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New Scientist Event - Consciousness and the Mind-Body Connection

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 Yesterday I spent the day in London at an event put on by the New Scientist  entitled Consciousness and the Mind-Body Connection. It was well worth getting up early for the 6:33 train, what an amazing day it was. We were treated to six fabulous speakers, all experts in various fields of brain science, much of which is directly related to my work as a CBT-Hypnotherapist. By the time I left my head was spinning! When I meet potential new clients, often one of the first things they tell me is how sceptical they are about hypnotherapy, but they're so desperate for help that they're willing to give it a go. Yesterday's sessions would hopefully have helped them see that they have nothing to be worried about, in fact, quite the contrary. Recent developments in brain science and our ability to see inside the brain through imaging, allow us to understand how the techniques I use with my clients are so effective. Brain science is catching up with hypnotherapy, which has been around ...

Revise Without Distraction!

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For many, the end of the Easter holidays means that start of revision for those all-important exams. Here's a question for you: where is your phone? Research has shown that on average, people the UK pick up their phones 85 times a day! How can we focus on our revision if we're constantly looking at our phone?! The research was split into three areas, and here's what was discovered: The worst place you can put your phone in front of you where you can see it (hardly surprising!). These people picked their phones up the most. Putting it in a bag or out of sight in the same room as you, even if it's switched off, is an improvement, but not as good as: Leaving it in another room. So, to maximise your focus and minimise distraction, put your phone in another room, or at least out of sight and silent. If you need to use it for your revision, consider downloading an app like Flora - Green Focus, where you can grow trees by staying off your phone, but are allowed to access apps...

Beat Exam Stress!

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  Save 50%! LIMITED TIME OFFER! Book now for a 75-minute session of Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy to help overcome exam stress. I will teach you a range of techniques to help you handle your nerves and give yourself every chance of success. Whatever exams you have coming up, these techniques will help you cope with them, as well as other stressful events in the future. For a limited time only, I am offering this one-off session at half the normal price: £32.50 instead of £65 until the 30 June 2025. Evening and weekend appointments are available to suit your timetable. Places are limited, so don't delay, book your place today! Click here to book PLEASE PASS ON TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS EXAMS COMING UP!

Time to Fly!

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 Jetting Off! It's that time of year where we start to fantasise about being on holiday, somewhere away from this endless freezing wind and rain. Unfortunately, the recent spate of plane crashes may be putting some more nervous travellers off getting airborne. I thought you might be reassured by a recent article on the BBC website that shows how, over the past 18 years, the number of air accidents has dropped considerably. "Despite the recent spate of incidents, air travel remains by far the safest form of travel. "Of all transport-related deaths in 2022 in the US, over 95% occurred on the road, according to the latest available figures from the US Department of Transportation. Fewer than 1% were related to air travel." I hope that helps! But if fear of flying is still putting you off booking that dream holiday, do get in touch. I have helped people overcome their fears using a range of different techniques that they are able to go on and use themselves, before or d...