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Working with Negative Suggestion

Don't run... Don't smoke... Don't do this - don't do that... There's an awesome set of three videos, which cannot be embedded sadly, available on the links below. They show how we are all susceptible to the trap of negative suggestion. We help clients get past this every day. Take a look at the videos and see if this is you... Would you electrocute a kitten? If you're doing this in your office, you might want to get two or three people to watch it with you! Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHaFuYZwX2U Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwIlueCNu8M Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap35u0zB6QM By the way, we do not generally condone the electicution of small mamals. Validation - A key approach to overcoming negative suggestion. What you put out, you get right back. A simple approach to dealing with negative suggestion is to adopt a positive attitude - such as the method well illustrated in the short video below. We are always here t

Halloween Hypnosis

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Hypnosis is all around us. Close your eyes in a moment and listen to this masterpiece of poetry by Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven, read by the brilliant James Earl Jones. Take a few long breaths, and then immerse yourself in the words. Just let them wash over you. Poetry is hypnotic, through it's rhythm and it's rhyme. Loose your self in it' words, it's time - and enjoy this Halloween self-hypnosis. If you want to learn a little more about The Raven - you can do so here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven You can learn much about hypnosis by listening to the use of language, the rhythm, the timbre of voice used here. Actually understanding the words is not really necessary. it's more to do with the delivery and rhythm. Our therapist Svetlana is a master of using her voice well, even in another language (in her case Russian) her words can induce hypnosis. RH

The Point Of The Exercise. Motivation!

Sick people and sick societies.

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There's a quote one of my staff mentioned to me recently which stuck in my mind. 'It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.' Jiddu Krishnamurti It is not dissimilar to something my son said recently after returning from Germany where he had visited Dachau concentration camp. 'Anyone who was not a terrorist in Nazi Germany was guilty.' Lance Hadley There is something very unforgiving about the wisdom of the young. Regardless of whether this is a matter with which you agree, the fact is society plays a massive role in what we consider healthy. When Maria, one of our therapists, recently attended a first-nations healing gathering, she described some of the situations she worked with. She talked about working with clients from her own community - something she has done for several years. The manner in which some problems were managed was radically different to what one might expect. In describing the situation it b

Trance - What is it and how does it feel?

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We are often asked by clients if they will be 'out' or 'under'. These phrases are somewhat misleading and deserve a degree of explanation. In many cases a prospective client may expect to be put into a deep trance - as they may have seen in hypnosis shows - and yet very deep trances have little therapeutic value. At Vancouver Hypnotherapy Inc., all our hypnotists are expected to be able to perform on stage, and have a thorough knowledge of all hypnosis techniques - stage or otherwise. These can be useful from time to time, but generally in a therapeutic setting are not used. Deep trance usually is not really remembered. On stage many people simply have no memory of what happened. This would make for a very poor therapy session! During therapy a more gentle and light level of trance is appropriate. I like our staff to be all round hypnosis experts, and so expect them to be able to execute fast hypnosis, such as the example below. However, this really is not for therapy p

Sex and cars.

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If you were to go back to an age when we all lived in caves, and wore skins or nothing, owning a precious object or stone was considered a status symbol. We know this because in many ancient burial mounds we see the grave adorned with the precious objects which we assume the deceased owned. In more recent years we see equally ostentatious displays of wealth throughout society. Whether it is a watch, a ring, a car or a suit, the outward display of wealth is something we humans seem to have an unusual talent for. It’s not just us, though. Magpies and crows are often drawn to shiny objects, and sometimes line their nests with them for apparently inexplicable reasons. There is probably something to be said for the fact that this is an attempt to attract a mate. The advertising maxim that boldly says that ‘sex sells’ is interesting in this context. When selling a sports car it used to be thought that if we stick a poorly clothed blonde on the bonnet of the car surprisingly it had me

Finding America by Charlene Smith: Drugged to their eyeballs – how over-use of medica...

Finding America by Charlene Smith: Drugged to their eyeballs – how over-use of medica... : "by Charlene Smith (c) Forget the Mexican drug lords and the Medellin Cartel; more Americans are addicted to prescription drugs, especially..."

Lying to yourself.

Do you lie to yourself? Can you tell, at any level, if you are deceiving yourself? This is a fascinating broadcast that forces you to question yourself in an uncomfortable way. Have a listen, and then squirm a little. We've used many of the techniques you hear here, in a surprisingly effective manner. Listen to the broadcast and let us know what you think.

Fox hunting and being 'blooded'.

Where I grew up fox hunting was quite a prized part of life. When one first rode with the hunt, the novice hunters would be ‘blooded’ when their first fox was taken. It was exciting. It was primal. It was disgusting. Being 'blooded' was the smearing of fox blood over the faces of those who had not taken a fox before, to the cheers and upturned flasks of other members of the hunt. A young girl sweating with exertion and excitement, being smeared with blood and plied with hard alcohol sounds like something out of a satanic ritual, and yet with hunting season it was not out of the ordinary. All the new hunters went through it, and loved the event. All except the fox, that is. And Mrs. Barlow’s cat, Mittens. Yes. Accidents happen. I remember the day when thirty fox hounds took of yelping and snarling after something in the hedgerow, and all the horses chased excitedly down the narrow farm lane. The clatter of steel shod hunters on the tarmac as we followed the baying hounds into th

How anxiety affects allergies and immunity.

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I sometimes joke with my clients that “you humans are such fragile creatures…” We respond in some surprising ways to the things that happen to us. I recently worked with a client who has suffered for most of her adult life from an allergy to a mould she was exposed to. In recent months her allergies had worsened to include a series of other everyday substances and foods. We eventually traced the first allergy back to a time she had been cleaning out a cellar in a house she had bought. Whilst sorting through some old long abandoned papers in the cellar she found a few personal items belonging to one of the many previous owners of the property. There were a collection of letters and other objects. Being curious by nature, my client examined a few of the letters, which were dated in 1922 and 1923. There were other documents and bits and pieces, and in the gloom of the dark cellar my clients inquisitive nature took hold. In one particular box she found a collection of French photographs t

Does hypnosis work...

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A short video about Portion Control.

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Orthodox vs Alternative Healthcare.

As a hypnotist I fall firmly into the camp of alternative healthcare systems. I value the fact that we are an unregulated group. The last thing I want is government regulation of my business. Equally I feel extreme disquiet when I look at some other hypnotists, and other systems of alternative healthcare. My clients need real solutions, not to have their chakra realigned. If we’re in the business of providing an alternative health solution, then let’s keep it real. So what do we have to offer that the conventional providers cannot provide? Who is this individual, and what could he possibly provide that a medical professional can’t? The truth is that modern orthodox healthcare has lost its way so thoroughly that even if it can provide help to some patients, there are many situations in which it is unable to actually deliver. The average time a visitor to a GP spends with their doctor is only 17 minutes. The orthodox channels of healthcare are so severely hindered by this l
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How are you identifying yourself? Many clients come to us for help with self image and issues of self confidence. All too many times we see a disturbing common trait in the way they present themselves. Often their email address will contain a phrase or expression that is self limiting, or diminishes themselves somehow. It sounds so obvious, however the email address 'wornoutanddisinterested@hotmail.com' is likely create a poor image of the sender right from the start. And yet, we see these things regularly. That example is fictitious, by the way, but mild compared to some we see. Labels such as an email address or a Skype ID are often chosen with a view of creating a humorous impression. The trouble is, after two or three dozen emails, the joke has worn thin to the point of non existence - and you are still stuck with that label. These optimistic attempts at humor, however, often speak of a hidden truth. We sometimes say the most painful truths with a dismissive laugh and a sh