A long, long time ago, my daughter asked me what my favorite movie was. I didn’t even have to think about it, I responded immediately. "It’s 'The Wizard of Oz'."

I remember being a little girl watching television in absolute wonder when Dorothy’s house landed in Munchkin land. She opened up the door and instantaneously everything went from black and white to brilliant, vivid color. She was a stranger in a strange new land. Toto and Dorothy were, “Somewhere over the rainbow,” but she wanted to go home.

Glinda, the good witch of the East arrived in a beautiful iredescent bubble. She informed Dorothy that the only person who could help her get back home to Kansas was the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. But he lived a long way off in Emerald City, and Dorothy would have to walk a very long way to get there. She gave Dorothy a pair of ruby slippers, and told her to never take them off because they had magical powers & they would keep her safe from the Wicked Witch of the West.

Dorothy and Toto took off down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wizard and Emerald City. Along the way Dorothy made three friends. The Scarecrow who decided to help Dorothy get to Oz because he needed a brain and surely the Great Wizard could help him get one. The Tin man also went along, besides he was in need of a heart. The Cowardly Lion wanted to help Dorothy, because he was badly in need of courage.

• What they didn’t realize was that they already had everything they desired inside of themselves, they just didn’t know how to make it happen.
• They didn’t even realize it as they demonstrated intelligence, love and courage many times throughout the movie.

The new friends had both happy and scary times during their travels to The Emerald City. They braved apple throwing trees and poppy fields that made them fall asleep. When they finally made it to Oz the Wizard refused to grant any of their requests until they returned with the broom of the Witch of the West. Once again they braved the obstacles. There were Flying Monkeys, Dorothy’s kidnapping, and one very cranky Witch. But in the end justice prevailed, the witch was liquefied, and they returned to OZ with broom in hand.

It’s understandable why they were so dismayed as soon as they realized the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man hiding behind a curtain…But was he really just an ordinary man? You see the Wizard may have been a very bad Wizard, but he was in reality a very good Hypnotist.

1. He convinced the Scarecrow that he always had a brain, all he needed was a diploma.
2. He advised the Tin man that he had the ability to love, and gave him a heart shaped watch…The Tin man became a believer when he felt sad because Dorothy was leaving him to go home.
3. The Cowardly Lion received a medal that said courage, and he became a believer when he read the word Courage printed on it and proclaimed “Courage ain’t it the truth, ain’t it the truth”?
4. Dorothy only needed to click her heels together 3 times and say “There’s no place like home”. She had the power to go home when ever she was ready, because it was inside her heart all along.

The Wizard and Glinda simply gave beneficial, positive suggestions to the four friends, who accepted them willingly. When this happened the suggestions became a belief system, imbedded itself into the subconscious and subsequently became a reality. This is how Hypnosis works.

When you . . .

• Want to make a change,
• Believe that you can do it, and
• Trust the person who will facilitate you in helping to make that change

PRESTO!
it happens . . . just like that.

Hypnotists call it the Robot Body Theory. In other words, “What the mind can conceive the body will achieve.”

Through Hypnosis it is possible to make positive life changes. You can stop smoking, lose weight, manage stress, achieve childbirth without pain, release fears, and the list goes on and on! Hypnosis is an extremely beneficial way for you to overcome your challenges and establish a healthier way of living.

A few years ago my daughter gave me a Video of the Wizard of Oz for Christmas. I asked her why she chose that particular movie and she responded simply with…

“Mom, you hypnotize people everyday, and they achieve what they are coming to you for – just like the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and Dorothy did. The people who come to see you need help to make changes in their lives, and you help them to believe in themselves…Mom you are the Wizard. !…Mom you are the Wizard!"

So I now invite you all to follow your yellow brick road. It’s time to rid of yourselves of those negative habits and unwanted emotions. It’s time to change them into positive approach. Because when we feel good, happy, safe and secure with ourselves we come home. So take the challenge and find the Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man or Lion within you and realize “There’s no place like home…there’s no place like home”.