that hypnosis works directly with the subconscious part of the brain, the part that controls our behaviours. Therefore change with hypnosis is often rapid. This is of great interest to sports people who want to achieve 'the zone' when performing.
Many key sportsmen and sportswomen use visualisation before taking part in an event. They do this to create the feeling of the performance experience, which enables them to visualise the desired outcome of the event. This mental rehearsal of the 'perfect performance' offers a powerful impression of their potential performance and prepares the individual for active participation. You can open your mind to suggestion by focusing on commands of specific words, which is the key to improving physical and mental performance.
Self-hypnosis can help fulfil potential, build self-confidence, relax your mind so that you can focus on outcome and improve performance. This kind of heightened awareness of your physical and mental potential can provide you with an edge over your competitors. To achieve the best results, mind and body must work in tandem. Also self-hypnosis allows the body to relax whilst the subconscious mind goes about replacing negativity with positive images.
Whenever you imagine yourself performing in sports Electromyographical (EMG) activity in the musculature increases and demonstrates the same amount of physical exertion required to perform at the level you are visualising. Mentally picturing activity alerts and primes the muscles ready for actual performance. Actually your mind finds it hard to know the difference between visualising your performance and physically performing your sport.
The traits you need mentally, emotionally and physically for success you already possess within. With the assistance of hypnosis you can gain access to these abilities and experience the reality of your potential. You are capable of being the athlete you wish to be.
It's often easy for an athlete to be aware of their 'problem', but solving it is another matter when they retain unconscious motivations to keep it alive.
Some of the ways Hypnosis can help:
• Install the self-image of an athlete: Change the view of the ‘under dog’ or ‘couch potato’ to that of a sports person.
•Install traits of a professional athlete.
•Programme endurance: The ‘will’ always breaks before the muscle unless you are specifically conditioned for endurance.
•Remove hesitations/freezing/choking during competition.
•Revisit a previous good performance and set up anchors to trigger that resourceful state again when required.
•Remove mental obstacles to success: Fear of Success or the repercussions that it may bring (i.e. Pressure to keep performing at a high level).
•Install complex behaviours unconsciously: Reduces over consciousness of complex movements which can have an adverse effect on sporting abilities. (Paralysis by analysis).
Hypnosis continues to lead the way as the best way to help people involved in sport achieve their true potential. Using hypnosis within the realms of sports performance can have truly remarkable results in whichever discipline you wish to improve. As so much of sports performance is due to the subconscious mind, months or even years of training can be bypassed by using hypnosis to teach the unconscious mind new things that will be beneficial to increasing performance in any particular sport.
The mind is so important in sports performance that top professional wouldn't even consider dismissing this fact. Indeed throughout history, many top athletes and sports professionals have used hypnosis in order to gain the edge they need to win.
Whatever your requirements, when hypnosis is used by a skilled therapist amazing results can be achieved in your sports activities. Whether you are a professional sports person or just someone who enjoys sports, desire for change can help you find your true potential.
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