Stuart Mconie who is looking after Chris Evan’s slot on radio 2’s drive time; was looking at hypnosis and pain relief yesterday (June 4th). I was asked to make some comments. Here are a few thoughts.
The very topic takes me back many years to a Sarah Jane, a twenty eight year old lady who was [...]
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Our students had their first observed session a couple of weeks ago and Mark and I have had some great feedback about the beneficial changes that they have experinced.
The students worked on each other, each in groups of four for the day, looked after by one of our appointed supervisors. Taking it in turns [...]
Do you remember a time when you were a child playing some made up game? A branch became a horse, a twig a gun; and in the blazing heat of the desert sands (well …local hills) you rode to capture the bad wizard? No? But maybe you have your own story?
I started to think [...]
I was on a slot with BBC Radio Lancashire last Tuesday who did a section of their afternoon show on teenagers and depression. The broadcaster Sean McGinty has three teenagers of his own so he was really interested in understanding why they display such strange behaviour at times.
We talked about some basic ideas that may [...]
Ok so I admit to watching TV while I ate breakfast today. They were talking about a study from Birmingham University that showed if you thought about your last meal in detail, you ate less.
The facilitators took two groups of students and asked one group to recall their journey to the campus and the [...]
Watching the Horizon programme last Tuesday, I was reminded of how many people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continue to suffer unnecessarily; because they are being treated with outdated ineffective treatments, or do not have access to being treated with the ‘Rewind technique.’
Held by many to be one of the most effective psychological tools [...]
Having just finished this years training for our newest supervisors on the Hypnotherapy diploma I overheard one supe say that they did not realise there was so much to learn to be able to give support and constructive feedback. Feedback and support during the exercises and the client sessions that is.
All of our supervisors and [...]
The dodo became extinct because it wasn’t adaptable enough said a researcher on the TV the other night.
After years living on Mauritius this bird had developed a large chest and no longer flew. It nested upon the ground and when man arrived could not adapt quickly enough to the changing environment to survive. Millions [...]
After a blog holiday………….back again after our first Diploma 2008 weekend with a really great bunch of new students.
Lots to tell you but the first snippet to pass on is some reassuring knowledge that will help you feel calm when faced with any new learning environment. I relayed this to our students too.
When I [...]
The students are now six months into the course and my overriding sense from the last weekend is one of deep respect for the work that the students are doing in between the weekends. They are out there practising what they have learnt and already making a difference to the lives of their friends and relatives.
Stories of their [...]
