{"id":562,"date":"2019-04-13T16:08:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T23:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesjhypnosis.com\/?page_id=562"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:45:44","slug":"why-hypnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/why-hypnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hypnosis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_post_title_0 et_pb_post_title et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_title_container\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\">Why Hypnosis?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div id=\"comp-j77kyyof1\" class=\"txtNew\" data-packed=\"false\" data-min-height=\"265\">\n<p>There are two key concepts for understanding why hypnosis is such an important tool for creating life changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homeostasis:<\/strong> Homeostasis is our innate unconscious drive to \u201cstay the same\u201d, that is to say resist all changes at a subconscious level.\u00a0 While we may desire a change in our feelings, reactions or habits, at a deeper level our subconscious defense mechanisms seek to preserve the status quo, ie\u2026 resist all efforts to change.\u00a0 So while talking, planning, discussion and rational understanding of behavior are all important concepts, they do not address our subconscious need to sabotage our success and\/or efforts to change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neuroplasticity:<\/strong>\u00a0 On a personal, spiritual and behavioral level, neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change throughout an individual\u2019s life. Our ability to changes beliefs, emotional responses and behavioral habits is dependent on the flexibility of\u00a0 our mind.\u00a0 Hypnosis, Therapeutic Imagery, NLP, mindfulness and more are the tools used in hypnotherapy to facilitate the internal, emotional, behavioral flexibility need to overcome homeostasis and release our subconscious needs to sabotage our success or resist our desires for change.<\/p>\n<p>Think of a Hypnotherapist as a Life Coach for the Subconscious Mind.<\/p>\n<p>I welcome you to call or message me for a free phone consultation to ask questions and explore whether my hypnotherapy services might be right for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_cta_0 et_pb_promo et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_promo_description et_multi_view_hidden\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_promo_button\" href=\"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/free-consultation\/\">Free Consultation<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1806,"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/562\/revisions\/1806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jumpstartmypractice.com\/example01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}