Almost every year, my husband and I go to the National Guild of Hypnotists Convention. Not only is it an opportunity to learn a lot and hone our skills, but we also get to present and share a bit of what we know.
This year I will have the opportunity to do three presentations. I’d like to share them with you, because these topics are of great benefit to a lot of people, not just hypnotists. Read more
Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out two produce lists – The Dirty Dozen and The Clean 15. The Dirty Dozen is a list of produce to only eat organic because they are so laden with chemical pesticides. The Clean 15 is a list of foods to eat more safely in convention form, because testing on them has shown that they have little or no chemical pesticide residues in them when tested.
The Dirty Dozen
This list includes: strawberries, spinach, kale/collard/mustard greens, peaches, pears, nectarines, apples, grapes, hot and bell peppers, cherries, blueberries, green beans (new to the list).
If you keep trying to lose weight and failing, that’s because being heavy has payoffs. On the surface, this seems totally illogical. Of course you want to lose weight. It would be great.
But under the surface, there are hidden factors that come into play. Your unconscious reasons for wanting to keep on that extra weight come with benefits. At this level, your desire to keep on the extra pounds outweighs your desire to lose them. Read more
Who doesn’t experience anxiety at least some of the time? Our modern lifestyle is not conducive to rest, relaxation, and balance. So we need to recognize what triggers anxiety in us and form habits to counter these triggers and keep us balanced.
Step One is to identify which triggers apply to you. Step Two is to plan what you will do when triggered. Then Step Three is to put Step Two into practice and develop anti-anxiety habits that work for you. Remember, without Step Three, your plan will stay in your head! It is important to start with one intervention on your list and practice that. Then add a second intervention, and so on. If you try to do too much all at once, you will be more likely to give up before you have a chance to succeed. Commend yourself for small steps of progress! Read more
More than once I have seen how weight loss leads to romance. When someone is ready to lose weight, then other goals start to be uncovered that were stifled along with the extra pounds. When the blocks to weight loss are released, so are the blocks to achieving other goals. It’s fun to witness this!
It clearly happened with one of my weight loss clients. She had been divorced for nine years and had never dated since her divorce. The sting of her marriage left her afraid to try a relationship again. Read more
Did you ever pay attention to ‘when to eat’? To be healthy and at the right weight, we often focus on ‘what to eat’. But timing is everything!
In Ayurveda (the ancient Indian science of longevity), eating is key to good health. And one aspect of healthy eating is the time of day when we eat. There are a couple of considerations here.
Eating With The Sun
The sun is at its zenith in the middle of the day, around noon. This is also when our digestive fire is strongest. There’s a reason this area is called solar plexus. When our digestive fire is at its strongest, we digest food the best, and assimilate the nutrients more effectively. Read more
Ever been stuck in an emotional state and feel like you’ll never get out of it? With the right methods, you mindset and emotions can change in a few minutes.A technique that works really well for this is visualization. What exactly does visualization do to elicit such a quick change? How does it affect our well-being? What does the research say? Read more
Using color imagery is a great way to aid healing. Color choices are very individual. When someone chooses a color that is healing for them, the color becomes a symbol and might be able to express something even more powerfully than words.
According to Art4Healing.org, “Our method is designed around the fact that every Participant experiences a different word, emotion, or energy in each color based on their own unique perception.” Read more
Have you ever wondered if using hypnosis for weight loss is really effective? If you’re not sure but want to learn more, here are three ways hypnosis works to get rid of those uninvited and unwanted extra pounds.It’s sure worth a try if you’re frustrated and at your wits end and don’t know what to do next. If you’re really motivated to lose weight, it will be especially easy to succeed using this method. Read more
People who struggle with weight often eat emotions. If regulating our eating were simply a matter of will power and some basic knowledge about good nutrition, we’d all be there now! Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work like that.
There are all sorts of emotional reasons why people eat, besides eating to stay alive and healthy. Step one in understanding your struggle with food is to see what emotions are driving you and which you are suppressing with food. Then there are techniques you can use with a practitioner/on your own that help in releasing these emotions and in substituting a healthier and more productive response.
Here are some of the main reason why people eat emotions. Read more