Sometimes Relaxing Makes All the Difference

It is a truth in all of medicine that sometimes when a health challenge is being dealt with and the results are less than expected, the key to turning that result around is simply relaxing. Taking this approach can make all the difference to those who face these challenges or journeys of recovery and the process is exceptionally simple.

I have found in my work with clients facing concerns from infertility, to cancer, to heart disease and high blood pressure, to muscle contracture or language loss from brain injury, that when the practice of relaxing through simple hypnosis is a part of the process that the successful outcomes are greatly increased. By settling the mind and allowing the body to release unnecessary tension on a regular basis the body begins to do what it is designed and meant to do, whether that is to heal and regenerate itself or if it is to allow natural processes to take place as they were designed to without worrying about it.

Having a health concern and being focused on the desired outcome DOES NOT mean one must stress or worry about that outcome. Hypnosis is a wonderful, enjoyable process that has immeasurable benefit. It is also one of the few forms of therapy or more correctly "self-help" that people WANT to use once they have experienced it. The fact is, that almost every person who experiences the ease of hypnosis or self-hypnosis wants to use it again and again because it is so recognizably enjoyable and ultimately effective.

The key to making this outcome turnaround happen is to let the client/patient know that relieving stress has been proven scientifically to greatly enhance success in therapies and treatments for just about every health challenge. This fact is also a simple yet powerful waking hypnotic suggestion. It is then a simple task of using a simple relaxation or stress relief self-hypnosis recording on a daily basis.

Basic self-hypnosis recordings can be found to fit just about any need and are available all over in stores and on the Internet or through your local Certified IMDHA Hypnotherapist. (For a practitioner near you go to www.IMDHA.com) The International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association is a global organization dedicated to providing referral of qualified hypnotherapists who specialize in augmenting and working with the medical community.

In my private practice every client receives a generic goal achievement program I have available in my office and on-line entitled FLOW TO YOUR GOALS. The recording is 14 minutes long and is unique in that it is completely free of specific focus so it can be used simply as a general relaxation process. The interesting thing about this recording is that if one states a goal for themselves as they begin the self-hypnosis process it then becomes a powerful goal achievement session by design. And because the recording itself is completely free of specific focus it can be used at bedtime while your spouse or significant other is in bed and they can simply enjoy the relaxation process of the recording without any influence of the client's specific goal.

In my office, each client is given one or two single sentence goals to use that are geared toward their specific presenting issue. They then read or repeat the goal to themselves five times before they start the recording. It is that simple. The CD packaging also includes complete and simple instructions on how to properly formulate a goal or affirmation so that the subconscious mind is more likely to accept and activate the goal. This gives the client the confidence that they can also create goals for themselves for any aspect of their lives. It is just amazing how effective and far reaching this one simple hypnotic tool can be in so many areas of wellbeing.

Goals for health challenges can focus on anything. Examples might be: "I relax into my body's natural ability to heal and repair the damage of the past", "I enjoy that my body natural knows how to heal and repair itself.", "I let go of worry and allow my body to do what it is designed to do.", "I am always relaxed and my body responds with health and healing.", "With each new day I enjoy that I think more clearly and my speech flows freely", "With each new day of increasing ease, I feel my muscles become soft as they relax and open like a beautiful blooming flower.", etc. You get the idea.

Ultimately the goal is to achieve an outcome, and yet, even if the ultimate therapeutic goal is not achieved, you will find that the client/patient who has used daily self-hypnosis practice will be much more relaxed, calm and free of stress or worry about that outcome. The reason for this secondary success is that the subconscious mind is designed to be our "protector" and as such it will always act on anything it perceives is more beneficial, protective or forward moving for us. The very first subconscious realization that releasing stress and worry not only feels good but improves every area of life (and it will make that realization) that new concept will become active as the subconscious operating program. This is the base concept of all hypnosis.

So if you want to enhance the effectiveness of your therapies and you are not already utilizing hypnosis for your clients/patients, I strongly urge that you take the opportunity to test this out for yourself. There will be no harm, but the potential gains are priceless for those who are facing health challenges.

Allow your dreams...

Jim

James Duncan, C.Ht - IMDHA Diplomate

108 East 5th Street Suite F Royal Oak, MI 48067

(248) 635-2935

www.DuncanHypnotherapy.com