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Hypnosis , Hypnotherapy & EFT
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Covering such self improvement issues as:
- Weight Loss
- Confidence
- Relaxation
- Wedding Preparation
- Bruxism
- Exercise Motivation
- Emotional Cleansing
- Surgical Preparation
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You can also read about my own amazing weight loss!
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About Hypnosis, hypnotherapy & self hypnosis...
Hypnosis is a completely natural state of mind that we all experience every day. Have you ever been so engrossed in a book or film so you don't hear someone saying something to you? If so, then you were in a state of hypnosis. Have you ever driven a familiar route from A to B and when you get to B you can't remember what happened at A ½? Then you were in a state of hypnosis.
People are often unsure of hypnosis, especially when they have seen stage hypnosis. (Please see our FAQ for more info). Please be assured that you are fully aware of what is happening when you are in a state of hypnosis.
You actually pass through the state of hypnosis on the way to and from sleep; everyone experiences states of hypnosis.
Put simply, when you are in a state of hypnosis you enter a state of mind ‘wherein the subconscious and conscious parts of the mind begin to work on the same concept at the same time without conflict.' (T. Watts ).
When you are in a state of hypnosis your thoughts are clearer and you can access memories with greater ease. Your perception is heightened and your senses sharper, you perform tasks with greater efficiency, you are able to control your body and your mind with greater ease; hypnosis is not only a natural state of mind, it is also a very useful one. This state of mind has been used by many from the Greeks, to women wishing painless childbirth to modern day surgeons as alternatives to anaesthetics, to those wishing a calm wedding, to those aiming to reduce their golf handicap, improve their general sports performance or rid themselves of a lifelong phobia.
Hypnotherapy is quite simply the combination of psychotherapy and hypnosis to allow you to rapidly change to become a more efficient, confident and happier version of yourself.
If you want to be constructive about your future and create positive change in your life and hence in the lives of those around you, then hypnotherapy is for you.
The way to utilise the power of hypnosis and hypnotherapy at home is to use Self hypnosis.
Self-hypnosis is a tool that many people use, to great effect, occasionally or as frequently as a few times every day, in many different ways for many different things.
Self-hypnosis is a valuable skill we should all learn. The intense focus and calm that you gain when in a state of hypnosis can be utilised by you to enhance every aspect of your life. One of the wonderful facts about hypnosis is that every time you go into hypnosis you get better at it, making it easier each time you want to utilise the state of hypnosis for a specific occasion, for example, when competing in a sporting event, exam preparation, your wedding, giving a speech or presentation or even giving birth. Self-hypnosis can be used anywhere at any time when it is safe to do so for simple, easy relaxation and focus.
In order to achieve specific goals, you need to have specially formulated suggestion. An easy way to do this is to utilise self hypnosis audio tracks. These have specific suggestions which have been written by us to create positive change in your life. They are available to download now by clicked on the 'podcasts' link on the left of the page.
Self-hypnosis is a very good option when it is not viable to attend private consultations. Make a commitment to yourself, learn a valuable skill, learn self hypnosis.
Simply listen to the self hypnosis audio tracks and feel that change start to happen!
We have written a booklet describing self hypnosis and how to maximise your self hypnosis experience. We have a self hypnosis booklet available for free! Simply go to the product page, listed to the left of the page, and add to basket!
Please do not listen to any of our products when driving or operating machinery.
Lose Weight Fast – My Easy 3 Stone Weight Loss & How You Can Do It Too!
I’ll start with a statement that has often made people want to throw something at the person making it…
‘Losing weight is a simple equation.’
This is true, from the chemical point of view. Less energy in and more energy out and you’ll lose weight. But when you are putting it into practice, it’s not so easy. The absolutely huge ‘diet’ industry illustrates that point. Why do we all need so much help when it’s is apparently such an easy thing to do?
Sometimes you know what it is that is stopping you from losing weight or keeping it off, sometimes you have no idea. But even when you know what it is that is stopping you, somehow you just can’t get over that barrier. No matter how much you try, no matter how much effort you put in, no matter how focused and how much you spend on diet plans, classes, books, exercise equipment, the list goes on! No matter what you do, year after year you are making the same resolutions and the same decisions and you really mean it! It can get so frustrating!
I lost count of the number of times I started dieting and losing weight, and started again and started again, and then cried and cried and cried. I got so fed up of thinking about it. It is amazing how much thought and feeling gets taken up by trying to change something about oneself, especially when it’s so fraught with feeling as weight loss, body image and confidence are.
For one reason or another, diets do not work. It’s not until you look at the emotional reasons behind the more obvious reasons, like food and exercise, that you can really start to actually make a difference, and really change!
I discovered this after retraining as a therapist in a few different therapies; using hypnosis, hypnotherapy and an energy meridian, acupressure point tapping therapy, called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). I designed a weight loss programme to follow and followed it.
To start with I used the ‘quick fix’ factor that EFT allows, and totally removed my cravings for chocolate, cakes, crisps, sweets biscuits and other sweet and fatty foods I had previously felt addicted to. This was accomplished in one evening! I then utilised various different techniques including positive visualisation, powerful positive suggestion, and over the next few months took myself through the
weight loss programme. This included improving my confidence, my belief in myself, removing doubts, improving my self image and much more.
It was as though I’d waved a magic wand! Gone were the days of comfort and binge eating. Gone were the days of sitting inside and hiding. I was happy and in control of myself and my eating habits!
I didn’t follow a strict diet, I ate what I wanted when I wanted it, my tastes and appetites had simply changed to a healthy, normal level. I started loving drinking water and easily drank my 2 litres a day. My skin, my mood and my energy levels improved.
Even when I went through a rather traumatic relationship break-up I did not reach for the chocolate or the cakes, which was what I had been doing for years!
I lost over 3 stone in a year without dieting and without over exercising. Just by using these methods my eating habits changed within days. Bit by bit the weight just dropped off.
Now I’m the size 10/12 UK size, (US 8/10) I have always wanted to be. It feels great!
I have proved this method time and again with my clients in my consulting room. I now specialise in weight loss and help many people lose weight with ease.
So what’s the key? It is that the ‘weight’ isn’t the real issue. It is the emotions that drive you to eat in unhealthy patterns, it is the emotions that have linked themselves to eating, and it is the comfort and habit factors that need to be addressed. Once you have a method to sort out the comfort and binge eating, the emotional side of why you are still overweight, a method that allows you to have a combination of a quick fix and long term results, then there is nothing in your way!
Sort out the emotional side of weight, the binge, comfort and stress eating, and with knowledge about good eating and exercising patterns,
there is no stopping you from becoming the slimmer, healthier and fitter person you really want to be!
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"About the authors: Elizabeth Brown & Christine Hines are internationally registered therapists specialising in the treatment of weight loss, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), stress management & habit control. They have also produced an excellent range of professionally produced hypnosis, hypnotherapy & acupressure point tapping related products, available to download now from http://www.ilkleytherapies.co.uk/ Where you can also download a free Self Hypnosis pdf. Visit us to see information on the wide range of products & treatments available & find out how we can help you improve your life."
