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Hypnosis is generally regarded as a means to alter a person's behavior by a
subconscious connection through the use of imagery. In that regard, troubled
souls for years have sought the aid of clinical hypnotherapists like Jennifer
Scott. Among her many success stories, the Scottsdale resident has helped
people to quit smoking, lose weight, overcome anxiety, deal with depression,
speak in public, and, yes, even play better golf. Her new CD - "Own
the Zone" - is an effort to help golfers get over such things as first-tee
jitters, putting yips and mental blocks, as well as helping them learn how
to win. She freely admits that her latest endeavor is based on a personal
passion.
"I took up the game a year ago, and I'm hooked," Scott said. "The
way I got into working with golfers was, my husband said to me; "You do
all these things to help others, why don't you help me with my golf game?" The
seed planted, Scott grew the idea to help any golfer "who is disciplined
and will follow my instructions." "You still have to have your golf
skills down,'' she added. "But if you are committed to getting better,
miracles can happen. Anyone can tune in to a higher level of intelligence.''
According to Scott, owning "the zone," a term golfers allude to when
everything is going dead-solid perfect, is effortless. At the opposite end
of the spectrum, "it can be such a humbling sport."
"You need to be able to clear your mind when you play it, and get
rid of all negative thoughts and triggers," she explained. "You
don't have to let your mind control you." As examples, she quotes
two of the game's greatest players. Make no mistake, most golfers can
relate to these words of wisdom from Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods. "If
I have two swing thoughts, I have no chance at all," Jones once said. "If
I have one, maybe I'll have a good shot. If I have none, then I can play
like Bobby Jones." Woods adds this perspective: "I always have
an inner peace on the golf course. I've learned to trust the subconscious,
and my instincts have never lied to me. "
Scott, who works with several mini-tour players and
amateurs from the East Valley, says golfers get in their own way, "way
too much. Hypnosis, while not a cure-all, boosts positive results significantly,
she added. "It's a state of being when you're in that flow, in
that zone. It's really a random state that we fall in and out of all
the time like daydreaming or visualizing. What I'm trying to do is
create purposeful hypnosis, where you can stay in the zone all the
time." The biggest misconception about her profession, Scott added,
is that being hypnotized makes you quack like a duck or bark like a
dog. "That's stage hypnosis, where people act silly,'' she said. "It's
real, sure, but only because the people that are doing it are 'psyched'
to do it. Clinical hypnosis is quite different, and I don't think most
people realize how powerful it can be."
Being a curious type, I experienced my own session with
Scott and found it to be very interesting, and not what I expected. Scott
employs the Esdaile technique, which gradually takes a client down a imaginary
escalator of the mind, until you reach the deep, deeper and deepest levels
of hypnosis Apparently, I'm left-brain oriented, which means I only reached
the "B level," according to Scott. On the Esdaile scale, you
need to reach the "C level' to be totally hypnotized. "You've
got to train yourself, but it's exciting to learn how to get there," said
Scott, who charges $90 an hour ($150 for the first session), or $360 for
a package of four sessions. Her CD, which includes two discs, can
be purchased for $50.
Is hypnosis for you? Well, golfers spend serious money
on equipment, lessons and even sport psychologists. I guess if you look
at it from the standpoint of it only costs about as much as a new driver,
what the heck, go for it! "Hypnosis is getting out there, and is
much better known an accepted," Scott said. "What people don't
realize is how ordinary it is, and how extraordinary it is "
·Scott, a former lounge singer/pianist from New
York, got into hypnosis in a most unusual way. Due to her upbringing,
and unbeknownst to her, she had been practicing a form of hypnosis ever
since she was a kid. "I developed this technique of tuning out my
parents, because they were always on me about something," she confessed. "That
was my first doorway to my subconscious and to my spirit "Since then,
I've also always been interested in metaphysics. In fact, I've been 'a
channel' for others for over 25 years. "
·But only a certified clinical hypnotherapist
for nine years, having earned her degree from the Atwood Institute of
Phoenix. "This is my new music,'' she said of her life-altering shift
in vocation. "And love to see people respond to it.'' Scott is so
confident of her ability, she said she even would "love to work with
Phil Mickelson." After his back-to-back meltdowns in the Honda and
Players Championship the past two weeks, it would seem like no one needs
her help more. "He's the perfect example of someone who could be
helped by hypnosis, because he obviously has some negative triggers,''
Scott said. "As it so happens, one of my clients knows him very well.
She's lost a lot of weight, and thinks I can not only help him with his
golf game, but also with his weight." If you say so, Jennifer. Just
keep in mind that Lefty might be just like me - a left-brain type incapable
of "owning the zone."
Bill Huffman, Golf Reporter, Arizona Tribune Newspapers
©
East Valley Tribune 2002. Used by permission.
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