This article has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Barb Davies, Healing Minds Academy

Starting your day with intention helps to create a positive and successful day ahead.

When you first wake up in the morning, you naturally pass through a light state of hypnosis, or an alpha brainwave state, as you progress from deep sleep (delta brainwaves) to your waking state (beta brainwaves). You’re naturally more suggestible during this time.

This is the perfect time to take advantage of your natural hypnotic state and engage in a quick mental rehearsal self-hypnosis routine to imagine your ideal day from morning to night.

Numerous studies prove how powerful mental rehearsal can be. Many professional athletes, musicians and actors use it to enhance their performance.

To create your own powerful self-hypnosis routine using mental rehearsal, vividly imagine your day going perfectly, include some affirmations and practice gratitude as you set your intention for the day ahead. You may wish to include a prayer too. I do.

I’ve been using this process for over six years now, and it has been life-changing for me. It has improved my mindset, motivation, energy, relationships, health and business.

I’ve created a free 2-minute guided hypnosis audio along with detailed instructions to help get you started with your own morning self-hypnosis routine. You can download it here: https://www.healingmindsacademy.com/good-morning.

By going through the routine each morning, you’ll start to recondition your mind to think about what you do want, imagine everything going well, and experience a more positive outlook in your life.

Your subconscious mind subtly guides your behaviour according to what you have imagined vividly and this creates your reality. When you start to focus more on what you want, instead of what you don’t want, you will be surprised at how quickly your life changes for the better.

The more often you use mental rehearsal, the more it will improve your mindset and results over time. Before you know it, you won’t even need to listen to the audio. You’ll be able to guide yourself through the steps each day in a powerful process known as self-hypnosis.

When you see how life-changing this simple ritual can be, you may be inspired to add an evening routine too. You pass through the same alpha brainwave state as you’re falling asleep at night, and this is also a great time to imagine achieving future goals, practice gratitude and engage in visualization exercises such as mental rehearsal. If you fall asleep thinking positive thoughts, you’re much more likely to sleep soundly and wake up feeling optimistic.

And who couldn’t use more of that?

Barb Davies is an award-winning Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist (RSW), Certified Hypnosis Instructor and Transformational Coach. She is the owner of Barb Davies Hypnotherapy & Counselling, Healing Minds Academy, Amethyst Wellness Group, and she manages the Canada Hypnosis Conference.

Barb established her private practice in 2017 and she has been a full time entrepreneur since 2019. She works with clients locally in-person and globally online.

Barb lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with her partner Sam and his youngest son. She enjoys cooking, travel, golf and reading.