(However if you would like some more conventional hypnotic relaxation there is still time to book on to Tuesday's Mental Massage: Balloon Flight at sharon_stiles.eventbrite.com)

The repetitive movement (gentle, not gym-speed!) and focus on the activity is a much easier way to achieve hypnosis for someone who enjoys movement but struggles with physical relaxation.

Active alert hypnosis uses focused activity to take someone into a hypnotic state. Some hypnotists who have used this have a treadmill or exercise bike in their office but I have just asked clients to walk on the spot.

😊 Breathe
😊 Rub your wrist
😊 Remember something good
😊 Learn EFT
😊 Use hypnosis
😊 Exercise

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One client reported:
❝ I was able to sit in the window, watch and enjoy the fireworks going off all around us and I felt safe, I could control my panic and anxiety and keep it in check to enjoy it. ❞

I have worked with several people on their fear of fireworks, using a mixture of hypnotherapy, EFT and EMDR. Most of them have found it easier to be around fireworks since their sessions.

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Emotional:
😐 Mild to moderate depression: reduced from 56.8% to 9.35% when using EFT
😰 Anxiety: improvement on average in 80% of hypnosis study participants

Physical:
🔥 Hot flushes: studies showed 57-74% reduction in frequency after hypnosis
😴 Sleep quality: improved for 50-77% of participants after hypnosis
😬 Cortisol reduction 24% - 43% when using EFT
🩸 Blood pressure: 6-8% reduction after EFT

There are so many conflicting opinions and stories that it's tiring to analyse and try and find the truth in them. So it can be easy to look for one strong voice that seems to offer a simple solution. It seems to me that there are rarely simple solutions to complex problems.

#UnderstandHypnosis

That technique is great for making positive change in a hypnosis session but it can of course have a negative effect in our world of constant information.

Then the session can continue, finding ways to create a positive outcome, whether that's changing a thought, feeling or habit or simply finding relaxation and calmness.

By giving the brain a lot of things to think about it becomes overloaded and eventually being given the option of following simple instructions from the hypnotist to focus on just one thing becomes a welcome relief.

It's something that I often use if someone has a really busy mind and they find it difficult to relax or their mind keeps wandering.

I have to add this to my list of explanations 😄

If there's a conflict going on your head maybe there is a resolution.
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For instance…
I want to feel more confident ↔ I feel really anxious around people
I want to stop smoking ↔ I like smoking
I want to lose weight ↔ Eating makes me feel better
I hate depending on others for lifts ↔ Driving makes me so nervous
I want to eat different foods ↔ Eating new foods is scary