This book offers new strategies and scripts for hypnotherapists, sports counsellors and sports psychologists working with athletes to help them achieve their peak performance. A major focus of the book is that the therapist does not necessarily need to be familiar with the sport or activity to serve as a "mental coach" to the athlete. The athlete is instructed that the goal is not to improve the mechanics of their performance (that is left up to their coaches) but, rather, to help them to relax, concentrate and focus so that they fulfill their maximum potential. They learn not to let the mental side of their game trip up the physical side, but rather to enhance it.

The author aims to help athletes learn to sharpen their mental focus, relax ther bodies, visualize successful performance, think positively, and control their emotions during training or when facing important competitions. The book covers all these psychological skills and more.

Hypnosis is an invaluable tool that can quickly and effectively influence the subconscious mind and promote lasting change. This is an excellent resource for anyone currently working with athletes who wish to use hypnosis to improve performance, as well as everyone currently using hypnotherapy techniques wishing to expand into sport psychology.

Providing powerful mental techniques and strategies Unlimited Sports Success shows how we all have the potential to elevate our athletic performance to the next level. You will be guided on the ways in which champions harness their mind power to achieve the results they enjoy, introducing you to remarkable secrets used by both amateurs and Olympic champions for decades. With over twenty real life case studies and custom made hypnotic scripts, you will have access to tools enabling you to forge new results in area such as;  Improved performance.  Alleviate pre-competition nerves.  Switch on Muscle building processes.  Remove obstacles to success.  Lose or gain weight.  Focus more clearly.  Improve mental stamina.  Enhance strength and dexterity.  Increase motivation. And much more. Statistically the sports person who believes they will fail always will, unfortunately the opposite is not always true. Success programming is a simple but profound technique. The traits you need mentally, emotionally and physically for success you already possess within. With the assistance of hypnosis you can gain access to these abilities and experience the reality of your potential success. You are capable of being the athlete you wish to be.

By engaging in this book you will learn straightforward techniques that will have an impact on your performance both as a coach and as an athlete. Although framed in martial arts, this book is just relevant for all sportsmen and women, and coaches. And full of examples and anecdotes from many sports. Written by experienced martial arts teachers who have been using hypnosis as integral to their teaching for many years this book will show you everything you need to be able to: Use Hypnosis elegantly in your teaching Hypnotise groups and individuals Use Hypnotic techniques to improve your skills and the skills of others Use Self Hypnosis effectively Take control of your brain and your emotions And more...

The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis is the long overdue successor to Fromm and Nash's Contemporary Hypnosis Research (Guilford Press), which has been regarded as the field's authoritative scholarly reference for over 35 years. This new book is a comprehensive summary of where field has been, where it stands today, and its future directions. The volume's lucid and engaging chapters on the scientific background to the field, fully live up to this uncompromising scholarly legacy. In addition, the scope of the book includes 17 clinical chapters which comprehensively describe how hypnosis is best used with patients across a spectrum of disorders and applied settings. Authored by the world's leading practitioners these contributions are sophisticated, inspiring, and richly illustrated with case examples and session transcripts. For postgraduate students, researchers and clinicians, or anyone wanting to understand hypnosis as a form of treatment, this is the starting point. Unequalled in its breadth and quality, The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis is the definitive reference text in the field.

Hypnosis For Running: Training Your Mind To Maximise Your Running Performanceis an evidence based book for all distance runners from ultra-marathon runners and seasoned athletes to beginners and those competing for the first time. It offers a wide range of ways to adopt mental strategies and improve running performance. Contained within this book is a wide array of goal setting principles and techniques, cognitive strategies, mental imagery processes and of course self-hypnosis tuition. This work draws upon conventional sports psychology, cognitive behavioural therapy, rational emotive behaviour therapy various other approaches combined with the author's lifetime of experience using and researching self-hypnosis. The runner is shown how to: be motivated control arousal levels get in the zone engage in mindfulness gain a comprehensive insight into proven methods of running faster and better using the mind. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction to this book by Gary Turner, Ultra-Runner and 13 time World Champion Sportsman When the draft of Adam's book dropped through my door the timing couldn't have been better. One week before my first ultra-marathon. I eagerly turned the pages and found it a compelling read. It completely captured my attention, as I'm sure it will yours. The information and knowledge, and the application of it, is first class. Being a fast reader I read it three times in as many days. I checked the contents, studied the steps, researched the reference material, and became a vastly better runner - just through the knowledge from the book alone. Then the real magic happened. I started to put into practice the steps in the book. I practiced dropping myself in and out of self-hypnosis using Adam's methods. It was easy to achieve. I just followed his clear steps. From here I started to work through the book, one step at a time, carrying out all the self-hypnosis applications he lists. My final loosening run, two days before my race, was one of my best runs ever. It just 'happened' that way. I didn't need to consciously think, I was just in a perfect state of 'flow'. The night before my Ultra-marathon I slept in my truck in a small village nestled amongst the Brecon Beacons. The huskies snuggled in against my sleeping bag to keep me warm and I dropped into self-hypnosis one last time. I mentally rehearsed every part of the run. I went through the pre-race preparation, the terrain, and how I would easily get through every worst case situation I could think of. I mentally planned for every eventuality. I rehearsed my physical state throughout the race. I rehearsed my mental state, ensuring that I always maintained a smile especially for the tougher sections. I was not stepping into the unknown. I had made it known. ............... I am an Ultra-Runner. I love the sound of that. I feel even better about it when I consider the terrain that I had covered. The Brecon Beacons are used for UK 22 Regiment SAS training for a good reason - the environment is tough! I ran 42 miles across those mountains. This is the type of event where if your mind is not right you would not finish. Luckily, thanks to carefully preparing and using the guidance of this book, I not only finished, I enjoyed every single step along the way - as could you by applying the knowledge in this amazing book.