I
always consider right brain/left brain theory when I work with my hypnotherapy
clients. According to Hypnosis Motivation Institute founder John Kappas, Ph.D.,
it refers to the most effective way to communicate with a person based on his
or her suggestibility and how the client’s subconscious mind communicates with
his or her conscious mind. According to right brain/left brain theory, each
hemisphere (half) of the brain is responsible for processing information that
it receives. The right hemisphere is generally associated with symbols, pictures
and images (inferences), while the left processes language and words (direct
and literal).
The hypnotic
script must emphasize direct and literal instructions to target the left
hemisphere of a physical-suggestible client, while images and metaphors are
more to likely to activate the right hemisphere of an emotional-suggestible
client’s brain. (Someone who has emotional suggestibility will understand and
process a direct and literal suggestion, although those phrases may not
resonate as strongly with this person.) When a client is in a deeper state of
hypnosis, he or she can’t relate to the world in terms of words. At this is fourth-level
stage of amnesia—which is associated with the right hemisphere of the brain—pictures
and images (metaphors) are required to facilitate communication between the
right and left hemispheres of the brain. Those words are intended to instantly
call up a picture/image, emotion or sensation that the subconscious mind instantly
recognizes and understands to increase the effectiveness of the script and the hypnotherapy.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a
certified hypnotherapist based in Southern California. She graduated with
honors from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more
information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy®, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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