HYPNOTHERAPY
What is Hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is a collection of very safe, powerful, effective and efficient techniques to quiet conscious thought and bypasses the critical factor of the conscious mind. As a result, unresolved events, beliefs of self, fears, habits and patterns can be effectively addressed, healed and resolved. Since the conscious mind perceives only one out of every million bits of data received by the subconscious mind at any given moment - it is safe to say that almost everything we perceive is inaccurate.
How does Hypnosis work? Once a person is relaxed through a progressive relaxation process, their conscious "thinking" mind quiets and the subconscious mind is then highly suggestible. It is at this point that conscious awareness can expand beyond its own misperception.
What does a hypnotic trance feel like? A hypnotic trance does not feel any more different than sitting in front of a T.V. for more than two hours or driving in a car for some distance - only to arrive at your destination without remembering how you got there. There is never a sense of feeling out of control or unaware of what is happening in the moment. In the beginning, most people are consciously aware of the entire session; and once a sense of 'familiarity' is developed, then people are able to easily let go and find that they do not need to stay consciously present.
How is Hypnotherapy different from talk therapy? Talk therapy is helpful and important for the conscious mind to understand why certain beliefs, behaviors, habits and patterns are in place. However, as long as you are dealing with the conscious mind and it's 'misperception', true healing will only go so far. After years of talk therapy - a person can still be driven by traumatic experiences held in the subconscious and the reactive behavior that resulted. Hypnotherapy will go beyond the conscious mind's 'misperception' and dismantle reactive behavior from these events. One of the most profound differences is that hypnotherapy asks the subconscious mind to reveal the cause of a pattern or behavior - rather than address the pattern or behavior as the problem. Treating reactive behavior as the problem is ineffective and futile.
For example - if you take away a person's addiction to a particular behavior or substance (drinking alcohol for instance), the normal response is to replace the addiction with a different substance or behavior to 'fill the hole' (many people who quit drinking start smoking or working excessively). With hypnotherapy - the cause of the behavior is the focus of the work (even if it is not consciously known - which it usually isn't). Once the cause is addressed - the addiction usually disappears without struggle or significant withdrawal symptoms.
What is Hypnosis used for? The question is, "what isn't hypnosis used for?" Our entire reality is a reflection of our thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Quantum physics has shown that our intentions (thoughts) affect matter. The following is a short list of the many things that hypnosis successfully addesses:
- Anxiety / fear / depression
- Trauma recovery
- Addictions
- Pain Management
- Smoking Cessation
- Weight Mastery
- Fertility / Birthing
- Relationship Patterns
- Success / Self Confidence
- Behavior / Belief Modification
- And much, much more!
What kind of results should I expect? Everyone's experience is unique and it is hard to say what effects any one person can expect. Most people report having some of the following experiences after a hypnotherapy session:
- Feeling deeply peaceful and calm
- Expanded awareness of self and others
- Ability to move more easily into forgiveness and love of self and others
- Freed from a lifetime of burden, struggle or internal conflict
- Addictive or destructive behavior disappearing
- Physical pain significantly diminished or completely gone
- Ability to move into a more positive self image and self talk
- Connected to a higher source
- Feeling a part of something greater than themselves
THE TECHNIQUES
No one technique is better than the other. Together, the therapist and client discuss and decide which techniques are most appropriate for the desired results.
Regression Therapy - is used to move forward or backward in time. You do not need to believe in past lives in order for this to be an effective tool for you. Some feel the memories are just metaphors for the conscious mind to make sense of - others believe the recall is very real. Regardless, the proof is in the results! Traditional regression involves visiting past events and, much like talk therapy, having a conscious understanding of why certain behaviors and beliefs exist in the current life. The techniques used in my sessions will bring a resource from higher realms back to scenes of trauma and transform them completely! Many report this added step brings significant resolution and closure to past events and feel that the process is profoundly healing. It is good to know that recall is left up to the client and leading suggestions are never used in regression, nor are they appropriate.
Cellular Release Therapy - is designed to clear traumatic and painful experiences, without having to re-experience them. This technique is very effective for people who have done significant amounts of talk therapy, but are still struggling with reactive behavior. It is also appropriate for those who have been exposed to severe violence and/or abuse. Treating the subconscious as the holder of all the experiences of the life - the facilitator will ask permission of the subconscious to disconnect reactive thoughts, feelings, habits and patterns that resulted from a traumatic events. In this manner, there is no 'hole' left that needs to be filled with a substitute behavior and nothing is ever disconnected without the permission of the subconscious. Single traumatic events can be cleared as well as entire patterns of relationships, core beliefs of self, addictions and much more!
Etheric Plane Communication - an amazing tool used to resolve difficult relationships. In the safety of your own consciousness and without fear of judgment or repercussions, you can invite another person into your inner world and say all the things that you have held back and finally have the closure that your heart has needed. This technique works with people who are still alive as well as those that have passed. Tremendous healing happens when all of the unspoken feelings get an opportunity to be voiced. For some - this is the first step in having a conversation with someone that they have struggled with for years!
Core Transformation - is used when there is a sense of a 'part' of self. When struggling to stay on a diet or stop an addiction or a particular behavior, we find ourselves saying, "a part of me knows I shouldn't do this, but there is this other part . . ." The basic assumption is that every 'part' of ourselves is striving to work for our highest good. This process helps us understand what the 'part' is trying to achieve for the whole and helps find a more direct experience to the feeling - rather than using old unsuccessful means.
Spirit Releasement - is used to make sure that when someone is struggling in some way - that the only energy the person is dealing with is their own. For whatever reason, when people die - some do not proceed in the normal course of 'moving into the light'. Instead, they stay 'earthbound' and will attach themselves to living people's energy systems. This is very prevalent when dealing with addictions or someone that frequents places where people die or entities 'hang out' - hospitals, mortuaries, cemeteries, prisons, bars, etc. This process is loving and gentle and often clients report feeling significantly lighter with an amazing reduction of 'chatter' in the background of their mind.
Remote Healing Sessions - sometimes it is inappropriate to do hypnotherapy work with someone because of their age or because they are heavily involved in substance abuse. This process involves two hypnotherapists specifically trained in remote work. One acts as the facilitator, the other as the 'surrogate'. The surrogate calls forward the highter self or consciousness of the person the work is being done for and asks permission to do healing work for them. If permission is not given - the session is ended immediately. Once permission is received, all of the above techniques can be used for the person being called forward and amazing results have been reported!
