References to the use of hypnosis for sports enhancement have been made through literature for a long time. Today, cognitive training and use of hypnosis are widely utilized with Olympic athletes and a wide variety of professional athletes.
Hypnotic training is individually designed based on the athlete's particular needs.
Some of the strategies include:
Enhance sensory awareness and muscle control
Increase concentration, internal dialogue, and decrease awareness of the unnecessary external stimuli
Control anxiety, anger and emotions
Resolution of mental blocks and inner conflicts
Control the management of time and focus on the present
Self-esteem, confidence, control, endurance
Increase motivation, energy, and enthusiasm
During hypnosis guided imagery is used to capture the moment of achievement, glory of the end result, imagination of the ideal model, mental rehearsal, and enhance the specific athletic skill.
Based on a theory that thought comes before matter, our brains accept actual reality and imaginary reality as a same quality input, which creates the hypnotic phenomena of creating your own reality with the power of the imagination.
Self-hypnosis is taught for further use.
In addition to the appropriate mind set, the physical body's needs are also addressed.
Nutrition, supplements, herbs and supporting life-styles are discussed. Body building is 85% nutrition. Herbs can be used for aerobic support, body stress, injuries, tonic, system activators, metabolic enhancers, nerve strength, mineral enrichment and muscle relaxants. Personalized diet & supplement plans may be created.