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Tip Tuesday~Anxiety ~ I can’t take the Rejection…

A key underlying reason people suffer from anxiety is the fear of rejection. It shows up in the way you may avoid conflict, stay away from crowds, have difficulty setting clear boundaries or stand up for yourself and avoid intimate relationships.

We tend to hold onto the belief that the circumstances from our past are likely to happen again in the future. For example, if your father left you as a child, you may think all men will leave in the end. This is what gives you permission to cling to your fears. But your past is not your future … unless you make it so.

I would like to suggest to you that the reason you fear rejection today is because you are practicing rejection. Yes, in some way or another, you are rejecting either yourself or others.

You reject yourself by not expressing your own needs, desires and wants in your relationship for fear that it may rock the boat. You may reject yourself by not honoring your feelings. You may reject yourself by working so hard that you ignore your needs for sleep, rest, exercise or healthy eating. Or you simply may have a stream of negative critical judgments and expectations about others that run through your silent thoughts.

I can’t take the rejection

The bottom line is, you can only fear something that you yourself are familiar with. When you don’t practice rejection, you don’t expect it from others. Fear always comes from within. Rejection always first starts in our mind. Since the world works on projection we naturally see the world responding to us as we ourselves are thinking. When we send out thoughts of rejection, we will naturally expect to be rejected. There is no other reason for us to be afraid of rejection. None.

All pain of rejection has it’s roots in childhood. Or perhaps a significant emotional event that happened in your past…It is always older than the present moment.

All  behaviours you do in the name of “protecting yourself from being rejected” actually creates the very condition you are trying to protect against. Because when you act from a place of “self preservation”, it often sends a message of rejection to others.

The only way to heal our fear of rejection is from within. Beneath all fears of rejection is a belief that we are unworthy and that sooner or later something hurtful and bad will happen to us. This is a distorted belief that corrupts our behavior. When we keep acting in ways that ‘protect us from being rejecting’, we are effectively solidifying our belief that we are unworthy. To heal, we must take the risk to act in ways that are uncomfortable.

Here is an exercise to do consciously to help you heal your fear of rejection. Make a list of the ways you have been rejected in your life and still feel hurt about it. How did they do it, be specific: they lied, they broke promises, they criticized, they controlled, they betrayed. For example: ‘my mother made derogatory remarks about my weight’, ‘my husband broke his promises’.

I can’t take the rejection

Now take each of these sentences you wrote down and turn them around. Start the sentence with I and then make the target yourself. For example ‘I make derogatory remarks about my weight’ or ‘I break promises to myself’. The second way to turn it around is to start your sentence with I and now make the target others. For example ‘I make derogatory remarks about the weight of others’ or ‘I break my promises to others’. Find those examples of where this happens in your life and be willing to change this thought pattern and behavior. This is where your work to heal the fear of rejection must take place and only here. Notice how you reject, even if it’s just in your mind. Now be open to changing this. As long as you reject, you will fear being rejected and you will continue to feel anxious.

To heal using the unconscious mind – getting fast results – we use specific techniques such as Time Line Therapy, NLP & Hypnosis.  Realize that our ability to feel whole, loving and safe can only come from within us.

Book your consultation today HERE!

to your health, happiness & success, Lynn Thier

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Monday Mindset ~ Self Worth & How to Increase it…

I’ve been pondering on where self-worth comes from and how we get it. Originally, we develop our self-worth as a child from either the messages we receive from our parents such as: “you are important to us, you matter to us, we have confidence in you” or by their actions: a smile, a look of admiration, a gentle touch of affection, a special attention to our needs for help or attention. All of this fosters a secure and positive sense of attachment. On the other hand, regular criticism, (“why can’t you be like your brother, what’s wrong with you”), a label of some kind of disorder, broken promises, a look of disgust, disappointment may create a lack of security about our own acceptability, desirability and therefore worth as a person.

Similarly, as adults, we also get our self-worth from relationships however, this time, it’s not from what we get from others, but more from what we give to others.

As adults, what matters the most, is what we tell ourselves and what we believe about ourselves.

The degree to which we are able to receive any positive loving messages from others as adults is based on our ability to receive these from ourselves.

If you are someone who sometimes wonders why your spouse married you or why they love you, no amount of them telling you they love u will actually reassure you. That reassurance needs to come from yourself. You need to believe that you are worthy of his/her love. But how?

Self-worth, how to increase it?

WE can start by not harming others in words or actions, being loyal, refraining from gossiping, judging, stealing or telling lies. Having pure, positive and kind thoughts, being forgiving and respectful.  It is said that actions speak louder than words. However, intentions speak louder than actions.

If we perform a good deed or a compassionate act yet our mind is filled with envy, criticism, resentment or jealousy or if we are doing things conditionally so others can think we are great, approve of us then the action has very little value. These actions will ultimately leave us feeling depleted rather than rejuvenated because it’s the intention behind the action that impact us and others.

We may be able to fool others, but we can’t fool our conscience or our unconscious mind… it will give us that gut feeling to know we are being incongruent with our messaging. Intentions therefore must be pure, unconditional and selfless, without expectations. Let’s face it, the world is a messy place and people feel terrible about themselves too much of the time. We are born to be good,

In a recent documentary entitled: “Babies: born to be good”, David Suzuki shows us how children as early as nine months old seem able to make moral choices that were never thought possible.

Here are two suggestions to help us reclaim our self worth as adults.

First, we need to take an honest look at our intentions and behave in ways that’s in line with our conscience so that we may feel good about ourselves.  Secondly, we need to cultivate some kind of meditation practice, because in this silence and stillness we get to experience peace and calmness. Peace, is the first sign that we are in contact with our soul. WE also need to work with our unconscious mind in order to release neg emotions and limiting beliefs about ourselves so we can increase our self confidence and self worth.

I invite you to make a list of your limiting beliefs, and then write out, what you want to believe instead. Focus only on what you want for yourself!

To your health, Happiness & Success!

Lynn Thier

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4 Ways to Promote Employee Mental Fitness & Mental Health

Employee mental health and mental fitness is not just something that is nice to have, its down right a necessity.  Your employees wellness & mental health affects not only their productivity but your bottom line as well.

Wouldn’t you like to slash premiums and disability claims as well as cut down on absenteeism while boosting productivity, efficiency and employee moral?

Firstly, promote work-life-balance.  Not only will productivity and morale increase, but your employees will be happier and have increased job satisfaction as well. Offering flexible hours or work-from-home arrangements, for example, can enable your employees to reduce their stress by being able to manage their home lives more efficiently.

Second – Create a non judgmental environment for all.  Employees with mental health issues often struggle in silence due to the stigma that surrounds them, especially for fear of being judged or penalized. By creating an open and non-judgmental environment, and working to squash the stigma in the workplace, you can help your employees feel more comfortable and safe about opening up. This can allow them to get the help they need.

Third – Encourage your employees to move and exercise.  Physical fitness improves not only a person’s body weight, energy and strength, it also releases hormones to help boost mood.  Exercise releases endorphin’s that can reduce stress, anxiety and even help with depression.  You can encourage employee mental wellness by creating exercise initiatives at the workplace & allow for longer lunches to give employees time to exercise and shower.  Being flexible with allowing employees to come in early or stay late so they have extra time to exercise over the lunch hour.

Fourth – Many companies have vending machines and “treats’ for their employees that are high in sugar, refined carbs and fat.  If you bring in food, why not make them healthy choices without the sugar crash 30 min later. Stock up on Fruit/Veggies/Nuts/Seeds.

Encouraging employee mental wellness doesn’t have to be costly or cumbersome…but it could help your bottom line.  Using techniques that work with the unconscious mind get fast results.  NLP, Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy(R).

Lynn Thier

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Values ~ The Driving Force Behind Behavior!

Knowing your values enables you to:

• Be more control of your actions and your emotions.

• Make better decisions, since you have greater awareness of what is truly important to you.

• Recognize what you need to do to feel good

• Find lots of different ways of fulfilling them – rather than doing the same old things as before.

Are your employees values aligned with your business?

In this webinar, you’ll discover how to elicit values which are stored unconsciously.

A value is a ‘hot button’ that drives a behavior. Whatever you do is done in order to fulfill a value – even though you are unlikely to be consciously aware of that value.

Lynn Thier

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NLP Presupposition ~ THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE ONLY FEEDBACK

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE ONLY FEEDBACK

If only I had had this presupposition when I was growing up. Between the ages of thirteen and fifteen while some people were skating and believing in themselves that they could land that double axel, I had doubts and fear of failure… I was told that when i fall to get up and just go again. So I did and I would continue to fall, fail. My internal voice said, “Why can’t you just stand the fuck up.” Years later after “quitting” skating, one of my biggest regrets, i now realize that i quit because of my mental attitude and feeling like a failure.

Now, i can see my setbacks, obstacles as learning opportunities and feedback, NOT failure.  I now use the past as feedback to improve my present and future.  If you feel you’ve “failed”, ask yourself.  “What can I learn from this and take the new learnings with me into my future?”

When you use experiences as feedback you open more possibilities for growth and personal success. It has helped me to accept feedback as information. This allows me to separate personally from the mistake. When I don’t take it personally I am able to evaluate the situation or hear the feedback.  One thing that helps is if I repeat the phrase, “Don’t take it personally, it’s information it’s not about you. After receiving the feedback I then can choose new actions to demonstrate.

Whether or not you fully believe that there is no such thing as failure is not important. The main point is to pay attention to the responses you get as feedback (information) and then utilize this feedback to achieve your desired goals.

About Lynn:

Learning to make positive shifts, especially a shift in mindset are key to creating our best life.  Our mindset affects every area of our lives ~ If we are struggling in our personal lives, it will ultimately affect our business, career and relationships.  The techniques Lynn uses truly is short term therapy with long term results.

Lynn has had several careers and a varied background in Social Services, Recruitment, Business and Sales as well as Health, Fitness & Nutrition for over 25 years.  She specializes in services for Businesses providing NLP Training’s, Corporate Values Alignment, Increase Sales, Weight Optimization & Fat Loss, Sport Performance, Chronic Pain, Quit Smoking, Releasing Negative emotions such as Anger, Sadness, Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Stress & PTSD.

 

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Effective Communication is the Meaning You Get – NLP

The second NLP Presupposition we will take a look at today is…Effective Communication is the Meaning You Get – NLP

Effective communication is more than just conveying wholly what you want. It is the response that matters. The meaning of your communication may not be accurately interpreted and the response may be different from what you intend it to be. People respond according to what they think you mean. To elicit the right response, the responsibility lies with you to communicate in a manner that enables the other person to understand exactly what you mean.

Focus on the other person’s responses to what you are saying. Instead of assuming that he will grasp all that you say, change your communication accordingly until the desired outcome is obtained. How you say it is more important than what you say. You need to talk to them rather than at them. There are no such things as failures in communication, only mis understandings in responses and feedback; so if the response differs from what you want, adjust the way you are communicating.

The traditional belief was that two persons engaged in communication are equally responsible for its success, which is a 50-50 share. One partner who thinks he has done his best may blame the other for the misinterpretation of the mutually beneficial communication. Thus, the communication terminates. No favorable outcome is achieved. If you are a salesman, the termination is your loss as you end up not making any sale. Take responsibility for the success of the communication. Change your way of communicating whenever you have to.

Words made up only about 7% of communication. The rest of ninety-three percent is non-verbal signs in tone (38 percent) and body language (55 percent).  Ever wonder why texting someone isn’t a great way to communicate?  The person on the other end of the phone is only receiving 7% of your intended communication!

Misunderstanding can easily arise whenever spoken words and non-verbal signs do not match. your verbal and non verbal communication needs to be congruent, it needs to match up.  If on one hand your words are saying you want to help someone when your non verbal is saying… get me out of this, then the communication isn’t congruent.  Your conscious mind might be saying YES and your unconscious mind might be saying NO.

Children who disobey their parents are not necessarily disobedient. There is likely to be some failure by the parents to communicate adequately with their children. Employees who have done something quite different from their employer’s wishes may have misunderstood the orders; teachers who blame their students who have not understood fully may have themselves to blame for not conveying clear instructions; you give feedback to a friend with good intention of helping him but he feels offended may well be a result of how you give the feedback.

If your personal success or job depends largely on your ability to communicate well, interacting with people, managing them or depending on them, you need this communication skill. Skill in communication is an essential prerequisite to avoid misunderstanding. As an effective communicator, you can have far more control over your relationships and outcomes. Always aim to shift the responsibility for effective communication to yourself.

This is an NLP Presupposition and I will be offering a one day “Masterful Communications” Seminar with UNB Extended . Learning in October 2017.  Please join me there for a full day of learning !

At the end of this seminar, participants should be able to:

Discover what your preferred representational system is for communicating. (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic or Auditory Digital)
Have an understanding of the 4 Representational systems that people use for communicating to others and to themselves.
Overcome the common barriers that cause interference between speakers and listeners
Have an understanding of the NLP Communication Model and how everyone deletes, distorts and generalizes in communication all the time, we are all biochemically unique with our own model of the world and unique filters
Knowledge of, and the Use of body language, physiology, & voice, in communications.
Be able to read eye patterns for optimal rapport and communication
Students will be able to send messages that build positive relationships
Adapt your speaking & communication for different people and situations
Gain knowledge of NLP Principles & how to use them in business or at work such as: Cause >Effect, Perceptions is Projection & Beliefs (coming from the conscious and unconscious mind)
Be able to distinguish key distinctions of Masterful Communications and apply them in your workplace

To your Heath, Results & Success!

Lynn Thier

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NLP ~ Time Line Therapy Demo Fun! Join Me…

NLP is an extremely powerful concept used to enhance self development and move towards personal transformation.  NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Originally created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s.

The unconscious mind is a powerful part of you’ it’s where your thoughts, your behaviors, your thinking, your memories, your habits… your entire model of the world lives from this magical and mystical place! It has taken in every detail of everything you have ever seen, done, heard, smelt, tasted. Isn’t that amazing?

NLP therapy and coaching is extremely effective, because rather than just using questioning skills to get you talking about something, other techniques can be used to help you change your behavior and your thinking. This allows you to be released from the negative memories, thoughts or feelings that are holding you back from making progress. Another process I use with clients is Time Line Therapy(R) releasing negative emotions at root cause as well as limiting beliefs.

There are many names for the techniques used in NLP, however, most of the time the therapist/coach will be creative in how they help you re-wire past detrimental thought patterns and behaviors and help you create new ones.


Your mind and your body are connected, and your emotions will always communicate and reveal themselves through your body language and feelings. Sometimes, you are not even consciously aware of how you are expressing yourself. However, 90 percent of our communication is picked up and internalized through our body language. So, you could say something to someone linguistically, but your body language may be saying something completely different! Your body language is the window to the unconscious mind!


What is NLP Demo Fun?  This is where i will explain the concepts as well as pick people in attendance to do demo’s on!

 

If you are someone who is curious and would like to get rid of a particular food that is giving you trouble.  Ex:  ice cream specifically or a type of chocolate bar specifically.  it doesn’t work with getting rid of sugar since sugar is in almost everything!  This is a Like to Dislike technique.

If you have a minor negative habit you want to change… Ex:  Biting your fingernails.  We can get rid of this quite easily in about 10 to 15 minutes.

If you have difficulty with getting motivated and find yourself procrastinating much of the time.  We have a technique called “Chaining Anchors” to take you from procrastination to motivation!

If you have Negative Emotions such as Anger, Sadness, Fear… I will pick someone to demo Time Line Therapy(R)
If you have Limiting Beliefs such as i’m not good enough, smart enough, i can’t do ….. We do Time Line Therapy(R) to get rid of limiting beliefs and we insert a new belief… what you want to believe instead!

If you have a limiting belief however, you only believe it to be true part of the time, then there’s internal conflict… part of you feels one way, and another part of you feels the opposite.  We do a technique called “Parts Integration” for internal conflict to become whole again.   For example, part of me thought i was a good mom and part of me felt guilty for decisions i made in the past, so part of me felt i wasn’t a good mother.  After integrating this internal conflict, i feel differently and know that i did the best i could at the time and i am a good mother.

Limited space available – It is 10.00 to attend.  Please register with me here:  lynnthier@gmail.com
Thursday June 22nd at 6:15pm  Location to be determined.

To your health & success,
Lynn Thier

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What is NLP & How can it Help YOU?

What Is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and How Can It Help You?

NLP is an extremely powerful concept used to enhance self development and move towards personal transformation.

NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Originally created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s.

The unconscious mind is a powerful part of you’ it’s where your thoughts, your behaviors, your thinking, your memories, your habits… your entire model of the world lives from this magical and mystical place! It has taken in every detail of everything you have ever seen, done, heard, smelt, tasted. Isn’t that amazing?

NLP therapy and coaching is extremely effective, because rather than just using questioning skills to get you talking about something, other techniques can be used to help you change your behavior and your thinking. This allows you to be released from the negative memories, thoughts or feelings that are holding you back from making progress. Another process I use with clients is Time Line Therapy(R) releasing negative emotions at root cause as well as limiting beliefs.

There are many names for the techniques used in NLP, however, most of the time the therapist/coach will be creative in how they help you re-wire past detrimental thought patterns and behaviors and help you create new ones.

A little breakdown of what the words mean:

Neuro: Each of us has established our own unique mental filtering system for processing the huge amounts of information being absorbed through our senses. All the information we receive on a daily basis through our senses is filtered through our personal conditioning sieve (beliefs, values, etc.). As a result, our perception of what we see, hear, taste or smell is transformed into a unique understanding and experience of the world. A bit like when you make a cake: you throw all the ingredients into a bowl, but how you’ve mixed the cake, the ingredients you put into it and the temperature you bake it at (and even the air it’s subjected to), will all affect how it tastes, looks and smells. No cake is ever exactly the same (well, not if you were to really look closely!). A bit like your own finger prints.

Linguistic: We then assign our personal and unique meaning to the information being received from the world around us. We form our second mental map by conveying language to the internal images, sounds and feelings, tastes and smells. As a result, this forms everyday conscious awareness. The information that we receive into our conscious and unconscious mind is then regurgitated back out through our language.

Notice when someone is describing a situation to you; the language they use may be very different to the way you’d describe the same situation. We delete, distort and exaggerate when we speak – most of the time without realizing it!

Programming: Behaviors, habits and attitudes are formed as a result of the information you take in throughout your life and the influence of those around you. Habits are created through repetition.

Your brain creates neural pathways when you do something repetitively such as a new health regime, eating habit, even down to the way you say something.

These neural pathways can either be to your advantage or detrimental, resulting in them having a negative impact on your life. The great thing about the mind is that everything you learn can be unlearned too!

This is a very light touch insight into programming. Without wanting to confuse you too much, we’ll leave it there!

Your mind and your body are connected, and your emotions will always communicate and reveal themselves through your body language and feelings. Sometimes, you are not even consciously aware of how you are expressing yourself. However, 90 percent of our communication is picked up and internalized through our body language. So, you could say something to someone linguistically, but your body language may be saying something completely different! Your body language is the window to the unconscious mind!

So, how can NLP help me?


You find yourself living in, and thinking about the past.
You constantly procrastinate when you need to complete a project or deadline.
You feel depressed, sad, upset and you’re not sure why.
You want your performance to improve at work so you can ask for more money.
You keep failing at a new health regime, falling off the wagon after a week or month and feel frustrated at yourself.
You’re stuck in a rut, situation or relationship and don’t know how to get out.
You lack self confidence which prevents you from speaking up or taking action.
You’re a sales person and want to get more sales.
You want to improve mental and physical performance.
You want to reveal the barriers that keep you locked in position, restraining you from freedom and independence.


These are just a few examples of how NLP can help you. NLP can be applied to pretty much anything where you want to improve how you do something, how you feel and how you think.

NLP Practitioner training certification is being offered in the fall of 2017.  Get in touch if you would like more information on becoming a certified NLP Practitioner.  Our NLP certification program also offers 4 certifications in one ! It includes NLP, Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy(R) and Coaching Certification all in one training!

To your Health, Results & Success,
Lynn Thier

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Monday Mindset – What is Commitment?

To succeed in anything meaningful takes commitment. It’s only when you tackle something difficult that you discover what it means to be so committed that you will do whatever it takes to achieve your goal.  Are you committed to achieving what you want for yourself? for your career, family? or for your relationship?

For something to be difficult doesn’t necessarily mean that you lack capability. It might be difficult because you’re busy with other things. It might be difficult because it conflicts with other priorities. It might be difficult because it’s actually quite a dull job, but you’ve promised someone that you’ll do it.

Real commitment is what keeps us going late into the night, working on something that HAS to be finished and there isn’t another opportunity before the deadline. It’s what keeps us focused and motivated even when we’re tired and ready to sleep. For some people, it’s what gets us out of bed unusually early in the morning or gets us to break a routine for the sake of the important task.  I’m up and out of bed heading to the gym because i’m committed to keeping fit and healthy.

So today, ask yourself, what elements of your health, business or job are you so committed to, that you will do whatever it takes to see them done properly? And what elements of the work are you less committed to, so that you will allow them to be done late, badly or not at all?

Then consider, what can you do about the areas where you lack commitment? Can you delegate? Can you change your attitude? Can you change the product or service you offer?

Think about it. Lack of commitment is infectious. Depending on which context of life you’re focusing on… If you’re not really committed to what you’re doing, it might rub off on your spouse, kids, customers, colleagues or staff…

Get Clear, Get Focused, Get Results!

To your health, results and success,

Lynn Thier

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Hypnosis VS Meditation ~ What’s the Difference?

I would prefer meditation to hypnosis. No one is going to control me. I am quite content doing my meditation using visualization techniques and positive affirmations to achieve my goals.

Ignorance keeps the masses hypnotized!

These statements are from people who don’t know or don’t understand what hypnosis really is… In reality, a person reading or stating positive statements or, who are visualizing a scene or desired outcome is in fact using a form of self-hypnosis. The moment you see, hear or feel something via your senses, or with your eyes closed that is not really there, you are in fact, in a light trance – hypnosis. Most people go into trance within approximately 7 seconds of sitting down to watch TV. A scary thought isn’t it?  What you are watching goes directly into the unconscious mind!

The definition of true meditation is the absence of all thought and to just be. If a person is thinking over a problem during meditation, they are contemplating the situation, and are no longer considered to be doing meditation.

Hypnosis on the other hand, is to have thought, and effect a desired outcome, i.e. stop smoking, weight reduction, stress management, pain management etc. If someone is participating in a guided meditation (where they are guided down a path and quite possibly into the woods, beach or even a meadow to look at pretty flowers), the person guiding the meditation is telling everyone to see this, hear that and incorporate as many of our senses as possible to allow everyone present to experience a pleasant and memorable time.  Quite simply –

Were you not just in a trance?

Were you not told what to see, hear, smell and experience during that guided meditation?

Almost everyone present in a group meditation will experience something at some level, allowing themselves to be taken on a wonderful journey, coming back relaxed, refreshed and renewed, but nobody considers themselves hypnotized.

In reality, everybody experiences hypnosis on a daily basis without equating it as hypnosis. One example of hypnosis is when you are driving and lose a stretch of road and can’t remember getting there; some people even miss their exits! Another example is if somebody is reading a book, watching TV or working on the computer, they become so engrossed in what they are doing that they start to block outside stimuli. Before they know it, someone is telling them that they were calling them for ten minutes and asked why they didn’t answer. They respond by saying that they didn’t hear anything.

The difference between hypnosis and meditation is that hypnotists may take the person down the path but instead of having the person look at pretty flowers, they will have the person work on accomplishing pre-determined goals.

Both techniques can be used for weight reduction, smoking cessation, preparing for surgery, pain management, childbirth, etc. Each individual really decides what word is more comfortable for him/her, meditation or hypnosis. If meditation is a more palatable word for you, then by all means go that route. If, the mere mention of the word meditation brings up terrible memories of a very rigid discipline that sends you screaming into the night, then by all means get hypnotized.

I’ve had clients in my office for hypnosis who, during the session, went on their own guided meditation to a favorite vacation spot. Was the session still successful? You had better believe it!

Whether you choose meditation or hypnosis, each is an allowing process. No one can force you into hypnosis, where we obtain your bank account number or have you cluck like a chicken. Just as if you are on a guided meditation, no one can make you go down the path and smell the flowers if you don’t want to. Both are excellent ways to reduce stress and lower blood pressure.

A technique that is usually taught in both meditation and hypnosis classes alike that can instantly reduce stress and lower blood pressure is called ‘deep breathing.’ It allows the blood and oxygen to flow more efficiently through the body. Anytime during the day or evening, if you feel overwhelmed, anxious or stressed,  just stop for a moment and take five to ten deep, relaxing breaths. This technique fills up the lower part of your lungs first and the top part of your lungs last.

We all started out our life doing deep breathing but as we got older, some, because of certain factors in their life switch over to shallow breathing. So, if you want to look at it as relearning the type of breathing you did when first born, then do so, as a newborn baby, at the unconscious level or soul level, you came into this world knowing what was best for your survival in it. If you have difficulty in doing deep breathing, try it while lying down.

Want to learn more about Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis?  Connect with me!  In the Fall of 2017, I’ll be offering some workshops as well as our Certification Program where you can become certified in Coaching, NLP, Hypnosis & Time Line Therapy.  Some do it for themselves and others take the certifications to add tools to their toolkit in working with clients.

About Lynn:  Lynn has had several careers and a varied background in Social Services, Recruitment, Business and Sales as well as Health, Fitness & Nutrition for over 25 years.  She specializes in services for Businesses providing NLP Training’s, Corporate Values Alignment, Increase Sales, Weight Optimization & Fat Loss, Sport Performance, Chronic Pain, Quit Smoking, Releasing Negative emotions such as Anger, Sadness, Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Stress & PTSD.

 

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