There are many diversified hypnotic modalities that are used to reach the unconscious to invoke change. Each method has its good points and its bad points. No two people are the same, so it only makes sense that the best results will result from utilizing the techniques that each person will have the most success with.

Most companies that sell hypnosis recordings offer products that consist of standard traditional hypnosis techniques. A few sellers offer much more current and effective Ericksonian hypnosis methods. And fewer still offer NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming methods.

The most effective method is video hypnosis. Video hypnosis uses the latest NLP thought patterns to cause rapid changes in an individual. Video hypnosis methods are not subliminal in nature.

With "Traditional Hypnosis," we simply make direct commands to the unconscious. This type of trance works well for someone who generally accepts what he/she is told. Most pre-recorded hypnosis CD's sold today are based on "Traditional Hypnosis" techniques. Unfortunately Traditional Hypnosis is not very practical for people who are critical in their thought processes.

By contrast, Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP methods work more effectively for most of today's generation! This is because today people are taught to analyze everything they hear, rather than just do what they are told to do. So these methodologies do work well on people who are critical in their thought processes. Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP are much more effective at reaching and influencing the unconscious. However, it can take many years of experience to learn how to apply these methods with success.

With "Ericksonian Hypnosis," we use little stories, called hypnotic metaphors, to introduce post-hypnotic suggestions to the unconscious. This is a compelling course, because it usually eliminates the blockage of and resistance to suggestions that is often caused by the conscious mind. There are two types of metaphors, "Isomorphic," and those of the imbedded command or "interspersal" nature.

With "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" (NLP), rather than using post-hypnotic commands, we use the same thought processes that are creating a problem, like insomnia, to get rid of the problem. NLP in the hands of a trained and experienced NLP'er can be very effective.

NLP Anchoring: Have you ever heard an old song and had it recreate feelings from the past? When you originally listened to the song, you were feeling those feelings, and they unconsciously became attached to the sound of the melody. So the music became an Anchor for the feelings. Now when you hear the song, it triggers the same feelings again.

Anchoring can be a very effective technique. Suppose that you have a memory of being commended for having done something well in the past. If you go back into that memory, you'll be able to recall the feelings of self-esteem that you had at that time. If you touch two fingers together while you re-experience those feelings of self-esteem, that touch will become an anchor for the feelings of self-esteem.

Now suppose that you want to create motivation to stick to a diet and lose weight. If you make a mental image of yourself with a thin, sexy body, and simultaneously trigger the anchor - (press the two fingers together again), your unconscious will associate together the feelings of self-esteem to your mental image of you with the thin body and your level of motivation to lose weight will increase substantially.

NLP Flash: This is a very effective Neuro-Linguistic Programming technique that can be used to flip things around in the unconscious, so that thoughts and experiences that used to trigger feelings of stress actually trigger relaxation instead.

The NLP Flash technique is also a fast way to obliterate conditioned responses. For example: If a smoker has a cigarette while drinking coffee, his/her unconscious will pair the two behaviors together so that he/she automatically gets an urge for a cigarette anytime he/she has a cup of coffee. The Flash will cause the smoker's mind to disassociate the image of a cigarette from the cup of coffee so that he/she does NOT get an urge to smoke just because he/she is drinking coffee.

With "Subliminal" recordings, the recording has two tracks. One track contains a cover sound that is heard by the conscious mind. The cover sound could be anything from music to nature sounds. The number two track contains direct suggestions that are picked up by the unconscious. These suggestions are repeated many times during a session. Subliminals can be an addition to self-hypnosis programs. But Subliminals will never replace Hypnosis or NLP because they are not as effective! They don't even come close!! Some experts have claimed that it can take up to 80 hours of listening to a subliminal tape before it will have any effect on many people.

The last hypnotic method that we're going to talk about is Video Hypnosis. Video hypnosis is the most efficient form of hypnosis!

The techniques used in video hypnosis are based on the Neuro-Linguistic Programming technology, which works based on the utilization of a person's existing thought processes instead of direct suggestions. Over 70% of the people on the planet learn more quickly by seeing, rather then by hearing.

Think about it. If you feel an urge to eat or smoke when watching television, it's because your subconscious recorded the video image of either food in your hand, or a cigarette in your hand, and then linked that image to an image of the TV. You never spoke to yourself and told yourself in words to associate them together, true?

And that's why the Video Hypnosis method is so compelling. It's not hypnotic in the traditional sense, relying on the spoken word; rather, it relies on transmitting images to the unconscious. And if you've ever cried when watching a sad television show, then you know how effective video hypnosis can be at reaching the unconscious. With this technique, results usually start with the very first viewing!

The Video Hypnosis / NLP modality reprograms the unconscious by way of a high-tech simulation process. This frees a person of their compulsions and allows a smoker to quit without willpower, and a dieter to lose their compulsions and appetite. Results start with the very first viewing!