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"I was at peace with myself and determined": hypnosis, a new ally for athletes

5/1/2022, 2:12:20 PM


Long taboo and decried, this practice is increasingly highlighted in the world of sport. Athletes no longer hesitate to talk about it

She remembers his reaction perfectly.

When her trainer Christophe Messina offered her, at the beginning of 2016, to try the experience of hypnosis to prepare for the Olympic Games in Rio, Émilie Andéol was reserved, not to say reluctant, at the idea of ​​crossing the door of the practitioner. .

“I went there backwards, I didn't understand the interest because I already had a mental trainer…”, smiles the young woman.

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