| Adversity causes some men to break, and others | | | | right moves before a game, through the help of |
| to break records. -Anonymous | | | | visualization. |
| Sports have been around for centuries; the | | | | Hypnotherapy through Neuro-Linguistic |
| Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians and the | | | | Programming (NLP) and other relaxing techniques |
| Indians have all had a history of sports in their | | | | helps players be in a constant "in-form" state. |
| culture. Humans as a species love to play, and | | | | Every player experiences phases in their careers, |
| revel in watching others rough it out through a | | | | when they are either on top of the game or just |
| good game. Why else would football be a religion | | | | can't seem to get anything right in their game. |
| in countries across the world? Why would Tennis | | | | These are ups and downs in each player's life; |
| and Cricket take over the imagination of an entire | | | | however through hypnotherapy for sports |
| continent? Why would baseball and basketball take | | | | performance one can maintain this state of |
| America by storm? Sport as well as sportsmen | | | | control and form. Through visualizations, the |
| and women have always been revered by the | | | | perfect move can be broken into individual parts. |
| people, some like Pele, and Sir Don Bradman went | | | | Let's say for a tennis player the visualizations of a |
| on to become icons to the coming generations. | | | | perfect serve or backhand can be repeated over |
| But ever wondered how they managed to keep | | | | and over in the mind - movement of muscles, |
| up their top class performance all along? Today, | | | | incline of the hand, turn of the wrist et al. Similarly |
| we know that sportspeople go through a variety | | | | in a game like basketball or baseball, one can |
| of training and coaching to be on top of their | | | | anticipate the opponent's every move and thus |
| game; but not many would be aware that | | | | come up with a strategy. Hypnotherapy lets |
| hypnotherapy for sports performance is widely | | | | players and teams strategise well in advance, and |
| used by players and coaches all across. From | | | | to perfect their game through constant repetition |
| individual players to entire teams, people have | | | | and auto suggestion. |
| been seeking focus through hypnotherapy, and | | | | Though it is not widely known, a lot of players |
| today it is possible to access hypnotherapy in High | | | | and teams have their own hypnotherapists who |
| Wycombe and Buckinghamshire. | | | | they consult before every big game. It is said |
| Hypnotherapy is all about being calm and relaxed. | | | | that in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, the |
| It works on the principle of auto suggestion, and | | | | Russian team had no less than 11 hypnotherapist |
| can help reinforce our confidence in ourselves. It | | | | travel with them; similarly captain of the English |
| also effectively increases our concentration levels | | | | cricket team Mike Brearly, had a medical |
| and helps us focus on things singularly. | | | | hypnotherapist give him medical advice on the |
| Hypnotherapy is about relieving stress through | | | | Australia tour. |
| visualizations and relaxing techniques. So, why | | | | Hypnotherapy is a great way of getting the |
| hypnotherapy for sports? The answer is simple, | | | | winning edge. It helps you hone your skills and |
| sports is all about being on top, to be free of all | | | | techniques, it helps you focus and avoid |
| distractions so as to single mindedly chase the | | | | distractions; it helps you strategize and pre-empt |
| goal; the goal being winning. Hypnotherapy helps | | | | the moves of the team you are playing against. It |
| sportspeople improve their performance on three | | | | helps you overcome mental barriers and doubts, |
| counts. First it helps them relax and calm their | | | | through the power of positive thinking. The |
| senses even while being in the middle of a game; | | | | effects are visible and fast, and what's more it's |
| by being calm and free of stress one can think | | | | possible to gain access to hypnotherapy in High |
| clearly. Secondly, it helps a player focus undivided | | | | Wycombe and Buckinghamshire. So go ahead, try |
| attention on the goal; if one has greater | | | | hypnotherapy for sports performance to be a |
| concentration one can chase the target home. | | | | winner all through life. |
| Thirdly, it helps them in anticipating strokes and | | | | |