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A New Way is a wellness center in Richmond, Virginia that uses drug-free techniques to address ADHD, emotional problems, addiction, weight loss, relationship problems, and other life issues. When nothing else works, it's time to try A New Way.

Group Hypnosis

A New Way offers group hypnosis for people who want to stop smoking and those who want to lose weight. In order to know if hypnosis is right for you, you have to understand what it is and what it isn't.

Group hypnosis isn't a one shot deal. While a small percentage of people can attend a single session and be "cured", this isn't the way hypnosis works for most people. It requires a commitment of daily practice for a minimum of 30 days and usually much longer.

Hypnosis isn't for weak willed or unintelligent people who are easily controlled. It's actually a normal state of consciousness that we all experience regularly. If you have ever "zoned out" and drove past your turn, you were in a hypnotic state. So hypnosis is achievable by everyone.

Hypnosis doesn't make you catatonic. In fact, you are aware the entire time. You can hear everything that is going on. If a cat sat down next to you while hypnotized, you will feel it. If a fire broke out in the middle of the session, you would open your eyes and leave the room.

Hypnosis is different for each person. Here are some of the things that people experience while hypnotized: tingling sensations, heaviness in the body, floating sensations, eyes tearing, far away, fluttering eyes, rapid eye movement, a desire to swallow, dry mouth, heavy eyelids, detached from the body, sighing, and feeling like falling asleep.

There is no documented case of anyone being harmed by hypnosis.

You can't be hypnotized against your will. If any suggestion is given to you that you do not agree with, your mind simply will not accept it.

It is slightly more effective to have individual hypnosis sessions because our minds work differently. Individual sessions allow the hypnotist to create a script specific to how your mind works and to reach your particular goals. However group hypnosis works particularly well with smoking and weight loss because of the universality of the goals. It is also most cost effective for the client and the treatment provider.

If you've tried other options for weight loss and smoking cessation and are ready to try something that has worked for millions with no side effects, email A New Way now.