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Hypnosis involves programming your subconscious mind. In order to speak to your subconscious mind so that it understands is what you’re doing, be sure to use lots of pictures and keep things simple. Several hypnotists and experts on the subconscious mind have said that effectively speaking to the subconscious mind is similar talking to a precocious 5 year old.

This is why hypnotists use simple commands and visuals when they are programming a persons subconscious mind. If you are looking to use self hypnosis to improve your snooker, it is highly recommended that you also use strong visuals and simple language.

Here is a simple way to use self hypnosis to improve your break building when you play snooker.

First, the subconscious mind needs to be accessed so that you can communicate to it effectively. The best way to get program your subconscious mind is to completely relax and have your conscious mind get bored and out of the way. This is why hypnotists have their clients count and take deep breaths and relax. When the conscious mind moves out of the way, the doors to the subconscious are more open. So, step one is to relax so that you can get into the subconscious part of your mind.

Second, since the subconscious speaks in pictures, it would be a good idea to imagine yourself making big breaks. Also, in order to effectively program your subconscious mind to believe that you are a big break builder, include lots of details in your imagined break. That means that you would envision yourself chalking up after each shot, sighting the white and object ball, feathering the white, and then pulling back the cue, pausing at the back of the backswing, and then delivering through the cue ball. This might be a lot to remember at first but with a bit of mental rehearsing you will have an easier time of imagining yourself going through all the chunks of information for your subconscious mind to process. So, the second step is to imagine building a big break and envisioning it with lots of sensory rich details. To make the mental movie more vivid, add the sound of the balls clicking and going in the pocket. You could even imagine Michaela Tabb announcing your score after every potted ball.

Third, repeat the process. In Maxwell Maltz’s classic book, Psycho-Cybernetics, he noticed that his clients normally take around 21 days to create a new habit. If you are going to use self-hypnosis to improve your snooker game, do these mental exercises and reserve judgment for at least 21 days. It is going to take that long for these new subconscious programs to become a new habit for your body to become accustomed to. The first few days are the toughest because your old habits will be much more deeply grooved and ingrained into your subconscious mind than just a few days of wishful imaginations. However, after doing this mental exercise for 21 days, your mind will then have the subconscious belief that you really are a big break builder.

It can be a challenge to train your brain to keep track of your imagined break building. If you are looking to use this exercise and would like an easier way to go about it, you can use a free Snooker Cybernetics audio program that will help guide you through the visualizations of seeing yourself as being a big break builder.

About the Author

Devin Scannura has interviewed experts in clinical hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, brainwave entrainment, eye movement desensitization reprocessing and meditation to learn how to program the subconscious mind. He is a snooker fan and his highest break is a 133. To learn how to program your subconscious mind and get a free Snooker Cybernetics audio lesson from the “Ronnie O’Sullivan” module, please visit http://www.smashingbeliefs.com

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