What is our emotional connection to our memories? Memories and what we memorialize in life can shape and help us in our daily lives.

Did you ever hide something important – not to lose it, just to forget where you hid it?  Well, did you know using hypnosis can help you recall the location of that item?  The power of hypnosis can certainly increase focus but, how could it help you remember? The answer to that question rests in the mechanisms of memory, hypnosis and the skill of the hypnotist.

Over the years many clients have come to me asking for hypnosis to find lost jewelry, valuable papers, or items that were simply misplaced. Most of the time they have returned home feeling as if the session did not work, yet within days if not hours, retrieved their items.
People at times do not remember past events or details because they have buried it deep like those that have inflicted so much pain in them. There are individuals who may be stressed at times and the situation makes them tend to forget what they need to remember such as lessons learned for an exam or details needed for a job interview.  Often we help students retain the subjects they study and have easy recall during exams. Through hypnosis, individuals are able to concentrate more if they are relaxed and in such cases, they are also able to absorb the information quickly and remember it as well.
These days people tend to relax their minds through mindfulness, meditation, guided visualization, and hypnosis. Those who may find it a little difficult to relax may want to take a class or a session of hypnosis to attain complete relaxed state of body and mind.  In general, we usually do not have bizarre hidden memories but, there are many things we would never remember if we did not make an extra special effort to recall it. When it is really important, do not underestimate what hypnosis can do for you.

Memories are captured and stored in our minds in pictures and sounds. When we relax and go back in time, we are recalling everything as if watching a video – it is not happening at the moment.

In general, we usually do not have bizarre hidden memories but, there are many things we would never remember if we did not make an extra special effort to recall it. When it is really important, do not underestimate what hypnosis can do for you.
Memories instilled in us.
Among my memories is spending time with my grandmother.  Her house was a revolving door. Whenever someone would come to visit after 11 am, they’d had to stay for lunch – if after 5 pm, then they’d have to stay for dinner.  My Grandmother believed in breaking bread and welcoming all who came through her door.  No one was a stranger in her world.  I recall few years before her passing there was a huge fire behind her house – off the 2 freeway and the sports complex (her house was near Fern).  All the streets got blocked right after I got to her house after telling the cops my 90 year old grandma lived alone and must be frightened.  As I walked through her the door, I saw her casually sitting and reading.  I approached and gently said: Grandma  – there is a fire right behind your house. The fire department is evacuating everyone on your street.  In which she responded: “I know. Come sit with me, the good firemen will take care of it and put it out.  God is with me…. I did not survive the genocide to die by this fire.” What she did next was get up and start cooking for the firemen.  She also had me take water and fruit to them, and later in the evening served them dinner as a thank you for protecting her house.
To this day, the memory of that day, her confidence and demeanor, plus her teachings have stayed with me.  What I learned was that even at times of disaster or danger, staying calm, focused and trusting can help me, help others.   Take a moment, go back to your memory bank and recall similar stories of your own past that have positively reinforced behaviors within you to this day.

Until our next post, Live Purposefully.

Liza