Benefits of Hypnosis/NLP in Sport

Its that time of the year again here in Australia....

It seems like every man and his dog is out running around Mooloolaba, preparing for a race or a Triathlon.

With this in mind I decided to re-post this article from my friend and colleague, Alistair Horscroft's site as it explains the benefits of Hypnosis and NLP to help you improve your performance whatever your chosen sport.

Then check out the rest of my site where you will notice that you can experience:

3 Hypnosis/NLP sessions for just - $300

and could incorporate a

60 minute Sports Massage for just - $80.00

Enjoy reading the article below ... :-)

The peak state that all athletes chase is ‘The Zone’ or the ‘Flow State’. When the mind and body align, resistance ceases and effortless ability ensues. The only problem is that athletes are never quite sure when it is going to happen. They do their best to set themselves up for it with planned exercise, eating and rest period prior to the big event, but it is still a hit and miss affair.

Hypnosis has shown significant possibility in creating easier access to the flow state by athletes and sports people who use it. It is well known that Tiger woods learned hypnosis when young and used it throughout his career to train flow states, focus states and relaxation states.

The Center for sports Science in Yorkshire, UK provided a research study on golfers chipping ability while in the flow state using hypnosis and the study showed that hypnotic intervention increased feelings and cognitions associated with flow.

The Journal of Sports and Exercise Physiology also found similar results when hypnosis was used on engaging the flow states in cyclists.Although not scientifically researched, NLP is used in some form by most top athletes, commonly through the process of anchoring a specific word, physical movement or mental imagery to a desire state.I am amazed that

Australia does not have a top ‘sports hypnotherapist’ or ‘sports hypnosis centre’ being that sports is the heart and soul of the nation and hypnosis is quite well accepted.Now there is an idea….

Article: Alistair Horscroftwww.themindacademy.com.au

Reffs:Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, South Yorkshire. J.Pate@shu.ac.uk

Grove, J. R., & Lewis, M. A. (1996).

Hypnotic susceptibility and the attainment of flowlike states during exercise. Journal of Sports and Exercise Physiology, 18(4), 380-391.