Hypnotherapy Notes
Notes on hypnosis, and on the practices beside it
Hypnotherapy, Reiki, biofeedback, meditation and intuition, one question at a time. Every note opens with its short answer and then goes down, step by step.
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Biofeedback
What Happens During a Biofeedback Session?
A first session starts with a conversation about your symptoms and history, then the practitioner attaches sensors, and you watch or listen as your body's signals appear in…
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Reiki
What to Expect at Your First Reiki Session
Expect to stay fully clothed, usually lying on a padded table, while the practitioner places their hands on or just above a series of positions on your body…
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How hypnosis works
Why Anxiety Comes Back, and Whether Hypnosis Makes It Last
A return of anxiety after a good stretch does not mean the earlier progress was fake. Anxiety is part of normal life; the NHS guidance on generalized anxiety…
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How hypnosis works
Who Should Avoid Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is not safe for everyone. The NCCIH includes hypnosis among approaches that are generally safe for healthy people when performed appropriately, and notes that people with medical…
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How hypnosis works
Sports Hypnosis: How Athletes Train the Mind
Hypnosis will not make you stronger or faster than your training allows. What sports hypnosis offers is a structured setting for mental practice: relaxing, narrowing attention and then…
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Mind and body
The Mind-Body Connection: How Thoughts Affect the Body
Thoughts affect the body through identifiable routes. One well-described route is the stress response: a perceived threat sets off a chain from the brain to the adrenal glands…
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Intuition
What Are the "Clairs" (Clairvoyance, Clairsentience, and More)?
The "clairs" are names for claimed psychic senses, each built on the French word clair, meaning "clear": clairvoyance (clear seeing), clairaudience (clear hearing), clairsentience (clear feeling) and claircognizance…
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Mind and body
Why You Wake at 3 a.m., and How to Fall Back Asleep
Waking in the small hours can have several causes, and the time on the clock does not tell you which one applies to you. What you can change…
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Mind and body
Panic vs. Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference
A panic attack is a sudden surge of intense fear and physical symptoms that usually passes within minutes. Anxiety, in the clinical sense, is worry and tension that…
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Reiki
What Does Reiki Feel Like?
Practitioners' descriptions center on deep relaxation. The International Center for Reiki Training says experiences vary from person to person, but that deep relaxation is usually felt by all…
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Reiki
What Are the Reiki Symbols, and What Do They Mean?
In the Usui system, there are four Reiki symbols: three taught at the second level and one at the master level. Practitioners call them the Power, Mental/Emotional, Distant…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Perfectionism
If you rewrite a two-line email five times, or leave a project unfinished because it is not good enough yet, perfectionism is costing you. Several treatments have been…
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Intuition
Psychic, Intuitive, or Medium: What's the Difference?
The difference is in what each claims to reach. A psychic claims to perceive information about people or events beyond the ordinary senses. "Intuitive" is a softer label…
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Reiki
Reiki Ethics and Boundaries Every Practitioner Should Know
The core boundaries are about medicine, touch, privacy and openness. The International Center for Reiki Training's code of ethics tells practitioners never to diagnose, never to suggest changing…
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How hypnosis works
Is Hypnosis Safe? What to Know About the Risks
Can you book a hypnosis session without worrying about harm? For most healthy adults working with a trained professional, yes. The NCCIH includes hypnosis among approaches that are…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Negative Self-Talk
Negative self-talk is not changed by drowning it out with affirmations. An approach from cognitive therapy is to notice the pattern, check whether the harsh judgment is actually…
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Meditation and breath
What Is Breathwork, and What Does It Do?
Breathwork is the deliberate control of breathing to change how you feel. Practices range from slow, gentle breathing to fast, intense breathing meant to produce altered states. A…
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Reiki
Is Reiki a Religion?
It depends on who you ask. The International Center for Reiki Training describes Reiki as spiritual in nature but not a religion, with no dogma and nothing you…
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Reiki
What Are the Chakras, and How Does Reiki Work With Them?
Chakras are energy centers pictured along the body in Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions, used as a focus for meditation. Some Reiki practitioners treat them as extra hand…
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Biofeedback
The Different Types of Biofeedback Explained
Each type of biofeedback is named after the body signal it measures: muscle tension, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, heart rhythm, breathing or brainwaves. The sensor and the…
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How hypnosis works
Will You Remember Everything After Being Hypnotized?
Forgetting is not a built-in part of hypnosis. WebMD's medically reviewed overview puts it simply: unlike some portrayals in films and on television, "you'll probably remember what happens…
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Meditation and breath
What Is a Sound Bath, and How Does It Work?
A sound bath is a session in which you lie down while a practitioner plays instruments such as singing bowls, gongs and bells, and you simply listen. It…
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Reiki
The Five Reiki Principles Explained
The five Reiki principles are short intentions for a single day: do not anger, do not worry, be filled with gratitude, devote yourself to your work, and be…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Jealousy and Trust Issues
Jealousy is a normal reaction to a perceived threat to a relationship you value; it becomes a problem when the threat is mostly imagined or the response turns…
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Meditation and breath
What Are the Different Types of Meditation?
Meditation types differ mainly in where they put your attention. Wikipedia notes that they are broadly classified into focused methods, which hold attention on one object such as…