Hypnosis an Pregnancy

March 30, 2007 at 3:09 pm (family, fertility, hormones, hypnosis, pregnancy)

It is always fun to have a pregnant client, they are just so lovely, the first time mums just do not know how to feel and so they are feeling all over the place about everything.

Second time mums are so much more relaxed… they just want the pregnency over with so that they can get on with the busy things that they do from day to day.

It had been said many years ago that pregnant women should avoid tragedy or seeing something disturbing, this actually follows now because a study has shown that cortisol which is the fight, flight or fright hormone  courses through the body and the babies as well, this has an interesting effect on the growing mind, the study indicates that babies who have had distressed mothers aremore likely to have psych problems when they are older… WOW

Here is the link

http://www.postgradandbeyond.mq.edu.au/enewsletter/05-humanities/issue_18_stories/story3.htm

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A Frightening development in marketing – Hypnomarketing

March 1, 2007 at 12:18 am (command, fertility, hypnosis, relationships)

I believe that this is not only detrimental to the Hypnotherapy industry, it is also dangerous for the poor suckers who walk into this honey pot.

http://hypnomarketing.biz/

My husband just got an invitation to go to a hypnoshow free, with free alcohol and nibblies.

As I am a clinical hypnotherapist I thought cool, a show is always fun to watch… upon reading I am APPALLED that this is going to happen. they are charging the client $20K to $100K (client is trendy clothing company)

And inviting the young trendy an uninformed to come for a free show… .hell I would go too!!

The thing that buggs me is that they are so up front that they are promoting a clothing line, ideally this would be ok however, knowing that the subconscious mind does not know the difference between reality and imagination, I am EXTREMELY concerned because they are directly linking these clothes with feeling great and sexual potency and such things (as all good advertising does), however, putting these people even though they are willing into a trance and linking the clothes with actual wellbeing is a dangerous road to take in my opinion

Therapists Know that 20% of people are HIGHLY SUGGESTIBLE and with a few drinks, this percentage only increases.

Subconsciously when you walk onto stage, you are giving deep approval for what is to occur and if that is being in a show great, if that is being made a slave to a brand for life and it is directly attached to sexual potency, wellbeing and a happier life, that is irresponsible, especially given the people coming think that they a going to get something free, a skillfully (and I know the hypnotist, he is EXTREMELY good, his use of command, embedded and metaphorical are fantastic, he was an NLP trainer) worded patter can really make an impact – great for advertising… not so good for the simply uninformed…

Yes they are adults, yes they walk in (and have to sign waivers!!) It just feels wrong, in my map of the world..

advertising is the are of co-ercion true.

Moving people into a highly suggestible state even with their agreement and promoting to them as such linking it explicitly to their health and wellbeing? what happens when the brand folds? or does not come in their size? HOW WILL THE SUBCONSCIOUS REACT WHEN THESE THINGS THAT ARE NOW SO NECESSARY FOR SELF ESTEEM ARE NOT AVALIABLE?

Impotence? heart disease? relationship troubles? cancer?

what do you think? will this send our Industry back onto the stage and out of actually helping people? what will the push back be?

Mel

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Mind my Menopause…. how mental work helps all the ladies

February 27, 2007 at 11:23 pm (Hypno-kinesiology, Menopause, fertility, hypnosis, painrelief)

Hi there, I have just had 2 independent beautiful women ask me to help them with assistance for menopause, I take this very seriously so I need to do a lot of research on this topic.

There seems to be some debate over HRT and all the  issues surrounding that… one lady is 55 and the other is 39 and has had her ovaries removed by an over zealous Doctor it would appear.

As we work with the parasympathetic system of the body, teaching people to control their comfort and being able to just breathe deeply really makes a difference because that little 2seconds of breath holding, allows the osmosis of co2 moving into the Alveoli and oxygen into the blood stream to happen in the lungs a little more cleanly and allow a much nicer relaxation of the system as a whole because a well oxygenated set of organs runs much nicer and can work things out more regularly.

lots more to cover, stay tuned as I work out a plan to actually help these and other lovely ladies.

Any thoughts?

Mel

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Childbirth and Hypnosis

February 12, 2007 at 11:52 am (doula, fertility, hormones, painrelief, pregnancy)

Many words have been written on Hypnosis in childbirth, I have had a sisterinlaw say that all she really wanted was the drugs and she was horrified that people choose to have natural births with hypnosis.

I wonder just how scared she is about her own body and what it is capable of? What do people get out of telling the scary 22 hour labour stories? well, they get to tell everyone how hard they had it, they get comfort and pity even 20-30+ years later and they get to tell pregnant mothers that labour is not easy… well that depends on your point of view.

The Painrelief from hypnosis is incredible, I have seen clients just comfortably feel a muscle tightening and then letting go for a while and know that they are progressing with every one, feeling them selves opening in the right way for them to release the baby has been a fantastic experience and is beautiful to behold!

I have been a birth attendant in 3 labours now and it is amazing the difference that attitude can make, while we all filter for different things it is never more obvious than in times of heightened emotion, the frightened women in labour and the frightened husbands feeling like they are useless is a thing of the past when you are with a doula.

There is something so calming about a woman who has done it and can guide you through, this was the way it used to be, women would get together and celebrate with each contraction the coming of the baby(ies) and now it is hospitals (a necessary thing, if something does go wrong) Birthing Centres are fantastic and I cannot talk about them enough, being allowed to be you and knowing what you may feel is always more important than having a doctor (someone you see when you are sick) “deliver” the baby takes all the responsibility from the mother and while some people want that, is it a good thing to instill a feeling of not being able to cope from birth?
A thing to think about, what do you think?
Mel

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