Are You in Control of Your Mind? Exploring the Unconscious Mind — An Experiential Introduction to Hypnotherapy
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
— Carl Jung
How much of your life is truly shaped by conscious choice, and how much is guided by forces operating beyond your awareness?
We like to believe that we are the authors of our thoughts, emotions, decisions, and behaviours. Yet, have you ever wondered why you react in ways you don't fully understand, repeat patterns you consciously wish to change, or feel held back by beliefs you know are no longer serving you?
If we know what we want, why do we sometimes act against our own intentions?
Psychology suggests that much of our mental life operates outside conscious awareness. Our early experiences, emotional memories, learned associations, and deeply ingrained beliefs can shape how we perceive ourselves, relate to others, and respond to the world.
What we experience as personality, instinct, or even fate may sometimes reflect patterns of conditioning that have become so familiar we no longer question them.
Join us at Innerverse Integrated Health for a thought-provoking and experiential introduction to hypnotherapy. Together, we'll explore the fascinating relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind, the psychology of human conditioning, and how hypnotherapy may help us access new perspectives, challenge limiting beliefs, and create space for conscious change.
What We'll Explore
- The Conscious vs. Unconscious Mind: How much of our thinking, feeling, and behaviour happens outside conscious awareness?
- The Psychology of Conditioning: How do childhood experiences, emotional learning, and deeply held beliefs shape our perception of reality?
- Why Knowing Isn't Always Changing: Why do we continue repeating familiar patterns even when we intellectually understand them?
- The Science and Practice of Hypnotherapy: What is hypnosis, how does it work, and how can it support psychological well-being and behavioural change?
- Beyond Willpower: How can focused attention, therapeutic suggestion, and new ways of experiencing ourselves help us move beyond habitual responses?
Experience Hypnotherapy Firsthand
Understanding the mind intellectually is one thing. Experiencing it is another.
Beyond discussion and learning, this event invites you to turn your attention inward.
Through a live mini hypnotherapy demonstration and guided experiential exercise, you'll have the opportunity to explore a state of focused attention and relaxation, observe your inner experience, and discover how therapeutic suggestions may influence your thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
Contrary to popular misconceptions, hypnosis is not about surrendering control to someone else. It is a collaborative experience in which you remain an active participant.
No prior experience is needed, and participation is entirely voluntary.
Who Is This Event For?
This event is for curious minds, seekers of self-understanding, and anyone interested in the intersection of psychology, consciousness, and personal transformation.
Whether you find yourself repeating familiar emotional or behavioural patterns, feel limited by self-doubt or unconscious beliefs, or simply wish to understand the deeper workings of your mind, this event offers an opportunity to explore yourself from a different perspective.
From Unconscious Patterns to Conscious Living
Perhaps freedom is not about controlling every thought or emotion that arises.
Perhaps it begins with recognizing the patterns that have been shaping our lives without our awareness—and discovering that we have more choices than we once believed.
The more we understand what influences us, the more intentionally we can choose how to live.
Join us for an evening of curiosity, psychological exploration, and experiential self-discovery.
Facilitated by: Rosanna Ho, Hypnotherapist
Hosted by: Innerverse Integrated Health
Reserve your spot and begin exploring the mind beneath your conscious awareness.
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Location
Innerverse Integrated Health
179 Davie Street
#212 Vancouver, BC V6Z 2V4
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