However you listen, understand that all the messages, all the positive thoughts and images get through. In fact, because all of these techniques are used, your mind is significantly more likely to respond positively to all the suggestions and the ideas you imagine. And to further improve the results, I recommend changing your focus with each listen from the male voice to the female because you will hear something new each time, thus better helping you learn, acquire, or strengthen a positive trait.

When I set out to create this program, I wanted to apply the latest research into brainwave states - something that no hypnosis/guided meditation CD or tape currently on the market does. I wanted the background music specifically written to help people achieve the deeper meditative states. I wanted to incorporate left/right channels, dissociation, confusion, healing metaphors, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques and so on.

I also wanted to tap into one of the greatest diet and nutrition minds on the planet and apply her knowledge so that people achieve and maintain a healthier body. Yes, I wanted a lot of things, but most of all, I wanted people, if nothing else, to have an extremely pleasant 30 minutes of relaxing, personal time, where they are taken on a peaceful, creative journey of the mind.

There's been quite a bit of information shared in these articles. I shall leave you with a brief review to refresh your memory:

From Part 2

1. Once something becomes important enough to you, the Reticular Activating Systems allows the information through opening your awareness to new ideas and new possibilities of being a thinner, healthier person.
2. You know exactly what you need to do. Everything you've read, heard, and experienced is stored in your brain.
3. In a deep meditative or hypnotic state, there is no difference between real and imagined. When you relax and focus on your goals with absolute conviction, you literally become that person imagined.

Basics of Meditation, Self-Hypnosis and Affirmations
A. Get comfortable with back straight
B. Deep Breathing
C. You don't have to be perfectly focused
D. State/Imagine Goals and Affirmations in Positive Form
E. State/Imagine Goals and Affirmations in Present Tense
F. Use More Senses to Improve the Results

Techniques Used by Guided Imagery and Hypnosis Programs

• Music
• Sound frequencies guiding through Beta and Alpha to Theta
• Confusion
• Dissociation
• Multiple-Sensory Experience
• Left/Right Brain Influence
• Metaphors for Healing, Health, Strength, and Self-Esteem

Knowing these, you can greatly improve any program that requires willpower and mental strength because you can now add to or heighten what you're focusing on.

And remember, even if you're not diligent at first, the more you listen and apply these techniques, the easier it will become and the more effective you will be.

Best wishes in your quest for optimum health. Please feel free to email me with any questions or comments you may have.

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This article was Part 1 of a series entitled, "Forever Slim: How to Achieve and Maintain Your Natural and Ideal Weight."
Part 1: 25 Characteristics of Healthy, Naturally Thin People
Part 2: Understanding the Mind: 3 Keys to being Naturally Thin
Part 3: The Science and Psychology behind the Forever Slim CD

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Rob Daugherty is a webmaster, author, lecturer, and certified hypnotist. This article series is the companion to the hypnosis/guided imagery CD he created in conjunction with Dr. Tanya Zilberter to specifically to help people develop the characteristics of a healthy, naturally thin person. Visit www.hypnosite.com and www.LetusPonder.com for more of his writing.