HYPNOSIS - Clinical Hypnotherapy

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is defined as a relaxed, focused state of awareness. The actual state of hypnosis is difficult to describe and until recently, it was assumed that it was a trance similar to sleep, or that the mind was somehow unconscious. Most people however, say they simply feel relaxed and that it does not feel like an unusual state of mind, it does not feel like a trance. The reason being is; it is natural for us to experience this altered state of awareness - and we do so every day, without realising it.

In reality, there is a specific state that the brain enters into. This has been confirmed by brain scans, during hypnosis. The brain wave activity changes during hypnosis and assumes a state similar to that just before sleep, when the alpha state is entered. The waking state is called a beta brain wave, just as you are going to sleep it changes to alpha and then to delta and theta in deep sleep. The alpha state is a very dreamy and pleasant state. During this time, the mind is very open to visualising and creating a rich sensory experience. The more real this experience becomes, the more effect it will have on your waking behaviour. This is why our range of Hypnosis CDs is therapeutic and particularly effective in eliminating many bad habits and symptoms of emotional stress.

Clinical Hypnotherapy and emotional health

We are constantly hypnotising ourselves. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy, when we call ourselves names, put ourselves down, reinforce bad habits such as; smoking, alcohol, drug addiction or gambling. It can get to be a habit and if you do it long enough; you will develop a belief that will get the results you don't want. Fear, trauma, stress, worry and limitations can result in chronic depression, phobias and a host of self defeating behaviours such as panic attacks, ADD or ADHD, low self-esteem, etc., that can further manifest into physical symptoms.

On the other hand, hypnosis can be a most valuable tool; it can help you change the way your mind experiences your world. If there was a magic wand that could help you change aspects of your life, your health and wellbeing, your behaviour and the way you experience childbirth, this might be it. A good Hypnotherapist knows how to help you gently release blocks and fears, and create a new inner belief that will set the wheels in motion to help make changes in the way you think, feel and behave. To learn more about emotional healing and the most up-to-date form of subconscious mind therapy please read our separate page about PSH therapy...

Hypnosis in childbirth

Hypnosis provides the ideal choice for a woman seeking to achieve a drug-free, comfortable and serene childbirth. Attending HypnoBirthing class, a method of childbirth education and self-hypnosis, is ideal for pregnant women who are fearful of giving birth. It empowers a pregnant woman by teaching her how to use this most natural method to help alleviate the discomfort in labour. Imagine a peaceful, calm birth the way nature intended and allow yourself to experience it naturally. Your mind possesses resources that you can learn how to access easily. To find out more about HypnoBirthing childbirth education please read our separate page... HypnoBirthing

Hypnosis is also a most useful tool to help overcome fear of birth, tension, anxiety, severe symptoms of morning sickness, breech birth as well as prenatal and postnatal depression. Hypnosis is a natural method that can help a pregnant woman give up smoking during pregnancy without any adverse side effects.

Is hypnosis safe?

Hypnosis is a normal state of mind, one that most people go in and out of every day. Whenever you are engrossed watching a movie or driving on "automatic pilot", you are in hypnosis. We experience hypnosis every day and don't even know it.

Whether you are in hypnosis, or driving down the road in a semi-trance, you have an "observer self" which is always aware and watching out for you. This observer self, has been documented as a credible aspect of our mind, that keeps us safe, even when we are asleep. During hypnosis, you can trust that your observer self will watch over you. This is not a guide or spiritual being; it is a scientifically proven natural function of the brain.

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