FAQs
What's hypnosis like?
In hypnosis sessions and recordings we are practicing focused attention on what is emerging within you and in your minds-eye.
In terms of your involvement and attention — you'll be listening, sensing, feeling, experiencing, seeing, receiving, existing and relaxing while navigating the sensations, visuals and insights of your inner worlds.
You'll direct the course, my voice will guide you, and we'll redirect where appropriate and necessary.
Terms
Please read the terms of use before undergoing a hypnosis experience.
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If anything needs clarifying — reach out to hello@rippleshypnotherapy.com
How does it work?
Using visualisation and somatic experiencing, hypnosis activates the limbic brain — the gateway to the subconscious.
This processing centre of the brain is an entirely different processing centre to the language/logical areas of the brain. It processes data as feelings, imagery, sensation and symbols.
Here we can make suggestions that can interrupt regularly running programming that is no longer working for you and install concepts of the new.
Hypnosis is experiential, not logical. As such, there's no need to try to figure it out, or try to make sense of what happens during and/or after the experience. The more you can settle in and allow your imagination the time to ignite, the better the reverberating effects.​​​​​​​
Sometimes the result is an in-the-moment response. Sometimes your experience will unfold in the days and weeks following a session or recording. The subconscious is non-linear. Read more about it here.
What about suggestion/being influenced against my will?
While the essence of hypnosis is suggestion, you needn't worry about being controlled or unduly influenced — the force in which the subconscious rejects ideas it doesn't agree with is quite absolute in hypnosis. ​It will bypass and dismiss irrelevant details quickly and absolutely.
It would be unethical to suggest anything out of scope of what the agreed parameters.
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Do remember: this isn't stage hypnosis — that's a different skill set.
This is hypnotherapy: hypnosis + therapeutic intent and intervention.
What if I fall asleep?
It happens a lot, especially if you're overworked or your body is overloaded with stress.
Your best approach is to be open to the idea of absorbing the benefits of the experience regardless of whether you remain totally present or not — the subconscious remains aware even if you do fall asleep.
You'll likely drift in and out if you've got a lot on your mind, or feel exhausted and that's okay. You won't miss anything. The subconscious gets what it needs.
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How do I move past details I don't enjoy?
If any references, experiences or language in hypnosis don't resonate with you, you can trust your subconscious will substitute your preferred term in place, or easily bypass/reject that section of the experience.
How long will it take for change to occur?
The more you approach the experience with curiosity about what might emerge — the better the chances of absorbing what it is you need.
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You'll know after an experience how hypnosis affects you — it's not possible to predict before.
It's best not to assume how hypnotherapy may affect you one way or another. It could be a startling in-the-moment realisation, or, it could be a softer gentler shift in your perceptions and way of operating unfolding over time.
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It's worth remembering that hypnotherapy is collaborative.
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"I can only hypnotise you, by you hypnotising yourself.
I can only help you by you helping yourself."
— Michael Yapko​
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How do I know if it worked?
If you felt relief for a moment — it worked.
If you received one insight to help with next steps — it worked.
If you feel a little more at peace or a little more spacious — it worked.
If your perspective has shifted slightly — it worked!
Then you just let it play and experience the ripple effects.
Hypnosis Recordings FAQs
It's important to note:
The hypnosis recordings available to download from this site are general in nature. As such, they are not therapeutic as your specific needs haven't been considered. However, they can be very useful in providing clarity and relaxation, and help you connect to your imagination and inner sense of things. ​
Recordings enable anyone to experience the potential benefits of slowing down and turning within for insight.
How do I listen to a hypnosis recording?
Select your hypnosis according to your current mood/main concern of the day. Trust what you're drawn to.
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You can lay down in savasana or remain upright in a comfortable chair, ideally a little reclined so your muscles aren't 'working'. Ensure your head and neck are supported and airways are clear.
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You're not expected to sit or lie perfectly still. In fact, moving around helps the energy move. It's normal to need to make adjustments throughout the experience.
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Set the scene — the experience is what you make it. Dim the lights. Add some aromas if you like. Ensure you won't be disrupted for the duration of the recording.
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If you're holding lots of energy in the body and can't settle, you can try stretching throughout the intro to release some energy. What is your body asking for?
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After the recording, spend a few moments connecting your feet to the floor (ideally barefoot on the Earth) to ground yourself, and stretch the body as required. You might also like to take a moment to self-massage any areas of focus to help move the energy physically.
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Try to take 5 - 10 minutes following the recording to simply be, noticing your energy, before moving onto the next thing.
When do I listen to a hypnosis recording?
If you want to do it — do it.
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Each recording has a suggested frequency on the product page, but adjust as needed. Sometimes a recording is not the mood one day and just the thing the next. ​
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If you're feeling stuck on a looping thought pattern, try putting on a recording in the background. Notice if and how your energy changes as a result of loosely focussing on uplifting messages.
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If you listen just before bed, you'll likely fall asleep — which is just as restorative.
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