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- Help To Relax During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonSome mothers to be really enjoy their pregnancies whilst others find the situation a little more trying. There are many aspects of pregnancy that can cause discomfort, anxiety or indeed frustration. Morning sickness, digestive changes and feeling fat are amongst the most frequently cited ...
Views: 1070(1 vote) - Hypnosis Can Help You To Boost Your Immune System - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonPeople have often used the analogy that the human body is like a car. It needs the correct grade fuel to enable it to work at its best, it needs exercising on a reasonably frequent basis, and a check up once in a while. Whilst we all know what we should do in terms of diet and exercise, few of ...
Views: 1064(1 vote) - Do Not Forget To Enjoy The Present - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2013 from Roseanna LeatonIf you have ever spent a couple of hours in an airport waiting for a delayed flight you will be familiar with the general feeling of discontent that permeates the atmosphere. People look bored, tired, frustrated, long-suffering or just plain upset! Amongst this generalized feeling of ...
Views: 1063 - Help To Stop Food Cravings And Lose Weight Successfully - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you want to lose weight or to eliminate certain food items or food groups from your day-to-day diet you have to be good at controlling the way in which you think about such food. A good mental strategy towards your eating plan and diet is required. If you watched the movie "Five Year ...
Views: 1063(1 vote) - You Can Do It - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonThis is probably the most powerful affirmation you can make, the most empowering thought to hold in your mind or comment to hear from someone whom you look up to and respect. This belief opens up doors which would almost certainly otherwise be closed, locked and sealed. For example, do you ...
Views: 1057(1 vote) - Get A Good Attitude Towards Medical Treatment - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonYour mind and body work together in many subtle ways. Inevitably your mind has a huge impact upon your health, and you can direct your mind to think in a way that promotes good health and also improves the effect of medical treatment or surgical procedures. Why is it that time and ...
Views: 1055 - How to Protect Yourself from Acidic Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonIf you are suffering from your own toxic thoughts or happen to be the focal point of another person's acidity you will appreciate how uncomfortable either of these circumstances can make you feel. The former you can more readily control; or rather, you should upon the face of it find it easier ...
Views: 1055(1 vote) - Help To Stop Thinking About Dieting - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonIf your thinking leads to the doing that you need to do, then there is no need to stop thinking! But if your thinking about dieting does not lead to the relevant necessary eating habits it is perhaps time for a change of thought. There is often a disparity between thinking and doing, just ...
Views: 1049 - How to Train Yourself to be Assertive - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonTolerance is something which is becoming a relatively scarce commodity in today's world. In fact, it might be said that a state of intolerance abounds. But like anything, this depends on the particular circumstances or area to which the concept is being applied. In many ways we are more ...
Views: 1044 - Exploring Rhythmic Hip Turns In Golf - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonI had a round of golf with a couple of girls the other day and ended up coming off the course chuckling to myself over our focus upon the optimal hip turn and weight transference through the swing. All three of us had individually been paying extra attention to this important part of the golf ...
Views: 1043 - How Positive Thinking Helps When You Catch a Cold - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIt will probably not surprise you when I say that my motivation in asking this question comes from the fact that I have caught a cold. I have managed to avoid all those bugs which circulate so easily for at least the last two years, so I don't suppose that I should grumble. What I will say is ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - How To Build Confidence And Command Courage - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonCourage is a quality that we would all aspire to develop and possess by the bucket load. Everyone appreciates the value of courage. Yet timidity and fear can so easily form barriers to this valuable commodity. Confidence and strength can at times become, in a sense, contagious. A clear ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - How To Find the Best Stop Snoring Solution for You - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you start researching stop snoring solutions you begin to realize just how many different approaches are available for you to try. They range from stop snoring sprays to mouthpieces which are designed to keep your airways open to pretty drastic surgeries. You can be forgiven for feeling ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - What You Give Out You Get Back - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonMy mum cuts articles out of the newspaper for my brother and I and gives us quite a stack of reading most weeks. She is, as my brother says "spot on"; she knows exactly what will be of interest to us and she saves both of us trawling through papers in search of what is relevant. She does, ...
Views: 1037(1 vote) - The Past Shapes Our Lives But It Doesn't Have To Rule Us - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonIf you feel hemmed in by your own thoughts and habits you can do something about it. With hypnosis you can change automatic thoughts, behaviors and expectations. Who you are now and how you act now is what matters. The past is the past. Now is your opportunity to be as you want to be ...
Views: 1036 - What Creates The Most Impact In Life? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWe are all connected and are therefore affected by every single happening to some degree or another. Sometimes the impact can be felt in an extreme manner like being caught in the eye of a hurricane; at other times it will barely be felt, like the vaguest ripple upon the surface of the ocean or ...
Views: 1036(2 votes) - Life Is Not Like a Novel - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonLife is not like a novel. There is never real closure. Yet closure is frequently what we seek. We like to have things come to a logical conclusion, to get things tucked into bed. Life is more cyclical than it is linear. As one door closes, another opens. Thus where a novel will ...
Views: 1035 - Hypnosis Is Powerfully Effective And Requires No Effort - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhen I started out writing this article I was going to use the title "Learn To Use Hypnosis" and then realized that the title itself would very likely cause a barrier to those who might otherwise be tempted to read what I have to say. You see, when you start a sentence with "learn how" this ...
Views: 1031(1 vote) - Learning to Say No - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWhat can't you say no to? Some people cannot say no to chocolate whilst others cannot say no even when another person asks them to do something which is over and above the normal call of duty. These are two very different types of situations. The first is an example of a situation where one ...
Views: 1028 - How Well Do You Use Your Mind? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Roseanna Leaton"When you use your mind, it's a useful tool, when your mind uses you, you're a useless fool." A. Bryce I can across this quote the other day and it made me wonder how much our minds do use us instead of the other way around. The fact is that we know so very little about how our minds ...
Views: 1024(1 vote) - Best Way To Set Up To The Ball In Golf - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHow many times have you seen someone hit a shot in the wrong direction only to realize afterwards that they had in fact been aiming right where the ball went? You might also have noticed that a golfers weight distribution at set up bears a significant impact upon the shot that they subsequently ...
Views: 1022 - How To Fight Your Fears And Defeat Them - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonDon’t be frightened by your fears. When you look at your fears in the right way, you will find that you have the power to fight them and win. Fears have the power to root a person to the spot. Fears are not only frightening, they can be totally debilitating. But there are strategies that ...
Views: 1022 - Hypnosis Downloads Give You Your Formula For Success - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonI was chatting with a young couple the other day and it was clear that their goals were at cross purposes from one another. The young man wanted to save up and buy a property to rent out and then save once more and reinvest in property to let, and so on. His main focus was to step upon the ...
Views: 1020(3 votes) - Happiness Involves Realizing That Life Is Rich - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonLife is very rich so long as you pause for a moment and choose to seek out its richness. You see what you focus upon and when you focus in the now you feel calm and peaceful. What do you see each morning as you awaken and begin to move around and start your day? More importantly, how do ...
Views: 1019 - Would You Like To Have More Driving Confidence? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonMy mom stopped driving for good immediately after she asked me which pedal was the accelerator and which was the brake; my brother and I swiftly removed both keys and car from her possession (with her agreement). At that point she had not driven for a year or more; she had become nervous after ...
Views: 1016(1 vote) - How To Give Your Goals Sticking Power - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonJanuary is a time of year which is associated with new beginnings; it's a time to start over, set goals and plan for the year ahead. New Year's resolutions are set by many, yet adhered to by few. Are you one of the exceptions to this rule? Or have you already waved good-bye to your fresh ...
Views: 1015(1 vote) - How to Overcome Fear of Being Alone - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonThere is much evidence that we survive more easily and more comfortably when sharing our lives with other human beings than when we live life in a solitary manner. Research shows that we live longer and healthier lives when time is passed in the company of a loving spouse. Being alone does ...
Views: 1015 - Laughter is One of The Sweetest Creations in Life - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonLaughter is an antidote to pain and unhappiness. The power of laughter should never be underestimated. Laughter clinics have been set up in various places and research has shown that laughter is even an aid to recovery from ill health. When something makes you laugh, your spirits are ...
Views: 1013 - Are You Being Ripped Off By Your Own Mind? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonEveryone hates being ripped off. But what happens when it is your own mind which is causing you to be short changed? This is in fact the biggest cause (by far) of people being totally and utterly ripped off. Despite this, it is ironically the one form of rip off which most people do not allow ...
Views: 1010 - Stop Watch and Listen - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonChristmas is that time of year when everyone seems to be rushing around all over the place; too many things to do and too little time to do it in. Why does this happen to us before a holiday? The point of a holiday is to have a rest, not to kill yourself during the preparation process! ...
Views: 1009(1 vote) - In Search of a Phobia Cure - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonIs it my imagination or are more people suffering from phobias in the modern day? Perhaps this is the case, perhaps not; certainly there are more people who are willing to talk about having a phobia or suffering from anxiety. Phobias no longer have a stigma associated with them, and rightly ...
Views: 1007(2 votes) - Proof That Hypnosis Recordings Are Effective - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonSome people fear hypnosis itself whilst others fear that it won't work. Research shows how easily hypnosis can be used and how a recording can be just as effective as a live induction. When you have a conversation about hypnosis there are several standard reactions that the average ...
Views: 1006 - Having Trouble Solving Problems? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhen one wishes to solve a problem it is very easy to get tied up in the nuts and bolts of the problem itself and in this way miss out on seeing the overall picture. To solve a problem easily it is important to take a step back and thus begin to look at what is happening from a different angle. ...
Views: 1004(2 votes) - One Bad Shot And Cannot Stop Thinking About It - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonA golfer told me the other day that his problem was that as soon as he hits one bad shot he finds that he just can't stop thinking about it. It then ruins his entire round. There are a lot of golfers who will identify with this feeling and share a similar reaction. I can't help wondering why ...
Views: 1003 - Hypnosis Speeds Up Recovery From Cancer Operations - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonAn article published in The Daily Mail on June 14th, 2011 caught my eye. It was entitled "Hypnotism 'speeds up cancer op recovery'." This article went on to discuss the positive results of some recent research conducted by a group of Belgium anesthetists with patients who were undergoing ...
Views: 1002 - How Hypnosis Helps You to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonSometimes the "how to" of doing things can blur you vision and get in your way. "You cannot see the wood for the trees" is a saying which sums up this phenomenon quite nicely. If you want to achieve something it is more important to make a commitment to achieving that end result than to focus ...
Views: 1000(2 votes) - How To Have It All - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWe are frequently cautioned that we just cannot have it all. We are taught that wanting to have our cake and eat it as well is a recipe for great disappointment. When one hears such cautionary phrases and sayings often enough the tendency is to lower ones expectations and to dare not to dream ...
Views: 1000 - How To Create Opportunities for Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonOpportunities happen for those who seek them out whilst opportunities are most often missed by those who do not look. If you are the sort of person who listens to an inner voice that tells you that nothing ever comes your way then beware, because you are stopping yourself from becoming ...
Views: 999 - Is Social Drinking Becoming a Big Issue? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSocial drinking has become acceptable in a big way. You can hear many justifications made about it being part of how business is performed, or how "it's only wine; no hard spirits", and so on. But it is clear that these familiar comments are uttered with a rather defensive demeanor. The ...
Views: 999(1 vote) - Have You Worked On Your Goals For This Year? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI had an interesting experience yesterday when I settled myself down to write in detail about my goals for the year. I had five or six things which I had decided were really important to me; important enough to me to create a hypnosis recording for myself to use to ensure that I fully focused ...
Views: 995(2 votes) - How To Stop Allowing The Weather To Affect Your Mood - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonI suspect that almost everyone is affected by the weather. If you live in a place where the climate is almost always bright and sunny, you probably crave a spot of cool now and again. However, your moods will probably be less affected than those of people who live in darker and damper climes. ...
Views: 994 - Release Your Golfing Tigress by Understanding Your Golf Mind - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonYou can spend hours and hours working away on the range, but what matters is how you play when you are on the course. We all know this and bemoan this undeniable fact of the world of golf. Any keen golfer knows the difference between range play and golf play. The keener you are the more you ...
Views: 994 - Do You Love Too Much? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonIs it actually possible to love too much? If we consider for a moment love and hate as being opposite emotions, we do all no doubt agree that it is easily possible to hate too much. Hate in any degree is a dangerous and destructive emotion. Hating at all therefore constitutes hating too ...
Views: 993 - How to be Happy and Open in Your Relationships - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are instinctively honest and open; some would say that these people are too open and trusting and in this way leave themselves open and vulnerable to others who are tougher than them. Other people are more guarded and watch what they say and do around others and either keep ...
Views: 993 - Hypnosis Cures Fear of Hospitals - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonOur instinct for survival is always our primary instinct. Anything which threatens our very survival instinctively triggers fear. The anxiety response of "fight or flight" is hard wired in every human being. We all have this safety mechanism, this fuse, and when it is triggered a complex ...
Views: 993(2 votes) - Creating Harmony Between Mechanics and Confidence in Your Golf Game - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHave you ever had the thought that you have lost your swing? This thought is not conducive to feeling confident about your game and we all know that good golf requires confidence by the truck load. It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing. You might say that when your swing is right you then have ...
Views: 985 - Do You Really Know Yourself? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHow many times have you found yourself thinking one thing and yet feeling or doing something quite different? When you plan to do something and then don not get around to doing it most people tend to account for this on the assumption that they are simply weak willed. Few people would ever ...
Views: 985 - We Have The Power In Our Minds To Overcome Our Emotions - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonOur emotions frequently drive our actions in a direction that is opposed to that which our conscious mind wishes. We will often describe such a situation as being in two minds. The impact of our emotional attachment to things can easily be seen in circumstances when we know what we should do ...
Views: 982 - Use More of Your Mind With Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonMost people will agree that their mind is either their greatest asset...or their biggest liability! When your mind is extremely focused you can have the determination and will power to do endless things; to achieve happiness and success in abundant quantity. And yet when your mind is lacking ...
Views: 979 - How To Work Out What He Is Really Thinking - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonHow many times do you find yourself wondering what your partner is really thinking about? Do you find yourself second guessing where he or she is coming from or jumping to conclusions instead? You will usually find that if you are spending much time musing over these sorts of questions you ...
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