The Connection of Body, Mind & Spirit
With Hypnosis
By Debi Livingston, CI, CHT

One of the first things an individual learns when they come to our spiritual kindergarten school is that they are not just the physical body, but they are a spirit; the living consciousness that gives the body it’s life and animation.
When people hear this, they usually tend to agree and accept the information. Then why don’t we already know this - why do we have to be reminded?
We, a humanity on the whole, have forgotten this information. We are born into a state of forgetfulness. We are asleep to our spiritual identity. Let me give you the example my teacher always used to better explain this concept.
When an actor goes to Hollywood to be in a movie, they are given a script about the character they will portray. The character has a certain type of personality and the movie has a storyboard about the character’s life.
When an actor really gets involved in their role and believes they are that person for the duration of the filming, they usually win the Oscar. We all believed they were the character as well; we temporarily forgot we were watching an actor playing a part.
When you were born you were given a role to play. The character’s name was whatever mom and dad named you. The storyboard you were given about this character is the life you grew up in: Your name is John. You are Catholic. You will grow-up to be a doctor, marry and have three kids, etc. See the correlation?
All the information about your life “storyboard” went into your subconscious mind, the storehouse of memory of all the things you’ve ever done in your life. This became the foundation of who and what you believe you are. When you became an adult and attempted to create a change or do something that went against the information, is when you experienced effort, guilt, failure and the like.
These issues of guilt, effort or failure can also manifest as a physical problem in your body. Maybe you’re overweight, or have chronic pain or suffer from insomnia, to give just a few examples.
All healing is awakening to who you are - and when you tap into your true power within is when you can effectively create positive, permanent change in your life. This is where utilizing hypnosis to experience the connection of your body, mind and spirit comes into play.
The word hypnosis is derived from the Greek word ‘hypnos’ which means sleep. When you are in hypnosis you are not sleeping like when you go to bed at night. You are in a mentally and physically relaxed state, yet totally alert and aware of what’s going on around you.
Through hypnosis you are able to effortlessly by-pass the critical factor of your conscious mind, which is the “storyboard” of your life I talked about earlier. Now you’ve altered consciousness and can change your perspective to create a positive change. When properly guided with a facilitator, you can rise above the belief that says you’re just a body, and get in touch with who you are as spirit. This is when you can really learn how to use your mind to keep yourself well. You realize you have power to choose the type of thinking you want to entertain which brings forth health and well being, financially, mentally, spiritually and physically.
When you awaken to who you are as spirit is when you move out of the hypnosis that says you are just a body. Utilizing the science of hypnosis to spiritually awaken is akin to being bitten by one snake and getting snake serum in the hospital to heal you. See?
I’d like to end this article with a quote from my teacher, Rev. Bill Duby, who knew and understood more than anyone I know, how hypnosis can help connect you in body, mind and soul.
“…Utilizing hypnosis is a spiritual, holy, activity, and it is clear that the ancient High Priests knew more about the workings of it’s psychic power than any modern man. These clergymen were sages with discerning power who knew that lasting results in healing would never happen, as long as you were working from flesh to spirit. This is why hypnosis is often a “hit and miss” operation for those who try and work this ancient healing science from a humanistic viewpoint… man is a metaphysical human being even though he is embodied within the physical Homo Sapien animal. All healing stems from awakening to who you are, and what you are going to do in consciousness to maintain your well being of prosperity on a financial, mental, spiritual and physical level of reality forevermore.”

Debi Livingston is a certified hypnotherapist at the International Spiritual Hypnotherapy Institute and advanced certified instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists. If you’d like information on receiving a hypnotherapy session, or becoming a certified hypnotherapist, you can call (800) 642-WELL or go to www.debilivingston.com