How much hollering will you endure before taking decisive action. I have learnt to evangelise to the choir in my ears. I did so because there arrived a point a when I noticed that nobody and nothing was going to rid me of my tinnitus. Simply a little reminder of some of the cures I have tried to find some peace and quite in my life : Acupuncture, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, infusions, Valium, uppers, orthodontic treatment, hearing assists, masking assists, Tinnitus Re-Training program, for example. I have been recommended to take Botox and now I’m being advised to try a new Herbal Tinnitus Formula which might or might not help relieve Tinnitus. These are the negative aspects I needed to be taught the way to accept and forget. These elements are history and must stay that way. The most Tinnitus victims share is the fact we are going to do practically anything to dump the hollering in our ears. We’ll believe anything we are told and follow all instructions. Sadly we are commonly left in despair and disappointment when we understand the above treatments don’t work and in ninety percent of all cases, must confess that our Tinnitus is going to join our each day lives. This is troublesome to accept for anyone. If you can established and accept this fact then you will become aware that the only way out of Tinnitus oblivion you are your own will. Without stepping on too many toes, I must admit the medical field did entirely nothing to ease my Tinnitus. Ask what you would do to get shot of your own Tinnitus. Tinnitus can be ignored. It is an easy trick. I went out and brought one and tried to educate myself to play it. The trick is something known as circular respiring. Agree with it not, it is naturally feasible to breathe out and in at the same time and still live to tell the story. However, after weeks and weeks of practice, I learnt a technique to master circular respiring. Learning to blank Tinnitus is like learning how to play the didgeridoo. It wants practice and willpower in in a position to achieve success. Please let me repeat this phrase once more as it is urgent you understand this. Anybody can learn how to ignore Tinnitus. Your mind has been delicately balanced to blank things its doesn’t want to accept. This capacity is obvious in everyone alive. Think scrupulously, how many things do you forget or ignore as you detest them. Tinnitus is another one of them. Learn how to reduce its importancy and concentrate more on enjoying time. You are not sick and you are not suffering from a mental disorder! You may get your life back on course again and start enjoying your life. Tinnitus is a power that could be manipulated. I stopped smoking I lost 50 pounds in weight. I began to do work outs and go jogging I ceased fretting about Tinnitus In factI ceased fretting about things I could not change I wrote an e book and made a domain devoted to existing with Tinnitus. All these things I did myself. You know what?I still have the choir in my ears and it remains loud at time, but here again so is life. The only difference now is that I am the minister and I am in control. Hare is the best treatment to end your tinnitus now.

In matters of abdominal symptoms, the most prevalent symptom is abdominal pain. Of course, acute symptoms can represent any number of disorders, including appendicitis, stomach ulcer, gallbladder disease, peptic ulcer, hepatitis and the list goes on and on.  Consider the pain that keeps coming and going over several months–If it is associated with a change in bowel habits over the same period of time, it could well be Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). 

First of all, it is a real disorder. Although it doesn’t have biochemical or structural abnormalities like many of the acute disorders, it is every bit as real. It is one of the most common reasons why patients seek medical care, occurring in about 1 in 10 patients. Twice as many women as men are usually affected. It causes many billions of dollars in terms of medical treatments, absenteeism, and loss of productivity at work.

Let’s say you go to the doctor because your abdomen has been bothering you for over three months now. When you think back on it, you’ve had similar symptoms since you were 19 or 20. Now you are in your third or fourth decade, and it seems to be worse. You have these uncomfortable cramps which are relieved somewhat by defecation. Your bowels are irregular. There may be intermittent constipation or there may be diarrhea, or both. You haven’t lost weight, had fevers, or noticed blood in your stool.  These symptoms are what doctors call alarm symptoms. Still, you have a lot of worry. Somewhere in the back of your mind you think, “Is it cancer?”

The first thing the doctor needs to do is to listen very carefully to how you describe what’s been going on. He will probably interject questions to look for any directing symptoms. This will be especially true if you are over 50, when certain diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy might be indicated. As you talk about the discomfort and the irregular bowel movements, a clear picture starts to form in the physician’s mind. He can say with relative certainty that you may have this problem. Now the big problem is to convince you that he knows what he is talking about. He suggests that you allow him to prescribe specific therapy to see if relief might be obtained. At this point, no, you don’t need a CT scan, colonoscopy, MRI, or ultrasound. You need treatment. Other tests can be done later if you’re not getting better. No, you are not a hypochondriac.  You have what is known as a Functional Bowel Disorder.

What are the treatments?  Well, absorbable fiber-like psyllium has been found to be of great benefit; non-absorbable fiber-like bran can actually make the condition worse. Motility agents like loperamide can cut down on the frequency of stools, but don’t help the pain. It is very interesting that certain anti-depressants like tricyclics or SSRI’s can significantly help in ways not related to their anti-depressant effects. Another finding is that probiotics can help irritable bowel syndrome.  In related diarrhea, certain non-absorbable antibiotics have been found to be effective. There are some newer classes of drugs which specifically address IBS.  Alosetron can help diarrhea-prone patients, but care has to be taken because it can cause ischemic colitis.  Tegaserod can be effective in treating IBS-associated constipation, but care has to be taken because it can have cardiovascular side effects. One of the newest agents is lubiprostone, which acts as a chloride channel activator, causing the bowel to secrete more fluid, and effectively treating IBS constipation symptoms.

Another interesting treatment which has been shown to be highly effective is psychotherapy. This is not to say that “it’s all in your head,” but there are complex mind-body hook-ups which benefit from this. Cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy have been found to be effective, but relaxation therapy has not.

There have been a lot of clinical trials with over-the-counter medications. One of the effective treatments for cramps and discomfort is enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules. Peppermint has been used all the way back to the early Greeks for abdominal discomfort problems and nausea. Absorbable psyllium fiber is available over the counter and is effective for irregularity. Certain antispasmodics like hyoscine are available and have been found to be effective for cramps.

No, it’s not all in your head. It is a specific diagnosis for which there are specific treatments. In order to get to the bottom of your abdominal problem, you have to talk very candidly with your doctor about your health. Get over your embarrassment of talking about bowel movements: Everybody “poops.” It may not be possible to make your symptoms completely resolve, but life can certainly be a lot more comfortable if all the symptoms are properly addressed.

John Drew Laurusonis M.D.

Doctors Medical Center

Koh Samui lies some fifty miles out in the Gulf of Thailand from the coastal town of Surat Thani. It’s on the small Thai island of Koh Samui that you will find “The Health Oasis Resort”. It is tucked away on the quiet north east coast, opening onto the idyllic Bang Po beach which affords a stunning view across to the neighbouring island of Koh Pha Ngan lying 20 kilometres to the north. The ‘Health Oasis’ comprises 36 bungalows, plus a two and three bedroom house. Some clustered around the swimming pool and none more than fifty metres from the sea. All rooms have fans and many have air conditioning. The proximity to the sea, however, ensures that the property enjoys cooling sea breezes the year round. The garden boasts frangipani and tall coconut palms, which gives it an authentic tropical paradise feel.

‘The Health Oasis’ came about as a result of a dream on the part of owner Manta Darnswat. This was to create an “informal and friendly environment free of stress for those who wanted to connect better with themselves and to grow healthier using the therapies and treatments promoted by Health Oasis.” The reverie became an actuality in December 1997 and “The Resort” will this year celebrate its tenth anniversary.

The place has a village feel. Although not luxurious it is comfortable and affordable prices and effectiveness of treatment make up any lack in the ‘opulence’ department. The residents forgather in the beachside vegetarian restaurant, where the Italian ‘chef-patron’ provides delicious vegetarian meals. The ‘Resort’ is small and everybody soon gets to know everybody else whether it is in the restaurant, beside the pool or on the adjacent beach and yet large enough to get lost in some of the nooks and crannies such as the library.

It offers many treatments as well as classes and trainings. The emphasis lies, however on de-tox These ‘treatments and trainings’, include Thai massage and cookery, yoga, meditation, Reiki, EFT and Meridian Energy Techniques, hypnotherapy, nutrition ,diet and activities especially for children. Ss far as Koh Samui goes the ‘Health Oasis Resort’ is recognised as a traditional medicine hospital by the Thai Department of Health’. ‘De-tox’ and the popular candida cure are carried out by supervised colonic cleansing, weight loss and fasting. This programme under the direction of Australian naturopath Graham Rowe, undoes the damage of a stressed life style further exacerbated by poor eating habits and other toxins such as alcohol and smoking.

On arrival the guests are given a personal introduction to the ‘Resort’ and the facilities available as well as a thorough briefing on the details of the ‘de-tox programme’ they have embarked upon. There is a nine day, eight night programme and a shorter 4-day and three night version. There is menu of special herbs; supplements and juices as well as a daily yoga session in the attractive wooden ‘sala’ located feet away from the beach. Later in the day guests return to the same venue for a Thai massage that helps shed toxins and eases the strain of tired muscles. Later in the day the steam room opens and ‘fasters’ embrace another opportunity to rid themselves of even more poisons that have been allowed to build up as a result of lifestyle choices. The colonics take place in the privacy of your own room. Although they sound uncomfortable most visitors quickly accustom themselves to the effective procedure. Weight usually rolls away, the skin begins to glow with renewed good health and quickly a new energy catches up with the guest. I think it can be truly said that most residents are literally transformed after a few days.

The Resort boasts a team of professional therapists from around the world. The Manager, Graham advises on the programme as well as diet and nutrition. There is emotional back-up for those who want to shed emotional baggage or encounter difficulties during their fast on Koh Samui. All this and the setting itself make treatment at Healing Oasis much easier to undertake.

Of course you can simply visit the ‘Resort’ and forego all treatments if that is your wish. The accommodation beside the sea makes ‘Health Oasis’ a very nice place to stay in order to enjoy the beach, the swimming pool and Koh Samui itself. Vegetarians, too, are not always well catered for in traditional holiday venues. But here is a location where that is simply not the case. Whatever your choice ‘Health Oasis Resort’ on the fabled island of Koh Samui is somewhere to visit, be charmed by and return like so many guests year after year.

You may already be aware of the buzz surrounding the effectiveness of a new trend in healthy body-maintenance called the ‘hypno-diet’. It is claimed by practitioners to be more effective when it comes to shedding excess pounds than regular dieting because the desire to eat fattening or unhealthy foods is removed, so there are no feeling of missing out or being deprived, and no cravings to resist!
Grazia magazine states that ‘hypno-dieting’ is a form of therapy and the hottest diet trend to come from the US – huge in LA and New York, growing rapidly in London. Celebrities successfully using hypno-dieting include Lily Allen (lost 20lbs and stopped drinking alcohol), Sophie Dahl, Drew Barrymore, Geri Halliwell, and Sarah Ferguson
The Hypno-Size method is more effective than ‘hypno-dieting’ because it allows you to add a number of powerful an Irish company techniques to the mix, as well as a tailor-made hypnotic script for each individual practitioner (as different from generic, one-size-fits-all scripts as used by other well-known clinics), and ongoing coaching.
On a recent radio interview, Owen Pardue (a co-creator of the method) said:
“The word diet is a misnomer. Everybody’s on a diet! What you eat every day is your diet – be it fresh fruit and vegetables or deep-fried and processed food. It is obvious that ‘diet’s’ not only don’t seem to work, they also help many become even larger. Forget diets. When you evolve the way you think and feel about food, physical activity, and yourself, and then get your unconscious mind in agreement, you will realise your ideal body shape, weight and size.
So, I just wanted to make that distinction. This is not a diet. This is a way to reframe your relationships with food, exercise and yourself so that you move effortlessly towards health and fitness.”
This method (developed by a leading Irish irish company-based psycho-/hypno-therapist and a Style & Image Coach) combines hypnotherapy, an Irish company techniques, re-education about nutrition and exercise, and coaching that gives practitioners the tools and attitude needed to achieve their ideal body shape and size in the easiest, fastest, healthiest and most lasting way available.
Benefits of the Hypno-Size method include ~
• No more yo-yo dieting – change your mindset and relationship to food, exercise and yourself
• No suffering or feelings of deprivation – since you will no longer desire or crave unhealthy, fattening foods, how can you feel like your missing out?
• Not a gimmick, not a fad, and completely safe!
• It works! If you can conceive of yourself being thinner, enjoying the body shape and size that suits you, you can achieve it almost effortlessly with this method.
How many times have you tried to lose weight, realise your ideal body shape and size, went on a diet and, ultimately, failed?
Can you conceive of yourself being your ideal size and enjoying your body better with a newfound confidence?
If you can conceive and believe it – and use this method – you can achieve it!
And what would that be like? How good would you feel? How much more confidence would you have?
How much more energy? How much more life… and quality of life?
And how much money would you ultimately save if you ate and exercised in a more appropriate way?

Why the ‘Secret’ may not be working for you.

By Fiona Taylor, mystic, consciousness coach, winner of 7 World Titles in Windsurfing & Olympian

www.barakaya.com

The Law of Attraction has become known as ‘the secret’ since the release of Rhonda Byrne’s best selling book The Secret.

The Law of Attraction is not new to the Personal Development industry or to the spiritual seeker. For thousands of years the mystics, sages and spiritual teachers have known only too well the Universal Law of Attraction.

The early Jewish mysticism known as the Kabbalah, which is based on the teachings of Abraham over two and half thousand years ago talks extensively about reincarnation and the Law of Attraction.

Some of histories great philosophers and teachers including Gallileo, Da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Leibniz, Pico della Mirandola, Sir Francis Bacon, Carl Jung and Plato studied the Kabbalah and understood the Law of Attraction.

The Law of Attraction basically means that what we think, feel and believe we create. What we broadcast out to the universe in the form of our thoughts, emotions, feelings and beliefs we ‘attract back’ to ourself. All thoughts, emotions and feelings are vibrations of energy. All vibrations of energy will be attracted to similar/like vibrations of energy.

If you think good, positive, loving thoughts you will attract those experiences into your reality. If you feel you are unworthy of making money or having a loving relationship, this is what you will create. If you feel you are worthy winning in sport that is what you create. If you feel that you never have enough money that is what you will create.

Is it really so simple?

It is not so much what we think, as thoughts float into and out of our awareness, but what is crucial is how we feel. Our feelings mould our reality whether we like it or not.

So to create what you would like to create in your life you must feel the feeling of what it feels like to already have what you desire. Do not assume it is in the future, but feel as though you already have it. The subconscious mind does not determine between past, present or future. That is why all self affirmations and visualization techniques for manifestation use the present tense. We must feel what it feels like to have what we want – not focus on not having what we want.

Why does the Law of Attraction not always work?

When we broadcast our thoughts, beliefs and feelings out to the universe we not only broadcast out what we are aware of (or conscious of) but we also broadcast out everything that lies in our subconscious and unconscious minds. The subconscious mind is where all our memories and experiences are stored since conception in the womb. The unconscious mind is also referred to as the Soul, and this is where all our memories from all the lives we have ever lived reside.

Our conscious mind (awareness) is not aware of what is being broadcast out to the universe from all the programs running in our subconscious and unconscious mind’s. So when we want something in our life, or we try working harder and harder to achieve something and yet fail over and over again then we need to go deeper and look at what is happening beneath the surface of our awareness. For example, in my windsurfing career unconscious themes sabotaged my conscious efforts to win more events. For five years I seemed to have ‘bad luck’, chaos or illness that prevented me from winning. It made no difference how ‘positive I was’, or ‘how many self affirmations I told myself’, or how hard I trained, the programs running in my unconscious mind simply sabotaged everything.

It was not until I retired from sport and was able to connect with my own unconscious mind – my own Soul Story, that I was able to determine the ultimate cause of the ‘bad luck’, chaos and illness. At the deepest level I had ‘created’ all of it. But in order for me to have realized that I had to take responsibility for Self and acknowledge that I create my own reality.

The entire Self Help industry is based on taking responsibility for our own thoughts, feelings and actions. However, for most people it is ok to take responsibility for all the ‘good’ things in their life, but if they are then told that they also create the ‘bad’ things, then this is a bit hard for their ego/rational mind’s to accept. Only when you connect to your own Soul (and God Self) does the ego finally feel the truth of this – that our consciousness creates our reality.

When we are stuck in the five physical senses we feel separated from everything. We believe that all events happen by random chance. That is the illusion of the five senses. When we tune into our own ‘6th’ sense or Spiritual Intuition we start to connect with All there Is (the God Force/or God/Goddess/All there Is) – Oneness. Only then can we feel the truth.

If we keep on attracting in the same terrible relationships, or losing our job, or over spending our money, or going into debt, or have recurring illness, failing to lose weight or keep it permanently off, or we are unable to increase our income we need to look at the ultimate cause.

The ultimate cause always lies in our own consciousness.

Does a past life affect this life?

Time ‘is an illusion’ according to Einstein, Stephen Hawking and the great scientists throughout history. Time does not exist beyond the perception of our fives senses. As physical beings we experience time as a linear concept with past, present and future. However all time is simultaneous. It is our conscious mind that perceives it in a linear fashion. The Kabbalah uses the analogy that time equals the distance between cause and effect.

All of ourselves that we have ever been (all of our ‘past lives’) are still in existence somewhere in our own mind – or hologram. For example when hypnotherapists work with their patients they realize that all of the memories in a person’s past are still there in their mind. All memories are recorded and present in our mind-field. For example the child part of me who was operated on in hospital at four weeks old is still somewhere in my consciousness.

So another ‘life time’ is happening in another Time-Space continuum (another dimension) and is happening right now. The emotions and memory of any lifetime can be accessed in ‘now time’ (in this life time) and they are what is called ‘lifehoods’.

The soul operates in an open system; it is connected to the universe (or universal mind) and all information that has ever existed and exists can be accessed at this level. The universal mind has also been called the Morphogenic Field by Rupert Sheldrake, a leading biologist and thinker on the human mind.

The rational mind (intellect and ego) operates in a closed system bound by time and space and the five physical senses. This is important to recognize as a ‘past life’ cannot affect this life unless there is an unresolved theme that needs healing and resolution in this life. It means that if you ‘killed someone’ in a ‘past life’ it does not mean that you will ‘pay for it’ in this life. There is no direct link between ‘cause and effect’ from past life to this life because all of our ‘lives’ are happening now. The eternal now.

There have been misleading teachings among all religions in relation to ‘cause and effect’ when it comes to ‘paying for our sins’ in past lives. This is incorrect. Once we take responsibility and realize that we are ‘at cause’ and create our reality we can find any part of us that is creating chaos or pain for us and change it. This is called ‘clearing our karma’. We all have the ability to do this.

We can transform those parts of us that sabotage our desire to make money, have a loving relationship or win a sporting event.

All lives we have ever lived are all happening in the eternal now. The soul is multi-dimensional. It can live in many different existences simultaneously. Quantum science is starting to understand the nature of multi-dimensionality by discovering parallel universes.

So if we dig deep into our own subconscious mind we may find ‘programs’ (belief systems) that are no longer serving us. We all can develop belief systems that are not conducive to success at the subconscious level. If however we have healed everything we can find (via therapy, hypnotherapy, time line therapy, counseling etc) in our subconscious mind and yet still there is no change in our life then it is very common to have a ‘past life’ theme, or several, that are unresolved.

All emotional wounds and unresolved ‘programs’ from other lives exist at the level of the soul – deep in our own consciousness.

These emotional wounds leave imprints at soul level and often have a ‘bleed through’ affect where they affect our current life. And of course we have absolutely no idea that this is in fact happening, unless we have well developed spiritual intuition.

The only way to heal these is to find the ultimate cause – original wound at Soul level.

The unconscious mind affects the subconscious and conscious minds. Our core and unconscious belief systems, perceptions and filters are all shaped by our past life experiences. These deep lifehood wounds and experiences affect our ‘lens’ of the world, how we see, feel and experience other people and events in our life.

So in order to change, heal and transform the unconscious mind we need to find ultimate cause – you cannot simply change these wounds by using the power of your own thoughts to change your thinking. You have to heal the emotional charge that still resides at Soul level. That is why self affirmations and some meta-programming techniques do not work at this level.

Meditation is a great technique to reduce stress levels in the body, however unless we do the emotional processing and transform emotional charges nothing fundamentally changes in our lives.

True enlightenment is the ability to hold more Light in the cells of our body. The only way this can happen is if we transform emotional charges that reside in every cell of our body. That means healing each ‘personality program’ one by one. These are also called ‘personas’. One by one we can transform personas that originated in this life or another life. The less emotional charge we hold in our cells the more room they have to be able to hold more divine Light – Love from the creator – God/Goddess/the universe.

To do this requires deep self exploration, but more often than not a good practitioner who can access this information for you.

A mystic is someone who is able to ‘vibrate up’ and access the information at Soul level, interpret it and then assist people in gaining new awareness. For example when I work with my clients I am able to ‘vibrate them up’ to access and feel this information. This information is downloaded into their conscious awareness so that they can feel the truth of the lifehood wound, or issue that is still unresolved.

All information is energy and all energy simply vibrates at different frequencies. For example the information at the subconscious mind level vibrates higher than our conscious awareness. The information that resides at Soul level vibrates even higher than the subconscious mind level. So it really is about being able to access this information. We all have this ability, however, most people have forgotten how to do this. Most people have under-active spiritual intuition and discernment.

Lifehood (or ‘past life’) wounds affect all of us at some time throughout our lives. In my client sessions and workshops at least 70% of people have a lifehood wound that needs to be addressed and healed that is underpinning all the other chaos in their lives, or holding them back.

In my books Spirit in Sport, and An Olympian’s Guide to Weight Loss I discuss in depth the nature of the Soul, lifehoods and healing emotional wounds. Both these books have an in-depth section on real emotional intelligence and the Sports book also has a section on Spiritual Intuition. For example I lost 18 pounds in 2 days after transforming a ‘past life’ wound at Soul level. My body literally morphed. (I share the details in my weight loss book in detail. You can download the free intro to my books on my website.)

Another example of healing at Soul level is a sporting client who finally placed 3rd at the World Championships in her sport recently. She had not had a top 3 finish for 8 years. She had had a huge ‘past life’ wound playing out for her. Once we healed this wound she was able to get back into the top three in the world in her sport, a place she had been able to achieve over 8 years ago. But because the ‘past life’ wound had been affecting her current performance she was unable to attain such success. Once it was cleared she could get back into the top three.

So if The Law of Attraction is not working for you then it simply means that you still hold unconscious beliefs and emotional wounds that are sabotaging your conscious efforts for change in your life.

The other reason you may not be creating the life you really want as quickly as you want is that your ego wants something for you, yet your Higher Self and Soul wants something else. Many people spend their lives listening to the rational, logical solutions from their ego and society and they ignore their own heart and Higher Self’s will.

Eventually we are all forced, either consciously or unconsciously, to follow the will of our Higher Self. The universe will set up events and situations to mirror back to us what we need to heal and learn from. Often we can experience more chaos before we achieve what we really desire. This is the breaking down of the ‘old’ reality to make way for a ‘new reality’. Often the only way the ego, in its ignorance, can learn, or wake up to what it really needs to know will happen via chaos or crisis. When things are rosy and fine the ego does not grow much. So chaos and change force us to grow to new awareness.

Divine Timing.

If we are not receiving what we think we want then it can often be because our ego has not yet learned what it came into learn. Spiritual lessons are part of why we incarnate. This is difficult for the ego (rational mind) to fathom. However, until certain events happen in our lives, or we meet certain people, or we succeed or fail at something we do not ‘get the spiritual lesson’ that we came to learn. Things are divinely timed for us. They may not happen in the time frame that our own ego wants. Our ego can feel impatient and despondent if it does not get what it wants fast enough.

So when chaos is happening in our lives it is important to remember that it only means the universe is shaking us up for future growth in consciousness. We will always learn from chaos. We simply cannot get attached to it, but trust that we will get through any challenge we face.

One way to get through chaos faster is to completely surrender. Surrender to the Higher Self and ask for inner guidance. Only when the ego surrenders will it be able to grow to new awareness.

The ego thinks it is in control of everything in its life – however that is the illusion of the ego. I discuss the nature of surrender and control in Spirit in Sport and this is discussed in depth at our programs.

Raising consciousness

The way to inner peace, love and joy is to heal those subconscious programs that are holding us in emotional bondage. The emotional highs and lows from elation to depression, resentment to infatuation are the ego’s emotional journey through life. It is only when we connect with our Higher Self – our Soul that we can access true divine love and joy. Living with joy and love is our natural state of being – beyond the ego. In challenging times the ego gets stuck in the emotional pain and forgets the true loving state of the Soul Self – our True Self. Our evolution in human form is to heal those personas/programs (the Negative ego) in our mind that are emotionally charged and wounded.

The Barakaya programs and coaching assist people to heal those parts of their consciousness that are no longer serving them. This includes transforming limiting beliefs that hold people back from achieving the joy, wealth and loving relationships in their lives.

©Fiona Taylor, www.barakaya.com 2007

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Can Hypnosis Really Relieve Your Pain ? The truth is hypnosis can help people deal with:

Hypnosis is especially helpful if you are doing things that you do not want to do (your subconscious mind is ruling over your conscious mind). Hypnosis is a proven technique that allows people to reprogram their subconscious to change unwanted behaviors.

If you are overweight you may be tired of everyone telling you that losing weight is just about eating less food and or consuming fewer calories. Sometimes it seems that our bodies have found a way to turn a plate of lettuce into a pound of fat!

If you or your friend is overweight and you’d like to see if such programming is affecting weight loss efforts take the following questionnaire:

Do you find that no matter how much you starve yourself the weight just doesn’t fall off as quickly as it should?  

Do you find yourself eating less than your more slender friends and still don’t lose weight? 

Do you find your food cravings going way up even as the pounds begin to fall off? 

Do you become tired and lethargic when dieting? 

Do you gain back all the weight you’ve lost from a diet with alarming speed?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions you probably have some subconscious metabolic programming to hold weight on your body instead of burning it up for energy as it should.

Now here’s the good news! First, we must look at the likely causes of this programming. The metabolism of food is the intricate process by which nutrients from food are consumed and utilized by the body. It is a complex process in which several factors are involved.  Through hypnotic imagery we can turn up the production of thyroxin, the primary metabolic hormone produced by the thyroid gland. There may be medical reasons for thyroid dysfunction, which is why we suggest a full physical examination and possible testing of your thyroid function before proceeding with a course of hypnotherapy.

Another key element to the body’s metabolic processes is the activity of two key pancreatic hormones: insulin and glucagons. The types of food you eat directly affect the activities of these hormones.  Glucagons, secreted after a low carb meal, help the body burn protein and fat, including the body’s own fat reserves.

So how does hypnosis help you change your eating choices? The imagery of hypnosis targets these subconscious programs and changes them in a way that is both permanent and nearly effortless. In addition, it is of critical importance to address emotional eating habits.

Exercise is also a key component in the activation of the metabolism. Of course, many of us have a hard time with exercise. Hypnotic suggestion can be used to increase one’s motivation toward physical activity as well as increase strength and endurance. One of the innovative processes we use can take you back to what you enjoyed doing physically as a child. We use the power of hypnosis to bring back the excitement you experienced as a child at play. An experience of being rejected, humiliated or injured on the playground in a team sport, for example, can lead one to shut down the desire to play outside.

One of the more common sources of metabolic programming is genetic.  Changing these genetic codes within our DNA may be difficult for even the most skilled practitioners. However, with hypnosis we can persuade the metabolism to override these DNA programs and help us let go of fat.  This is the time to utilize specific hypnotic suggestions geared to override DNA programming.

Another common theme among those who struggle with weight loss is that the subconscious mind may be afraid to lose weight because if one’s weight problems disappear than one might actually have to face other scarier issues. One valuable technique that can be used here is a journey to the future self to discover how to successfully fulfill one’s life purpose.

Many  have gained weight to silence their own unmet sexual needs within an unfulfilling marriage.  If you are not aware of such subconscious programming it could be deeply buried in the subconscious mind, and still be affecting your metabolism. Your hypnotherapist can help you discover and heal these problems.

Hypnosis is a state of mind that is neither fully awake nor fully asleep. It is what can be called a trance-like state during which the patient is in an enhanced state of awareness. During a hypnotic trance the conscious mind is suppressed and the subconscious mind is revealed.

Hypnosis is a state induced by the doctor or therapist by way of suggestion. The therapist suggests ideas, concepts actions to the patient whilst under hypnotics. These ideas become absolutely real to the patient and through them the therapist can extract information from the patient of which the patient is unaware. Since this information resides in the subconscious mind the person has never encountered it consciously. Thus, hypnosis is an effective method to unearth the matters lying suppressed in the subconscious mind, which are the cause of many psychological problems.

Hypnosis is used to treat problems related to the mind. However, it can have a positive effect on the body as well. While hypnotherapy can be used to overcome phobias, negative thoughts or suppressed emotions; physiologically, hypnosis leads to slower breathing, a lower pulse rate and slower metabolism. It can also reduce the sensation and awareness of pain and other unpleasant symptoms, such as nausea.

Hypnosis works by altering our state of consciousness. The left side of the brain, which controls the conscious mind, is put to sleep during hypnosis. Consequently, the right side of the brain that is non-analytical and subconscious becomes more alert. Hypnosis works because the subconscious mind is more instinctive than the conscious mind, and unless it changes the patient’s behavior and physical state cannot alter.

Clinical hypnosis is an effective process to bypass the conscious mind and communicate with the subconscious mind. It is the best cure for breaking a habit like smoking, plus, it helps in pain control, weight control, relaxation, study habits, sports performance, anesthesia, and trauma resolution. Hypnotherapy has helped people remove negative blocks that have been holding them back from achieving their goals. It is a method of de-conditioning or de-programming the mind.

Hypnosis is a perfectly safe technique that anyone who can concentrate for a few moments can learn. Today, it is being taught at universities, hospitals, and training centers and seminars and workshops to manage stress and pain.

Whether we realize it or not we have all been in a hypnotic state some time or the other. Basically, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis since it is impossible to hypnotize a person without his willing co-operation. Daydreaming and absentmindedness are some expressions of a hypnotic state, when you are ‘lost to the world’ and you drift into ‘a world of your own.’

Have you ever heard of a man walking on burning embers? That’s a typical example of shifting consciousness from the pain. And, believe it or not, he gets no blisters, either!

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