The tip of the iceberg

represents your conscious mind. It is your point of focus for your day-to-day activities. It is logical. It holds your short-term memories. It’s language is words. It protects against perceived dangers.

The water line is a barrier between the conscious and subconscious minds.

Under the water is your subconscious mind. It holds your habits, emotions, beliefs, behaviours. It holds your long-term memory. Its language is imagery and metaphor. It protects you against known dangers. It resists unnecessary changes.

Your unconscious mind is at the bottom of the iceberg. It is your automatic nervous system - your respiratory, circulatory, digestive system + your reproductive system. Your body is hard wired to breathe, heart pump, digest your food, create and birth babies. Change is limited. It protects you using your reflexes and immune system.

Hypnosis can facilitate desired changes in your emotions, habits, behaviors and beliefs by bypassing the waterline barrier by speaking directly to your subconscious mind using imagery and metaphor.