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• Are you looking to improve your performance in your chosen sport?
• ..and wanting to get more enjoyment from it

To quote Jack Nicklaus, "who was ever any good at anything they didn't enjoy"

• Do you ever have that little voice in your head reminding you of what can go wrong?
• ...or feeling short of confidenece before a game or competition
• Are you sometimes dogged by memories of past poor performances?
• ...or struggling to implement new methods or techniques

And when you do well, would you like to be able to bring back that feeling of being "in the zone" whenever you want to?

Developing mental skills is increasingly recognised as an important part of increasing sports performance. Hypnosis is based on the power of suggestion to create those positive mental habits that will create increased success, consistency and enjoyment in your sporting endeavours.

Sports Hypnosis combines hypnosis with traditional sports psychology to assist with many common sporting psychological problems. It is particularly effective for building confidence, overcoming poor past performances, and visualising new techniques.

Hypnosis has been used in sport for at least the last 50 years, and has recently seen a renewed interest from both the research community and sports participants. Numerous well-known sportspeople have used hypnosis in the past, including boxer Frank Bruno, former England cricket captain Mike Brearley, athlete Iwan Thomas, and golfer Ian Woosnam. More recently, Beijing Olympic champions, Steve Hooker (pole vault), Vince Hancock (Olympic skeet) and football teams, Crystal Palace and Swindon Town have also benefited from sports hypnosis.

My practice is in Woking in Surrey. Also nearby to Guildford, Camberley, West Byfleet, Chertsey and Weybridge. For more information please email Philip Harrisson at philip.harrisson@opticacoaching.com or telephone 01483 857012.