What Can Hypnosis Do for Me?
Hypnosis can help liberate you from overeating/unhealthy eating patterns, smoking, and other unwanted behavioral habits
Hypnosis can increase mental abilities: memory, confidence, learning capacity & concentration. *Great for academic tests or any kind!!
Hypnosis can eliminate phobias and other unwanted negative feelings
Hypnosis can help to create a sense of peace, energy and optimal well-being
Hypnosis can reduce stress. Additionally many clients report feeling very well rested even hours after a session.
Hypnosis can reduce pain associated with diseases or surgical procedures
Alternative Uses of Hypnosis
Clients may also choose to explore past life regression (P.L.R.) which has been championed by well respected psychiatrist Brain Weiss, M.D. Dr. Weiss is the author of the best selling book “Many Masters, Many Lives”.
Benefits of Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy has become more and more widely accepted because it does not involve potentially habit-forming drugs, has no serious side-effects and is inexpensive.
Common Concerns
Please note that a hypnotherapist cannot make you do something that you don’t want to do. Only authentic client motivation will be a springboard to successful hypnosis outcomes.
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A popular theme (my favorite and the one that has been most helpful to me) covered by A Course in Miracles is that of “Special versus Holy.” For many of us who tend to view the self in material terms, this concept challenges long held concepts of our inherent value. When we want to complement someone we often tell them that they are special. The ego finds this to be the ultimate complement. We suggest the person is different, unique and ultimately separate from his brother. “What”, says the ego, “could be better!” (Note to Enneagram 4s – this may be especially challenging to us because of our desire to feel special).
However, A Course in Miracles tells us that we enter into the Kingdom of Heaven only by joining. In his book Awaken to Your Own Call: Exploring A Course in Miracles, Jon Mundy shares that “Heaven is found only through a “collaborative venture.” We enter Heaven holding on one side the hand of someone who has helped us and on the other the hand of someone we have helped.”
A Course in Miracles also teaches that there is only one of us here. To be special suggests that we can be separate from others. When we believe in separation, compassion, joy and connection elude us.
The idea of entering this awareness two by two, which is the metaphysical meaning of Noah’s Ark, is contrary to our idea of wanting to be “the special one.” This pursuit of the special or specialness can absorb our entire life. We can form these special relationships in pursuit of anyone or anything. Ultimately we do it to connect with the Divine, forgetting that connection is inherent to our being.
In Awaken to Your Own Call Mundy says “Special relationships are ones in which we are attached, hung up, dependent, angry, and neurotic. They are relationships in which we have things to work out in order to attain peace. In this sense all our relationships are special because we want to “look good” in other people’s eyes. […] We use these special relationships to build defenses against the truth of our reality of spiritual beings.”
In order to move beyond this pull to the “special” A Course in Miracles tells us “The Holy Spirit asks only this little help of you: Whenever your thoughts wander to a special relationship which still attracts you, enter with Him into a Holy instant and there let Him release you. He needs only your willingness to share His perspective to give it to you completely. And your willingness need not be complete because His is perfect.” (ACIM The End of Illusions VI 12. page 347).
Although we pursue these special relationships in order to make ourselves feel validated and special, (rather than connecting with God) perhaps counter intuitively, these relationships actually keep us from the ultimate connection that will love and acknowledge us. Special relationships are sought to help us erroneously heal the past, denying the truth of God available to us in the present moment. When this relationship does not heal us the relationship “becomes unsatisfying on the grounds of disillusionment” (ACIM The Forgiveness of Illusions Chapter 16 page 338).
In Awaken ToYour Own Call, Jon Mundy describes Adam and Eve’s relationship as the first special relationship. They turned to each other and away from their connection with God. “According to A Course in Miracles, we develop special relationships in two distinct ways-either as special hate or special love. Special love is more insidious than special hate because we think we are loving. When we are involved in a special hate relationship we know we are off track. Even if we think we are justified in our hatred or anger, most of the time we intuitively get that we have a problem. Further, In Awaken, Munday writes “Special hate justifies the projection of guilt by attack. Special love conceals attack within the illusion of love.”
One way to discern the special relationship is to notice that we believe that the special person or thing will fulfill us and make us complete. In fact, according to A Course in Miracles, the only completion for us is in our relationship with God. The Course tells us “Every special relationship you have made has, as its fundamental purpose, the aim of occupying your mind so completely that you will not hear the call of the truth.” Specialness can only come from the ego.
Specialness is predicated on comparisons. A Course in Miracles tells us “Comparison must be an ego device, for love makes none. Specialness always makes comparisons. It is established by a lack seen in another, and maintained by searching for, and keeping clear in sight, all lacks it can perceive.”
When we have accepted the willingness to allow the Holy Spirit to release our unhealthy attachment to the special love relationship we become liberated and truly free. A Course in Miracles teaches, “You have reached the end of an ancient journey, not realizing yet that it is over. You are still worn and tired, and the desert’s dust still seems to cloud your eyes and keep you sightless. Yet He Whom you welcomed has come to you, and would welcome you. He has waited long to give you this. Receive it now of Him, for He would have you know Him. Only a little wall of dust still stands between you and your brother. Blow on it lightly and with happy laughter, and it will fall away. And walk into the garden love has prepared for both of you” (ACIM The Two Worlds Chapter 18 V111-13 page 393).
In most, if not all, of our lives, we have looked around at others and wondered, “Why am I not more like so and so?” As we mature, we start to realize that so and so had his or her life challenges also. Whatever we have, even if we perceive it to be not much at the moment, let’s commit to seeking out the good bits and reveling in them.
The founders of the school of Positive Psychology want us to identify our Signature Strengths so that we might be clear about what they are and embrace them. (See Dr. Jeanine’s website link’s page for the Authentic Happiness test). When we find ourselves struggling with any type of challenge, knowing what our natural strengths are, such as humor or gratitude, will help us to be deliberate in utilizing them to cope.
Most of us are probably under-utilizing our gifts and focusing too much on what we think we don’t have. Some of us run a tape in our minds of unkind things we say to ourselves. Most of these things we would never think about another human being whom we love, but we have grown comfortable saying them to ourselves.
When we look in the mirror, many of us say, “I look tired!” or “Yuck! I’ve gained weight, I look terrible!” Remember Billy Crystal’s Saturday Night Live Fernando Lamas-esque character who greeted everyone with “Darling, you look “Mahvelas!”? Why aren’t we all saying that? After all, we are all marvelous, even if our eyeliner from earlier in the day is smudged and we believe we don’t have it all together.
We have all heard the adage “You can’t love anyone else until you love yourself”. Unfortunately, the adage didn’t come with an easy instruction booklet. Perhaps, instruction number one should be that the next time you look in the mirror that you commit to saying joyfully “Oh snap! Who dat?
In Greek mythology, Procrustes the son on Poseidon, invited travelers to spend the night, offering them his hospitality. “However, as soon as the travelers were in his house, Procrustes would tie them to an iron bed. If they were shorter than the bed, he would stretch them on a rack until they were as long as the bed. If the guests were taller than the bed, Procrustes would cut off their legs until they fit. In either case, his victims died.” (Myth Encyclopedia, www.mythencyclopedia.com).
There are many paths to awakening from the dream. Like the very disturbed Procrustes, we may seek to have everyone conform to our way of perceiving. When we don’t see eye to eye with others, we tend to project guilt onto our seeming tormentor. Ironically, we become our own tormentor in these situations. When we deem ourselves judge and jury for others, it is we who suffer more than the object of our blame.
A Course in Miracles teaches that we will all awaken from our fear, albeit perhaps each on a different pathway. When a way of being has been accepted by the masses or even just by our families, that way of being may be prima facie (readily accepted as correct). In every instance we have an opportunity to reconsider our personal mythology. Using our heartmind to light our way seems to be key for many. After all, the linear mind offers us just a fraction of the truth.
Rather than have our attention out, focusing on conforming or not conforming (by-products of fear) we may choose to shift our levels of awareness by listening to the hum of each breath. At a Sundance ceremony recently, I found focusing my attention on each step as I danced to the drum offering me an opportunity to use my thoughts to transcend my thoughts and just be. A skillful cultivation of consciousness is available to us when we focus on our own journey rather than on the life journey of others.
While I don’t believe one size fits all (we’ve been in the dressing room with that ill-fitting garment before ), we can all benefit and grow from diversity. Rather than desiring a melting pot in which one ingredient is indistinguishable from another, let’s recognize the gift of a stew wherein each ingredient compliments and glorifies the adjacent ingredient.
The other day I was driving thru Starbucks for my ritual unsweetened passion fruit ice tea. When I approached the barista at the window she told me I didn’t have to pay because the car ahead of me had paid for my drink. Slightly stunned, it took me a few beats to integrate what she was saying.
Since that day I’ve been thinking more and more about the profound power of random acts of kindness. It’s truly amazing how waning faith in humanity can be completely restored by a simple compassionate act. The unconditional expression of love and kindness, no matter how small, can shift our entire experience of humanity. Certainly, when we offer kindness to others simply because they are fellow human or sentient beings, we benefit as much or possibly more than the receiver.
I’ve frequently contemplated why these random acts create so much positivity for us. Perhaps they take us out of our prescriptive existences and into the experience of true connection. These unexpected offerings of love give us a glimpse of the profound confluence we could be a part of daily if we were willing to lead our lives with a true generosity of spirit.
On the other hand, snarkiness, which is characterized by the Urban Dictionary as “Use of sarcasm or malice in speech” runs rampant in our culture. Increasingly and especially in the cyber world we can act out our hatred and malice by writing “hit and run” comments. We may not realize the impact that our nastiness has on others.
Several months ago, a young female celebrity called me. One of the most famous people of our time, it was painful to hear in her voice how she had been effected by the storm of unkindness that she lives with daily. Of course, most of the stories that had been written about her were untrue and most definitely unnecessary. These tales were written and read by people that never knew her. I saw how she had been affected deeply by random acts of snarkiness. We may be tempted to think our snide, snarky and unkind comments have little or no effect in the world, but often they pack a much bigger punch than we realize. If we really understood that we are all connected would this be how we would choose to use our energy?
Even attempts to align with one person or another when we sport a “Team” so and so shirt, just create further division. If we are for one person, must we be against another? The non-dual force of just being “for” and not “against” is a powerful stance in the world. In my 20s I was a liberal, feminist, vegetarian, metaphysical, social worker. Unfortunately, my inability to appreciate views other than my own made me seem to others very cartoonish, I am sure. My desire to encourage people to fight my causes was undermined by the literally unattractive energy of being against so many things.
The common adage that I was sharing with my children the other day “If you can’t say anything nice about someone, don’t say anything at all” is really about compassion. Too many of us are tempted to embrace the new mantra “If you can’t say anything nice about anyone, then sit next to me.”
Some of us have grown up in families where snarky behavior is de rigueur and we might not even be aware that we are still operating in this highly toxic fashion. Thank goodness we always have a chance to begin again. In order to make a change we may want to catch ourselves thinking kind things about others. Then, we may commit to cultivating the habit of expressing these supportive and loving thoughts as much as possible. When I observe something wonderful about another person I will often make a note to myself and then follow up when I have time. This antidote to snarkiness will literally give us an energetic boost (if you don’t believe me, try it for a week and see how great you feel and how much your life shifts).
If you feel effected by the snarky people in your community consider creating some healthy boundaries. A television personality I worked with told me she was highly disturbed by all the cruel messages she read about herself on the show’s message board. I personally found this disturbing especially because she is such a lovely, kind and sympathetic figure. The boundary she created for herself was to not read the message board. In fact, in my new e-course The Alma Answers, one of the steps to divine wisdom is to “Accept and love yourself just because you are-don’t depend on positive or negative opinions as reference points”.
Many readers of this article will recognize themselves as people with far too much grace, decorum and reverence to be outwardly nasty with others. However, thinking unkind thoughts and making petty (or big) judgments about others also needs to be addressed if you wish to practice the Dalai Lama’s “religion” of kindness. Creating a mind discipline to think loving and forgiving thoughts about others is far worth any effort it takes. As the saying goes “It really is best to check yourself before you wreck yourself.”
), we can all benefit and grow from diversity. Rather than desiring a melting pot in which one ingredient is indistinguishable from another, let’s recognize the gift of a stew wherein each ingredient compliments and glorifies the adjacent ingredient.
