All Entries in the "Stress Hypnosis" Category
Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experiences moment by moment.” Mindfulness, being present and conscious in your body is essential for weight loss and for maintaining your healthy ideal weight. Having to have a second bowl of [...]
Manage Your Stress for Good Health
The holidays are in full swing and now it is especially important to manage your stress for good health. Chronic stress weakens the immune system making you vulnerable for illness and disease. There are many relaxation techniques for stress reduction, but from my experience hypnosis is the best method. Learn hypnosis and put the best [...]
Stress and Your Health
I am preparing to teach a class on autoimmune disease with my colleague Melissa Roth and so I have been reading a lot about stress and how it affects your health. Stress suppresses your immune system priming the pump for disease. Hypnotherapy is one of the most effective and most powerful ways of reducing stress. [...]
Vacation and Returning Home
It is 9 – 11, my son is returning home today and it is the last day of my vacation. A day of reflection, sadness and hope for the future. In some respects, I have had a stay-cation. We cancelled our trip to Salt Spring Island this year with the intention of going to Minnesota [...]
Six Ways to Reduce College Stress
I overheard several different conversations at the gym this morning about kids going off to college. From listening, I’m not sure who has more stress, the student or the parents. Last week I saw an article at WebMD about Five Ways To Reduce College Stress. It contains some excellent tips, but they left out hypnosis. [...]
Your Job and Your Heart
Is Your Job Wrecking Your Heart? If you are like many stressed and overworked employees, you very well could be wrecking your heart. I talk with many people who are working 50 to 60 hours a week (a few even more) that are in situations where they have survived the layoffs but are now having [...]
Molly Gordon on Lessening Anxiety
Molly Gordon writes that lessening anxiety does not help your business. It might seem that finding ways to reduce anxiety should be a high priority. Molly says that nothing could be further from the truth. “When we know how to transform anxiety, we no longer need to avoid it.” With self-hypnosis we can transform anxiety [...]
Research Stress Tension Release
Research Stress Tension Release by IMDHA Board member Rayma Ditson-Sommer, PhD, is this weeks featured article in the Hypnosis Health Info Article Library. Dr. Ditson-Sommer is the developer of the Chi-Q™, a state-of-the-art Vibro-Neuro Integration Technology (VIT™) system that allows you to train your mind to reach inner strengths and abilities. The Chi-Q™ and hypnosis [...]
Letting Go Of The Results
One of the best definitions of stress that I have ever heard is “telling God how to do his job”. I must admit that most days I do try to win God over to my way of doing things and to the way that I want them done. And, of course when I don’t get [...]
Fun Deficiency Disorder ~ Michael Ellner
My friend and colleague, Michael Ellner writes that Fun Deficiency Disorder (FDD) sufferers are in “chronic survivor mode”. If that sounds familiar to you, then its time for you to start having fun. Hypnosis can help you let go of the fear and stress and create play in your life. Putting The Fun Back Into [...]
Are You A Worrier?
If you are a worrier or are feeling stressed, then you want to read Stop Worrying by my friend Michael Ellner. There are well-documented links between chronic anxiety and heart disease, high blood pressure, and pain. Chronic anxiety can slow down a patient’s recovery and at the very least, chronic anxious thoughts can suck the [...]
Life with Mom Week 11 ~ Riding Life’s Roller Coaster
Life with Mom this week has been one big roller coaster ride. As a caregiver, it was self-hypnosis that helped me survive the ride. We started out the week on a high. Mom was doing great. She was stronger, more stable, walking more and in a great mood. Mom continued finalizing details on paint colors, [...]
Mind-Body Link To Health Care Costs
Aetna has found a mind-body link to health care costs. That’s nothing new – the news is that an insurance company recognizes it. I have been teaching clients in my Seattle hypnosis and Bainbridge Island hypnosis stress reduction techniques such as self-hypnosis for over 14 years. Stress attacks the weakest link of the body first. [...]
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