Hi I'm Keri and I'm excited to get to know you. I've been a practicing hypnotist for close to 20 years and have been astounded at the lasting positive changes it can effect in people's lives in such short time.
Consider your mind to be like a glacier. The conscious mind represents the very tip of the iceberg. It controls our logical mind, every day living and functions. It's very analytical, critical and certainly crucial to the overall processing of life itself; however, many times it can cause us to 'get stuck in our own head' despite only representing less than 10% of the actual mind.
The subconscious mind represents the remaining 90% of the glacier under the surface. It is the greater, more emotional mind that drives our behavior and underlying beliefs as to how the world works and our place in it. The subconscious controls and initiates every major system in the body and stores memories from our childhood.
Hypnosis allows us to tap into the powerhouse of our subconscious minds. Your subconscious is what is running the show in your life despite your not even being aware of it. Think about mindless reactions you have to situations in your life: Sweaty palms and anxiety when boarding an airplane, lighting a cigarette after a meal, snacking every afternoon even though you're not hungry. Your conscious mind does not think about these actions or reactions, they seem to just automatically happen.
In hypnosis we'll use deep relaxation and focusing exercises to calm and subdue the conscious mind so that it takes a less active role in your thinking process. In this state, you're still aware of what's going on, but your conscious mind takes a backseat to your subconscious. Effectively, this allows us to work directly with the subconscious. It's akin to opening a control panel inside your brain; making you the master of your own universe and fully directing your life experience.