「冰山理論」可以大致說明什麼是意識與潛意識，露出水面的冰山， 可以視為「意識」， 只佔整個冰山的 10% ，另外 90% 的冰山卻是沉沒在水面之下，我們看不到，但是它卻確實存在， 這個部分可以視為『潛意識』。

科學研究顯示，潛意識是我們所有生命經驗的儲藏庫，唯一能修改或改變我們的行為是藉由催眠來改變潛意識所相信的想法或觀念，有點像似重寫電腦的程式或是重新剪接影片。我們無法改變已經發生的事件，但是我們可以改變因為那個事件所連結的想法或情緒。

催眠已有數千年的歷史，早在五千多年前的埃及，中國或是其他民族的巫術都有催眠的痕跡可尋。催眠指的是當人在一個完全放鬆的精神和身體狀態，意識會減弱而潛意識會強化，因此個案會較容易接受催眠師給他的建議，而開始改變，進而達到個案想要得到的結果。

催眠和有意圖的引導冥想很類似，催眠是一種很有效的療癒方式，藉由完全的放鬆，搭建一座橋進入潛意識，探索情緒，精神和身體上問題的源頭。

接受催眠的人最重要的工作是：全然放鬆、信任催眠師、願意接受引導和改變。答案就藏在你的潛意識和身體裡，催眠師只是幫助你去找出和看見那個答案。

I am a Certified Hypnotherapist with Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy.

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