In ‘Sports Coach’ Volume 27, Number 1, an Australian Sports Commission publication, Michelle Paccagnella, a Sports Psychologist, ACT Academy of Sport, explains the use of hypnosis to improve sports performance.
For some time, hypnosis has been an accepted component of psychotherapy, medicine and dentistry. While there is a well-documented history of hypnosis being used in sport, it is not commonly discussed nor promoted as a useful technique for athletes. However, there now appears to be a resurgence of interest in the use of hypnosis in sport.
Hypnosis can be an incredibly powerful tool for athletes for both therapeutic and performance-enhancement
purposes. Read on…