“Learn to read symptoms not only as problems to be overcome but as messages to be heeded.”

― Gabor Maté

Author of When The Body Says No

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Throughout the process:

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1. Bring the breath. 

Just gently notice the direction your breath takes — where it travels within the body. Noticing your breath will be your anchor throughout the experience so if you drift off or get distracted — just remember to come back to your breath. 

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2. Movement.

Feel free to move as you need to. You are not expected to be completely still. It's important to be aware that by breathing into the body (particularly to areas which may not have received breath for a a while) emotions can arise all of a sudden. This is very normal and is the 'release' part of the process. The body keeps the score, and 'holds' memory in your cells. Any presenting tension or sensations will pass like a wave as you witness them and continue breathing.

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3. It's not logical

Through visualisation and somatic experiencing, hypnosis activates the limbic brain — the gateway to the subconscious. This processing centre of the brain is an entirely different processing centre to the language/logical areas of the brain. It processes data as feelings, imagery, sensation and symbols. As such, there's no need to try to figure it out, or try to make sense of what happens during and/or after the experience. The intention of these recordings is healing, so the more you can settle in and allow, the better the reverberating effects.​​​​​​​ This is the benefit of having recordings that you can revisit — with each experience, you relax (and discover) even more. 

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"Gene activity can change on a daily basis. If the perception in your mind is reflected in the chemistry of your body, and if your nervous system reads and interprets the environment and then controls the blood’s chemistry, then you can literally change the fate of your cells by altering your thoughts."

— Bruce Lipton (Author of The Biology of Belief)
 

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After care:

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Hypnosis processes might be a very new experience for many people, so allow yourself time to integrate after the experience.

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That can look like:

• Allocating some time (min 10 minutes, ideally 30 minutes) after the recording to allow your body to continue to integrate the experience. This is not a conscious process of trying to understand what just happened - it's more about not rushing into the next thing too quickly.

• Noticing if/how you feel different in the hours, days and weeks following your processes.

• Maintaining an awareness of the breath throughout the day and following days.

• Allow your subconscious to reveal what you need to know gently. It's an unfolding. ​Often hypnosis processes set the scene for the hours, days and weeks following an experience.

• If you feel you need further support, reach out to me, or to a practitioner you trust.

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