With hypnosis, anything is possible

As a young man I played bowling and trained seriously to get good. In bowling, just like in golf, shooting, darts, and surely many other sports, a great deal comes down to what the brain believes is possible. This was something Lars-Eric Uneståhl from Örebro and the Norwegian "Best when it counts" Railo had studied. And I studied them. It resulted in many hours of listening to cassette tapes that basically came down to hearing a voice describe how, time after time, I picked up my ball and—without thinking about anything else irrelevant—threw a perfect shot again and again.

When I turned 65 earlier this year—yes, that's actually the case—I was given a present, a course that can make a difference in various ways. Unclear what the thought behind it was… 😊

The course was in Norrköping and was held by Niklas Lindvall at Inre Hälsa. He explained that in self-hypnosis it's you who are in control and that it's an entirely internal process. In self-hypnosis, or a deeply relaxed state, you gain direct access to your muscles, nerves, and thoughts.

"When we work deeply with the help of self-hypnosis, we create profound changes within ourselves that are positive for our lives. All of this is a natural way for the body to recover," says Niklas Lindvall.

We began by creating our own fictional room—for me a beautiful, peaceful place with water, swimming, and play under a warm, shimmering sun. A place where I can rest despite all the sounds and movements. They only make me feel safer.

We got to practice taking ourselves there in our minds and going deeper into the positive feeling of being there. Once that feeling was deep, we created a trigger—that is, a way to instantly return to the safe inner room at any time.

Once the room is ready, it should be filled with content that's important to you. Succeeding in quitting smoking, gaining more self-confidence, or being able to sleep better? The list of possible needs and wishes each person has can be made long, and anything is possible.

Here it's really only about the self, so I thought of golf. Not as in a new swing, because I'm already working on that. No, the idea is to build a room that exists for just ten seconds each time I'm about to hit the little ball. During those seconds all other impressions are to be erased, no voices to be heard other than like the rustling of delicate spring leaves.

Take a note. Write down a SIMPLE instruction with as few words as possible.

Sit comfortably, take yourself to your room, and find your warm, lovely, positive feeling.

When you're ready, take your note and hold it up in front of you. Read aloud, over and over, with convincing feeling, what's written on the note.

Now comes the fun part. When you feel you've convincingly said what you yourself thought up.. you release the note, close your eyes, and lift up your index finger. Then you lower the finger and say a password you've come up with. The very moment this is done, you've installed your program.

From now on you can, at any time, lift your index finger and say the password to move forward with your particular content.

For me, still just my room during golf shots, and writing things for the blog.

Dare to give it a try. Niklas Lindvall is an incredibly present, warm coach.