05 Jan Making changes? As the new year begins, many people decide to make changes in their lives. Maybe you want to get fitter by eating more healthily, giving up smoking or exercising more. Or perhaps you are beginning a new phase in your life such as moving house, embarking on an academic course, getting a new job. Or is there a longstanding obstacle such as a phobia that you know it is high time you overcame? Perhaps you have been thinking about getting round to this for ages and now seems the perfect time to
As the new year begins, many people decide to make changes in their lives. Maybe you want to get fitter by eating more healthily, giving up smoking or exercising more. Or perhaps you are beginning a new phase in your life such as moving house, embarking on an academic course, getting a new job. Or is there a longstanding obstacle such as a phobia that you know it is high time you overcame? Perhaps you have been thinking about getting round to this for ages and now seems the perfect time to
03 Dec Hypnotherapy and personality types Whilst studying personality types as part of a diploma in Hypno-psychotherapy, I began to consider the recurring debate on nature/nurture. If we are already predisposed to have a particular personality type, how can hypnosis and psychotherapy affect this? Many of my clients are particularly sensitive to the opinions of others leading to a pervading anxiety and this can be partially attributed to their personality. By conducting a test (e.g. 16personalities.com) they can be reassured that this
Whilst studying personality types as part of a diploma in Hypno-psychotherapy, I began to consider the recurring debate on nature/nurture. If we are already predisposed to have a particular personality type, how can hypnosis and psychotherapy affect this? Many of my clients are particularly sensitive to the opinions of others leading to a pervading anxiety and this can be partially attributed to their personality. By conducting a test (e.g. 16personalities.com) they can be reassured that this
08 Nov ASMR When I worked as a teacher, one of my favourite activities was reading stories to the children and watching them relax into a dream-like state as I guided them into imaginary worlds. One of my colleagues at the time said that she could listen to my voice all day because it gave her such a pleasant feeling. Many of my hypnotherapy clients have also commented on how soothing my voice is, allowing them to enter a deep state of relaxation very easily. More recently, that same colleague has drawn
When I worked as a teacher, one of my favourite activities was reading stories to the children and watching them relax into a dream-like state as I guided them into imaginary worlds. One of my colleagues at the time said that she could listen to my voice all day because it gave her such a pleasant feeling. Many of my hypnotherapy clients have also commented on how soothing my voice is, allowing them to enter a deep state of relaxation very easily. More recently, that same colleague has drawn
