Hypnotherapy is one of the best known and most widely used treatments for IBS, and can offer sufferers a drug-free solution to their symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain and bloating.

There are now many hundreds of hypnotherapists who offer what is called gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS, which takes the general techniques of hypnotherapy and applies them directly to the abdominal pain and digestive symptoms which IBS sufferers struggle with. This type of hypnotherapy has been clinically tested and found to be very helpful to many IBS patients.

One of the first studies of hypnotherapy for IBS was conducted by Dr Peter Whorwell, a leading expert on IBS and hypnotherapy in the UK. A trial he conducted in the 1980s found that a group of IBS sufferers who had failed to respond to other treatments showed dramatic improvements when treated with gut-directed hypnotherapy. Since then, other therapists have shown similar results.

What hypnotherapy involves

Hypnotherapy in a medical setting bears no relation to the kind of stage hypnosis where volunteers are made to do ridiculous things in the name of entertainment. In fact, patients remain entirely in control of their own actions, and are simply coaxed into a kind of deep relaxation state.

While the patients is in this state the therapist will talk to you and make positive suggestions one typical method for IBS is to ask you to place your hand over your abdomen and imagine that a healing warmth is flowing from your hand to your stomach.

Some hypnotherapists will record each session for you so that you can listen to them again between your appointments, and therefore increase the effectiveness of the therapy.

Self-hypnosis

If you don t have the time or the resources to visit a qualified hypnotherapist, you might find some relief in one of the self-hypnosis CDs available, which can be listened to in the comfort of your own home.

While you will not get an individual treatment program from a ready-made CD, you will be able to benefit from the general hypnosis approach, and you can choose to listen to the CDs whenever you have the time.

The IBS Audio Program, developed by the UK hypnotherapist Michael Mahoney, is the most widely used program for IBS sufferers, and is available on audio CD and cassette. The program is designed to be used over 100 days, and includes four CDs and a program booklet. The makers claim that around 80% of listeners experience a significant reduction of pain and bowel dysfunction.

The program consists of three therapeutic session CDs, with an introduction and five different hypnotherapy sessions. It also includes a bonus fourth CD (the IBS Companion), which explains IBS to non-sufferers.

Sophie Lee has suffered from IBS for more than 15 years. She runs IBS Tales http://www.ibstales.com where you can read hundreds of personal stories from IBS sufferers and self-help tips.

sophie@ibstales.com

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An amateur magician is anyone who has a minimum amount of talent, skill and knowledge when it comes to performing magic tricks. He or she may be anyone who knows one magic trick or at least three magic tricks.

But basically, a more technical definition of an amateur magician is anyone who does not in any way practice magic as their trade, even if he or she knows four, five, six or more than a number of magic tricks. This is regardless of how good, better or excellent he or she may be in performing flourishes, sleight of hand or optical illusions.

However, there are those amateur magicians who try their very best to expand their current knowledge as well as repertoire and still practice magic as their primary source of income. People who do this are usually called hedge magicians. This is in order to differentiate them from authentic professional magicians who make practicing and performing magic as a trade and make an actual living doing so.

Meanwhile a professional magician is anyone who has a little bit more knowledge and talent compared to an amateur magician. These professional magicians know sufficient magic that makes it enough for them to use it as their primary source of trade and income, as well as not using magic to assist them in a trade other than magic.

So technically, even if a barber performs his job using magic and no matter how many tricks he or she knows and is capable of, that barber is still not considered as a professional magician because his primary trade is cutting hairs and not necessarily being a magician. Another way to differentiate a professional magician from an amateur is by the way he or she does flourishes.

According to the Online Encylopedia of Magic, a flourish is any sleight that is performed for the purpose of entertaining an audience and does not in any way contain any moves that are hidden. Most sleights that are performed are done so in order to deceive a captive audience and to do something that can not be detected. Meanwhile, a flourish is any trick that is done to draw the audience’s attention away from where an actual sleight is simultaneously being performed.

There are some magicians who consider the performance of a flourish as simply a finger exercise and not really actual pieces of performance. But those magicians who do put in and include flourishes in their act are considered by some of their fellow magicians as a seriously skilled performer.

If a performance consists of a card trick wherein the cards are spread out on the table and when a performer does a pressure card fan, the image that that performer projects is one of professionalism and experience. But a performer of magic who simply holds the cards and then spreads them slightly, may then be considered more as an amateur. Although this may or may not be true or this may not be considered as a hard fact, this is the perception and the impression that a performing magician usually gives to an audience.

Flourishes are done not just as a form of show-off to the audience, a flourish is also done for the purpose of presenting just how a performer is truly dedicated to the magic act. It also shows the degree of professionalism one has for the performance.

When a flourish is done, it makes it easier to know the difference between a magic trick performed by an expert magician and your friendly neighborhood Jim who is doing a card trick.

A skilled performer comes off as a natural and will ultimately receive more credit for his or her performance as well as recognition, not to mention that good old respect for the skills he or she has.

When a spectator is looking at a magic trick where the occasional flourish is done, that performer is also seen as more than a magician but a person who is passionate at what he or she is doing. It is therefore so much easier to hire a magician who has more skills and experience than one who needs to practice his or her craft more.

About the author:

Preston Houer has been involved with the art of illusion and sleight of hand for over 30 years. Let Preston show you how to Have Fun With Magic. Visit His Site Today! http://www.have-fun-with-magic.com

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Howdy,

You ever eat fries?

You ever eat french fries at McDonalds?

If you go in you KNOW you’ll hear, “Do you want fries with that?”

Lots of our consulting clients say,

“I go in there swearing that THIS time - No Fries. But I always Buy Fries.”

Wanna’ know WHY you Buy, Buy, Buy those fries?

Because McDonalds hired the top psychologists and NLP experts in the world to make sure you “Buy Fries”.

NLP stands for “neuro linguistic programming.”

Some call it, “Invisible influence.”

Or…

“Hypnosis with your eyes open.”

Cuz McDonalds sells many 1000’s of tons of fries. By influencing YOUR unconscious mind. And the minds of millions of others.

It ain’t an accident you hear the same “hidden command” in 100% of their restaurants.

COMMAND?

What else would you call it?

You consciously HEAR “Do You Want Fries with that?”

But your UNconscious mind is much sharper. IT hears the hidden command words,

“Do **You Want Fries** with that?”

You say, “Son of a gun. THAT’S why I buy so many fries.”

Yes sir ree.

Some of my over-the-top-affluent mentors pointed this out. Explained how billion dollar companies and billionaires use NLP influence.

And how you and I can apply the same UNconscious Influence to boost our own success.

**Billion dollar companies use UNconscious NLP daily.

**TV Info-mercial Companies learned NLP at a “Mind Capture” event. I know cuz I was invited. (NOW you know why you bought that zyx product you NEVER use.)

**George Lucas uses NLP - He calls it “The Force” - to make sure there are long lines at movie theaters and toy stores.

Ok.

What about US?

You?

How can “UNconscious NLP basics” benefit YOU?

How would YOU like to win MORE arguements? Get your way more of the time? Influence and “nudge” the people around you to see things YOUR way.

Do-able.

Let’s let McDonalds lead the way.

Before you hesitate and get bashful - remember. Problems and all - McDonalds is STILL the #1 most successful restaurant chain in the world. There ARE Invisible reasons for some of that success.

Here’s one “McD” - NLP tactic and how to use it…

Top NLP experts and psychologists told McDonalds how the brain is wired.

**All of us look DOWN when we’re sad.

**All of us look UP when we’re happy.

**All of us BUY less when we’re SAD. BUY MORE when we’re happy.

Too bad McDonalds can’t CONTROL our emotions.

Oh brother.

Or should we say “BIG brother.”

They can and they DO control your emotions inside McDonalds.

You can use the idea too.

Millions of burgers can’t be wrong.

By placing their food ordering signs WAY UP HIGH, all customers have to LOOK UP - when they are ordering. When you Look UP - you are happier. You eat and Buy More! McDonalds gets richer.

STOP!

Take a minute. Imagine yourself back at “McDonalds.” You are at the counter. In line. Looking UP at that sign. Smelling all the food. The bacon, the cheese bergers, the shakes, the apple pie - and YES - even the fries.

Standing there - In Your Mind - Looking UP at the sign. YOU NOW B-E-L-I-E-V-E.

Doncha’?

Because you ordered MORE than you thought you would. They got into your Mind and inside your wallet too - didn’t they?

Ok.

YOU can use the same NLP idea too.

**You are in sales - we all are to some extent.

**You want to persuade your boss.

**You want your wife to agree to vacation where YOU want to.

**You want to PICK what movie or TV show the family watches.

Oh NO.

How simple.

Can it be?

Try it yourself.

**Hold your sales contract up high - when you ASK for the order.

**Make sure your boss is sitting down - when you show him your plan and hold the graph way up high.

**Hold YOUR vacation materials up high. Put all other choices down low - in the wife’s lap.

**Hold that Magic Marker circled TV Guide high. But ONLY when you mention YOUR best choices.

Whatta-ya-think?

Admit it.

Seems silly.

But I’m here to tell ya’ - this really works.

And here’s something REALLY interesting.

You can use this in PRINT too.

Ahem…

Ah. Well….

This is a little embarrassing.

I just used the LOOK UP UNconscious Mind CONVINCER NLP Strategy on you. Go back in this article and read where we gave you Directions to…

STOP.

Take a minute.

IMAGINE yourself

Look UP…

Did I just use 4 written NLP commands - right out in the open to nudge you towards BElieving this works?

Naaaa!

Couldn’t work.

Too easy. Too simple. Too fast.

Did you know that 40% of all books sold in the world are “Romance?” Did you know that the top Romance novelists sell 50 to 100 million books? Did YOU know that Romance writers use UNconscious NLP words very, very powerfully?

You wanna’ “borrow” their NLP?

On Ebay the game is to use words to attract bidders & buyers. What if you used Romance Novel NLP words in your headlines?

6 Notorious ________

6 Wicked ___________

7 Phantom __________

6 Tempting _________

Enchanted __________

Oh ho.

Almost had you there.

Almost had you BELIEVING again.

But YOU are much too smart to get caught… twice.

Just Rest.

Relax.

Just kidding. I haven’t made $1000’s of dollars in my Ebay auction hobby. Literally $1000’s with EACH NLP word & headline. Our clients don’t double their incomes and work fewer hours. We don’t write a Free E-zine full of their Testimonials.

Is it likely?

No.

Laughable, really.

It would be too easy. Weird, even.

But wouldn’t it be great FUN if UNconscious NLP really worked.

Watch out for THE Fries,

Glenn Osborn
Millionaire Mastermind Marketing Association

P.S. - For some FREE NLP - No Strings - a Nothing for sale NLP quiz. 5 proven NLP ideas you can try out yourself. NLP Case Studies we borrowed from millionaire mentors…

GO to our littlest free website at www.obeytakeaway.com

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