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When all is SAID and DONE...... - or in other words; "What I shall say when I meet my maker/enter the pearly gates/enter the black hole/join the void/pass on/kick the bucket/am no more." 1. I tried my best. 2. I did my best. 3. I gave it all I've got. 4. I never gave up. "I made a difference." 5. I loved, loved, and lo

The study of the human mind is an extremely complex, fascinating process of discovery. We know that our mind controls everything we say or do, think or feel. We also know that often times we feel a certain way but we can’t explain why, nor do we have the power to change how we feel even though ...

Do you feed your feelings with emotional eating? If you over eat when you feel upset, down, bored, excited, happy, confused, joyful, uncertain, malaise, bored..., then you are feeding your feelings. \ Is it possible for you to think of each of these emotions as a different persona? Sound strange? \ Yes, the

Buddhist Philosophy' is an oxymoron. Like the The Theory of Walking, it won't get you very far. Actually, the word 'Buddhism' itself is an oxymoron. The Buddha was a master communicator, and what has passed for Buddhist teaching is an exquisite chameleon, adapting to meet the needs of many people, cultures, and eras. I

Hypnotherapy is really an effective process. It can assist you alter negative attitudes and accomplish all your goals, deal with major emotional difficulties, and alleviate numerous health conditions. rn rnYou may hear about any coworker who has been cured of smoking in a single program, or a pal of a friend whose lifelong terror ended up being completely eradicated by a hypnotherapist. A good hypnotherapist could also teach you how to exercise self-hypnosis in order to achie

Emotional eating and losing weight take second place with holiday stress. But the real holiday stress is not the rushing around (not that there isn't any of that) but it's the uncertainty of all your plans working out for the season. \ Aside from uncertainty there's certainly the pressure to get things done, antic

Modern day hypnotherapists are mad. They are steamed at the old stereotype of the evil hypnotist swinging the pocket watch and murmuring "You are getting sleepy, sleepy, sleepy". Hypnotists have long been associated with the occult or entertainment hypnosis. It is not uncommon for new clients to ask "What are you going

So what is this golf mind and unconscious golf stuff that I'm always writing and talking about? And how does it actually work? These are questions I occasionally get asked by more sceptical golfers. Thankfully the vast majority of people I talk to either accept my explanations or trust me based on the results they've s

Some people thrive upon adrenalin, whilst others do not. Some people love the hustle and bustle of city living and find that to be calming to their temperament. Others find the busy streets anything but calming to their soul. One person can relax and unwind in an open countryside, whilst another will feel a little "twi

Meditation is a response in the nervous system and there are many ways to trigger it. Once activated, certain chemicals flow, brain waves change from beta waves to alpha waves, metabolism drops, senses become more acute, the body relaxes deeply, and the subconscious mind comes to the fore, making us more receptive and

Even though depressed people may share a common cluster of symptoms such as sadness, sleep problems and/or exhaustion, suicidal feelings, an inability to feel pleasure and a variety of physical discomforts, conditions and illnesses, this doesn’t mean that these symptoms are the result of the same cause. Mood is affec

Sleep is required for an individual's body to function, mature, and heal after being injured. Most research findings advise that grownups require from six to eight hours of sleep each night. Many people, however, cannot manage this. Approximately 20 million Americans alone have significant ...

To conquer emotional eating it's important to understand the difference between eating out of habit and emotional eating. \ The easiest way to understand eating out of habit is to relate with the person who stops at the bagel shop every morning on his/her way to work. It's a habit. Or the person ...

Welcombe to Part 2 of Using NLP and Self-Hypnosis for Habit Change. I hope you enjoyed part 1. \ Having decided you really want change you have taken the essential step towards it. \ What attitude and behaviour would you like instead of the old habit? \ It is not enough just to not want the habit; you need t

Now I'm confused about golf practice and just how much leads to better golf. More importantly, just how much is good for golf improvement? I'm confused because I keep getting contradictory advice from the books I'm reading, TV programs I'm viewing and the stuff I'm browsing on the web. n As a ...

Even the most laidback person knows what it feels like when you are anxious. Your heard beats faster, breathing comes more quickly and you feel wound up in many different physical and emotional ways. Anxiety is uncomfortable. Your body is on "high alert". Your body is poised to flight, flee or freeze. These reactions

How often have you found your game deteriorating after you hit that first bad shot? You were out there, hitting balls nice and sweetly, holing out well, mentally calculating your score and feeling pretty good. Then, out pops that stray shot, seemingly from nowhere, and it triggers a downward spiral. r

Perhaps the strongest poison to the human spirit and body is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. When I say “forgive” I mean letting go, releasing your anger, bitterness, fear and hurt. Forgiveness is different than saying “I lose” or “I was wrong” and it does not mean that you ...

We are used to this way of assuming, as we were told, that when we are born, we are a blank slate. While we grow, we learn everything from parents, school, community… all outside of ourselves. And based on what the society needs and what’s available, we decide what to do as our “career”. We get married at a cer

The following hypnosis technique is a process to use before bed to incubate or manifest a dream to help you with an issue that is alive in your daily life. This process is for people who regularly remember their dreams and have at least some basic dream work skills. I recommended working with basic dream work tools lis

Do you go to bed around the time that everyone else is getting up? It may be cold comfort to know that you are among the 20 million Americans who endure insomnia. If dark circles, a groggy head and hours spent lying awake have become standard for you, a hypnosis insomnia program could bring the ...

(All the names of clients have been altered in this blog post.) It is my observation that the applications of hypnosis are only limited to what a person wants to be limited to. The religious, cultural and personal beliefs play a big role in our daily life as well as in hypnotic state, which is more expereiential, but h

Sleep is vital to our health and well being. Yet millions of us, especially those of us in high-stress jobs, are not getting enough. Surveys conducted by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that 60 % of adults report having sleep problems a few nights a week or more. n Poor sleep has a price. ...

Suffering with a lack of confidence is a common condition that can affect you in a number of ways. n You avoid social events, because it's difficult to speak easily with strangers. You want to find the confidence to apply for your ideal job, but interviews fill you with dread. You'd love to ...

Self hypnosis is a powerful force that can be used in the attainment of goals or to bring about change in one's health. Best results are done by repeating a suggestion for approximately three to five minutes while in a relaxed state of mind. \ How your suggestion is formulated is important. ...

It has been my habit . . . for the past eight months . . . to post a hypnosis-related article called "Trance Tuesdays" . . . on my blogsite . . . every third Tuesday of each month. Well . . . the third Tuesday of the month is here . . . and it seems like it came around way too soon this time . . . I guess because Nov

For the benefit of those of you unfamiliar with hypnotherapy, let me first assure you that it is a safe, fast, non-addictive and, above all, effective form of therapeutic treatment for a vast array of conditions. It is, for example, commonly applied to help people manage their weight more ...

Hypnosis is a relaxation method that allows YOU to access your amazing subconscious mind where you can more effectively achieve goals. You create the outcome you intend by changing your mind set and bypassing or eliminating blocks. The following is your recipe for successful weight loss. 1 Part - Fed Up With Dietsr 1 P

Would you like to give your unborn baby, infant, toddler... a million dollars without it costing you a dime? That’s right and the time to start is right now. Of course the earlier the better—even before birth and by the time he/she is in the twenties, they may very well have attracted a million ...

Hypnosis has generally been thought of as a "fringe therapy", something that only people who are a little bit weird would turn to. Their friends smile and nod politely when told that he or she is making a visit to a hypnotherapist or listening to a hypnosis mp3, but decline to pass real comment. r

Now more than ever, scientific investigations are confirming the essential responsibility of stress in causing and aggravating numerous psychological and somatic afflictions. In the June 6, 1983 issue of Time Magazine, the cover story described stress as \"The Epidemic of the Eighties.\" It also ...

Most people have either heard of hypnosis or have seen others being hypnotized. Self-hypnosis does not mean a person sitting in trance without control of what they are doing or saying. Rather, it means being in full control of one’s subconscious mind. Through self hypnosis techniques, one bypasses their conscious mind for the sake of re-programming their expectations as well as their inner belief system. When one works with their subconscious mind, they increase the possibi

The Kings Speech has recently won rather a lot of awards, and deservedly so. Colin Firth's performance as the King who stuttered was absolutely brilliant. The movie’s screenwriter, David Seidler, was is an unusually good position to add deeper layers empathy to the script as he too had suffered from this same afflict

People just want to find love. Being in a committed and secure relationship is what many people are desperately seeking. The problem is that most of these people don’t realize they have to be secure and full in and of themselves before they will be ready to find their soul mate. Loving yourself is one of the hardest

Reducing stress for a person with diabetes is an absolute must. According to medical evidence, stress can increase glucose levels in people with diabetes, making them more susceptible to long-term physical complications such as eye, kidney or nerve disorders. \ In a landmark study, Dr. Richard Surwit, a medical p

Copyright 2004 james@hypnosis.demon.co.uk The Skydive from Hell - or in other words; "Sh*t happens!" Heck it seemed like it was going to be just another ordinary skydive. With 560+ skydives and over 5 1/2 hours freefall time under my belt, I wasn't concerned as I strapped on my gear. I did remember thinking as I was cl

Isn’t it great to be alive? There are two main causes of headaches – dehydration and stress or tension. The most obvious occasion when we suffer dehydration is with a Hangover, but it can just as easily occur on a hot day, or working/living in a central heated room. Stress often causes muscular tension, which leads

Allergic reactions are one of the most frequent medical problems affecting Americans at present. An allergic reaction is an immune system reaction to a stimulus from the environment. The body mistakenly identifies the stimulus as injurious, and tries to fight it, causing the symptoms of an ...

I think we all realize that to have a vivid imagination can be of great benefit. We hear that Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge. He is just one of a very long list of super successful people who have intimated this same fact. r

Time and time again I hear stories of couples who live with the oldies for the very good reason of saving money and find out that their sex lives get put on hold. Living with parents or in-laws may be practical if saving for a first home, but can be the equivalent of “hitting the penis on the end with a cold spoon”

Jackie characterized her Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms as a panic attack of the bowels. Sudden, explosive episodes of diarrhea had her confined to her house. She had tuned over the grocery shopping to her husband and had not been on an outing with her family in three years. \ Since ...

Hypnosis is a powerful tool that many, many individuals are trying for all sorts of conditions and issues. An increasing number of people are turning to hypnotherapy to stop drinking. Drinking is becoming more and more an issue in these modern times because people are using it as a means to escape from their own reality. Hypnotherapist Calgary need to be able to ad lib. We need what is colloquially known as the "gift of the gab." And these scripts provide prompts, ideas and h

Americans today are suffering from a serious pandemic of diseases associated with dysfunction of the immune system. The most publicized of these diseases and the most lethal is AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. While this illness shows many unusual features for an infectious disease, it can nevertheless be und

The art of hypnotizing somebody can be learned in as little as two days, in one of those weekend intensive courses one sees advertised. But a hypnotherapist who really makes changes in people’s lives, is not just somebody who hypnotizes people for a living. A hypnotherapist who is a great ...

You might have seen a stage performer using hypnosis to entertain their audience, but there is more to hypnosis than parlor tricks. You might have heard how hypnosis can help you to lose weight, stop smoking, deal with pain, or have an easy childbirth. All of these things are true and yet, hypnosis can offer so much mo

Phobias are common. But, glossophobia (the fear of public speaking) is the most prevalent of all, and is thought to affect as many as three out of every four people in Western societies. \ As with most phobias, the fear of public speaking tends to develop in response to past experiences, either ...

All people experience moments of sadness. For most people, these feelings persist for only hours or days. Almost one-fifth of the world's population, however, are diagnosed with clinical depression, which causes depression that lasts for weeks, months, or longer. These feelings cause the person ...

Hypnosis is real and medical research is proving its efficacy in many areas. There are an increasing number of clinical trials being carried out that involve hypnosis and this is great to see. Doubters in the reality or efficacy of hypnosis should take heed of the increasing number of clinical trials involving hypnosis

We’ve all done it, made a resolution and in a fit of urgent determination we vow to get fit, join the gym, stop smoking or change some other unwanted habit. Then, quicker than we can say “to hell with it” our old behaviour and old self re-surfaces and with a sigh of resignation we return to our old patterns.

In this article I would like to talk about the energy that we work with when we practise Reiki: when we work on ourselves and when we share Reiki with others. The energy that we channel is described in various ways: we are said to be working with universal energy, we are passing on unconditional ...